Star Trek : The Experience closed in the beginning this week , think that Las Vegas will no longer do as the goal for those expect to survive a Borg attack or enjoy a Risa Colada at Quark ’s stripe . And , unless you ’ve got $ 20 million to throw off on a ticket , actual space touristry remains off the table . But fear not , we ’ve got a host of suggestions for your next science or skill fiction - themed vacation that are right here on Earth . San Clemente UFO Trail : If you are looking for a luck extraterrestrial skirmish , travel down to Chile , where the town of San Clemente hasjust opened its UFO lead . The townspeople is bruit to be a hotbed of alien activity , with hundred of UFO sightings on record . Although the tour ca n’t assure that your visit will leave in a tight showdown , you will get to see El Enladrillado , the alleged landing pad for alien space vehicle . Atomic Tourism : Sadly , the hope of atomic monster men is n’t even hinted at , but atomic touristry will take you to the great sites of the nuclear age . architectural plan trips to Trinity Site , where the first nuclear turkey was detonate , the congressional dugout in the Greenbrier luxury haunt , or Three Mile Island . Star Trek : The expo : If you ’re still mourn the loss of Star Trek : The Experience , then perhapsStar Trek : The Exhibitionwill brighten your day . Formerly Star Trek : The Tour , the expo features Trek - themed flight simulators , recreations of the interior sets of the go-ahead , and props and costumes from the various series . After suffering financial issues earlier this year , the spell relaunched in June at the San Diego Air & Space Museum . Unfortunately for those who wish to plan in improvement , Star Trek : The docket has n’t yet listed the expo ’s future destinations . Doctor Who Tours : Star Trek is hardly the only enfranchisement worthy of a vacation terminus . visitor to the Welsh capital of Cardiff can hold aDoctor Who packageat the Park Plaza , which include a night ’s stay at the hotel , a city mapping featuring locations from various episodes , access to the airplane propeller - filledDoctor Who Up - Close Exhibition , and a remote - controlled Dalek in the way to keep you in your position . Or you could throw overboard the Dalek and do the go a la bill of fare . Space Camp : As Tony Hale ’s character in Stranger Than Fiction says , “ You ’re never too old to go toSpace Camp . ” And , for the wannabe blank holidaymaker on a budget , the adult Space Academy program in Huntsville , Alabama might be your best bet . grant you experience weightlessness in a SCUBA tank rather than in orbit , but for a few days you’re able to at least pretend you ’re in grooming to wing the bird . Mauna Kea Observatory : you may watch shuttles take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida or imagine that you ’re James Bond at Puerto Rico ’s Arecibo Observatory , but some of the best stargazing in the earthly concern is order to be atMauna Kea Observatoryon Hawai’i Island . Although you ca n’t front through the research telescopes at the part ’s summit , you’re able to explore the cosmos with portable telescope , provide you ’re willing to make the trek up the unreliable access route . Alpine Astrovillage Lue - Stailas : For a more easy feeler to staring at the heavens , direct to the Swiss Alps and outride atAAV Lue - Stailas . At the astrophotography - center - seminal fluid - Alpine - hideaway , you’re able to snap far-off galaxies after a full day of skiing and siteseeing . The Astrovillage , which open up for line of work in 2009 , allows visitors to use its professional imaging equipment to photograph photos from its amply motorise viewing dome . Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame : Exhibits atSeattle ’s Science Fiction Museum , have included costume and artwork from and influence by works of skill fabrication , as well as permanent exhibit explore the building closure of sci - fi , the conception of the Other , and how the selection we make today move the future . The museum shares existent estate with the Experience Music Project , and plays host to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and an yearly Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival . Maison d’Ailleurs : Another Swiss entry , this “ House of Elsewhere , ” describes itself as a “ Museum of science fable , utopia and sinful journeys . ” Its recent showing have focused on North Pole pleasure trip , organic architecture , and graphics inspire by HP Lovecraft . Space Center Houston : The humankind is filled with tech museums and , of course , the free - admission National Air and Space Museum , but theSpace Center Houstonis an prescribed part of NASA . Come for the educational biography - in - space exhibits , or just check out the incredibly largecollection of Star Wars paraphernalia . Tomorrowland : Yes , the Tomorrowland has had notorious problems updating its attracter to keep up with commute vision of the future . But at least the Magic Kindom ’s version has surrendered to its now retro - futurist roots , even boast the Carousel of Progress from the 1964 World ’s Fair , one of Disney ’s onetime attractions . If you want something shiny and newer , you may always hit the Tomorrowlands of Tokyo , Paris , and Hong Kong . Tunisia : When settle where to film scenes set on Luke Skywalker ’s habitation satellite of Tatooine , George Lucas chose Tunisia because it had a “ beautiful countryside , unique computer architecture and a very high-pitched level of technical mundaneness . ” And thearea todayis much as it was when Lucas filmed it . Stay in Luke ’s home , now the Sidi Driss Hotel in Matmata , trace R2 - D2 and C-3PO ’s journey through La Grande Dune , meander the streets of Mod Eisley , and stand at the land site where Qui - Gon Jinn battled Darth Maul . Akihabara : Tokyo ’s electronics district is the much - vaunt mecca of the game and anime - possessed otaku . chew the fat theTokyo Anime Centerfor screening , demonstrations , and exclusive items for leverage . And to see cosplayers in their full dress up aureole , stroll through Chuo - dori on a Sunday good afternoon . CERN : Been drooling over theLarge Hadron Collider ? you could check out a mock - up atCERN‘s Microcosm science center in Geneva and learn about the latest in particle physics . Temporary exhibit are housed in the planet - shaped Globe of Science and Innovation . Evolution Emanation Cruise : In February 2009 , Scientific American is shipping out with educational cruise company Insight Cruises for theEvolution Emanation Cruise . traveling from Fort Lauderdale to the Panama Canal while attending seminars on natural selection , genetics , and the future of life on this planet and elsewhere . Galacticruise : If you ’re an original Battlestar Galactica fan and you have sentence off next week , count hopping aboard theGalacticruise . Celebrating thirty years of BSG , the five - day floating convention will host actors from the original show , including series - straddling Richard Hatch . Vulcan , Alberta : Much like the city ofMetropolis , Illinois , Vulcanhas capitalized on its association with an extraterrestrial being among us . The self - professed family of Spock , the Canadian town has embraced all thing Trek . Visitors are greeted by a maitre d’hotel and crew , and the Ithiel Town ’s most prominent characteristic is a giant model spaceship mounted near the main entrance . And each summer it host Galaxyfest , its very own convention . It may not be Vegas , but Vulcan seems consecrate to keeping its Star Trek experience live .
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