The Wonderful Wall To Wall Murals in Paducah, Kentucky

Date Visited: October 21, 2022
Address: 200-298 S Water St, Paducah, KY 42003
GPS: 37.08839, -88.59417
Hours: 24/7
Price: Free

We spent a few days staying at Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis, Illinois and decided to drive fifteen minutes across the state line to visit the city of Paducah, Kentucky one day.

After doing laundry and some Walmart shopping we headed down to the historic waterfront to check out the Paducah Wall to Wall: Portraits of our Past murals.

This public art project was painted by renowned artist Robert Dafford and the Dafford Murals Team. It includes over 50 life-sized murals spread over three blocks of the city’s floodwall.

The first twenty panels were completed in 2001 and the last mural was completed in 2010. The murals showcase the history of Paducah and are an amazing free attraction for visitors to the city.

Muralists return annually to touch up any murals that need work.

Bronze interpretive panels are located in front of each mural telling the story of that particular painting. When the sun goes down spotlights illuminate each panel.

The floodwall overlooks the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. After spending some time viewing all the murals take a walk on the path along the river.

The art district of the city is located in this area as well so stroll down the streets and check out a few of the many shops that can be found here.

There is also plenty of free parking near the murals so that won’t be an issue.

The murals are spectacular and we spent a lot of time admiring the artwork and reading about the history of the city.

You get the opportunity to learn all about the city from the time of the early Native American inhabitants to its present-day river activities.

I posted a few of my favorite murals in the main part of this post, but there were so many I loved it’s hard to decide. I posted other murals below, but that’s not even half of them.

If you’ve visited before what was your favorite mural?