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Metropolis, Nevada
Ghost Town
What was once a thriving community of 25,000 in Nevada is now nothing more than a ghost town of old hotel & school foundations and desert land littered with artifacts that dictate what once existed here.
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Metropolis, Illinois
Home of Superman
Metropolis, Illinois is the only city currently named Metropolis in the United States. The town's love of Superman is very evident with a 15 foot statue of Supe's in the town square and the world's only Super Museum.
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Siegel Home
Glenville, Ohio
Jerry Siegel was born and raised in the community of Glenville, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Read all about this community and the efforts to preserve the memory of Siegel and Shuster.
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George Reeves Home
Benedict Canyon Drive
1579 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills is the address of the house where actor George Reeves, TV's "Superman," was found dead of a gunshot wound on June 16, 1959.
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The Amazing
World Of Superman
The Amazing World of Superman was a giant complex that would have brought to life many phases of the Superman legend through rides, exhibits, and other forms of entertainment. Read why it failed and the possiblity of a new park.
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Super Day
1939 World's Fair
The world first got to meet the Man of Steel on July 3, 1940 at the New York World's fair. The man chosen to portray Supe's was an actor named Ray Middleton whose costume was unlike anything you would see Superman wear today.
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Superman
On Broadway
Believe it or not, Superman has actually appeared on Broadway... if only for a brief period of time. 'It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman' starred Bob Holiday as the Man of Steel in this satarical take on the Superman story.
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Woolstock, Iowa
Reeves Birthplace
On January 5th, 1914, George Keefer Brewer was born to Helen Lescher Brewer and Don Brewer in the small Iowa town of Woolstock, Iowa.
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Super Museum
Metropolis, Illinois
The Super Museum features the life's work of Jim Hambick who has been collecting anything and everything dealing with the Man of Steel sinve 1959! Read all about this amazing museum here.
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Super Heroes
Museum
3,000 square foot Museum devoted to Super Heroes — most notably Superman but also Batman, the subject of an increasing number of important displays.
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George Reeves'
Resting Spot
George Bessolo Reeves' final resting spot lies within the Mountain View Cemetary in Oakland, California. His ashes lie within a crypt in the Pasadena Mausoleum, Sunrise Corridor with a memorial plaque.
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Superman
Celebration
Each Second Full Weekend in June, the City of Metropolis IL, the "Home of Superman" celebrates their Favorite Son, Superman with this fun and festive celebration! Mark your calendars and plan to visit Metropolis this June.
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