yup, driving on the highways you pass at least 5 corn fields (and thats only from the airport to the college i go to) they like corn so much that the college sports teams are called the cornhuskers
no it doesn't sound ridiculous i've seen alot of the USA by road trips. though the trips are really long, you get to see so much. with road trips with visiting the south, the key is to be in a car with air conditioning haha. did you like boston when you visited?