Explore scenic road trips across the Midwest, including IA, MO, IL, IN, OH, MN, WI, and MI. Discover farmland highways, lakefront routes, and classic Americana.
The Midwest is the crossroads of America—a region where long, open highways meet friendly towns, rolling farmland, and Great Lakes shorelines. Covering Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the Midwest offers a rich blend of rural charm, industrial heritage, and natural beauty. Whether you’re navigating the wide cornfields of Iowa or hugging the rocky shores of Lake Superior, the region’s roads are built for exploration.
This is where iconic byways like Historic Route 66 and the Great River Road converge with scenic loops around glacial lakes and wooded hills. In places like southern Missouri and northern Wisconsin, the terrain becomes unexpectedly dramatic—filled with bluffs, rivers, and forested stretches. Meanwhile, cities like Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Cleveland serve as vibrant urban hubs offering cultural detours, architectural wonders, and food scenes worth the stop.
From Michigan’s winding coastal routes and ferry-linked peninsulas to Ohio’s Amish country and Indiana’s covered bridge trails, the Midwest is full of surprises. It’s a region best experienced slowly, with the windows down and a cooler in the backseat. These are the roads that define the heartland—and they’re ready for your next great American drive.
Take a quiet, scenic ride across the Arkansas-Missouri border on Missouri Supplemental Route P, a 1-mile connector between Highway 23 and Route 86 near Eagle Rock. Discover this peaceful Ozark backroad and its ties to lakeside communities and hidden retreats.
Take a 7-mile drive along Dayton–Yellow Springs Road from I-675 in Fairborn to Corry Street in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Pass through the historic community of Byron and enjoy rural Ohio scenery as you travel toward one of the state’s most unique small towns.
Take a suburban ride through the Dayton, Ohio metro as we drive Interstate 70 from Englewood to Huber Heights. This 15-mile route crosses the iconic I-70/I-75 interchange—known as the “Crossroads of America”—and ends at the junction with I-675 near Fairborn.
Drive 22 miles south along U.S. Route 67 from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to the Arkansas state line. Explore this fast, modern corridor through rural farmland and small towns like Neelyville on Missouri’s Bootheel.
Travel 51 miles west on U.S. Route 60 from Sikeston to Poplar Bluff, Missouri. This at-grade divided highway—partially upgraded to interstate standards—is a key connector through the Bootheel’s farmland and small towns like Dexter and Fisk.
Take a ride down Interstate 57’s Missouri segment, a 12-mile stretch from Charleston to its current terminus at I-55 near Sikeston. Discover how this quiet Bootheel route fits into the growing I-57 corridor between Illinois and Arkansas.
Drive 11 miles west along U.S. Route 62 from the Mississippi River at the Illinois state line to Interstate 57 in Charleston, Missouri. This flat and fertile route connects historic Cairo, Illinois with Missouri’s Bootheel farmland and I-57’s major north–south cor…
Take a short but powerful drive along U.S. Route 62 from U.S. Highway 51 to Fort Defiance, Illinois, and on into Missouri. Explore the historic confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and cross the Cairo Mississippi River Bridge into the heart of America.
Take a brief but pivotal ride along U.S. Route 41 from Interstate 69 in Evansville, Indiana to the Kentucky state line. This 1-mile drive showcases a vital cross-river connector between Indiana and Kentucky, leading directly to the famed twin bridges into Henderson.
Drive Interstate 69 from Bloomington to Evansville, Indiana — a 114-mile stretch through southern Indiana’s farmland, forests, and rural communities. Follow I-69 as it winds past Crane and connects with I-64 on its way to U.S. 41 in Evansville.
Drive 48 miles along Indiana State Road 37 from Indianapolis to Bloomington—capturing a now-lost version of the highway before its full transformation into Interstate 69.
Take a scenic urban drive through Indianapolis along I-70, I-65, and I-465, exploring the heart of the Hoosier State’s highway system. From the east side beltway to downtown and back west, follow a route that showcases the city’s energy, history, and infrastructure …