The leading character, Captain James T. Kirk, was officially from Iowa, with significantly placed scenes in a Riverside of the future.
Not many know that Trekkie extraordinaire James Cawley used original blueprints to recreate the original 1966 TV studio set in upstate New York.
The site, which preserves an actual missile silo, happens to appear in the 1996 film, Star Trek: First Contact.
The tilted rock formation in LA County is shown multiple times in the original show, including Captain Kirk’s fight scene with Gorn.
The stunning sandstone park near Las Vegas is shown as the alien planet Veridian III.
The military base saw some real action in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, where Uhura and Chekov raided a US Navy aircraft carrier.
The city served as the setting for the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, showing Captain James T. Kirk in 21st-century Toronto.
The Star Trek: Enterprise features a farmland in Broken Bow where Klingon Klaang crashes in 2151 and has a confrontation with a human farmer.
Back in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Captain Kirk was seen climbing El Capitan with just his shoes, the clothes on his back, and a bit of chalk.
Some of the most iconic fights and scenes in Star Trek episodes were filmed at Vasquez Rocks.