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The best science fiction locations to visit around the United States and the globe.

The Future Commuter: Transport in Time
The transport industry has witnessed some incredible technologic developments over the course of the past 20 years. But dramatic changes are still required, most of which relate closely to emissions.
By Alicia Walker5 years ago in Futurism
Hidden Treasure
Rebecca gazed serenely at a Hawksbill sea turtle as it went about the shipwreck in search of marine algae to eat. She quickly shook her head clear; she had a job to do and a nasty habit of getting sidetracked. She had come to Queensland, Australia to research the SS Yongala, a century old freight steamer that became a popular dive spot for travellers.
By Rachael DuBrul5 years ago in Futurism
Journal Back In Time
The warmth of the aged single malt reached the back of his throat, soothing his mind, although not dulling the ache in his heart. It was his Father’s favorite drink, so today it seemed appropriate, although Martin had never really acquired a taste for it.
By Florence Flanders 5 years ago in Futurism
The Traveler's Magic
Sixteen hours, three layovers, and endless snoring from the man sleeping next to me has me cranky. Everyone glorifies living in NYC but they never talked about the flight back to Africa. I can hear the stewardess walking down the aisle and gently nudging folks to buckle their seat belts. I open the shade covering the airplane window and gasp. Kenya has probably never looked more beautiful than it looks right now. My seatmate grumbles about a stupid light and, I quickly close the shade. “Sorry, not a morning person, I see” I whisper under my breath.
By Chantel Kemp5 years ago in Futurism
The Chamber of Destiny
As he boards his flight, Ben clutches the tattered old notebook he found under the floorboards of his grandfather's home among the contents of an old WW2 ammo box marked “Barking Berny.”
By Jay B5 years ago in Futurism
The Danger of Accidentally Killing Someone When Time Traveling. Top Story - January 2021.
If you were in a time-traveling machine that needed excess speed to actually time travel, like the car from the movie Back to the Future, and you accidentally hit someone, killing the person, would you go to the authorities or simply flee the scene? Yes, it would be a horrible thing to do. So, should time travelers be exempt from accidentally killing someone while in the process of time traveling? That would be a big no, but a tragic incident like that could happen when time-traveling or, at least, when time travel becomes possible.
By Bazooka Teaches5 years ago in Futurism
Uber is Planning Sale of Their Flying Car Division
Uber has been in talks to offload their flying car division called Elevate to Joby Aviation. A deal could be announced later this year. Elevate plans to offer on-demand air taxis in Los Angeles, Dallas and Melbourne by 2023.
By Buzzword5 years ago in Futurism
Sci-Fi Movie Locations You Can Visit
It's every sci-fi lover's dream to visit the incredible worlds of our favorite shows, movies, and books. Whether it's a foreign planet, an important government building, or even a famous landmark, there is something absolutely majestic about the idea of standing where your favorite characters once stood. But alas, science fiction is just that—fiction.
By Nicola P. Young7 years ago in Futurism
The Future for Mass Transit Systems
A big question for the twenty-first century, maybe the biggest one city people will face: What can we do about mass transit (of people) systems?
By Peter Rose8 years ago in Futurism
Spontaneous, Terrifying, Destructive, and Deadly – Ten Worst Forest Fires In U.S. History
Wildfire generates intense winds and can leap firebreaks, streams, roads and other natural and man-made obstacles. A large fire frequently creates hurricane force winds of more than 120 miles per hour. The intense wind sucks the moisture from all the material in its path, preparing the now tinder dry combustibles to burn more readily.
By Marlene Affeld9 years ago in Futurism
Any Time You Like
I understand what ‘deafening silence’ means now. He had been driving for several hours, and he shifted his weight from one cheek to the other to alleviate the tightness and numbness in his legs.
By Bryant Holmes9 years ago in Futurism
Concerning Reality
In 2005, an article regarding the importance of visual input vs auditory input in relation to spatial information gathering came out of Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Neurobiology. I hope that sentence was as fun to read as it was to write. To get us started on this topic, I want to throw a vocabulary term at you: visual capture. In the aforementioned article, visual capture is described as:
By RJ Plant9 years ago in Futurism