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Science Fiction

Who North America.

Guilford Township, Indiana

Who North America

One of the largest collections of merchandise from the famous British sci-fi show can be found smack in the middle of Indiana.

Could you pass the gagh?

science fiction

What Fictional Food Do You Most Want to Try?

Just because it's not real doesn't mean it can't make your mouth water.

Eric Grundhauser August 2, 2018

Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia

Matmata Underground Houses

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

Walden 7

Sant Just Desvern, Spain

Walden 7

A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.

A New Edition of 'Frankenstein' for Scientists, Mad and Otherwise

This newly annotated edition of the classic novel shows that each age gets the monsters it deserves.

Samir S. Patel March 22, 2018

The setting for Weir's latest book is a lunar resort town.

science fiction

How Much Would Chinese Food Cost on the Moon in 2080?

Andy Weir on creating a believable food culture for his latest sci-fi novel.

Alex Mayyasi February 20, 2018

Germany declares war on the United States in 1941.

The Novel That Imagined a Nazi Future, Before WWII Even Began

In the long-forgotten "Swastika Night," Hitler is a god, women are subhuman, and love is dead.

Sarah Laskow January 24, 2018

The supergiant star Rigel, which inspired the space opera <em>Rigel 9</em>, is hundreds of thousands of times brighter than our sun.

Listen to Ursula K. Le Guin's Little-Known Space Opera

"Rigel 9," a collaboration with the composer David Bedford, tells the story of an astronaut who isn't quite sure where home is.

Cara Giaimo January 24, 2018

Permanently Closed

Dularfulla Búðin.

Akranes, Iceland

Dularfulla Búðin

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

The Star Noodle dragon, pictured at night.

The Utah Noodle Parlor That's Seemingly All Over 'Blade Runner'

Its neon dragon sign is beloved by science fiction fans and a small city.

Paula Mejia January 11, 2018

Dolly at the National Museum of Scotland.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Remains of Dolly the Sheep

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

<em>Reading is Obligatory to Man</em>, a 1920 propaganda poster.

The 1922 Poem That Linked the Russian Revolution to Cryonics

One group of anarchist artists planned on being around a long, long time.

Ashawnta Jackson September 14, 2017

In Spielberg's 'LA 2017' a scientist is tortured for information.

Spielberg's Forgotten 'L.A. 2017' Dreamt of Today's Dystopian Future

A wonderfully weird TV episode from the director's early days.

Eric Grundhauser September 8, 2017

Ticonderoga, New York

Star Trek Original Series Set Tour

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Wanli UFO Village

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

London, England

Earl's Court Police Box

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A Union soldier in the jaws of a dinosaur.

Natural Bridge, Virginia

Dinosaur Kingdom II

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

In Oscar Newman's sci-fi fantasy, New York City has a nuclear metropolis deep underground.

One Architect's Spectacular Vision for a Spherical Subterranean City

New Yorkers would weather nuclear attack in an underground metropolis.

Lauren Young January 16, 2017