Known for its fresh-from-the-cow dairy and hospitality, Wisconsin has small-town charm even in its big cities.Īlthough Pennsylvania is classified as a Mid-Atlantic state on Wikivoyage, the western parts of the state around Pittsburgh is Midwestern in character. Lakes, nature, and outdoor recreation, as well as the university town of Madison and the major city of Milwaukee. Said to be 'The Heart of It All', Ohio is centrally located and quintessentially American, with a mosaic of big cities like Cleveland and Columbus and large agricultural areas dotted with small towns. Louis is known as the 'Gateway to the West'. With Midwestern, Southern, and Great Plains flavor, Missouri has a foot in a few different parts of the country-vibrant St. Lace up your skates for hockey and take a visit to the city-sized Mall of America. The cheery 'land of 10,000 lakes' has both beautiful wilderness and the Twin Cities. Including miles of Great Lakes coastline and extensive forests, Michigan is blessed with natural beauty, as well as important college towns like Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo and the major city of Detroit. Every four years it gets the eyes of the nation upon it when it kicks off the presidential election campaign. Though starting to urbanize, Iowa still has lots of farms and college towns. The heart of the Midwest, with the pristine Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan, extensive farmland, and a few concentrated cities like Indianapolis.

Ranging from Southern-influenced Southern Illinois to rural farmland in Central Illinois to the iconic metropolis of Chicago.

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