Suggest 1 thing to do in these 7 Midwest cities

[Mr. T]

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The Berghoff is a dive but has good cheap beer and big meals

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The Berghoff closed for good earlier this year.

[NhlNut]

Cincinnati: skyline chili and graeters ice cream.

Cleveland: rock & roll hall of fame

[pkr2k5]

Astro, having grown up in St. Louis, I've never even heard of Fritz's.

Where is it located?

[astroglide]

st. peters, valley park, florissant, etc. the addresses are at stlouis.citysearch.com

try a turtle, or reese's peanut butter cups w/chocolate custard

[markum9]

STL: You have to hit up Paddy O's bar either pre or post-game, or both. It's right outside the stadium and is always packed. I'll second the brewery tour, and the botanical gardens. I really like the Central West End for a more upscale dinner/bar. A new wine bar named Brandt's just opened up and is great. A lot of good bottled beer and beer on tap.

Chi-town: If you're looking for a non-bar night time activity, check out Second City. Improv and sketch comedy where Chris Farley, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and a bunch of others got their start. I personally think Ed Debevic's is over-rated.

Astro: you live in Clayton and you don't go to Mr. Wizard's??? Blasphemy.

[astroglide]

i haven't tried mr. wizards, it sorta looks like a dump [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] i'll get around to it sometime.

[ligastar]

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Eat at the original Montgomery Inn Ribs in Montgomery, a suburb of the 'Nati.

[Tinga]

A lot of people have mentioned plenty of things to do in Chicago already .. all good advice, pick a few things and go with it. I'd like to throw in the idea of going to the Field Museum to see the current "King Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibit. I went several years ago when I was younger, and from what I remember it was pretty damn sweet. They have added a lot of pieces not viewed before, and it should be much better than before. If I get a weekend free, I will be going there myself.

[MrMon]

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A lot of people have mentioned plenty of things to do in Chicago already .. all good advice, pick a few things and go with it. I'd like to throw in the idea of going to the Field Museum to see the current "King Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibit. I went several years ago when I was younger, and from what I remember it was pretty damn sweet. They have added a lot of pieces not viewed before, and it should be much better than before. If I get a weekend free, I will be going there myself.

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King Tut is cool, but don't go expecting to see the Tut mummies or sarcophagus, you'll be disappointed. Also, it's very crowded and only gets worse the later you go in the day as people back it up. You pretty much need to buy tickets in advance, you can do that online, just get an early admit time. To really look at it closely and see everything, you'll need 3 hours.