Vulcan in Canada crowned Star Trek capital

Holidaymakers are being urged to 'boldy go' where they've never gone before with a visit to the Star Trek Capital of Canada.

The town of Vulcan in Alberta was granted the official title earlier this month and is now being billed as a 'logical year-round destination for science-fiction enthusiasts and Star Trek fans from across the galaxy'.

The Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station contains an 800 piece collection of Star Trek memorabilia.

Celebrations are planned throughout the year and festivities will include a special visit from none other than Mr Spock, aka actor Leonard Nimoy, who will beam down in the town on 23 April and unveil a bronze bust of his alter ego.

Pointy ears at the ready: Actor Leonard Nimoy, who starred as Mr Spock, will be dropping into Vulcan.

Further tributes to science fiction are dotted around the town, from space murals and alien signage on walls and street corners to a Star Trek grave stone in the local cemetery.

Visitors to the town can take a self-guided Star Trek Walking Tour or visit the Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station where they can pose with life-sized cutouts of Star Trek characters on the main bridge of its 'Star Ship'.

There's also the opportunity to admire the station's 800 piece collection of Star Trek memorabilia or save the galaxy in the Vulcan Space Adventure Virtual Reality Game.

The town, which has a population of less than 2000, also boasts its very own model of a Vulcan Starship and recently gained international fame when it hosted the world premiere of the new Star Trek movie, despite not having a cinema.

Vulcan’s Tourism Coordinator Dayna Dickens said: "We are very excited about our new status as the Official Star Trek Capital of Canada, and look forward to working with CBS [the American network which broadcasts the show] to incorporate even more elements of the Star Trek universe into our community’s public spaces."

Vulcan's relationship with Star Trek dates back to the earliest days of the original series however, contrary to popular belief, it was not named after Mr Spock’s fictitious home planet.

The town boasts its very own replica model of the Starship Enterprise

The town was instead named in 1910 by a Canadian Pacific Railway surveyor who had a special interest in Roman Mythology - 56 years before the first Star Trek episode aired on television.

For more information visit www.vulcantourism.com

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