Chicago: The ULTIMATE Travel Guide & Must-Know Money Savings Tips!

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  • @youwereprettylasttimeisawy1227
    @youwereprettylasttimeisawy1227 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    i always tell people if you're on a budget, buy a hotel room in the north/northwest suburbs of the city and take one of the metra trains into downtown

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great tip! Thank you!

  • @kmfdm303
    @kmfdm303 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    After shopping the Mag Mile, A drink at the Signature room's bar atop the John Handcock tower is one of the best sunsets, especially on a crisp clear winter's day.

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the tip! That bar sounds great! I appreciate you watching!

    • @og40
      @og40 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Signature Room recently closed.

  • @ElCavitenia
    @ElCavitenia 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Yes I agree Chicago is clean

  • @twistedjake_
    @twistedjake_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    As someone from the Chicagoland area, I can easily say that our city is very clean compared to most others.

    • @janieyellin628
      @janieyellin628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree! Growing up here I always thought street sweepers were a normal thing. I guess not.

    • @lydmarl.475
      @lydmarl.475 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree, sorry to say honestly NY where I live is dirty, my first time visiting I have said the same, Chicago is much cleaner!!

  • @michellebland7508
    @michellebland7508 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I absolutely love chicago one of the best skylines

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s a beautiful city for sure! Thank you for watching!

  • @karencisneros688
    @karencisneros688 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I live in
    Chicago

  • @ayishayevette3172
    @ayishayevette3172 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well i know to park on 87th st...and get on the L...always been the big thing in the chi!!! Now i dont know if its changed but will find out

    • @janieyellin628
      @janieyellin628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don't know about the south side. Often I've seen parking by the EL stations. The one closest to me is multi-levels and is $5 for the whole day.

  • @salmanalrasheed8696
    @salmanalrasheed8696 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man you are the best vacation guide

  • @faridehghassemi
    @faridehghassemi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    ❤❤ I love Chicago

  • @coco9004
    @coco9004 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Field museum is probably the biggest of the entire planet

  • @ekke5505
    @ekke5505 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks you . Very useful information you give me

  • @SusanM-ez7ky
    @SusanM-ez7ky หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, thanks!

  • @koskism9181
    @koskism9181 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Best tip i can give is to not rent a car. Anywhere you’d want to go is available for cheaper if you use public transportation or rideshare. Wear comfortable shoes because you will be walking a lot

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree 100%! Thank you for watching!

    • @briangilbert6477
      @briangilbert6477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Don't rent a car because you shouldn't be drunk driving.

  • @youwereprettylasttimeisawy1227
    @youwereprettylasttimeisawy1227 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Dont forget about the south side white sox too

  • @jessicaroll9878
    @jessicaroll9878 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for this video!

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  ปีที่แล้ว

      You are so welcome! Thank you for watching !

  • @janieyellin628
    @janieyellin628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm a local and one museum you didn't list is the Planetarium. It's near the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum. They have a lot of exhibits about space travel. If someone really wants to go to Great America it's a good 45 min. to an hour from downtown and it's a bit pricey. If you like roller coasters, it's worth the trip so save up for it.

    • @timkramar9729
      @timkramar9729 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@janieyellin628 Adler

  • @timkramar9729
    @timkramar9729 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I took the train into Chicago from Libertyville. Kept the costs down. I did not manage to get to the museum that covers the Great Fire. I think it's a fire department.

    • @janieyellin628
      @janieyellin628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The one that covers the Great Fire is the Chicago History Museum in Lincoln Park.

  • @dedebones1967
    @dedebones1967 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    my town

  • @timothy4545
    @timothy4545 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Saved a lot of money by staying on the Northside, got a five night stay in December for $363.18 including tax and no hotel fee. Finding a hotel on the Northside of Chicago will be cheaper than downtown.

  • @sammygirl954
    @sammygirl954 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello, Im from London and I wanted to ask you is upper north Chicago a good place to stay for a week is it safe and what is Streetville like?

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I do not know the specific areas of Chicago since I do not live there. But north Chicago is safer for sure than south or west Chicago is

    • @sammygirl954
      @sammygirl954 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TravelGuidesUS Thanks ☺️

    • @briangilbert6477
      @briangilbert6477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I suggest referencing neighborhoods, just as you would in London. Major streets are also helpful. Is "southwest" London Westminster, Fulham, Weybridge or all three? IMHO calling Streeterville "north" is like calling Holburn "west", not wrong, but weird. You'll be fine in Streeterville, but expect it to be commuters, transplants and tourists.

