Ford International Gardens Tiny, hand-built scale models reproduce Colonial America, Merrie England, Aztec Mexico and medieval Europe-in all, 11 different lands of past and present. Settings include flowing streams, chiming clocks, spinning windmills and original music in the tradition of each land. The Magic Skyway Sealed in convertibles, fairgoers are first taken for a ride through plastic tunnels around the outside of the rotunda for a sweeping view of the grounds, then on to the exhibit building and the fantasyland within. The dawn of life on earth is seen first, with huge dinosaurs engaging in combat while primitive creatures soar overhead. Life-sized cavemen appear, in a triumph of electronic animation. In the Space Age, the fairgoer finds himself gliding on a superskyway over a City of Tomorrow with towering metal spires and the glittering glass of "bubble-dome" buildings. Fields of Science A separate "Hall of Science" highlights some of the prime research projects engaging scientists at Ford and Philco (a Ford subsidiary). Included here are demonstrations of laser light; the sound of stars as picked up by radio telescope; and displays of the new vinyls, crystals and metals to be used in Fords. |