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Midwest Great Lakes & Plains
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
1433km
Day 1: Millennium Park → Art Institute of Chicago → Navy Pier
6min · 2.6km3 stops
Millennium Park
10:00
1min · 0.5km
Art Institute of Chicago
13:30
5min · 2.1km
Navy Pier
17:00
Day 2: Depart Chicago → … → Milwaukee Art Museum
2h 15min · 196km4 stops
Depart Chicago
10:00
4min · 1.6km
Milwaukee Public Market
12:00
8min · 3.1km
Harley-Davidson Museum
15:00
2h 3min · 192km
Milwaukee Art Museum
17:30
Day 3: Depart Milwaukee → Taliesin → Pikes Peak
2h 25min · 187km3 stops
Depart Milwaukee
09:00
1h 32min · 120km
Taliesin
11:30
53min · 67km
Pikes Peak
15:30
Day 4: Field of Dreams Movie Site → Iowa State Capitol → Pappajohn Sculpture Park
3h 5min · 314km3 stops
Field of Dreams Movie Site
09:30
2h 57min · 311km
Iowa State Capitol
14:00
8min · 3.0km
Pappajohn Sculpture Park
17:00
Day 5: Depart Des Moines → … → Lauritzen Gardens
3h · 303km4 stops
Depart Des Moines
10:00
5min · 1.8km
Old Market
12:30
10min · 5.2km
Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
15:30
2h 45min · 296km
Lauritzen Gardens
17:30
Day 6: Depart Omaha → … → Country Club Plaza
4h 17min · 413km4 stops
Depart Omaha
09:00
8min · 5.8km
Arabia Steamboat Museum
12:00
11min · 5.2km
National WWI Museum and Memorial
15:00
3h 58min · 402km
Country Club Plaza
17:30
Day 7: Depart Kansas City → … → Forest Park
26min · 17km4 stops
Depart Kansas City
08:30
7min · 1.9km
Gateway Arch National Park
13:00
9min · 7.5km
City Museum
15:30
10min · 7.1km
Forest Park
17:30
Heads Up
- 1. 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.