I moved to England many years back for a year and when I set to return home to finish my senior year of uni my British boyfriend came with me. He was a bit unhappy that everything was so close together and that everything was straight and flat. Then we went downtown and he saw Lake Michigan. He was like, "Wtf ocean is that?" I said, "It's Lake Michigan." He said, "But you can't see to the other side. Surely that's an ocean. lol I said no, it's a lake, and it's not even the biggest Great Lake.
Agreed. It is like an upscale new york. Has everything new york has to offer, but cleaner and nice people. It does have some problems that I would not say it is propaganda. Altough It's definitely exaggerated . But it really needs to start taking care of them. Chicago is not only my favorite city in America, but the world. And I think that is saying a lot since I worked as a travel guide for 15 years and have visited pretty much everywhere.
Propaganda? You’ve elected the biggest morons as mayors including the current moron. Chicago is also easily the most corrupt big city in the country. When you send your kids to college out of state and SAVE money as my cousin who lives in Kenilworth did, your city and state stinks 😂
@@robertofernandez7773Exactly New York scale and urban density, but with Midwestern kindness and hospitality Mix in a rich culture in music and theatre and food and you’ve got a world-class city
Thank you for featuring this video on Chicago. I’m born and raised in Chicago, and very proud. Chicago has everything anybody would want. The people that run Chicago down were probably never here.
My family has lived there almost 100 years now. It deserves the reputation. Anyone that doesn’t live up to the ideals they espouse deserves to be called out and as a collective of people Chicago fails. It is based on the ideas of liberalism and is ironically known for corruption.
I'm riding my bicycle up route 66 in '25, finishing in Chicago is going to be awesome. Planning on staying a week or so and enjoy it. Do some fun tourist stuff.
@@Travisml3 "It is based on the ideas of liberalism..." LOL, he says as if that's a bad thing. Enjoy life in whatever culturally irrelevant, conservative "safe place" you're hiding in. Typical close minded conservative afraid of the big bad liberal boogyman.
Chicago was named the second most beautiful city in the world in 2021, beating out Paris and behind only Prague, according to 27,000 global readers of the website Time Out.
Appreciate your appreciation of Chicago. That video limits itself to downtown/Streeterville, Lincoln Park, and Wrigleyville (which makes sense for a 3-day visit, but anything longer than that, you need to get out more!) To answer your reaction questions: -RE skyscrapers - yes the first skyscrapers were built in Chicago, and our skyline is the best in the world because it became a hub of architectural innovation first, after it was rebuilt following the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Chicago has TWO “schools” of architectural design, and the Second Chicago School (also called the “International School”) is the glass-and-steel design that predominates modern architecture globally to this day, established by Mies Van Der Rohe who was the last director of the Bauhaus School in Germany before coming to Chicago to run IIT after the Bauhaus was shut down by the Nazis in 1933; -RE Monroe Harbor - yes, Chicago in summer is second-to-none. You can walk, bike, and sail all along the full breadth of the lakefront, which is entirely free and open to the public. You cannot carry alcohol openly, but take a picnic on the lawn and stick it in a brown bag and you’ll be fine. Or better yet, picnic at an open-air concert at the outdoor Pritzker Pavillion in Millennium Park, and sit on grass listening to live music that sounds just like you’re in a concert hall; -RE Wrigley Field - no stadiums in the US look like that either. It is the U.S.’s oldest baseball stadium and completely integrated in the neighborhood, instead of surrounded by asphalt and parking lots like ALL so-called “modern” stadiums are. It’s old and antiquated but also a time capsule and the best place to experience a baseball game. The later video of its interior appears to be from winter (because summer is baseball season so either it’s either Cubs baseball games or summer concerts or events they rent the stadium out for when they’re away); -RE McDonald’s Test Kitchen and food halls - yes Chicago is home to McDonald’s (which a lot of people don’t know). If you like a food hall downtown just as good as Fulton Market’s (but less ostentatious) head to Revival Food Hall at the NE corner of W. Adams & S. Clark St. you’ll have your choice of a dozen high-quality food vendors (cuisine-quality food at take-out prices). But the best eats in Chicago are in its neighborhoods - for instance for classic Italian cuisine in restaurants fit for the Sopranos go to the 2400 block of S. Oakley Ave. in the micro-neighborhood Heart of Chicago (yes that’s the name) the remnant of what used to be a larger Italian neighborhood decades ago now between the largely Mexican-American neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little Village. Just a bit further down 26th St. in Little Village (“La Villita” in Spanish) and you’ll find yourself in a place resembling a Mexican town, with the most authentic tacos in North America; for soul food head to the South Loop or Bronzeville (or any Harold’s Chicken); for authentic Vietnamese pho go to Little Saigon” on W. Argyle & N. Broadway; or have Chinese dim-sum for Sunday brunch in Chinatown; or find yourself a food truck anywhere some of the best eats in Chicago are from a hard-hustling food truck vendors like the ones who park on E. Monroe just off of the Art Institute which… RE arts and museums - the Art Institute contains the world’s largest collection of Impressionism outside the Mussée d’Orsay in Paris (our Sister City - there’s a Parisian Metro entrance at S. Michigan Ave. & E. Van Buren). You can feast your eyes on Monet’s haystacks, water lillies, and London pieces, and then feast on a range of the best breadth of street food options you’ll find anywhere in the world. Then head to Cindy’s for a drink at a rooftop bar with a view of Millennium Park and the buildings, parks, and lake surrounding it! -RE the lakefront - if you like to bike, for the best view of the skyline behind the lake, head north to Montrose Beach Bird Sanctuary, walk along the breakwater, and take it all in (and then go to the beach cafe by the boat house). You can bike downtown from the lakefront path north past Oak Street and North Avenue beaches, cross Lake Shore Drive at the pedeay bridge there, then north to the Lincoln Park lagoons whose views you were in love with, and then from there by Lincoln Park Zoo, through the lakefront parks on the west side of the drive, then at Diversey (2800N) or Belmont (3200N) go back under the drive through the tunnels and follow the lakefront trail all the way to Montrose (or further, if you like) and then east from there along the water of the harbor to the Bird Sanctuary. Side note: there’s a grid system whose axis is State St. & Madison Ave. so ALL the addresses in the whole city correspond to one another, and it’s nearly impossible to get lost. You can always orient yourself anywhere, and easily convert distance to km (800= 1 mile so 500= 1 km. being 5/8s mile) so if you’re at Montrose, that’s 4400N which is 5.5 miles north of Madison, or just under 9 km.) The lake angles westward though, so the further north you go, the further the lake creeps west, and the further south you go, the further it curves east. Chicago is under-appreciated as a tourist destination. Having lived in Paris and Chicago (and New York and Los Angeles and a few other global cities besides) I still think it’s the most beautiful city in the world. Our skyline along the lakefront and multiple other angles besides beats any city’s anywhere, and our food culture is among the finest in the world, at all levels of the income scale. Come eat, then bike it off, through our parks and beaches, or walk it off, downtown, in our neighborhoods, and in our world-class museums. We have amazing works of public art aside from “Cloud Gate” (a.k.a. “the Bean”) so you can come find our Picasso, Chagall, and Calder statues and murals too (or our Diego Rivera-inspired murals in Pilsen and Little Village). There’s so much to offer to anyone and everyone, from classy to cost-conscious travelers, from art-and-architecture-lovers to sports fans, from casual strollers to hard-core cyclists, from foodies to casual diners, and the friendliest people any lost tourist could hope to find themselves next to….
Chicago is the most underrated city in the country. It is the culinary capital of the US. The architecture is amazing. It has beautiful parks and beaches. It has world renowned museums and a planetarium. It has great comedy and music scenes. House music was born in Chicago. Many huge comedians are from Chicago including Robin Williams, Chris Farley, Bill Murray, Jane Lynch, John Mulaney, John C. Riley, etc. And Chicago is a big sports town. Win or lose, Chicago sports fans are some of the most passionate and loyal fans in the country. It’s cleaner than New York and the people are friendlier. Does Chicago have some neighborhoods that are not so great? Of course. Every major city does. Does the city have problems they need to work on? Hell yeah. But the news makes Chicago seem like a much worse city than it is.
@@NYCOPERAFAN Born and raised in Madison. Spent his summers in northern Wisconsin as a camp counselor. Went to school in Milwaukee. Worked for his dad outside of Madison. SPENT 2 YEARS AT 2nd city. Then moved on to SNL in New York. Chris Farley wasn’t from Chicago.
@@londonstories161 In any case Wisconsin has little or nothing to do with his comedy career given it's close to non-existent comedy and performing arts scene. It's quite common for midwest natives from other states (mostly places to be FROM not continue to live in for more ambitious types) to truly establish themselves in Chicago (not to mention NYC, LA etc.)
May through October, Chicago is the best city in the country. I love winter, so I would include the other months as well. Plus, you get football, basketball and hockey during that time to keep you busy.
Yes! October baby!! Everyone sleeps on Chicago. There is so much to offer in the City. I don't care what anyone says, the Chicago skyline is the BEST in the US.
Winter is museum time! And, it’s not always bitterly cold-you can take advantage of those gorgeous crisp sunny days when the temperature gets above 30 and enjoy a walk along the lakefront.
The bridges over the river were all drawbridges - it’s really beautiful when they all open up to allow sailboats to pass. Chicago is second only to Amsterdam for the most moveable bridges in the world (37)
@@godzillamaster34 Agreed, that is why nobody is going there except for maybe a White Sox game or to visit the Museum of Science & Industry. The Tourist and suburban folks stay out of the South side unless they going to UC, which is safe.
Hi Lav, I like your videos! I was born and raised in Chicago and while this is a good video that you're reviewing, there's so much more. Marina City are the two "corn cob" towers that have parking about 1/3 up each tower. The "castle" that you mentioned is the "Water Tower", one of the few buildings that survived the "Great Chicago Fire of 1871".
My daughter and I just took a train trip from Pittsburgh to Chicago for three day. Stay and absolutely loved it. We need to go back again and for her as a 22-year-old wanting to go back because she really enjoyed it. Put a smile on my face. I would highly recommend seeing the..
I lived in Chicago in the seventies for several years. Yes, Chicago is the "Windy City" and it can get very cold during the winter; but it's a beautiful city and the people there are welcoming and friendly. When I lived there it was known as the "Second City." Since then, LA has taken the second most populated spot making it the third city in population with a Texas city rapidly approaching that spot. Whatever ranking it has in population, Chicago is a super city to me! I especially love it around St. Patrick's Day when the Chicago River is dyed green.
