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Condé Nast TravelerOct 6, 2026

15 Best Hotels in the Midwest: Readers’ Choice Awards 2026

Condé Nast Traveler readers rate their top hotels the country's heartland.

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Fidelity Hotel ClevelandHotelBest for: Business travelers, discerning couples, small families with a little one (or pet) are also warmly welcomed…
Elsewhere
Shinola HotelHotelDetroit, United StatesWelcome to Shinola Hotel.
The Pfister HotelHotelMilwaukee, United StatesThis icon of a hotel, built in 1893 near the city's historic Third Ward, is home to the largest collection of Victorian…
Le Méridien Columbus, The JosephHotelColumbus, United StatesOpened in early 2015.
Hewing HotelHotelMinneapolis, United StatesExperience historic charm and modern comfort at Hewing Hotel in Minneapolis featuring stylish rooms, a rooftop spa and…
Hyatt Regency MilwaukeeHotelMilwaukee, United StatesMilwaukee is one of the US’s cities to watch, as we noted in last year’s Readers’ Choice Awards —from having a festival…
Hotel Kansas City – The Unbound Collection by HyattHotelKansas City, United StatesA historic downtown hotel offering big-city polish with a Midwestern price tag.
Amway Grand Plaza hotelHotelGrand Rapids, United States
Crossroads HotelHotelKansas City, United States
The Godfrey Detroit, Curio Collection by HiltonHotelDetroit, United States
The Farnam, Autograph CollectionHotelOmaha, United States
The Charmant HotelHotelLa Crosse, United States
Hyatt Regency MinneapolisHotelMinneapolis, United States
Ironworks Hotel IndyHotelIndianapolis, United States

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Condé Nast TravelerSep 4

7 Famous Homes From Movies and TV Shows You Can Actually Rent, Including Harry Potter’s Childhood Home and the 'Bachelor' Mansion

Add these properties to your set-jetting bucket list.

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House from A Christmas StoryHotelSuites styled after the film, including the main house.
Bumpus HouseHotelNeighboring suites styled after the film.
Lincoln ParkParkNamed after US president Abraham Lincoln, it is the city's largest public park and stretches for seven miles (11 km)…
Rowley Inn gastropubRestaurant
Hooper FarmSight
Elsewhere
Ghibli MuseumMuseumTokyo, JapanIt is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western city within the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, in Japan.
Vere HouseHotelLavenham, United KingdomServes as Harry Potter's childhood home in Godric's Hollow.
Bella Swan's home from TwilightHotelSt. Helens, United StatesRemarkably similar to its appearance in the film.
Shoshanna's cartoon-like homeHotelTokyo, JapanA jungle gym of sorts, decked out in primary colors.
Nogawa ParkParkTokyo, JapanIt is located at the intersection of Chofu with Koganei and Mitaka, and parts of the park extend to those cities as…
East Marion homeHotelEast Marion, United StatesOnce a Coast Guard lifesaving station built in 1893.
Villa de la VinaHotelAgoura Hills, United States10,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style mansion.
The Crooked HouseSightLavenham, United Kingdom
Six Bells PrestonSightLavenham, United Kingdom
Great Cornard Country ParkSightLavenham, United Kingdom
St. Helens Historic Riverfront DistrictNeighborhoodSt. Helens, United States
Historic Columbia TheatreSightSt. Helens, United States
Crooked Creek BreweryRestaurantSt. Helens, United States
Fuchu Art MuseumMuseumTokyo, Japan
Orient State ParkSightEast Marion, United States
Kontokosta WineryRestaurantEast Marion, United States
town of GreenportNeighborhoodEast Marion, United States
Liberty Lane FarmsSightAgoura Hills, United States
Ladyface TrailheadTrailAgoura Hills, United States
Malibu Wine HikesSightAgoura Hills, United States

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Atlas ObscuraAug 28

Fir Street Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio

In the mid-nineteenth century, farmland west of Cleveland was purchased by real estate speculators and subdivided for development. The Fir Street Cemetery, as it is currently known, occupies just eight residential lots in what first became Brooklyn Township and is now incorporated within Cleveland. In spite of its small size, the burial ground is historically three separate graveyards. The olde…

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Fir Street CemeterySighthistorically three separate graveyards, restored 2007-2009

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Atlas ObscuraOct 6, 2025

Every Recipe for Tennessee’s Hot Slaw Has a Different Secret Ingredient

“We are hot slaw,” says Ross Weaver, owner of The Chef, a burger joint in Cleveland, Tennessee. “People from 10 miles away don’t know what it is—even the next communities over, in Athens or Chattanooga, let alone 49 other states in this country.” And yet, according to Weaver, who grew up here, everyone in town has a closely guarded, and possibly hotly contested, recipe based on the original, cr…

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The ChefRestaurantBurger joint serving hot slaw and apple fritters.
StarVue Drive-In TheaterSightOriginal concession stand sold hot dogs with slaw.
Fuzz’s Hot SlawRestaurantFamily recipe handed down from grandmother.
Hot Slaw and Art Y’all FestivalFestivalAnnual festival featuring a slaw dog-eating contest.
The Joy of CookingPlace

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