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Midwest Great Lakes & Plains

A loop through the heart of the American Midwest, covering major cities and scenic river towns across the Great Lakes and Plains regions.


Route: Chicago → Milwaukee → Spring Green → Dubuque → Des Moines → Omaha → Kansas City → St. Louis
Primary area: Midwest

A classic loop through the heart of America, hitting the industrial-cool cities of the Great Lakes and the scenic rolling hills of the Midwest.

7days
25stops
1789drive km
Money Savers
  1. 1Many museums in St. Louis (like the Zoo and Art Museum) are actually free!
Heads Up

I-80 through Iowa is heavy on trucks; stay in the left lane when you see merges, and keep an eye out for "Wind Warnings" on the plains.

1
Chicago's Lakefront & Skyline
3 stops · 6m · 3km
2
Beer City & Lake Views
4 stops · 1h 47m · 153km
3
The Driftless Region to the Mississippi
3 stops · 3h 35m · 311km
4
Field of Dreams & Des Moines
3 stops · 3h 59m · 381km
5
The Road to Omaha
4 stops · 2h 18m · 222km
6
Riverside History & Kansas City
4 stops · 3h 4m · 307km
7
The Gateway to the West
4 stops · 4h 14m · 412km
Midwest Great Lakes & Plains | Roadigo