Chicagoan here - just a few comments: the whole lake shore is either beaches or parks. Chicago has never had industry on the lake (the river is another matter). The “castle” on Michigan Avenue is the old water tower, a pumping station dating from 1869, which survived the 1871 Chicago Fire. Today it’s a museum, I think. The buildings that look like corn cobs is Marina City, with parking on the lower floors and apartments above.
Chicago also has several museums, planetarium, and aquarium south of Grant Park. The Shedd aquarium, field museum, and museum of science and industry are all MUST see visits for anyone that's able to spend any amount of time in Chicago.
I was born here in Chicago, I have spent my entire life here in Chicago. And, to be honest, it just keeps getting better and better here. As I get older, the amount of tourists is unbelievable....and I love every bit of it. I am proud to show off this city...you could spend 6 months here, and do something different each day . Cheers. And welcome.
Just 30 miles south of Chicago city center is the INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK. Chicago shares its southern border with Indiana. Indiana Dunes National Park is among the country's five “lesser known national parks to add to your bucket list,” according to National Geographic. With 2.75 million visitors in 2023, the park ranks 36th in attendance among 393 national parks, monuments and historic sites. Indiana Dunes is home to one of the most biologically diverse habitats in the nation. Hiking, RVing, swimming beaches with cold, crisp, clean, clear freshwater is a great way to explore this fascinating landscape. Traverse over 50 miles of trails that lead you through shorelines, dunes, wetlands, prairies, river systems, oak savannahs, cultural sites and more. LAKE MICHIGAN IS AN ENORMOUS INLAND SEA HOSTING INTERNATIONAL CARGO SHIP FREIGHTERS WITH PORTS IN CHICAGO AND INDIANA bordering both Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin, and the State of Michigan. The ginormous summer beach playground has excellent views of the Chicago skyline. I am always surprised visitors to Chicago often overlook this nearby National Park.
Chicago does not have a south border with Indiana. There is a small section were Chicago borders Hammond, Indiana to the east but all of Chicago's southern border is in Illinois.
Chicago has just been named the best city to visit for 8 yrs strait. We are known for our architecture, the diverse neighborhoods, FOOD! (Put in your reservations now). The museum campus, theatre district. He didn't even hit up South Shore by the Museum of Science and Industry, site of the World's Fair. We have WORLD CLASS museums, restaurants, parks, beaches, & green space. Please come visit.
And to add to that, large wide boulevards and parks/greenspaces are placed throughout the city to provide respite AND fire protection. It was pretty much totally rebuilt after the fire so a lot of care was take for layout and public spaces. Beyond that, Chicago takes nature very seriously. To wit, the city's motto is: "Urbs in Horto" city in a garden. Do come for a visit!
@@Marcel_Audubon Not euphemisms at all! After the Great Fire they were very concerned how quickly it spread thru the city so they wanted to add features to help IF it ever happened again. Diagonal streets to get around faster and the inclusion of wide boulevards and many green spaces are basically all features of fire prevention strategies.
I grew up here and since I moved it's made me appreciate Chicago so much more. It's the best summertime city in the country, there's so much to do. The architecture is beautiful and for a large city the downtown area is very clean. It's also massive and all the different neighborhood have their own unique style and culture going back to the different ethnic groups that settled there generations ago. It's a must-go if you've never been there.
This was really good and it barely scratched the surface of a visit to Chicago. No one can ever get bored in this city. It has something for everyone (museums, sports, shopping, beaches, parks, theatre, concerts, architecture, world class food, ethnic neighborhoods, street festivals, nightlife, etc.). Definitely one of the best and most beautiful cities in the USA (just skip winter). Crime is only really a problem on the far West Side, and parts of the South Side--no one would have a reason to go to those places anyway. If it looks ghetto, skip it.
Chicago is amazing throughout the year, you just need to acclimatize as the weather chills in October. The more you go outside when it’s chilly, the easier it is to tolerate the cold, snowy windy winter. Put on a parka and enjoy it!
Excellent video! Thank you so much! Chicago is super fun to visit...and don't be as terrified of winter as some people say -- spring, summer and autumn are brilliant, but there is so much to do in Chicago that winter is still jam packed with events and sites -- Christmas festivals, a huge ice skating rink in Grant park surrounded by skyscrapers, all the museums which are world class and NOT boring, and of course visiting the skyscrapers! Also the indoor sports season is great with the world famous Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks playing from October through April at the United Center.
I grew up in Chicago and nearly everything in the video was just a short walk from my house. Spent Summers on the beach, at the zoo, the museums, biking along the lakeshore, listening to live music coming out of the blues bars ... I wasn't of drinking age but sure appreciated the free music! I knew a lot of "hidden gems," places you wouldn't believe were in the middle of the city. Walk along some of the side streets at night where nearly every home had stained or beveled glass windows, the lights from inside would sparkle like rainbows as you walked by ... I was lucky to grow up where I did.
Yes, Chicago is home to McDonald's. The world headquarters is in Chicago, with two unique McDoanald's restaurants in town. Both sell McDonald's items from around the world. One is a dedicated McDonald's restaurant separate from the global building that is tied for the largest McDonald's restaurant at 19,000 sq, ft. (The Orlando location is also 19,000 sq, ft.) However, the McDonald's restaurant, built into the global headquarters building, also features an international menu. Hamburger University, inside the corporate campus, is where future franchising management is taught how to run a McDonald's restaurant and where McDonald's has its test kitchens for testing future menu items that will be sold globally. The corporate office building of McDonald's is built on the former site of Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios, where her talk show was filmed. The world headquarters of McDonald's in Chicago spans an area of 480,000 sq, ft. So, in a way, the world's largest McDonald's is on the global campus since it has a full-functioning restaurant open to the public built into it. It's the largest McDonalds building/restaurant on the planet. The Starbucks shown in the video here in Chicago is also the world's largest Starbucks. Starbucks decided to build its largest and final Starbucks Reserve and Roastery location in Chicago since Chicago was home to the first ever Starbucks built outside of their hometown of Seattle, where they are headquartered. Chicago marked Starbuck's first-ever expansion in the company's history. Of the six "Reserve and Roastery" locations built worldwide, Chicago has the largest one. It spans a grand total of 5 floors and 43,000 sq, ft. in total floor space.
I’ve lived there for over 20 years and I still find parts of it stunning! He totally missed out on one of the main attractions which is the observation deck of Willis Tower. It’s over 1000’ up and you can see so much of the city. This video only scratches the surface of the city.
As a Chicagoan this is not a tour of Chicago this is a promotional video for specific businesses. You definitely don't need an expensive tour guide to tour Chicago. It's an easy city to navigate.
I love Chicago! My brother lives near Chicago and is often in the city so he was a great guide. We packed a lot in and it has become my absolute favorite big city. I lived in Houston and have been to LA and NYC but Chicago takes the number one spot for me.
Chicago in the summer is incredible. Chicago in the winter sucks. Grew up in the area and still love going back. I went back for a concert last month and everyone I talked to who had never been said the same thing…So pretty, so clean, so much to do.
This tour guide seemed to be mainly interested in eating and snacking, but seemed to be doing a good job of the food & beverage. You should visit, and not miss out on the museums, and some of the cultural events. A summer concert in the Pritzger Pavilion, and visits to the Art Institute, the Field Museum (think dinosaur skeletons), and the Aquarium would be good additions. The architectural boat tours, into the river and out onto the lake is something every visitor should experience. If you plan to make a trip, give me a heads up, and I can make time to do a little guide duty. I'm a semi retired architect who has lived here since college. Also winters aren't as bad, with global warming doing its thing.
I live in Chicago. It is a wonderful city. The museums, food, parks (by law the lakefront must be public land) so lots of fresh air and recreation. It does get colder in winter usually in the 20s f, lately there has been less snow in the winter so that’s disappointing. Not to brag but where I live on the north side I can walk out my door and in 20 seconds have a swim in Lake Michigan. Blessed to live here, great city.
The riverboat tour is a great way to see the city and learn about its unique architecture. If you plan to do a lot of walking, schedule the boat tour for the late afternoon and let your feet rest for an hour.
Chicagoan here. I live in East Lakeview down the street from several of the stops shown. Summers in Chicago are incredible. The “castle” you remarked on at the beginning is an old water tower and one of the few buildings to survive the Chicago Fire. The moniker “Second City” comes from the fact the city rebuilt after the fire. Samoa flavor is based on a Girl Scout Cookie and is a shortbread base with coconut, caramel and chocolate. Wrigley field was fully renovated a few years ago and is famous for its old ivy covered walls. McDonald’s is headquartered in Chicago. The best part of the bean is standard underneath the center of it and looking up. The curves create a strange sensation of depth. The nearby park is a gorgeous place to pass some time. The footage of Wrigley was taken during the winter. They set up a Christmas Market outside and rides and bars inside. The lower floors on Marina City is parking. It’s condominiums above. Chicagos motto is “Urbs in Horto” or City in a Garden. It was designed such that most everyone is within walking distance of a park.
Thank you for your reaction video Lav. That video was nice. There is so much more bro to my beautiful city. I'm a City worker here in Chicago, a good 4 days and nights and you can get to see a ton of Chicago. The traffic is a pain, but its all about timing and side streets when dealing with the traffic. Chicago is dope ! Hope you get a chance to check it out bro! For you all that read the comments, if you ever in the chi, and need help finding anything here let me know. I have no problem helping!
Hi, I'm from Chicago. To your questions on those funky looking twin buildings, yes, the bottom floors are parking and the upper floors are commercial and residential. Very iconic of Chicago. In regards to the weather, it did look like parts of the video you were watching were done at different times of the year. But holiday decorations and festivals, etc. do start pretty early. Some of the downtown shopping streets and other neighborhoods do keep those tree lights on all year round, so not just around the holidays. As for the weather, winters can get pretty gnarly cold so I don't recommend coming between say December and February. Summers can get really, really hot and humid, so perhaps try coming either in the spring or autumn months - though I know some locals might say we hardly ever see those seasons around here, because some years it goes from summer to full blown winter in a matter of a week haha This year (2024) we are actually enjoying some really nice autumn days! Those bridges along the river go up and down during the day at scheduled times to allow boat traffic to and from the lake, and it's pretty cool to watch the bridges move. Another thing - the guy from the video unfortunately didn't go to some of the other spots around the lakefront where you can get even more spectacular skyline views, like from the Adler Planetarium and also Navy Pier (an actual pier which is now mostly a tourist hotspot but there are spaces for special events and conventions). And yes, the lakefront does have a number of sandy beaches (believer it or not, sand is actually brought in for them!) and very long stretches of paved ways to walk or bike alongside the water. And one last thing, the city has a multitude of really cool neighborhoods with local festivals and awesome restaurants. Overall and not just because I'm from Chicago, but the city is a great alternative to New York but it's smaller, cleaner, less congested/populated, and yet has wonderful museums, architecture, neighborhoods, entertainment options, unique things, etc.
