Superman Saves the Town

Across the river from Paducah is the town of Metropolis – the home of SUPERMAN.  He stands in front of the courthouse protecting the town and its citizens.  Superman stuff in Metropolis is everywhere.

Superman has saved the town of Metropolis and helped transformed the downtown into cafes, shops, and museums.  One museum features him and the actors that have played his role in the movies and on TV.  It also shows all the things made – like lunch boxes, watches, t-shirts, mugs, comic books, cereal boxes, etc. - featuring Superman.

Downtowns do well with tourist magnets like the Superman statue and annual festivals. 

Whether it is the world’s largest ball of string, biggest fry pan, deepest water well, 1940s statue of a sailor kissing a nurse on Times Square or whatever, many of America’s downtowns need an extra spike of interest to draw in visitors.

One of Nancy’s favorite buys was a piece of kryptonite which shall have a special place in her rock collection which she has stolen, excuse me,  I mean “collected” over the many years we have been married.

And with “truth, justice, and the American way” our trip continues.