In the Midwest, the major cities to visit are Minneapolis in Minnesota,
Chicago in Illinois, and Detroit in Michigan. If New York City is known as the Big Apple, Minneapolis and the nearby city of St. Paul are called together as the Mini Apple. Minneapolis has first-class museums, incomparable theaters, and picturesque parks and gardens. Detroit in Michigan, however, is the known as the country's Automotive Capital. It is the location of the major factories of the three biggest carmakers in the US.
Located near the center of the country, the city of Chicago has been referred to as the Heart of America. It is the center of the USA's transportation industry, and it is also the second biggest city in the country. People visit to Chicago primarily to do business and to shop. The city has an area called Magnificent Mile where 460 stores and 275 restaurants are located. Besides shopping, the tourists in Chicago can enjoy unique experiences, such as hunting ghosts with a paranormal team of the Chicago Ghost Investigations, observing planets and celestial bodies at the Adler Planetarium, and relaxing in the Grant Park to see the Buckingham Fountain, the world's largest fountain with 820 lights.