Hi Thurs, I have driven to Chicago many times and what I find so interesting is you can start to see the skyscrapers about 20 miles out of town on a clear day. The downtown area is really fantastic and beautiful and once you get in a downtown hotel you can walk in any direction and find most anything you want. Lots of public transportation and what I enjoy is if you fly into O'hare airport you can get a train right to the downtown area without getting off. Like most large cities it is very expensive downtown. Also like most cities there are many places do you not want to visit just because of safety. It is a very diverse city so you can find any type of food you may ever want. If you go west out of town it is so large you will drive many miles to get out of the smaller towns within Chicago. Really a nice place to visit but it is Very Hot in the summer and Bitter Cold in the winter. The winds coming off of Lake Michigan in the winter are dreadful. You would love visiting. I just love to watch your reactions because you notice every detail like you did in this one counting all of the bridges. You do great work and I appreciate your work. Sometimes, also like you did on this one you act as a small child when you see amazing things. I really enjoy those type of reactions. Many Americans would say oh that just Chicago. To you it is a wonderland.
The weather in Chicago in the winter is not as bad as people make it out to be. Yes, there are frigid blasts on occasion, and certainly there are times when the "Hawk" comes in off the lake, but it is more a case of people who simply hate Chicago because of it being the more typical American city, etc. rather than the reality of what the weather is like. Besides, in the winter Chicago has HUGE, POPULAR things to do in the winter. It is the third largest city in the US, and it is a city that never sleeps, even in winter.
I live in Chicago, this is the home of the skyscraper. Some of the greatest architecture in the world is here. The Castle is a water tower and the pumping station for the water tower. They are the only things that survived the 1871 Chicago fire that burned down the entire city. Lake Michigan is referred to as our front yard because the lake front several parks. Wrigley Field is one of the oldest stadiums in the country. Chicago is the Corporate headquarters for McDonalds. It isn’t The Bean, the actual name is Cloud Gate. Lake Michigan is a huge fresh water lake and part of the Great Lake system that holds 20% of the world’s fresh water. It is so large that you cannot see across it. We always have twinkle lights in the trees, it looks nice. At Marina City the first section is parting for the Condominiums above. It gets cold because we are in the upper mid-west and the wind blows down across the planes from Canada. It channels through the concrete canyons and skyscrapers and can lift you off your feet. The flip side is the summers are beautiful from the end of May through the end of September. The Autumn is also really nice and the Christmas season is decorated everywhere. Don’t come from January through the middle of April unless you don’t mind the cold. It can still snow the end of April.
I live here! Yeah this is a super entry level guide to Chicago. There's SOOOOO much to do and see in every neighborhood. Definitely visit in the summer or fall for good weather.
Chicago has over 300 bridges total, 37 of them open to allow ship traffic. There are port facilities 15 miles or more upstream that serve both Great Lakes and oceangoing vessels.
Please come and visit us! In the summer, the heat is miserable but there are different neighborhood festivals every weekend. You can swim in Lake Michigan--we have 26 miles of lakefront and many beaches. The best weather is in October, when it tends to be mild, dry, and sunny. There is still plenty to do and see. You don't have to spend all your time eating, like this guy did, haha, but you'll find good food in every price range wherever you go. And people are friendly!
Native Chicagoan here. You are very observant, made good comments and asked good questions. I wished so much that I could just be there to answer them for you. Chicago is a fabulous city. You have to visit it and visit several times because there's just way too much to do. And I mean every season. yes McDonald’s headquarters is in Chicago. They started here, we also have hamburger University and their corporate headquarters, that Starbucks is four stories and has all sorts of really amazing things to experience within, don't just stay with downtown the neighborhood of Chicago (seven of them) are each unique and have so much to do. Of course the food is great here with all sorts of ethnicity and variety. Definitely take an architectural tour, a couple of cruises. He didn't even touch on the fabulous museums. I mean if you don't like winter well come anyway because come when we have Christkindlmarket outdoors, during the holiday parade, be sure to see the Joffrey ballet, go to spend your time indoors. You can spend a whole indoor day at the art Institute of Chicago, oh my goodness, the museum of science and industry is fabulous, Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, shed aquarium. I've had visitors from overseas come and they swear to me they hate museums and I tell them give me one hour museum, if you don't like it, we'll go I promise and will have to drag them out and they want to go back. So much to do in each of the museums very interactive. Oh, I'm getting it too long. And I haven't even mentioned coming if you have a specialty interest yourself such as, NASCAR, running a marathon, sailing, he didn't even touch the tip of the iceberg for all the many street festivals. Check out the Choose Chicago website online that might help give you a few additional ideas. Hope you decided to visit. We are also very, very friendly midwesterners. Public transportation is very good and reliable whether you take the subway or the metro train so don't limit yourself to stay in a hotel that's expensive in the downtown area. You can get where you want and stay out in a neighborhood a lot less cost. We also have Uber and Lyft available, my goodness I didn't even even mention the Air And Water Show. Oh so much more I just can't go on. I am taking too long. ❤️ Chicago
Hi! Yes, Chicago is beautiful and fabulous in the summer! We have lots of free festivals in the summer and concerts big (Lollapalooza, Jazz Fest, Blues Fest, Gospel Fest, Riot Fest) and small. Gorgeous Lake Michigan has beaches and grassy areas (you can walk from your downtown office or apartment), Lincoln Park Zoo and the Museum campus (Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium). The Bean sits in Millenium Park, which is attached to Grant Park. Worth a visit. The Starbucks Roastery is 5 stories tall and is the largest Starbucks in the world. You can have a meal there too. Quite nice. Marina City is an apartment complex with car parking on the lower floors. The building has restaurants, a hotel, House of Blues concert venue and a bowling alley as well. There is much more to Chicago that this video did not show. Examples are the Museum of Science and Industry, Navy Pier (boat tours, water taxis, food, a hotel), Nascar races, downtown and the theater district, all kinds of restaurants, jazz clubs, blues clubs, the riverwalk, Taste of Chicago, comedy clubs (Second City, Zanies) and you have to ride the L. Come join us!
Chicago is beautiful and has something to do for everyone. I never get tired of exploring. Of course, it's at its most beautiful from April- October, but fall and winter can be beautiful too. There's a popular saying here, "If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. It will change." It might not always change right away, but bad weather doesn't last long, and the beautiful days far outweigh the bad.
I've never been to New York City, but Chicago is my favorite big city. Whenever you want to fly into Chicago, Thurston, I'll meet you there. Only about a 3.5 hour drive for me. All of those bridges are on the Chicago River, as it goes through downtown Chicago, on its way to Lake Michigan.
Well, I’m a Texan but I lived in downtown Chicago for 10 years and I walked every single street. There is in that city and it is so awesome to live there.
Chicago is really one of the best cities in North America tbh. It always gets a bad wrap, but it is beautiful. The history is also very impactful to the history of the US. As a queer person who grew up in downstate Illinois, Chicago was always a beacon of hope to me, so I'm biased. It makes me think that's what some people from England must feel like in relation to London
I live about 30 miles to west of downtown. Chicago is the most beautiful city in the country! It can be cold in the middle of winter but by far best architecture best food best vibe best everything! Marina city is really cool. The apartments are shaped kind of like pie pieces. There is parking in the lower section of the building. It also at one point had almost everything you would need to live so it was set up to be a self-contained village. My daughter and I go to the Starbucks regularly. Chicago also has great transportation modes so I can jump on a train for eight dollars get downtown either walk taxi Uber whatever. I normally walk and sometimes walk for 2 miles. I absolutely love Chicago. Everything you see on the news is not accurate. Chicago is clean,beautiful and it is a great place to visit and even better place to live! As you can tell, I love my city. Anything you could ever want find or need you can find it in Chicago!
We do get mild and sunny days in the winter too. Looks like a perfect winter 3 days they has here. Our winters are cold though. By the way it's the shore of Lake Michigan, although it appears to be the ocean. This is fresh water.
Chicago is known for its architecture perhaps more than any other city in the world. It also has great museums (especially the Art Institute of Chicago with its Impressionist collection and the Field Museum of Natural History with two of the most massive dinosaurs in the world). But there are so many other great museums. An architectural boat and/or walking tour is a must. Anyone interested in Frank Lloyd Wright should tour his home, studio, and many homes in the suburb of Oak Park. Chicago’s food is famous - street and high end cuisine. It is a city known for its neighborhoods and all summer long different cultural festivals. It is also famous for its music: especially the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the blues and jazz clubs. It also is known for comedy. The entire lakefront (lots of beaches) in Chicago is public space. Many tourists are surprised that you can’t see the shore across the lake: Lake Michigan is actually an inland sea. It is where I grew up so I can attest that the climate is miserable: extremes of hot and cold. To me, the early autumn is the time to visit but summers are also fun even though it is very hot and humid. There basically is no spring: There is snow into April and then suddenly it’s summer. Wrigley Field is one of the last old classic downtown baseball stadiums and if the Cubs are playing definitely catch a game. I love the city and the people of the city are unpretentious and have that Midwestern “friendliness” in a multicultural and cosmopolitan city of the world.
Conde Nast has named Chicago the number one city to visit in the United States for the last eight years straight. It's easily one of the most underrated cities in the world. It's got a great neighborhood culture outside of the downtown area and miles of both natural and manmade beaches inside the city limits.
I went to Minneapolis every summer to see family as I was growing up. They have 3 lakes u can walk/jog/bike around where u have a perfect view of the city skyline. I always thought it was so trippy being in nature while also being in the city, lol. I know green spaces within major cities have become more and more popular but that was my first exposure to it back in the 80s/90s 😊
My dad is the architect who designed the first McDonald’s Hamburger U (not this new one)! Chicagoans come out of the woodwork when we see someone reacting to our city. It’s fun to see the surprises.
