{"id":365,"date":"2010-06-10T23:01:21","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T04:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2010-06-10T23:07:36","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T04:07:36","slug":"weekend-getaways-in-quad-cities-metropolis-illinois-the-superman-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/weekend-getaways-in-quad-cities-metropolis-illinois-the-superman-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Getaways in Quad Cities &#8211; Metropolis, Illinois: The Superman City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting June 10th to June 13th, Metropolis Illinois is be celebrating the 32nd annual Superman celebrations. Metropolis is a small city in Southernmost Illinois on the shore of the great Ohio river. While Metropolis is famous in American history for the civil war, it is also popular as the home of Superman!<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1297284887870121\";\n\/* SupermanMetropolis300x250, created 6\/10\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1432969787\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Superman<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Supermanstatue.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"367\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/weekend-getaways-in-quad-cities-metropolis-illinois-the-superman-city\/supermanstatue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Supermanstatue.jpg?fit=225%2C346\" data-orig-size=\"225,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Supermanstatue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Supermanstatue.jpg?fit=195%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Supermanstatue.jpg?fit=225%2C346\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Supermanstatue.jpg?resize=225%2C346\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Supermanstatue.jpg?w=225 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Supermanstatue.jpg?resize=195%2C300 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Supermanstatue.jpg?resize=97%2C150 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.supermanhomepage.com\/news.php\">Superman <\/a> is a fictional super hero character of DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1932. The character appeared in comic books, radio and television programs, newspapers, movies and video games. Also known as &#8216;The Man of Steel&#8217;, Superman is popular among public and children.<\/p>\n<p>Though Superman character was born in Smallville he became popular when he came to fictional city Metropolis. While the exact connection between the fictional Metropolis and the real <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofmetropolis.com\/\">Metropolis <\/a>is not yet known, the city celebrates &#8216;Superman&#8217; every year. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attractions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Metropolis is fifteen miles away from Paducah, Kentucky. It has a 15 foot statue of Superman at the Masaac county courthouse. The statue is located just five miles of the US 45 highway. Across the street, the Superman Museum, which is a house to the largest collection of Superman memorabilia.<\/p>\n<p>The other attractions in the area:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.state.il.us\/lands\/landmgt\/parks\/r5\/frmindex.htm\">Fort Massac State Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harrahsmetropolis.com\/casinos\/harrahs-metropolis\/hotel-casino\/property-home.shtml\">Harrahs Metropolis Casino<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/fsinternet\/!ut\/p\/c5\/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_AI8zPwhQoY6IeDdGCqCPOBqwDLG-AAjgb6fh75uan6BdnZaY6OiooA1tkqlQ!!\/dl3\/d3\/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfMjAwMDAwMDBBODBPSEhWTjBNMDAwMDAwMDA!\/?ss=110908&amp;navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&amp;cid=FSE_003853&amp;navid=091000000000000&amp;pnavid=null&amp;position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&amp;ttype=main&amp;pname=Shawnee%20National%20Forest-%20Home\">Shawnee National Forest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can visit the city in between a long journey or during the annual Superman celebrations!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Superman Celebrations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1297284887870121\";\n\/* SupermanMetropolis300x250, created 6\/10\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1432969787\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.supermancelebration.com\/\">Superman Celebrations<\/a> attract hundreds of people from across the United States and the world. Visitors across the country participate in the celebrations to keep up the Superman spirit.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration organizes multiple events including concerts, car races, carnival, games, contests, shows, celebrity autographs, and costume contest. The largest people dressed up as Superman gather together in the costume contest!<\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy the trip to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernmostillinois.com\/\">Southernmost Illinois<\/a> as well as participate in the Superman celebrations when you visit Metropolis. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting June 10th to June 13th, Metropolis Illinois is be celebrating the 32nd annual Superman celebrations. Metropolis is a small city in Southernmost Illinois on the shore of the great Ohio river. While Metropolis is famous in American history for the civil war, it is also popular as the home of Superman!<a href=\"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/weekend-getaways-in-quad-cities-metropolis-illinois-the-superman-city\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Weekend Getaways in Quad Cities &#8211; Metropolis, Illinois: The Superman City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[218,220,221,135,216,78,222,219,215,217,77],"class_list":["post-365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daytoday","tag-dc-comics","tag-fort-massac-state-park","tag-harrahs-metropolis-casino","tag-illinois","tag-metropolis","tag-quad-cities","tag-shawnee-national-forest","tag-southernmost-illinois","tag-superman-celebrations","tag-superman-city","tag-weekend-getaways"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4AvRz-5T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":874,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/june-events-quad-cities\/","url_meta":{"origin":365,"position":0},"title":"June Events &#8211; Quad Cities","author":"KP","date":"June 3, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The onset of summer and the Memorial day mark the beginning of many local events. With short trips during the weekends, get the most of the summer and the warm weather. Here is a heads up on June events in and around Quad Cities.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Day to day&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Day to day","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/category\/daytoday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":915,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/august-events-2011\/","url_meta":{"origin":365,"position":1},"title":"August Events 2011","author":"KP","date":"August 3, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Quad city residents look forward for the annual Mississippi Valley Fair, Tug fest, River roots, Tax free weekend in August. 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