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Petaluma, California
Rancho Obi-Wan
The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.
science fiction
Is the Earth Actually Hollow?
Once a serious scientific theory, the idea now attracts the conspiracy-minded with tales of giants living within the planet.
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Crockett, California
Bailey Art Museum
Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.
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5 Time Machines You Can Buy, Build or Visit
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100 Wonders: The Great Glowing Ocean
space exploration
Hidden Wonders of the Digital World: EVE Online
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Seattle, Washington
Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co.
Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Robot Hall of Fame
This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.
San Francisco, California
Yoda Fountain
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell McDonald's
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
film locations
The Real-World Locations of 14 Sci-Fi Dystopias
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Wilmington, Illinois
Gemini Giant
This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.
Hamilton, Ohio
Hollow Earth Monument
A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.
Oakland, California
Cathedral of Christ the Light
A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.
Naftah, Tunisia
Leftover 'Star Wars' Sets
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Bangor, Maine
Stephen King's Former House
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Vulcan, Alberta
Vulcan
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
'War of the Worlds' Monument
A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.
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