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Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

Riverside, Iowa

It's not a gravesite—it's a future birthplace.   cometstarmoon/CC by 2.0
Where the journey started?   Tony Webster/CC by-SA 2.0
Captain Kirk, played by William Shatner, all grown up.   NBC Television/Public Domain
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Bronze statue of James T. Kirk in front of space-themed painted fence, located in Riverside, Iowa   Rachael the Explorer (Atlas Obscura User)
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Monument has been moved to 60 Greene St.

In a private courtyard behind a small yellow house, now used as a salon, is the future birthplace of James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the Star Trek series's Enterprise spaceship.

A stone tells us that the Federation of Planets hero will be born there in 2228 (although some online sites claim his DOB is 2238). In the meantime, packs of Trek lovers and various nerds meet there at the annual Trek Fest in the Iowa countryside. On those days, you can meet people dressed in space uniform alongside with the Amish locals who ride horses and don't use electricity—the past and future meeting.

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Along 1st Street, just west of Washburn, there are several two-story storefronts. In a gap between these is a small yellow building, now a hair salon/barber shop. The stone marker is in a small courtyard behind that salon. There is access through the alley next to the building.

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