For efficient world travel, it was hard to beat the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair. Here, within the exhibition’s 427 acres, you could visit Holland, Italy, China, Peru, Mexico, Switzerland, France, Spain, England, Germany and, yes, Tunisia, whose exhibit included a snake charmer and this ship of the desert. You could visit exhibits devoted to other forms of transportation–the railroad, automobile and airplane– and even take a plane ride for $3.
Miles of exhibitions at the fair: 82.
Days before the 1929 stock market crash that the fair’s board of trustees authorized a $10 million bond issue: 1.
Total attendance in the two years of the fair: 48.8 million.
Total attendance at the 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans: 7 million.
“New food triumph” introduced at the 1933 fair: Miracle Whip.
Gallons of water a camel can drink at one time: 30.
