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Also known as: Where the Dirt Meets the Stars
Riverside is a charming, highly quirky river valley community situated flatly along the English River in northern Washington County, just miles south of Iowa City. Settled originally in 1872 as a quiet agricultural shipping depot, the town dynamically transformed its global cultural identity in 1885 through a brilliant piece of pop-culture marketing. Riverside is internationally celebrated among sci-fi enthusiasts worldwide as the officially sanctioned 'Future Birthplace' of Captain James T. Kirk, the legendary commander of the starship Enterprise from the Star Trek franchise.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Photograph the monument at the Future Birthplace of Captain Kirk behind the historic storefronts, explore galactic archives at the Voyage Home Museum, and experience the annual Trek Fest.
