CHICAGO — Are you planning a Midwest summer road trip in August? We have some good news for you.

Larry Potash has a collection of places that you can visit to add to your experiences as you make your way through a number of states on your voyage.

Some of them feature a little bit of history, both good and gruesome, some interesting innovations, and a human creation like no other.

These seven places you can on your summer Midwest road tip made up Larry’s choices for “The List” on Tuesday’s WGN Morning News.

You can watch the entire segment from the August 15 show in the video above.

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