Chicago is the best city in the summer, the beaches, outdoor dining, street festivals. The fall through New Year is cooler (sometimes super cold) but so beautiful, and festive to rival New York.
Yes, in the core part of downtown Chicago, there's a bridge over the river just about every block, as you'd expect in a major city. It helps that the Chicago River is not an especially large river, so it is relatively easy to bridge (compared to something like the Hudson or the Thames or the Potomac). For comparison, look at some other cities with moderate-sized rivers like the Chicago. The Scioto for example has fourteen bridges within 16-20 blocks of each other (depending on how you count) on the west side of downtown Columbus, which is a much smaller city. Granted, there are two interstate highways involved in that, but still, traffic is crossing the river. The much twistier Cuyahoga River is bridged fourteen times within a mile (as the crow flies) of Lake Erie, and again, Cleveland is nowhere near as large as Chicago. The Milwaukee is bridged 17 times in about that many blocks (give or take a couple, depending on how you count; it's less than a mile and a half). And so on. London and New York and DC have much larger rivers, so they have fewer, larger bridges each carrying more traffic, because another little bridge every block or so doesn't make as much sense when each of the bridges would have to be six or eight or ten blocks long. But the bridges in Chicago aren't long; with a couple of exceptions (due to diagonals), they're generally less than a block long (so they're spaced more than their length apart from one another), and they're at grade, so they're *much* smaller and cheaper than the superstructure-laden multi-span bridges in New York and London.
As a lifelong 64 year old Chicagoan who now lives in the 'burbs but commutes to the city? We have a spectacularly beautiful city with so much more to offer than could be covered in a video such as this. Food, architecture, sports, arts, museums and on and on. Come experience it for yourself!! And Go Cubs!
As a former Chicago tourist guide, come visit, the city has thousands of restaurants, Chinatown, Little Italy, great Mexican food, great Polish food, a plethora of international cuisine. It’s where the brownie, Hostess Twinkie, malted milkshake, the zipper, roller skates and more were invented, as well as the former candy capital of America (Lemonheads, Snickers Bar, Fannie May Chocolates, etc were birthed here) It’s been called the most American of big cities.
19:22 This enormously ugly building -- the Merchandise Mart -- has a fascinating history. Built in the 1930s, it was a warehouse, but also a mall, from which wholesale buyers from all over the country descended to purchase practically every type of merchandise available. You could consider it the Amazon of the 1940s, 50s, 60s. The Merchandise Mart was the world's largest building when it opened in 1930. It was so big, it was considered a "city within a city" and had its own zip code.
Hello from California. Search for a video of the Chicago River during St Patrick's Day holiday. I just watched your Seattle video reaction and clicked on this one too. I've visited 33 US states so far and San Francisco, Seattle, and Chicago are my favorite cities. I hope you're able to make it across the pond for a visit soon.
I know a few people who live in the Marina City Towers, the round ones on the river locally known as the corncobs. They are surprisingly affordable to rent (last year, I saw a one bedroom unit was renting for about $2200/month), considering their location and the views from the huge balconies. Inside, the apartments are pie-shaped, expanding outward in an arc from the hallway entrance. If you work in the north Loop, it’s a short walk to the office.
Chicago is amazing, especially in the summer. Winter is cold but not as much as people think. Beautiful place - I've lived in both NYC and Chicago. Both amazing but Chicago is so much more affordable and has a million things to see and do. BTW there's over 20 beaches in the city of Chicago and some more in the surrounding suburbs
Wrigley Field is one of the oldest stadiums in the country. Most American cities have long gotten rid of their old stadiums, except for Chicago and Boston. Even Yankee Stadium in NY was demolished and a new Yankee Stadium was built right next to the old one.
Best food, best architecture, stunning beaches and lakefront, is a reason Condé Nast travel has voted Chicago the top US city to visit seven years in a row.. so much more to see than this video and areas beyond Wrigleyville and downtown.
I've spent a lot of time in London and have made very good friends there. Back in the 2000's I made a very conscious effort to move there. And the offer came to move but I turned it down because I was in love. My English friends came to Chicago soon after and, after seeing the city, said 'why would you ever want to leave Chicago'. I thought about it and they were right. So, I have been here now for about 35 years. I still fly over to London for long weekends three or four times a year and love every second of it but am glad I live here in Chicago.
Marina City has lower levels of parking then many floors of pie wedge shaped apartments and condos. My friend has a place on the 40th floor, with exquisite views!! I lived in Chicago for 20 years, and even though I live in a small rural village now…. I consider Chicago as “home”!!
He didn't even go to the museum campus. It's a peninsula with The Field Museum, The Shedd Aquarium, The Adler Planetarium and Soldier Field. It's a horrible place to build an outdoor stadium for a sport that happens during the winter, but it looks so cool.
I live about 40 miles north of Chicago about three miles from Lake Michigan. Chicago is a beautiful city. It’s not exactly on the coast, it’s on the shore of Lake Michigan. I went to school (post college) in Chicago. Loved it. You need to see it at night, either on a cruise up the Chicago River or from out on the lake. Stunning.
Chicago is my second favorite city in the United States. Lake Michigan stays pretty cold year round. Winter in like 80% of the U.S. is colder from November to March. Architecture, arts and culture are top notch. Might be biased because my Aunt played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and my cousin runs his production and filming company there.
It was glossed over but the Art Institute is world class. Also, not mentioned, are the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium which are downtown as well.
I was born and grew up in Chicago (in one of the apartment buildings very close to Wrigley Field!). It's a great and beautiful city, though I probably didn't appreciate it properly as a kid because it was just where I lived, and there was no place to compare it to; I didn't realize how exceptional it was. Now I do! Great architecture, great views, great food, great culture (an outstanding local theater scene, and music of all kinds)... it has a lot to offer a visitor. Marina City, the towers that you were wondering about, have parking on the bottom 20 levels (in a spiral), and then 40 floors of apartments, each radiating out from the middle so that each unit has a balcony to the outside.
Part of the Decree of City Planners was to keep the lakefront Free & Clear of obstruction(which) made it easy to keep back most Over Development. We have several beaches & Greenery that span the length of the city & there only a couple of buildings near or on the lakefront. In the summer there is so much to see & do and The Food😋 If you eat it? You can find it in Chgo. The Winters can be a bear but if you're hearty, you'll love fhe holiday season. The city lights up with the Xmas Spirit & Several outdoor activities(like) a German MarketFest called ChrisKindle & numerous light shows. Even the Neighborhood homes go all out w/the decorations. I can honestly Love this City.❤
Also we reversed the flow of the Chicago River to protect the lake. One longtime ago, we have water cribs that provide our drinking water it was created in the late 1800's look it up it was a huge project for the time period
looks good, I have technically been to Chicago, because I went to boot camp (Navy basic training) in Great Lakes, Illinois. But I was not one of the lucky ones who was given a few hours in Chicago before leaving for Basic Enlisted Submarine School. I was in the group that got bussed directly to ORD airport and put on a plane to Groton, Connecticut, USA! Someday I have to go and check out Chicago. 🙂 btw at Groton is the Thames River, and across from that is New London! It's where the puddle pirates (the United States Coast Guard) have their academy where they train officers. It's weird because the name of the submarine base at Groton is technically "New London Naval Submarine Base" but I always forget because nobody actually calls it that. Everybody calls it "Sub Base Groton" or simply "Groton". 🙂
Chicago is consistently named a ( if not THE) top city in the US. Now I may be biased because it happens to be the city that I call home, but it is a beautiful city with so much to offer.
Will have to take a look at the other videos, because it still has so much to see, like "Taste of Chicago", the Sears Tower ( yes I know the name of it has changed, but it will always be Sears Tower to me), etc. 💜
I moved to England many years back for a year and when I set to return home to finish my senior year of uni my British boyfriend came with me. He was a bit unhappy that everything was so close together and that everything was straight and flat.
Then we went downtown and he saw Lake Michigan. He was like, "Wtf ocean is that?" I said, "It's Lake Michigan." He said, "But you can't see to the other side. Surely that's an ocean. lol I said no, it's a lake, and it's not even the biggest Great Lake.
love this!!!
My favorite city in the Country. Those who know, know. Lots of haters out there due to propaganda, but Chicago is spectacular.
Yes it is.
Agreed. It is like an upscale new york. Has everything new york has to offer, but cleaner and nice people. It does have some problems that I would not say it is propaganda. Altough It's definitely exaggerated . But it really needs to start taking care of them. Chicago is not only my favorite city in America, but the world. And I think that is saying a lot since I worked as a travel guide for 15 years and have visited pretty much everywhere.
Absolutely agree.
Propaganda? You’ve elected the biggest morons as mayors including the current moron. Chicago is also easily the most corrupt big city in the country. When you send your kids to college out of state and SAVE money as my cousin who lives in Kenilworth did, your city and state stinks 😂
@@robertofernandez7773Exactly
New York scale and urban density, but with Midwestern kindness and hospitality
Mix in a rich culture in music and theatre and food and you’ve got a world-class city
Thank you for featuring this video on Chicago. I’m born and raised in Chicago, and very proud. Chicago has everything anybody would want. The people that run Chicago down were probably never here.
My family has lived there almost 100 years now. It deserves the reputation. Anyone that doesn’t live up to the ideals they espouse deserves to be called out and as a collective of people Chicago fails. It is based on the ideas of liberalism and is ironically known for corruption.
I'm riding my bicycle up route 66 in '25, finishing in Chicago is going to be awesome. Planning on staying a week or so and enjoy it. Do some fun tourist stuff.
@@Travisml3 "It is based on the ideas of liberalism..." LOL, he says as if that's a bad thing. Enjoy life in whatever culturally irrelevant, conservative "safe place" you're hiding in. Typical close minded conservative afraid of the big bad liberal boogyman.
Chicago was named the second most beautiful city in the world in 2021, beating out Paris and behind only Prague, according to 27,000 global readers of the website Time Out.
And Condé Nast traveler has listed Chicago as THE #1 City to visit in the United States for the last eight years consecutively.
Chicago is considered to be the most American City of Cities.
Appreciate your appreciation of Chicago. That video limits itself to downtown/Streeterville, Lincoln Park, and Wrigleyville (which makes sense for a 3-day visit, but anything longer than that, you need to get out more!) To answer your reaction questions:
-RE skyscrapers - yes the first skyscrapers were built in Chicago, and our skyline is the best in the world because it became a hub of architectural innovation first, after it was rebuilt following the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Chicago has TWO “schools” of architectural design, and the Second Chicago School (also called the “International School”) is the glass-and-steel design that predominates modern architecture globally to this day, established by Mies Van Der Rohe who was the last director of the Bauhaus School in Germany before coming to Chicago to run IIT after the Bauhaus was shut down by the Nazis in 1933;
-RE Monroe Harbor - yes, Chicago in summer is second-to-none. You can walk, bike, and sail all along the full breadth of the lakefront, which is entirely free and open to the public. You cannot carry alcohol openly, but take a picnic on the lawn and stick it in a brown bag and you’ll be fine. Or better yet, picnic at an open-air concert at the outdoor Pritzker Pavillion in Millennium Park, and sit on grass listening to live music that sounds just like you’re in a concert hall;
-RE Wrigley Field - no stadiums in the US look like that either. It is the U.S.’s oldest baseball stadium and completely integrated in the neighborhood, instead of surrounded by asphalt and parking lots like ALL so-called “modern” stadiums are. It’s old and antiquated but also a time capsule and the best place to experience a baseball game. The later video of its interior appears to be from winter (because summer is baseball season so either it’s either Cubs baseball games or summer concerts or events they rent the stadium out for when they’re away);
-RE McDonald’s Test Kitchen and food halls - yes Chicago is home to McDonald’s (which a lot of people don’t know). If you like a food hall downtown just as good as Fulton Market’s (but less ostentatious) head to Revival Food Hall at the NE corner of W. Adams & S. Clark St. you’ll have your choice of a dozen high-quality food vendors (cuisine-quality food at take-out prices). But the best eats in Chicago are in its neighborhoods - for instance for classic Italian cuisine in restaurants fit for the Sopranos go to the 2400 block of S. Oakley Ave. in the micro-neighborhood Heart of Chicago (yes that’s the name) the remnant of what used to be a larger Italian neighborhood decades ago now between the largely Mexican-American neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little Village. Just a bit further down 26th St. in Little Village (“La Villita” in Spanish) and you’ll find yourself in a place resembling a Mexican town, with the most authentic tacos in North America; for soul food head to the South Loop or Bronzeville (or any Harold’s Chicken); for authentic Vietnamese pho go to Little Saigon” on W. Argyle & N. Broadway; or have Chinese dim-sum for Sunday brunch in Chinatown; or find yourself a food truck anywhere some of the best eats in Chicago are from a hard-hustling food truck vendors like the ones who park on E. Monroe just off of the Art Institute which…
RE arts and museums - the Art Institute contains the world’s largest collection of Impressionism outside the Mussée d’Orsay in Paris (our Sister City - there’s a Parisian Metro entrance at S. Michigan Ave. & E. Van Buren). You can feast your eyes on Monet’s haystacks, water lillies, and London pieces, and then feast on a range of the best breadth of street food options you’ll find anywhere in the world. Then head to Cindy’s for a drink at a rooftop bar with a view of Millennium Park and the buildings, parks, and lake surrounding it!
-RE the lakefront - if you like to bike, for the best view of the skyline behind the lake, head north to Montrose Beach Bird Sanctuary, walk along the breakwater, and take it all in (and then go to the beach cafe by the boat house). You can bike downtown from the lakefront path north past Oak Street and North Avenue beaches, cross Lake Shore Drive at the pedeay bridge there, then north to the Lincoln Park lagoons whose views you were in love with, and then from there by Lincoln Park Zoo, through the lakefront parks on the west side of the drive, then at Diversey (2800N) or Belmont (3200N) go back under the drive through the tunnels and follow the lakefront trail all the way to Montrose (or further, if you like) and then east from there along the water of the harbor to the Bird Sanctuary.
Side note: there’s a grid system whose axis is State St. & Madison Ave. so ALL the addresses in the whole city correspond to one another, and it’s nearly impossible to get lost. You can always orient yourself anywhere, and easily convert distance to km (800= 1 mile so 500= 1 km. being 5/8s mile) so if you’re at Montrose, that’s 4400N which is 5.5 miles north of Madison, or just under 9 km.) The lake angles westward though, so the further north you go, the further the lake creeps west, and the further south you go, the further it curves east.
Chicago is under-appreciated as a tourist destination. Having lived in Paris and Chicago (and New York and Los Angeles and a few other global cities besides) I still think it’s the most beautiful city in the world. Our skyline along the lakefront and multiple other angles besides beats any city’s anywhere, and our food culture is among the finest in the world, at all levels of the income scale. Come eat, then bike it off, through our parks and beaches, or walk it off, downtown, in our neighborhoods, and in our world-class museums. We have amazing works of public art aside from “Cloud Gate” (a.k.a. “the Bean”) so you can come find our Picasso, Chagall, and Calder statues and murals too (or our Diego Rivera-inspired murals in Pilsen and Little Village).
There’s so much to offer to anyone and everyone, from classy to cost-conscious travelers, from art-and-architecture-lovers to sports fans, from casual strollers to hard-core cyclists, from foodies to casual diners, and the friendliest people any lost tourist could hope to find themselves next to….
Hi Mayor Johnson.!
Chicago is the most underrated city in the country. It is the culinary capital of the US. The architecture is amazing. It has beautiful parks and beaches. It has world renowned museums and a planetarium. It has great comedy and music scenes. House music was born in Chicago. Many huge comedians are from Chicago including Robin Williams, Chris Farley, Bill Murray, Jane Lynch, John Mulaney, John C. Riley, etc. And Chicago is a big sports town. Win or lose, Chicago sports fans are some of the most passionate and loyal fans in the country. It’s cleaner than New York and the people are friendlier. Does Chicago have some neighborhoods that are not so great? Of course. Every major city does. Does the city have problems they need to work on? Hell yeah. But the news makes Chicago seem like a much worse city than it is.
The Chicago slander is ridiculous.
Don’t you dare drag Chris Farley into this. Lol. Definitely not from Chicago.
@@londonstories161 He's from nearby Wisconsin but his pre-SNL career was based in Chicago and it's the city that "put him on the map"
@@NYCOPERAFAN Born and raised in Madison. Spent his summers in northern Wisconsin as a camp counselor. Went to school in Milwaukee. Worked for his dad outside of Madison. SPENT 2 YEARS AT 2nd city. Then moved on to SNL in New York. Chris Farley wasn’t from Chicago.
@@londonstories161 In any case Wisconsin has little or nothing to do with his comedy career given it's close to non-existent comedy and performing arts scene. It's quite common for midwest natives from other states (mostly places to be FROM not continue to live in for more ambitious types) to truly establish themselves in Chicago (not to mention NYC, LA etc.)
May through October, Chicago is the best city in the country. I love winter, so I would include the other months as well. Plus, you get football, basketball and hockey during that time to keep you busy.
Yes! October baby!!
Everyone sleeps on Chicago. There is so much to offer in the City. I don't care what anyone says, the Chicago skyline is the BEST in the US.
Winter is museum time! And, it’s not always bitterly cold-you can take advantage of those gorgeous crisp sunny days when the temperature gets above 30 and enjoy a walk along the lakefront.
Yes Chicago is great to visit during Christmas. 🎄
Too bad the Bears, Cubs, White Sox, and Bulls all stink lol. Go 90 minutes north to watch some real professionals play ball.
@@stich21 I’m good thanks. I stay loyal to my Bears and Cubbies no matter what.
The bridges over the river were all drawbridges - it’s really beautiful when they all open up to allow sailboats to pass. Chicago is second only to Amsterdam for the most moveable bridges in the world (37)
Chicago is fantastic and is the heart of America. I've lived here 64 years. The museums are first world class.
The skyscraper was invented in Chicago!
The Home Insurance Building was our first skyscraper, and the worlds first...
Chicago is underrated. People talk about New York and LA but Chicago is up there especially when you factor in cost of living.
Chicago is a clean, pretty, quieter version of NYC with better food and a lower cost of living.
But more crime. it's such a wild contrast. But I agree, I prefer Chicago to New York.
@@danielfrancis3736 The Crime is focused outside of the areas that a tourist would visit, nobody is going to the south side or west side.
@@shawnanderson6313there are a few safe neighborhoods on the south side too.
@@godzillamaster34 Agreed, that is why nobody is going there except for maybe a White Sox game or to visit the Museum of Science & Industry. The Tourist and suburban folks stay out of the South side unless they going to UC, which is safe.
@@danielfrancis3736 Not even true. Chicago doesn't even have that much crime compared to places like NYC, St. Louis, etc
Hi Lav, I like your videos! I was born and raised in Chicago and while this is a good video that you're reviewing, there's so much more. Marina City are the two "corn cob" towers that have parking about 1/3 up each tower. The "castle" that you mentioned is the "Water Tower", one of the few buildings that survived the "Great Chicago Fire of 1871".
Chicago is my favorite city to visit. It's perfect in September.
My daughter and I just took a train trip from Pittsburgh to Chicago for three day. Stay and absolutely loved it. We need to go back again and for her as a 22-year-old wanting to go back because she really enjoyed it. Put a smile on my face. I would highly recommend seeing the..
Go Steelers. Visited from the Philly burbs 5 years ago with the family and loved it
Chicago is on lake Michigan. The ocean is hundreds of miles from Chicago. One of the most beautiful city in 🇺🇸
God blessing everyone.
@@alapaticornell4391 is that because he said coast? Chicago definitely is on a coast. By definition a coast is where land meets the water.
@@joshf5341 Yes but it's called Lake SHORE not Lake COAST
@@harryballsak1123 Correct. Nobody would call it the coast.
@@harryballsak1123 I have heard both
@@thewolfdoctor761 that’s actually incorrect. I have heard both terms used.
Hi buddy! I'm from Chicago. It's the cleanest city in the U.S. and gets voted best big city in the U.S. year after year! Great video bro!
I lived in Chicago in the seventies for several years. Yes, Chicago is the "Windy City" and it can get very cold during the winter; but it's a beautiful city and the people there are welcoming and friendly. When I lived there it was known as the "Second City." Since then, LA has taken the second most populated spot making it the third city in population with a Texas city rapidly approaching that spot. Whatever ranking it has in population, Chicago is a super city to me! I especially love it around St. Patrick's Day when the Chicago River is dyed green.
