Science Fiction Museum

Barnacled onto the hull of the EMP is this nerd paradise: a collection of costumes, props and models from various sci-fi movies and TV shows. Highlights include the actual alien queen from the movie Aliens (1986) – never fear, she’s behind Plexiglas in the cargo bay – and the only 3D model of the Death Star made for Star Wars: A New Hope (ie the original movie). Lowlights include a bedraggled Twiki costume from the Buck Rogers TV series. Rare books and manuscripts – including Neal Stephenson’s handwritten Baroque Cycle, stacked as tall as the ET figure next to it – lend the display credibility. But mostly it just makes you want to go and rent Blade Runner again.