Sci-Fi Shrine for Seattle, Complete With Aliens: “In the nearly two centuries between Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and The Matrix, science fiction has captivated countless millions of readers, listeners and viewers. Now one of them is taking his obsession to a higher level, investing $10 million to $20 million to build a temple to the genre.

Paul G. Allen, a billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, is planning to build a “cultural project” in Seattle that will seek to draw visitors into the science-fiction experience.” NY Times