Midwest

The Midwest is a unique geographical region in the U.S. that combines the immense technological development of the American empire with the wild natural expanses that were once defined as the frontier. Chicago, the undisputed capital of the Midwest, is one of the most important cities in the development of the modern world and the birthplace of the skyscraper. It is located on Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes, the largest freshwater reservoir in the world.

Across the border, by Lake Ontario, lies the city of Toronto — Canada’s most important metropolis — and not far from there, right on the border, are Niagara Falls, perhaps the most spectacular attraction in all of the United States.

West of Chicago stretch the Great Plains, the heart of American agriculture, and major cities such as St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee.