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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Paducah, Kentucky

Updated August 24, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Paducah

Paducah, Kentucky

Floodwall Murals

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

Paducah, Kentucky

World’s Largest Quilting Needle

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

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Metropolis, Illinois

The Super Museum

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

8 miles from Paducah

Calvert City, Kentucky

Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden and Toyland

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

9 miles from Paducah

Belknap, Illinois

Mermet Springs

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

20 miles from Paducah

Smithland, Kentucky

Mantle Rock

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

21 miles from Paducah

Wooldridge Monuments and their thousand-yard stare

Mayfield, Kentucky

The Strange Procession Which Never Moves

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

23 miles from Paducah

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Paducah

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Paducah, Kentucky

Updated August 24, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Paducah

Paducah, Kentucky

Floodwall Murals

Paducah, Kentucky

World’s Largest Quilting Needle

Metropolis, Illinois

The Super Museum

Calvert City, Kentucky

Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden and Toyland

Belknap, Illinois

Mermet Springs

Smithland, Kentucky

Mantle Rock

Mayfield, Kentucky

The Strange Procession Which Never Moves

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