The Midwest

I have a soft spot in my heart for the Midwest. I was born and raised in Chicago, but have spent summers on the shores of the Great Lakes and many an evening in various Wisconsin dive bars.

This is where I feel most comfortable, and where I keep returning to when I want a slice of nostalgia…or a wheel of cheese.

If you’ve never had cheese curds in Wisconsin, you’ll need to start there as you think about where to go while you’re here. Explore the best of the region with my Midwest travel guides.

The skyline in Chicago, Illinois' biggest, and best, city
An image of a lake and dunes with INDIANA in the foreground
An image of a corn field with IOWA in large type
Kansas main page, at sunset
An image of a Michigan beach
A feature photo for the MINNESOTA category
Missouri feature photo
Nebraska cornfields with the word NEBRASKA across the top
Open plains with NORTH DAKOTA across the front
A bridge and the text OHIO
A pink sky against the Badlands with SOUTH DAKOTA across the front
Fall leaves against a lake on the WISCONSIN main page