A Few Photos from Our Midwest US Trip

There’s Lots to See on the Plains of Middle America

As mentioned in the previous blog post, on our 11-day road trip from Chicago to Colorado and back we visited Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa. Here are a few photos from the 2,750 mile trip aggregated by State ​(click on any photo to start the slideshow):

• Illinois
  • Mid America Motor Works
  • Cross at the Crossroads: America’s Largest Cross 
  • Kaskaskia Dragon

• Kansas
  • Combat Air Museum
  • Kansas Cosmosphere
  • Monument Rocks
  • World's Largest Easel

• Colorado
  • Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Areas 
  • Garden of the Gods
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • Wings of Change Statue
  • Statue of Liberty Replica

• Nebraska
  • Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles
  • Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum

• Iowa
  • Iowa 80 - World's Largest Truck Stop
  • Retro Rocket Ship
  • Moai Dude
  • Rock Island Arsenal Atomic Cannon, National Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery

You can see all the photos of our trip to the Plains States on the Adventures/North America page.