Imagine the way of life for settlers who moved to the Midwest in the 19th century as you wander around the grounds of a historic village in Naperville.
Surrounded on three sides by powerful rivers, this region is richly textured with antebellum estates, farmland, vineyards and tracts of protected forest.
See the varied skylines of the Illinois and Iowa borders when you cruise the Mississippi River, which threads through the heart of this five-city sprawl.