Girlfriend and I are doing a Valentines trip to see some friends in Milwaukee. We'll be staying in South Bend (home of Notre Dame) on Friday night, but that leaves a lot of boring interstate between Cleveland and Chicago.
Any suggestions on things to stop by and stretch the legs for?
Not a berkeleying thing between Fort Wayne IN and Cleveland!
I drive from Pittsburgh to Toledo almost every week. It is the WORST drive in the world.
In the Summer I would point you towards Cedar Point.
Just stay under 79 mph and try not to fall asleep in Ohio.
Detroit, Gary Indiana, Lake Erie, Toledo, Sandusky, Lorain, I'm sure other cultural high lights. Milwaukee is pretty cool from my murky memories.
Into band music and need an instrument? http://www.wwbw.com/
Need tires? http://www.tirerack.com/index_w.jsp
Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Museum http://www.automobilemuseum.org/about/Pages/default.aspx
RV/Motorhome Hall of Fame http://www.rvmhhalloffame.org/
GREAT Burgers but closed until 3/1 http://www.redamaks.com/site/index.htm
Quaker Steak and Lube........ http://www.quakersteakandlube.com/Portage_IN/
Okay, maybe there is not a lot here........
Into Military museums? http://russellmilitarymuseum.com/
Best Bratwurst ever http://www.bratstop.com/default.asp
and finally Mars Cheese Castle.....how can you go to Milwaukee and not stock up on cheese? http://marscheese.com/
Nope
If you guys are staying in South Bend, Go see the Studebaker Museum. It's really cool.
The Lake Michigan shore line can be interesting in the winter
I live in Lake Erie, so going to see another body of water is not very interesting.
"I live in Lake Erie, so going to see another body of water is not very interesting." Uh, come on down here. I'll show you VERY interesting waters!
Correction, I'm not interested in cold waters this time of year...now warm water on the other hand...
It must be pretty cold if you live in the lake.
pete240z wrote:Into Military museums? http://russellmilitarymuseum.com/
Best Bratwurst ever http://www.bratstop.com/default.asp
and finally Mars Cheese Castle.....how can you go to Milwaukee and not stock up on cheese? http://marscheese.com/
The Brat Stop is NOT the best brat ever. It is an okay brat, a pretty good brat, but there is nothing horribly special about it.
+1 for the ACD Museum -- it's a must see if you're in the area.
Another one for the ACD Museum.
mtn wrote:pete240z wrote: Best Bratwurst everThe Brat Stop is NOT the best brat ever. It is an okay brat, a pretty good brat, but there is nothing horribly special about it.
If you can point me to a better bratwurst; I would be willing to drive near the area to make sales calls and eat lunch there. I am not too humble to try a new brat restaurant.
In Cleveland itself, the Crawford Long Auto Aviation Museum is worth seeing for any gearhead who happens to be passing through. I had free admission with my Case ID card in college, and went there anytime I was bored.
@ Matt -- you went to CWRU? What years?
I forgot to add the Crawford museum, too. Familiarity breeds consent -- I have an uncle who was staff historian and later curator of the car collection -- I spent a lot of time behind the scenes and in a lot of the cars growing up 
When in South Bend on friday, if you would like to change a transmision on a chevy truck - let me know 
Wont' spend much time in Cleveland as its more or less right at the beginning of the trip. I'm think Western Ohio, and Eastern Indiana will be a good breaking point before our stay in South Bend.
pete240z wrote:mtn wrote:pete240z wrote: Best Bratwurst everThe Brat Stop is NOT the best brat ever. It is an okay brat, a pretty good brat, but there is nothing horribly special about it.
If you can point me to a better bratwurst; I would be willing to drive near the area to make sales calls and eat lunch there. I am not too humble to try a new brat restaurant.
None that are worth a drive, but there are better brats around.
Jozwiak's in Menominee, Michigan.
Karl Ratzsch's in Milwaukee (A real German restaurant, it is pricey)
My own kitchen
My grill
Thousands of Chicago hot-dog joints...
The Brat Stop has a lot of different kinds of brats, but there is nothing special about them.
mtn wrote: Thousands of Chicago hot-dog joints...
I live in Chicago and I probably have eaten hot dogs at those 1,000 places. Since I took the family out to eat on Saturday for V day; I promised the wife I would take her to Portillo's for dinner tonight for our anniversary. http://www.portillos.com/
One of the best hot dogs, Italian beef, combo, or maxwell polish in the city.
Don't get me started on Chicago Hot Dog Joints. I love me a Chicago style dog. Mmmmm.
Portillo's....
