From Wikitravel

The Midwest is a region of the United States of America known as "America's Heartland", which refers to its primary role in the nation's manufacturing and farming sectors as well as its patchwork of big commercial cities and small towns that, in combination, are considered as the broadest representation of American culture. In fact, most national television broadcasters speak with a midwestern accent. The Midwest was the home of more than one quarter of U.S. Presidents as well as the birthplace of the inventors and entrepreneurs of most of the technology that fuels the world's economy (airplane, automobile, electric lighting, petroleum, steel production - to name a few).

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States

The following eight states of the Midwest account for one-fifth of the U.S. population, according to the 2005 Census estimates taken by the United States Census Bureau:

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Ohio
• Wisconsin

Cities

See also the pages for the states of the Midwest, for smaller but still substantial cities in the region.

• Chicago - the "Windy City" and third largest city in the U.S.
• Cincinnati - the "Queen City"
• Cleveland - "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
• Detroit - the "Motor City", a.k.a. "Motown"
• Indianapolis - the state capital of Indiana and home of the Indy 500
• Kansas City - the "City of Fountains"
• Milwaukee - the "City of Festivals"
• Minneapolis - "Twin City" (with St. Paul)
• St. Louis - home of Anheuser-Busch beer breweries and Gateway Arch

Other destinations

• Great Lakes
• Lake Erie Islands

Understand

The term "Midwest" refers to a collection of states just east of center in the United States. This area is sometimes referred to as the "heart" of America and is often associated with agriculture and industry. The culture of the midwest is generally acknowledged to be "down to earth", as much of the population is far from the influences of coastal cities and cultural centers such as New York City and Los Angeles. The biggest city in the midwest region is Chicago, Illinois, the third largest city in the U.S.

States bordering the Great Lakes (Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin) are sometimes called the "North Coast", as a parallel to the East and West coasts.

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Ohioans say "pop"

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