Superman's Metropolis is Real—It's a Small Town in Illinois

In the DC Comics universe, Metropolis is the fictional mega-city where Clark Kent works as a reporter for The Daily Planet and, in his spare time, fights crime as Superman. In the real world, Metropolis is a small town of about 6,500 people in southern Illinois, just across the Ohio River from Kentucky.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices