Description: The Science Fiction Museum is in the same building as the Experience Music Project and they are available on a single ticket at $15 adult (2007). The AAA rate was only $11 making the two museums the best buy anywhere. The Science Fiction Museum celebrates the writers who have moved the genre since its inception. There is even a Wall of Fame and then there are the novels, the movies, and the props that made science fiction what it is today.
Even if you are not a devotee of science fiction (and I’m not), you’ll find things that you recognize and the object that one fan considers the Holy Grail another may find interesting or even amusing. There is quite a display of cheesy-looking weaponry: phasers, blasters, and disruptors. There are the ("Beam me up, Scotty!") communication devices. There’s no end of spacecraft models and an enjoyable interactive spaceship exhibit. (How many lasers does a Klingon battle cruiser carry?…if you can answer that then bless you.)
There are sections on teleportation, time travel, and changing scale. There is post-apocalyptic literature, and there are aliens of all kinds not to mention robots. (Everyone must have seen at least one Star Wars movie.) And the costumes: Charlton Heston’s "Planet of the Apes" outfit, the uniform from "The Rocketeer", Cat’s costume from "Red Dwarf" and coneheads from SNL and so much more.
It’s all fun, affordable, and a testimonial to the imagination. For more information, go to Science Fiction Museum.
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