Gotta-Get-Away Filter: I'm trying to book a weekend away with my darling fiancée in late september or early october for our combination birthdays/two year anniversary. [more inside]
posted by Oktober on Aug 26, 2009 - 4 answers

In September, I've got 10 days to see everything I can see from Minneapolis to Portland, OR along the route of Amtrak's Empire Builder. Know anything about these places? I'm looking for some Metafilter reconnaissance about my route. [more inside]
posted by the jam on Aug 23, 2009 - 16 answers

I want to go on a photography weekend trip next month. I'm in Chicago, and want to drive no more than 6-8 hours to a destination. With my preferences (inside) in mind, I'd like advice on where to go. Help? [more inside]
posted by hijinx on Aug 12, 2009 - 9 answers

Interesting, spooky, out-of-the-ordinary roadtrip stops within driving distance of Iowa? [more inside]
posted by jaynedanger on Jul 30, 2009 - 28 answers

I'm looking for americana music that comes from, or is roughly evocative of, the (romanticized?) rural West and Midwest. [more inside]
posted by archagon on Mar 26, 2009 - 19 answers

Roadtrip Filter: what can I stop and see for fun when I drive from Boston to St. Louis this weekend? [more inside]
posted by inatizzy on Feb 25, 2009 - 15 answers

Summer isn't THAT far off . . . already trying to come up with camping/hiking spots in the Midwest for once it gets warm. Help! Looking for specific recommendations for spots in the IL/IA/WI area, plus whatever other random camping and backpacking tips you want to throw my way. Bonus points for places I can bring my dog, although I don't mind leaving her with my parents for a week either. [more inside]
posted by lblair on Feb 12, 2009 - 18 answers

Where should we go for a winter weekend getaway within 2 hours drive of Chicago? [more inside]
posted by sandor on Nov 21, 2008 - 9 answers

I have the option of moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan. What does Kalamazoo and Michigan have going for them? [more inside]
posted by Any Moose In a Storm on Oct 31, 2008 - 29 answers

My mother says I'm "too midwestern" to move to Boston. What does this mean? [more inside]
posted by bobdylanforever on Sep 15, 2008 - 47 answers

Short version: is there a secret source online (so not IKEA) for attractive, cheap platform beds? I can't drive to pick one up (unless the source is less than 50 miles from Champaign, IL), so online is the only option. [more inside]
posted by scrim on Aug 31, 2008 - 20 answers

YARQ: Yet Another Roadtrip Question. My wife and I are taking a circle tour kinda-sorta of the Great Lakes, going west from Chicago, up the Mississippi, through the UP, east to Montreal, south through Vermont and Adirondacks, and down to Pittsburgh before heading home. Basic question here: what should we do? [more inside]
posted by sandor on Jun 23, 2008 - 19 answers

Within 5 days, where should we take a roadtrip in Kentucky/Tennessee/other close-ish areas? [more inside]
posted by Quidam on Dec 25, 2007 - 10 answers

I have a semi-unexpected week's vacation starting next Saturday, and a yen to do some leisurely road-tripping. I have no shopping to do, no planned events to attend, no one I owe a visit, and in general nothing to recommend any city within 500-ish miles of Oklahoma City over any other. So... what events of unusual interest are happening December 8th - 15th in the Central U.S.? Santa Fe or St. Louis; Denver or Memphis; Kansas City or Austin or any other metropolis within a day's drive of Oklahoma - anything going down in your burg that week that would justify a visit?
posted by ormondsacker on Dec 1, 2007 - 10 answers

Road Trip filter: My girlfriend and I live in Chicago, and we want to take a road trip somewhere for the long weekend. [more inside]
posted by AceRock on Aug 28, 2007 - 28 answers

Where is a good online map depicting the U.S. as it appeared in 1865? I'm particularly interested in the topography of the Midwest and West. Thanks!
posted by jackypaper on Aug 23, 2007 - 6 answers

Circumnavigating Lake Michigan by road. What to see? Where to stay? [more inside]
posted by MsMolly on Jun 20, 2007 - 23 answers

Moving to Kansas City, single and mid twenties. How do people here socialize? Where do they socialize? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 19, 2007 - 17 answers

On a visit to a park lake in mid-southern Illinois today, I encountered many little muddy burrows in the ground, ranging from one to two inches across. I spotted little digging crab claws in one of the more freshly-muddied holes; others looked less recently dug. My search skills fail me as to what these critters could be. The lake was fed by a small stream, and the town (Sparta, IL) is a bit less than 20 miles from the Mississippi.
posted by luftmensch on Apr 1, 2007 - 9 answers

Are there any places within a few hours of flat-as-a-pancake Chicago that offer a scenic, preferably hilly hiking experience?
posted by walla on Jan 5, 2007 - 16 answers

Help me with the impossible vacation. I am in southern Iowa and have four days to share a meaningful vacation with my husband and two of our children, ages 11 and 13. [more inside]
posted by justlisa on Aug 12, 2006 - 13 answers

The SO and I live in Chicago and have taken several road trips over the years. We're up for more, the problem is, we seem to have tapped out all the obvious choices. [more inside]
posted by CMichaelCook on Apr 25, 2006 - 31 answers

Are there reputable projections for global warming's impact on the inland United States? [more inside]
posted by danny boy on Apr 2, 2006 - 9 answers

What's worth seeing along I-80 between Joliet, IL and San Francisco, CA? [more inside]
posted by Gucky on Jun 30, 2005 - 24 answers

My boyfriend and I are looking to take a trip somewhere in the eastern/midwest US for President's Day weekend. We're looking for either a city that is not a super popular tourist destination, or a small-ish ski resort. [+] [more inside]
posted by orangskye on Jan 26, 2005 - 12 answers

My band is going to go on a tour from the Midwest to the East Coast in Late March. What small clubs (Cap 100- or less) or basements- geared towards noisey indie rock- would you recommend playing in between Milwaukee and The Atlantic Ocean? If possible, contact info or a link would be appreciated.
posted by drezdn on Jan 11, 2004 - 8 answers