Chicagoan here - just a few comments: the whole lake shore is either beaches or parks. Chicago has never had industry on the lake (the river is another matter). The “castle” on Michigan Avenue is the old water tower, a pumping station dating from 1869, which survived the 1871 Chicago Fire. Today it’s a museum, I think. The buildings that look like corn cobs is Marina City, with parking on the lower floors and apartments above.
Chicago also has several museums, planetarium, and aquarium south of Grant Park. The Shedd aquarium, field museum, and museum of science and industry are all MUST see visits for anyone that's able to spend any amount of time in Chicago.
I was born here in Chicago, I have spent my entire life here in Chicago. And, to be honest, it just keeps getting better and better here. As I get older, the amount of tourists is unbelievable....and I love every bit of it. I am proud to show off this city...you could spend 6 months here, and do something different each day . Cheers. And welcome.
The Chicago Starbucks that was briefly mentioned is the biggest in the world.
LOL!!
Two hour flight from Philly I love taking day trips to Chicago.. amazing architecture.. amazing food
Just 30 miles south of Chicago city center is the INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK. Chicago shares its southern border with Indiana. Indiana Dunes National Park is among the country's five “lesser known national parks to add to your bucket list,” according to National Geographic. With 2.75 million visitors in 2023, the park ranks 36th in attendance among 393 national parks, monuments and historic sites. Indiana Dunes is home to one of the most biologically diverse habitats in the nation. Hiking, RVing, swimming beaches with cold, crisp, clean, clear freshwater is a great way to explore this fascinating landscape. Traverse over 50 miles of trails that lead you through shorelines, dunes, wetlands, prairies, river systems, oak savannahs, cultural sites and more. LAKE MICHIGAN IS AN ENORMOUS INLAND SEA HOSTING INTERNATIONAL CARGO SHIP FREIGHTERS WITH PORTS IN CHICAGO AND INDIANA bordering both Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin, and the State of Michigan. The ginormous summer beach playground has excellent views of the Chicago skyline. I am always surprised visitors to Chicago often overlook this nearby National Park.
Chicago does not have a south border with Indiana. There is a small section were Chicago borders Hammond, Indiana to the east but all of Chicago's southern border is in Illinois.
I went there in day camp over 50 years ago. I would love to see it again.
Chicago has just been named the best city to visit for 8 yrs strait.
We are known for our architecture, the diverse neighborhoods, FOOD! (Put in your reservations now). The museum campus, theatre district. He didn't even hit up South Shore by the Museum of Science and Industry, site of the World's Fair. We have WORLD CLASS museums, restaurants, parks, beaches, & green space. Please come visit.
straight vs strait
And to add to that, large wide boulevards and parks/greenspaces are placed throughout the city to provide respite AND fire protection. It was pretty much totally rebuilt after the fire so a lot of care was take for layout and public spaces. Beyond that, Chicago takes nature very seriously. To wit, the city's motto is: "Urbs in Horto" city in a garden. Do come for a visit!
@@ChrisSherbak you make is sound so tempting! with all that fire prevention talk?? are large boulevards and 🔥 euphanisms??
@@Marcel_Audubon Not euphemisms at all! After the Great Fire they were very concerned how quickly it spread thru the city so they wanted to add features to help IF it ever happened again. Diagonal streets to get around faster and the inclusion of wide boulevards and many green spaces are basically all features of fire prevention strategies.
I grew up here and since I moved it's made me appreciate Chicago so much more. It's the best summertime city in the country, there's so much to do. The architecture is beautiful and for a large city the downtown area is very clean. It's also massive and all the different neighborhood have their own unique style and culture going back to the different ethnic groups that settled there generations ago. It's a must-go if you've never been there.
This was really good and it barely scratched the surface of a visit to Chicago. No one can ever get bored in this city. It has something for everyone (museums, sports, shopping, beaches, parks, theatre, concerts, architecture, world class food, ethnic neighborhoods, street festivals, nightlife, etc.). Definitely one of the best and most beautiful cities in the USA (just skip winter). Crime is only really a problem on the far West Side, and parts of the South Side--no one would have a reason to go to those places anyway. If it looks ghetto, skip it.
Great videos lately Mr. Luka, really enjoy your channel
Chicago is amazing throughout the year, you just need to acclimatize as the weather chills in October. The more you go outside when it’s chilly, the easier it is to tolerate the cold, snowy windy winter. Put on a parka and enjoy it!
Marina Towers is a condo/apartment complex, with hotels, restaurants, and a parking garage on the lower levels. 🙂
I wish I knew someone who lived in Marina Towers.
Excellent video! Thank you so much! Chicago is super fun to visit...and don't be as terrified of winter as some people say -- spring, summer and autumn are brilliant, but there is so much to do in Chicago that winter is still jam packed with events and sites -- Christmas festivals, a huge ice skating rink in Grant park surrounded by skyscrapers, all the museums which are world class and NOT boring, and of course visiting the skyscrapers! Also the indoor sports season is great with the world famous Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks playing from October through April at the United Center.
I grew up in Chicago and nearly everything in the video was just a short walk from my house. Spent Summers on the beach, at the zoo, the museums, biking along the lakeshore, listening to live music coming out of the blues bars ... I wasn't of drinking age but sure appreciated the free music! I knew a lot of "hidden gems," places you wouldn't believe were in the middle of the city. Walk along some of the side streets at night where nearly every home had stained or beveled glass windows, the lights from inside would sparkle like rainbows as you walked by ... I was lucky to grow up where I did.
Yes, Chicago is home to McDonald's. The world headquarters is in Chicago, with two unique McDoanald's restaurants in town. Both sell McDonald's items from around the world. One is a dedicated McDonald's restaurant separate from the global building that is tied for the largest McDonald's restaurant at 19,000 sq, ft. (The Orlando location is also 19,000 sq, ft.) However, the McDonald's restaurant, built into the global headquarters building, also features an international menu. Hamburger University, inside the corporate campus, is where future franchising management is taught how to run a McDonald's restaurant and where McDonald's has its test kitchens for testing future menu items that will be sold globally. The corporate office building of McDonald's is built on the former site of Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios, where her talk show was filmed. The world headquarters of McDonald's in Chicago spans an area of 480,000 sq, ft. So, in a way, the world's largest McDonald's is on the global campus since it has a full-functioning restaurant open to the public built into it. It's the largest McDonalds building/restaurant on the planet.
The Starbucks shown in the video here in Chicago is also the world's largest Starbucks. Starbucks decided to build its largest and final Starbucks Reserve and Roastery location in Chicago since Chicago was home to the first ever Starbucks built outside of their hometown of Seattle, where they are headquartered. Chicago marked Starbuck's first-ever expansion in the company's history. Of the six "Reserve and Roastery" locations built worldwide, Chicago has the largest one. It spans a grand total of 5 floors and 43,000 sq, ft. in total floor space.
I’ve lived there for over 20 years and I still find parts of it stunning! He totally missed out on one of the main attractions which is the observation deck of Willis Tower. It’s over 1000’ up and you can see so much of the city. This video only scratches the surface of the city.
As a Chicagoan this is not a tour of Chicago this is a promotional video for specific businesses. You definitely don't need an expensive tour guide to tour Chicago. It's an easy city to navigate.
I love Chicago! My brother lives near Chicago and is often in the city so he was a great guide. We packed a lot in and it has become my absolute favorite big city. I lived in Houston and have been to LA and NYC but Chicago takes the number one spot for me.
That statue is Ulysess S Grant. Lincoln is in Grant Park.
No, that's a Lincoln statue. Chicago has 5 different Lincoln statues.
McDonald's is headquartered in Chicago and so is also their test kitchen
Oakbbrook is chicago headquarters = 25 miles west of city in suburb
@@Steve-gx9ot Not in a long time.
@Steve-gx9ot Not anymore, they moved the headquarters to the West Loop in 2018. The new tennant of the old headquarters in Oak Brook is Ace Hardware.
Lived in the Chicago area and enjoyed every minute of my time there!
Chicago in the summer is incredible. Chicago in the winter sucks. Grew up in the area and still love going back. I went back for a concert last month and everyone I talked to who had never been said the same thing…So pretty, so clean, so much to do.
This tour guide seemed to be mainly interested in eating and snacking, but seemed to be doing a good job of the food & beverage. You should visit, and not miss out on the museums, and some of the cultural events. A summer concert in the Pritzger Pavilion, and visits to the Art Institute, the Field Museum (think dinosaur skeletons), and the Aquarium would be good additions. The architectural boat tours, into the river and out onto the lake is something every visitor should experience. If you plan to make a trip, give me a heads up, and I can make time to do a little guide duty. I'm a semi retired architect who has lived here since college. Also winters aren't as bad, with global warming doing its thing.
This is exactly what I was going to say.
I live in Chicago. It is a wonderful city. The museums, food, parks (by law the lakefront must be public land) so lots of fresh air and recreation. It does get colder in winter usually in the 20s f, lately there has been less snow in the winter so that’s disappointing. Not to brag but where I live on the north side I can walk out my door and in 20 seconds have a swim in Lake Michigan. Blessed to live here, great city.
The riverboat tour is a great way to see the city and learn about its unique architecture. If you plan to do a lot of walking, schedule the boat tour for the late afternoon and let your feet rest for an hour.
Chicagoan here. I live in East Lakeview down the street from several of the stops shown. Summers in Chicago are incredible. The “castle” you remarked on at the beginning is an old water tower and one of the few buildings to survive the Chicago Fire. The moniker “Second City” comes from the fact the city rebuilt after the fire. Samoa flavor is based on a Girl Scout Cookie and is a shortbread base with coconut, caramel and chocolate. Wrigley field was fully renovated a few years ago and is famous for its old ivy covered walls. McDonald’s is headquartered in Chicago. The best part of the bean is standard underneath the center of it and looking up. The curves create a strange sensation of depth. The nearby park is a gorgeous place to pass some time. The footage of Wrigley was taken during the winter. They set up a Christmas Market outside and rides and bars inside. The lower floors on Marina City is parking. It’s condominiums above. Chicagos motto is “Urbs in Horto” or City in a Garden. It was designed such that most everyone is within walking distance of a park.
Very nice. Chicago has great fishing also. Salmon run starts from late August thru November right from shore.
