The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was held in San Francisco in 1915. After it ended, the fair’s temporary structures had to be razed.

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier. Chicago beat out New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. for ...

A scene from the World's Fair, where a GM diesel engine caught Ralph Budd's eye, Burlington Northern Santa Fe The 1933-1934 World's Fair's context -- the Depression -- makes its success seem ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Several Philadelphia cultural institutions are abandoning plans to hold a Children’s World Fair next year. The event, which was slated to take place between May ...

Sorry kids! A plan to bring children of all ages to Philadelphia's Fairmount Park as the region celebrates the United States' 250th birthday is not going to come to fruition in the summer of 2026.