Gallery: Boldly Go to Upstate New York to Board the USS Enterprise
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The bridge. Captain Kirk's seat was recreated using a 1950s office chair.
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Transporter platform.
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Transporter room console.
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The Enterprise plaque on the bridge with a cutout of James T. Kirk.
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Console with "Condition Red Alert" flashing.
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Vertical Jefferies tube.
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Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy's sickbay with "primitive medical tools" on display.
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Plant in the sickbay.
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Detail in the relay station.
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Main engineering.
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Shelf in the sickbay. Most of these items were handmade or found on sites like eBay.
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Captain Kirk's uniform in the bedroom.
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Door to the turbo lift.
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Spock’s tri-dimensional chess set.
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Viewscreen in the observation lounge.
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The helm and navigational stations on the bridge.
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Shelf in the bedroom that dubbed as Captain Kirk, Spock, and Uhura’s living quarters depending on the scene. The crew swapped out decorations to signify different personalities. This is Kirk’s vanity.
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Outside ' Star Trek Original Series Set Tour' in Ticonderoga, New York. The location used to be a dollar store.
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