Thank you for your reaction video Lav. That video was nice. There is so much more bro to my beautiful city. I'm a City worker here in Chicago, a good 4 days and nights and you can get to see a ton of Chicago. The traffic is a pain, but its all about timing and side streets when dealing with the traffic. Chicago is dope ! Hope you get a chance to check it out bro! For you all that read the comments, if you ever in the chi, and need help finding anything here let me know. I have no problem helping!
Hi, I'm from Chicago. To your questions on those funky looking twin buildings, yes, the bottom floors are parking and the upper floors are commercial and residential. Very iconic of Chicago. In regards to the weather, it did look like parts of the video you were watching were done at different times of the year. But holiday decorations and festivals, etc. do start pretty early. Some of the downtown shopping streets and other neighborhoods do keep those tree lights on all year round, so not just around the holidays. As for the weather, winters can get pretty gnarly cold so I don't recommend coming between say December and February. Summers can get really, really hot and humid, so perhaps try coming either in the spring or autumn months - though I know some locals might say we hardly ever see those seasons around here, because some years it goes from summer to full blown winter in a matter of a week haha This year (2024) we are actually enjoying some really nice autumn days! Those bridges along the river go up and down during the day at scheduled times to allow boat traffic to and from the lake, and it's pretty cool to watch the bridges move. Another thing - the guy from the video unfortunately didn't go to some of the other spots around the lakefront where you can get even more spectacular skyline views, like from the Adler Planetarium and also Navy Pier (an actual pier which is now mostly a tourist hotspot but there are spaces for special events and conventions). And yes, the lakefront does have a number of sandy beaches (believer it or not, sand is actually brought in for them!) and very long stretches of paved ways to walk or bike alongside the water. And one last thing, the city has a multitude of really cool neighborhoods with local festivals and awesome restaurants. Overall and not just because I'm from Chicago, but the city is a great alternative to New York but it's smaller, cleaner, less congested/populated, and yet has wonderful museums, architecture, neighborhoods, entertainment options, unique things, etc.
Hi Thurs, I have driven to Chicago many times and what I find so interesting is you can start to see the skyscrapers about 20 miles out of town on a clear day. The downtown area is really fantastic and beautiful and once you get in a downtown hotel you can walk in any direction and find most anything you want. Lots of public transportation and what I enjoy is if you fly into O'hare airport you can get a train right to the downtown area without getting off. Like most large cities it is very expensive downtown. Also like most cities there are many places do you not want to visit just because of safety. It is a very diverse city so you can find any type of food you may ever want. If you go west out of town it is so large you will drive many miles to get out of the smaller towns within Chicago. Really a nice place to visit but it is Very Hot in the summer and Bitter Cold in the winter. The winds coming off of Lake Michigan in the winter are dreadful. You would love visiting.
I just love to watch your reactions because you notice every detail like you did in this one counting all of the bridges. You do great work and I appreciate your work. Sometimes, also like you did on this one you act as a small child when you see amazing things. I really enjoy those type of reactions. Many Americans would say oh that just Chicago. To you it is a wonderland.
I have seen Sears Tower as far as 60 miles away.
The weather in Chicago in the winter is not as bad as people make it out to be. Yes, there are frigid blasts on occasion, and certainly there are times when the "Hawk" comes in off the lake, but it is more a case of people who simply hate Chicago because of it being the more typical American city, etc. rather than the reality of what the weather is like. Besides, in the winter Chicago has HUGE, POPULAR things to do in the winter. It is the third largest city in the US, and it is a city that never sleeps, even in winter.
I live in Chicago, this is the home of the skyscraper. Some of the greatest architecture in the world is here. The Castle is a water tower and the pumping station for the water tower. They are the only things that survived the 1871 Chicago fire that burned down the entire city.
Lake Michigan is referred to as our front yard because the lake front several parks.
Wrigley Field is one of the oldest stadiums in the country.
Chicago is the Corporate headquarters for McDonalds.
It isn’t The Bean, the actual name is Cloud Gate.
Lake Michigan is a huge fresh water lake and part of the Great Lake system that holds 20% of the world’s fresh water. It is so large that you cannot see across it.
We always have twinkle lights in the trees, it looks nice.
At Marina City the first section is parting for the Condominiums above.
It gets cold because we are in the upper mid-west and the wind blows down across the planes from Canada. It channels through the concrete canyons and skyscrapers and can lift you off your feet. The flip side is the summers are beautiful from the end of May through the end of September. The Autumn is also really nice and the Christmas season is decorated everywhere. Don’t come from January through the middle of April unless you don’t mind the cold. It can still snow the end of April.
From just north of Chicago, as Kanye said, summertime Chicago is literally like no place else. Most folks I've met from the UK love the city.
I live here! Yeah this is a super entry level guide to Chicago. There's SOOOOO much to do and see in every neighborhood. Definitely visit in the summer or fall for good weather.
Chicago has over 300 bridges total, 37 of them open to allow ship traffic. There are port facilities 15 miles or more upstream that serve both Great Lakes and oceangoing vessels.
Chicago has a lot of really nice museums you can visit, especially during the winter!
Chicago in the summer is amazing!!! It’s so much fun, and it’s absolutely beautiful!!!
Please come and visit us! In the summer, the heat is miserable but there are different neighborhood festivals every weekend. You can swim in Lake Michigan--we have 26 miles of lakefront and many beaches. The best weather is in October, when it tends to be mild, dry, and sunny. There is still plenty to do and see. You don't have to spend all your time eating, like this guy did, haha, but you'll find good food in every price range wherever you go. And people are friendly!
Love at 15:44 the photo of the statue of Harry Carey and at 16:06 of the sign saying "Save Ferris" (if you know, you know, lol) 😎💜
Native Chicagoan here. You are very observant, made good comments and asked good questions. I wished so much that I could just be there to answer them for you. Chicago is a fabulous city. You have to visit it and visit several times because there's just way too much to do. And I mean every season. yes McDonald’s headquarters is in Chicago. They started here, we also have hamburger University and their corporate headquarters, that Starbucks is four stories and has all sorts of really amazing things to experience within, don't just stay with downtown the neighborhood of Chicago (seven of them) are each unique and have so much to do. Of course the food is great here with all sorts of ethnicity and variety. Definitely take an architectural tour, a couple of cruises. He didn't even touch on the fabulous museums. I mean if you don't like winter well come anyway because come when we have Christkindlmarket outdoors, during the holiday parade, be sure to see the Joffrey ballet, go to spend your time indoors. You can spend a whole indoor day at the art Institute of Chicago, oh my goodness, the museum of science and industry is fabulous, Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, shed aquarium. I've had visitors from overseas come and they swear to me they hate museums and I tell them give me one hour museum, if you don't like it, we'll go I promise and will have to drag them out and they want to go back. So much to do in each of the museums very interactive. Oh, I'm getting it too long. And I haven't even mentioned coming if you have a specialty interest yourself such as, NASCAR, running a marathon, sailing, he didn't even touch the tip of the iceberg for all the many street festivals. Check out the Choose Chicago website online that might help give you a few additional ideas. Hope you decided to visit. We are also very, very friendly midwesterners. Public transportation is very good and reliable whether you take the subway or the metro train so don't limit yourself to stay in a hotel that's expensive in the downtown area. You can get where you want and stay out in a neighborhood a lot less cost. We also have Uber and Lyft available, my goodness I didn't even even mention the Air And Water Show. Oh so much more I just can't go on. I am taking too long. ❤️ Chicago
I live in Chicago and literally have a lakeshore out my door. It’s a lovely place, good food, nice people.
Hi! Yes, Chicago is beautiful and fabulous in the summer! We have lots of free festivals in the summer and concerts big (Lollapalooza, Jazz Fest, Blues Fest, Gospel Fest, Riot Fest) and small. Gorgeous Lake Michigan has beaches and grassy areas (you can walk from your downtown office or apartment), Lincoln Park Zoo and the Museum campus (Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium). The Bean sits in Millenium Park, which is attached to Grant Park. Worth a visit. The Starbucks Roastery is 5 stories tall and is the largest Starbucks in the world. You can have a meal there too. Quite nice. Marina City is an apartment complex with car parking on the lower floors. The building has restaurants, a hotel, House of Blues concert venue and a bowling alley as well. There is much more to Chicago that this video did not show. Examples are the Museum of Science and Industry, Navy Pier (boat tours, water taxis, food, a hotel), Nascar races, downtown and the theater district, all kinds of restaurants, jazz clubs, blues clubs, the riverwalk, Taste of Chicago, comedy clubs (Second City, Zanies) and you have to ride the L. Come join us!
Chicago is beautiful and has something to do for everyone. I never get tired of exploring.
Of course, it's at its most beautiful from April- October, but fall and winter can be beautiful too.
There's a popular saying here, "If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. It will change." It might not always change right away, but bad weather doesn't last long, and the beautiful days far outweigh the bad.
I've never been to New York City, but Chicago is my favorite big city. Whenever you want to fly into Chicago, Thurston, I'll meet you there. Only about a 3.5 hour drive for me. All of those bridges are on the Chicago River, as it goes through downtown Chicago, on its way to Lake Michigan.
Well, I’m a Texan but I lived in downtown Chicago for 10 years and I walked every single street. There is in that city and it is so awesome to live there.
Chicago is really one of the best cities in North America tbh. It always gets a bad wrap, but it is beautiful. The history is also very impactful to the history of the US.
As a queer person who grew up in downstate Illinois, Chicago was always a beacon of hope to me, so I'm biased. It makes me think that's what some people from England must feel like in relation to London
I live about 30 miles to west of downtown. Chicago is the most beautiful city in the country! It can be cold in the middle of winter but by far best architecture best food best vibe best everything! Marina city is really cool. The apartments are shaped kind of like pie pieces. There is parking in the lower section of the building. It also at one point had almost everything you would need to live so it was set up to be a self-contained village. My daughter and I go to the Starbucks regularly. Chicago also has great transportation modes so I can jump on a train for eight dollars get downtown either walk taxi Uber whatever. I normally walk and sometimes walk for 2 miles. I absolutely love Chicago. Everything you see on the news is not accurate. Chicago is clean,beautiful and it is a great place to visit and even better place to live! As you can tell, I love my city. Anything you could ever want find or need you can find it in Chicago!
We do get mild and sunny days in the winter too. Looks like a perfect winter 3 days they has here. Our winters are cold though. By the way it's the shore of Lake Michigan, although it appears to be the ocean. This is fresh water.
