In my youth, I never met anyone from the Midwest that I liked, so I never wanted to go there. Now, I have this desire to see all 50 states, so I kind of have to. Luckily for me, every trip I've taken to the Midwest has been fantastic, and this one kept true to that rule. Chicago has a very nice airport, complete with dinosaurs. That's something you just don't see at PDX or even Seattle.