Metropolis, Illinois is a city located along the Ohio River in Massac County. The city was founded in 1839 near the site of Fort Massac. Today it has a population of around 6,500 residents and serves as the county seat of Massac County. In January of 1972 Metropolis, Illinois was authorized by D.C. Comics […]
While exploring Metropolis, Illinois we noticed multiple murals painted on the side of a number of buildings downtown. Apparently, six murals were initially painted on buildings along Ferry Street and Market Street. Each mural reveals a different story on the history of the city. Interpretive plaques are displayed beside each mural describing the historical […]
In January of 1972 Metropolis, Illinois was authorized by D.C. Comics to become the adopted “Home of Superman”. The city embraced this honor by holding an annual Superman Celebration, erecting the World’s Largest Superman Statue, and erecting a bronze statue of actress Noel Neill as Lois Lane in the city. Images of the man […]
The Metropolis Hope Light Lighthouse is located at the entrance to Dorothy Miller Park in Metropolis, Illinois on the banks of the Ohio River. The lighthouse was dedicated on November 5, 2014, and is the world’s first lighthouse designed, built, and dedicated to the fight against cancer. Its purpose is to promote early cancer […]
Standing in front of Big Johns Super Store in Metropolis, Illinois is a larger-than-life statue greeting customers as they come in. The Big John Grocery Clerk statues is between 28 to 30 feet tall and is made of fiberglass. He where’s a red shirt, white apron, khaki pants, black boots and carries two large […]
Located just a few blocks away from the Worlds Largest Superman Statue in Metropolis, Illinois stands a bronze statue of actress Noel Neill as Lois Lane. Noel Neill portrayed the fictional journalist in the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Superman. The actress is commonly referred to as the “First Lady of Metropolis”. The […]
Standing beside the Massac County Circuit Clerk building in Metropolis, Illinois stands the World’s Largest Superman Statue! The 15 feet tall bronze statue was erected on June 5, 1993, to honor the town’s fifteenth annual Superman Celebration. It weighs approximately 3 tons and replaced the previous 7-foot-tall fiberglass Superman statue. It is surrounded by […]
Paducah, Kentucky is a city located at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio rivers. The city was founded in 1827 by William Clark. Today it has a population of around 27,000 residents and serves as the county seat of McCracken County. We have taken multiple trips to Paducah and always have a […]
For a month we’ve been moochdocking at my parents for the holiday season and in less than a week we will start traveling again. The plan is to spend the next eleven months on the road which will be our longest stretch yet. In 2022 we traded in Frankenstein the popup camper, which we […]
On November 5, 1908, Fort Massac was officially declared Illinois’ first state park. Because of its extensive history, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. In 1757, during the French and Indian War, the French built a fort on the site named Fort De L’Ascension. The fort was […]
