Riverside, Iowa: Captain Kirk Conceived Here (In Transition)
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Murphy's Bar & Grill
- Directions:
- Murphy's Bar & Grill. US Hwy 218 exit 80. Drive west on Hwy 22/E. Hickory St. for 1.7 miles into town. You'll see the bar sign on the right. The Kirk plaque is inside, past the bar, on the wall of the back room.
- Status:
- In Transition
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Marked by a plaque in a bar -- which also claims to be the future Shipyards Bar where Kirk brawled in the 2009 reboot movie.
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Sadly, Murphy's Bar -- where this attraction was -- closed permanently in July. No word on what will be done with the plaque.
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Riverside is very devoted to its future Captain Kirk history, so it'd be a shock if the plaque didn't turn up someplace else in town.