Chicago is known for its architecture perhaps more than any other city in the world. It also has great museums (especially the Art Institute of Chicago with its Impressionist collection and the Field Museum of Natural History with two of the most massive dinosaurs in the world). But there are so many other great museums. An architectural boat and/or walking tour is a must. Anyone interested in Frank Lloyd Wright should tour his home, studio, and many homes in the suburb of Oak Park. Chicago’s food is famous - street and high end cuisine. It is a city known for its neighborhoods and all summer long different cultural festivals. It is also famous for its music: especially the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the blues and jazz clubs. It also is known for comedy. The entire lakefront (lots of beaches) in Chicago is public space. Many tourists are surprised that you can’t see the shore across the lake: Lake Michigan is actually an inland sea. It is where I grew up so I can attest that the climate is miserable: extremes of hot and cold. To me, the early autumn is the time to visit but summers are also fun even though it is very hot and humid. There basically is no spring: There is snow into April and then suddenly it’s summer. Wrigley Field is one of the last old classic downtown baseball stadiums and if the Cubs are playing definitely catch a game. I love the city and the people of the city are unpretentious and have that Midwestern “friendliness” in a multicultural and cosmopolitan city of the world.
Conde Nast has named Chicago the number one city to visit in the United States for the last eight years straight. It's easily one of the most underrated cities in the world. It's got a great neighborhood culture outside of the downtown area and miles of both natural and manmade beaches inside the city limits.
I went to Minneapolis every summer to see family as I was growing up. They have 3 lakes u can walk/jog/bike around where u have a perfect view of the city skyline. I always thought it was so trippy being in nature while also being in the city, lol. I know green spaces within major cities have become more and more popular but that was my first exposure to it back in the 80s/90s 😊
My dad is the architect who designed the first McDonald’s Hamburger U (not this new one)! Chicagoans come out of the woodwork when we see someone reacting to our city. It’s fun to see the surprises.
Chicago is the best city in the summer, the beaches, outdoor dining, street festivals. The fall through New Year is cooler (sometimes super cold) but so beautiful, and festive to rival New York.
Yes, in the core part of downtown Chicago, there's a bridge over the river just about every block, as you'd expect in a major city. It helps that the Chicago River is not an especially large river, so it is relatively easy to bridge (compared to something like the Hudson or the Thames or the Potomac). For comparison, look at some other cities with moderate-sized rivers like the Chicago. The Scioto for example has fourteen bridges within 16-20 blocks of each other (depending on how you count) on the west side of downtown Columbus, which is a much smaller city. Granted, there are two interstate highways involved in that, but still, traffic is crossing the river. The much twistier Cuyahoga River is bridged fourteen times within a mile (as the crow flies) of Lake Erie, and again, Cleveland is nowhere near as large as Chicago. The Milwaukee is bridged 17 times in about that many blocks (give or take a couple, depending on how you count; it's less than a mile and a half). And so on.
London and New York and DC have much larger rivers, so they have fewer, larger bridges each carrying more traffic, because another little bridge every block or so doesn't make as much sense when each of the bridges would have to be six or eight or ten blocks long. But the bridges in Chicago aren't long; with a couple of exceptions (due to diagonals), they're generally less than a block long (so they're spaced more than their length apart from one another), and they're at grade, so they're *much* smaller and cheaper than the superstructure-laden multi-span bridges in New York and London.
As a lifelong 64 year old Chicagoan who now lives in the 'burbs but commutes to the city? We have a spectacularly beautiful city with so much more to offer than could be covered in a video such as this. Food, architecture, sports, arts, museums and on and on. Come experience it for yourself!! And Go Cubs!
Just a little fun fact: The little bird with red on its shoulders at 13:59 and 20:09 is called a "Red-Winged Blackbird"!
If you didn't know, they dye the lake pathways green during St. Patrick's day. Summer time is countless food festivals throughout the whole city.
As a former Chicago tourist guide, come visit, the city has thousands of restaurants, Chinatown, Little Italy, great Mexican food, great Polish food, a plethora of international cuisine. It’s where the brownie, Hostess Twinkie, malted milkshake, the zipper, roller skates and more were invented, as well as the former candy capital of America (Lemonheads, Snickers Bar, Fannie May Chocolates, etc were birthed here) It’s been called the most American of big cities.
Hard to diet in Chicago......but....Life is short 😊
19:22 This enormously ugly building -- the Merchandise Mart -- has a fascinating history. Built in the 1930s, it was a warehouse, but also a mall, from which wholesale buyers from all over the country descended to purchase practically every type of merchandise available. You could consider it the Amazon of the 1940s, 50s, 60s. The Merchandise Mart was the world's largest building when it opened in 1930. It was so big, it was considered a "city within a city" and had its own zip code.
And it's own zip code
Hello from California. Search for a video of the Chicago River during St Patrick's Day holiday.
I just watched your Seattle video reaction and clicked on this one too. I've visited 33 US states so far and San Francisco, Seattle, and Chicago are my favorite cities. I hope you're able to make it across the pond for a visit soon.
I know a few people who live in the Marina City Towers, the round ones on the river locally known as the corncobs. They are surprisingly affordable to rent (last year, I saw a one bedroom unit was renting for about $2200/month), considering their location and the views from the huge balconies. Inside, the apartments are pie-shaped, expanding outward in an arc from the hallway entrance. If you work in the north Loop, it’s a short walk to the office.
Chicago is amazing, especially in the summer. Winter is cold but not as much as people think. Beautiful place - I've lived in both NYC and Chicago. Both amazing but Chicago is so much more affordable and has a million things to see and do.
BTW there's over 20 beaches in the city of Chicago and some more in the surrounding suburbs
Wrigley Field is one of the oldest stadiums in the country. Most American cities have long gotten rid of their old stadiums, except for Chicago and Boston. Even Yankee Stadium in NY was demolished and a new Yankee Stadium was built right next to the old one.
Best food, best architecture, stunning beaches and lakefront, is a reason Condé Nast travel has voted Chicago the top US city to visit seven years in a row.. so much more to see than this video and areas beyond Wrigleyville and downtown.
I've spent a lot of time in London and have made very good friends there. Back in the 2000's I made a very conscious effort to move there. And the offer came to move but I turned it down because I was in love. My English friends came to Chicago soon after and, after seeing the city, said 'why would you ever want to leave Chicago'. I thought about it and they were right. So, I have been here now for about 35 years. I still fly over to London for long weekends three or four times a year and love every second of it but am glad I live here in Chicago.
Due to climate change, our winters have become appreciably warmer.
Marina City has lower levels of parking then many floors of pie wedge shaped apartments and condos. My friend has a place on the 40th floor, with exquisite views!! I lived in Chicago for 20 years, and even though I live in a small rural village now…. I consider Chicago as “home”!!
He didn't even go to the museum campus. It's a peninsula with The Field Museum, The Shedd Aquarium, The Adler Planetarium and Soldier Field. It's a horrible place to build an outdoor stadium for a sport that happens during the winter, but it looks so cool.
I live about 40 miles north of Chicago about three miles from Lake Michigan. Chicago is a beautiful city. It’s not exactly on the coast, it’s on the shore of Lake Michigan. I went to school (post college) in Chicago. Loved it. You need to see it at night, either on a cruise up the Chicago River or from out on the lake. Stunning.
One of my favorite cities in America. It is on a very short list of places I would relocate to if forced to leave Colorado Springs.
Chicago is my second favorite city in the United States. Lake Michigan stays pretty cold year round. Winter in like 80% of the U.S. is colder from November to March. Architecture, arts and culture are top notch. Might be biased because my Aunt played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and my cousin runs his production and filming company there.
It was glossed over but the Art Institute is world class. Also, not mentioned, are the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium which are downtown as well.
You can come visit here. Our summers are great. May 1 thru September 30.
I was born and grew up in Chicago (in one of the apartment buildings very close to Wrigley Field!). It's a great and beautiful city, though I probably didn't appreciate it properly as a kid because it was just where I lived, and there was no place to compare it to; I didn't realize how exceptional it was. Now I do! Great architecture, great views, great food, great culture (an outstanding local theater scene, and music of all kinds)... it has a lot to offer a visitor.
Marina City, the towers that you were wondering about, have parking on the bottom 20 levels (in a spiral), and then 40 floors of apartments, each radiating out from the middle so that each unit has a balcony to the outside.
Part of the Decree of City Planners was to keep the lakefront Free & Clear of obstruction(which) made it easy to keep back most
Over Development.
We have several beaches & Greenery that span the length of the city & there only a couple of buildings near or on the lakefront.
In the summer there is so much to see & do and The Food😋 If you eat it? You can find it in Chgo.
The Winters can be a bear but if you're hearty, you'll love fhe holiday season. The city lights up with the Xmas Spirit & Several outdoor activities(like) a German MarketFest called ChrisKindle & numerous light shows. Even the Neighborhood homes go all out w/the decorations. I can honestly Love this City.❤
Chicago is home for me, and I’ll never leave. I’ve found nothing comparable in my travels. You should definitely visit.
oh thank god, I wish people from California would do the same...and NY lol
Also we reversed the flow of the Chicago River to protect the lake. One longtime ago, we have water cribs that provide our drinking water it was created in the late 1800's look it up it was a huge project for the time period
Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes. The State of Michigan is surrounded by the Great Lakes: these are freshwater lakes and enormous.
THE GREAT LAKES ARE INLAND SEAS!!!!
@@sierrajohnson7300 Yes indeed. That is why there are so many gale warnings that pop up on my phone.
looks good, I have technically been to Chicago, because I went to boot camp (Navy basic training) in Great Lakes, Illinois. But I was not one of the lucky ones who was given a few hours in Chicago before leaving for Basic Enlisted Submarine School. I was in the group that got bussed directly to ORD airport and put on a plane to Groton, Connecticut, USA! Someday I have to go and check out Chicago. 🙂
btw at Groton is the Thames River, and across from that is New London! It's where the puddle pirates (the United States Coast Guard) have their academy where they train officers. It's weird because the name of the submarine base at Groton is technically "New London Naval Submarine Base" but I always forget because nobody actually calls it that. Everybody calls it "Sub Base Groton" or simply "Groton". 🙂
Chicago is consistently named a ( if not THE) top city in the US. Now I may be biased because it happens to be the city that I call home, but it is a beautiful city with so much to offer.
Will have to take a look at the other videos, because it still has so much to see, like "Taste of Chicago", the Sears Tower ( yes I know the name of it has changed, but it will always be Sears Tower to me), etc. 💜