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- New York, New York - Mars 2112 - Sci-Fi Restaurant
A Martian eatery beneath the streets of midtown Manhattan. Known for its ambience more than its menu, welcoming diners with a simulated journey into the future of space. Opened 1998, closed 2012 -- 100 years too soon.
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- Directions:
- Broadway at 51st St., southwest corner.
- Hours:
- Jan. 2012: Closed
- Status:
- Gone
A new movie about Mother Cabrini will be coming out in March 2024. The shrine is ready to accommodate more visitors.
[Annie, 12/25/2023]Mummified Mother Cabrini:- Address:
- 701 Ft. Washington Ave., New York, NY
- Directions:
- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Chapel. Ft. Washington Avenue, at 190th St. By subway: A train to 190th St. in Manhattan. Follow the signs for The Cloisters, and take the elevator to the surface. Walk up the stairs to the street (Fort Washington Ave.) and turn left. The orange brick building about a block south and across the street is the Cabrini Shrine.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
The mummified remains of the first American saint, Frances Cabrini, are on display under the altar at her shrine in Manhattan.
[Erik Lander, 08/13/2007]- New York, New York - Mummified Mother Cabrini
Mother Cabrini (1850-1917), America's First Canonized Saint (in 1946), is visible in the altar at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Chapel at Mother Cabrini High School. The site notes that her's is the only actual saint body displayed in its entirety. Except for the head, which is somewhere in Italy, and has been replaced with a wax rednition. Postcards are available.
[Roadside America Team, 01/01/2001] - New York, New York - Dog Run - Hydrant Fountain, Bone Memorial
Tompkins Square has the country's first dog run. Its present incarnation was contructed when the Parks Department redid the park after the riots in the early 90s. First Run is appropriately the run's official name. The run is one of the largest in the city, too, so it has several hundred visitors a day. On weekends, tourists from the suburbs bring their dogs to play. First Run has an annual halloween dog parade, a hydrant fountain, and a memorial bone statue where owners put their dead dogs' tags.
[Carol, 05/27/2001]Memorial Bone Plaque for Dead Dogs:- Address:
- 9th St., New York, NY
- Directions:
- In the Dog Run, at 9th Street near Avenue B
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