8 SHOCKING Things Learned Traveling Around the Midwest

I'm a native Minnesotan. Several times I've driven to work with the heater on and hours later drive home with the AC on.

Brother you got an amazing voice. I'd gladly listen to a whole American urbanism series narrated by you.

Michigander here. I like to think of Fall as two separate seasons; there's the first half, from September until October, when it's still sunny, the weather's still decent and you have all the colorful leaves everyone takes photos of. And then, it always seems like immediately after Halloween, you have the grey, cold, windy Fall which is basically as cold as Winter but with less snow

Most of the midwestern gems were missed because they are way off the interstate: The Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Lake of the Clouds, Pictured Rocks, Mackinac Island and the Mackinac Bridge (which is longer than the Golden Gate Bridge), Northern Wisconsin, Door County Wisconsin (the New England of the Midwest), Wisconsin Driftless Area. Bluffs along the Mississippi, Dubuque IA, The huge rolling Hills of South Dakota, The Badlands and Black Hills of SD, Hills and valleys of Southern Indiana and Eastern Ohio. Then one thing the Midwest have over any other place on the planet is the worlds largest collection of fresh water! From the Great Lakes, all the rivers and streams, and countless thousands of inland lakes. And while the water is cold much of the year; late Spring, Summer and Fall is fantastic. And with no worries about sharks or alligators!😉

Thank you for sticking up for the Midwest! There’s a lot more weirdness and wonderfulness there than most people who haven’t been there imagine.

0:15 not just trains and cars, but for a significant portion of the 20th century Chicago O’Hare was the busiest airport in the world with plenty of other airlines having Midwest hubs in nearby cities like Minneapolis, Detroit or St Louis. The Midwest really has been a massive hub for every new form of transportation across the US

As someone who's only lived in the Midwest for their entire life it was very interesting listening about it from an outsider's perspective. Great video!

I really appreciate the fact that you took the time to discuss the pronunciation of the cities. I grew up near Eau Claire, WI and currently live in Edina, MN. Between the Lakota, Ojibwe, and French place names, a visitor is guaranteed to butcher half the names of the places they visit.

Omg face reveal!!!

As a Michigander that has lived on Lake Michigan for number of years, Lake Michigan as well as most of the Great Lakes has large waves and its beaches are real beaches like on the ocean. 20 foot waves are not uncommon in the middle of the lake and waves along the shore getting up to 6 feet. Also you should have gone to Lafayette or American Coney Island restaurants when you were n Detroit. The coney dogs are the best!

Gotta stick up for the Lake Michigan beaches. Sure, it isn't LA or Miami, but it is easily one of if not the best truly urban waterfronts in the country. The Michigan side gives you dunes, state parks, and cute little summer vacation towns.

13:30 No Lakes in Los Angeles, no Jazz in Utah, no Grizzlies in Memphis. 😂

Last year drove from Illinois to MN on a summer Sunday afternoon and I-90 was bumper to bumper though central WI. I didn't realize that Wisconsin Dells is such a huge tourist attraction and it really snarled traffic.

you need to visit the Upper peninsula of Michigan , Eastern Wisconsin and the Lake Superior Coast of Minnesota to get the real feel of the Great Lakes.

Love the narrator's voice - so soothing! Native Midwesterner here - had to live for 15 years in Southern California and I hated it. Traffic was its own nightmare. Glad I was finally able to get out six years ago and don't miss it.

The most wild thing to me as a midwestern transplant from California is how the weather can fluctuate so rapidly. One day in Chicago it can be 60 degrees and then it’s 35 the next day.

Detroit is the only place in the US where you can go south and end up in Canada

The attractions is the midwest are pretty rad. Cedar Point, Kings Island, Six Flags Great America, Holiday World. There is lots to do and many a good roadtrip to take.

If you think the Midwest doesn’t have outdoor activities with beaches and waves. You didn’t spend too much time in Michigan

Try Duluth MN, north shore or UP of Mich. Lots of hiking, beautiful views, waves, surving, rock climbing, mountainy/hilly/cliff terrain. Dosent feel very midwestern up here