Midwest road trips
Tight on time-and money-we road-tripped to places we thought we'd never want to go. Cincinnati. Detroit. St. Louis. Even Gary. Surprisingly, all of them rocked-at least a little.

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![]() St. Louis |
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Day trips from Chicago: Kalamazoo, Kenosha, Gary and Rockford
Nope, there wasn’t a court case involved. We went to these gritty cities because we wanted to.

Suburban day trips
Going to the suburbs for dinner can feel like a road trip. So make it one.

GPS systems
These units make road trips less stressful for the navigationally challenged.

Lunch crunch: Road-trip edition
Keep the grease in your gasket by sticking with these healthier fast-food alternatives when you hit the road.

On the road
Sure, you know where you want to go, but when should you visit these road-trip cities?

Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
We visit Manilow Sculpture Park and other art spaces off the urban path.







