SUPERMAN SITES

Metropolis is the the “Hometown of Superman,” celebrating its local hero every possible way it can. The local bank is “home of super financial services.” The town newspaper calls itself The Planet. A sign in the grocery store informs customers: “Just as Superman stands for truth, justice and the American Way, Food World stands for quality, convenience and friendly service.”

AMERICANA HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM & GIFT STORE
An amazing tribute to America’s most famous Hollywood icons, features life-size figure, wardrobes, costumes, movie props, posters, dolls, statues and rare celebrity collectibles.
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KRYPTONITE
What’s green, comes from outer space and is dangerous to Superman? No, not a mutant space toad, but the element Kryptonite. A large Krytonite meteorite is located on the southwest corner of Third and Ferry Streets.
GIVE ME DIRECTIONS!
NOEL NEILL "LOIS LANE" STATUE
A near life-size statue of Ms. Neill, who portrayed Lois Lane in the television’s Adventures of Superman, is located just two blocks north of her guardian super hero at 8th and Market.
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SUPERMAN CUTOUTS
Hardly a day goes by in Metropolis when someone doesn’t have their picture made behind a cut-out of Superman or Lois Lane. They can be found at several stores and businesses around town.
SUPER MUSEUM
The Super Museum houses thousands of items related to the Mythical Caped Hero from the Big Green Planet.
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The main purpose of the lighthouse is to promote early cancer detection and navigate people to various resources that identify cancer signs and symptoms and where to go for help.  If detected early, cancer could be diagnosed and treated with hope for survivorship and an eventual cure. 

The 30 foot tall lighthouse is designed to resemble a real lighthouse and contains a modern lighthouse beacon.  The lighthouse was constructed entirely using donated funding and pro bono labor, services and supplies.

THE BEACON IS AN ML-155 MARINE LANTERN WITH A 5 MILE RADIUS VISIBILITY.
THE LIGHT STANDS 30 FOOT TALL AS MEASURED FROM ITS BASE TO THE TOP OF THE VENTILATOR BALL
THIS LIGHTHOUSE IS THE FIRST ONE IN THE WORLD THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED FOR USE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER.
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Among the foothills of the Ozark Mountain range that stretch into Union County and southern Illinois, rises a beacon, a monument of peace, faith, charity, and of hope. Towering above the landscape at a over 111 feet, and visible for over 7,500 square miles, this is the Bald Knob Cross of Peace – one of the largest crosses in the United States. Bald Knob Cross is situated in the Shawnee National Forest near the small town of Alto Pass, Illinois. BK Mountain itself towers 1000 feet above sea level. But how did a mountaintop in rural southern Illinois become first the site of an annual sunrise service, and later the location of an 111 foot cross? The story begins in the spring of 1936…

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