Where to go in the Midwest in 2019

The wife-and-husband team of Lauren Culley and Jeff Excell dishes up amazing pastries, sandwiches and artful cups of joe at Fox in the Snow Cafe’s original location in Columbus’ Italian Village.   (Lori Rackl/Chicago Tribune 2016)

The National Veterans Memorial and Museum debuted last fall in Columbus, Ohio.   (John Minchillo/AP )

The Eaux Claires music festival is taking a break in 2019, but the Wisconsin city still has plenty of festivals and other attractions worth checking out.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune 2017)

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Dana-Thomas House in Springfield boasts a staggering assortment of Wright furniture — more than 100 original pieces — and an even bigger inventory of his art glass windows, doors and light fixtures.   (Lori Rackl/Chicago Tribune )

Workers install a fountain at the recently restored Governor’s Mansion last summer. Visitors can tour the home in Springfield, one of the stops on Illinois’ Frank Lloyd Wright Trail,   (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune )

If you’re traveling along the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail in Illinois, fuel up with a coffee at Rockford Roasting in downtown Rockford.   (Lori Rackl/Chicago Tribune )

The Milwaukee Bucks are settling into their new address at Fiserv Forum, a venue that also hosts concerts and other performances.   (Stacy Revere/Getty Images )