After perfecting a photo of you carrying the Unisphere on your back or on top of your head, it's a great place to people watch from the fountain. There are usually skaters using the rink all season round. During the warmer months, it's a lively central point of the park when the fountains are turned on. From here you can head into Queens Museum, walk the boardwalk to Citi Field, and see The Men in Black spaceship towers and the NY State Pavilion close by. The Unisphere is the most recognizable and symbolic sculpture (dating back to the World's Fair) of Queens, NY.