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Should you ever find yourself in the environs of Vilnius, Lithuania, you can sign up for 1984: The Survival Drama, a three-hour faux Soviet military interrogation, complete with former KGB guards looking to recapture the magic of the old days. 25€ will get you a three-hour regimen of belt-whippings, verbal abuse, and a sham trial. What a bargain! Here's the sales pitch:

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You can't travel to other planets or other times — not yet, anyway. But there are plenty of great landmarks from science fiction and fantasy that you can visit, right here on Earth. Here are 10 great fannish tourist destinations. More »
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Starting March 1, the Fuji-Q Highland theme park in Fujiyoshida, Japan will offer a hotel room based on the famed Gainax anime franchise Neon-Genesis Evangelion. For $450 a night, you can pretend you're a mecha pilot on vacation. More »
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The site of the worst nuclear accident in history is going to open for business as soon as next year. Take a hike around the facilities and check out the catfish in the cooling pond. More »
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Russian photographer Slesarev Oleg Victorovitch took these photos of Gagra, a once-thriving resort town on the coast of Black Sea. Gagra was a palatial tourist destination until 1992, when the area was at the forefront of the War in Abkhazia. More »
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Here's Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two cruising over the Mojave Desert last Thursday. The VSS Enterprise spacecraft didn't travel into suborbital space but stayed affixed to its mothership. Virgin's planned price for a few minutes of suborbital views? $200,000. More »
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This map breaks down the overall touristyness of the globe by gauging the concentration of Panoramio photos. Big surprise - Panoramio users don't holiday in Siberia. [bluemoon.ee via Information is Beautiful] More »
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While many people may be excited about J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, few are as excited as the residents of the Canadian town Vulcan, who are depending on the movie to improve their tourism prospects. More »
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The holidays are nearly over, and it's time to start going back to school or return to work after a summer vacation. What you probably didn't know is that it's also the end of UFO season for the Northern Hemisphere. So if you're looking for ET, it's time to hightail it down to New Zealand. Here's why, according to the experts. More »
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"Webcam tourism" could one day replace the real thing, thanks to the rapid spread of webcams in scenic areas. From NASA's Mars-cam to the surfcam, these (almost) realtime images let travelers view a beautiful locale before (or instead of) going there in person. Image from SurfhouseSurfcam.com. [icWales] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=338946&view=rss&microfeed=true It may have been a burgeoning industry, but space tourism is going to flame out after 2008 in Russia. Due to international agreements, Russian officials say next year is the last for civilians to pay wads of cash to zoom up to the space station. So if you've got your hopes set on seeing the inside of the Russian ISS shuttle, make your reservations now. [Discover] More »
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Visitors to Vancouver can now join a tour group that takes them across the city's Battlestar Galactica filming locations. You can bet that a trip up to the Great White North will be a lot cheaper than finding something with faster-than-light drives on it. More »
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