  • @Marisol20101
    @Marisol20101 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where can I find a decent hotel near downtown & near the train station. Is it good to take train from San antonio to Chicago?

  • @Kellog888
    @Kellog888 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    If you come here you stay in the loop or the north neighborhoods if your coming here come correct be polite midwest kindness is a thing here people act tough but are actually freindly and for the love of god drive with the traffic not the speed limit u can tell who doesnt drive here

    • @dc8643
      @dc8643 ปีที่แล้ว

      When you say the Loop, does West Loop fall under this?

  • @ianstout3279
    @ianstout3279 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    slight correction, Wrigley field is just north of downtown, but not the city. it's still within the city itself!

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh ok thanks for the clarification. Appreciate it. 😃😃

  • @slw0599
    @slw0599 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What's the weather like mid April?

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey! Hard to tell and predict but usually decent during the day but cooler at night. April is typically sees more spring rain

    • @MrGoldenseal75
      @MrGoldenseal75 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hit or Miss. if youre by the Lake, can be a lot colder, if your west of Lake, could be fine.

    • @nicolecunningham5477
      @nicolecunningham5477 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤷🏾‍♀️ who knows, just gotta wing it.

  • @MrArks86
    @MrArks86 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am planning to visit Chicago in the last week of Dec. Should i expect snowfall? is the cold going to be the same like in NY? can we go around the spots you mentioned during that time?

    • @charliegerike-lc8uo
      @charliegerike-lc8uo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It will be really cold
      We ate going there 12/15-17
      We're staying at Godfrey hotel and it's got a beautiful roof top bar and not far from anything

    • @MrArks86
      @MrArks86 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charliegerike-lc8uo - i had visited NY last year at this point of time. we experienced neg 13 degrees Celsius. Hopefully, Chicago will be like that only. Also, do u think we can visit the famous spots then?

    • @yordaryperez7023
      @yordaryperez7023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrArks86Chicago is way more colder than nyc.

  • @AkbarAkhyari
    @AkbarAkhyari ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Chicago is really beautiful and dreamy ❤❤❤

  • @timothy4545
    @timothy4545 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Use the CTA because parking can cost up to $75, and more for a special event, DO NOT rent a car. If you want to stay in Chicago, go to the North or South side in Chicago and NOT downtown, unless you are willing to spend an arm and leg, stay near downtown without being in downtown.

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing!

  • @JenniferClayton-ng3kw
    @JenniferClayton-ng3kw 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good country New York
    😍

  • @brentsims8002
    @brentsims8002 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Don’t forget to visit the Englewood or Washington Park areas for the thrill seeker in you !

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  ปีที่แล้ว

      Great tips! Thank you Brent!

    • @TheChiromaniac
      @TheChiromaniac ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lol to anybody who doesn’t know, he was joking. Those are the most dangerous hoods in Chicago.

    • @briangilbert6477
      @briangilbert6477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I guess don't forget Lower Michigan/Wacker and West Garfield Park. On a related note, the Garfield Park conservatory is super cool. If they have an event (beer under glass) it's worth going.

    • @nicolecunningham5477
      @nicolecunningham5477 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂

    • @janieyellin628
      @janieyellin628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@briangilbert6477 I have been to the Garfield Park Conservatory. I'm a local so I took the EL downtown and switched trains to the station right there by the Conservatory. Well worth the trip (from the NW side).

  • @Blkbutterfly1070
    @Blkbutterfly1070 ปีที่แล้ว

    Salt Lake City/Park City Utah

  • @salemomar8519
    @salemomar8519 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chicaaaagoo

  • @leannbuggs888
    @leannbuggs888 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you please do oneon VIRGINIA BEACH? Thank you

  • @briangilbert6477
    @briangilbert6477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Don't go to Navy Pier. I'd stay at Lincoln Hotel were I visiting Chicago. You want to charter a sailboat, you're likely going to get tossed around otherwise. The purple pig is good, the other restaurant picks are appalling. His pronunciation of Lou's is unconscionable. Definitely head to the Blackhawks and make sure to catch the anthem. Pequad's, Oriole, Ever, Alinea, Next, Rooster, Aviary, Boka, Loyalist, need I continue?

  • @ornamanavi2329
    @ornamanavi2329 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🙏🏻

  • @coco9004
    @coco9004 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great peoples, good peoples for sure!

  • @thenazarite2444
    @thenazarite2444 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nashville

  • @louiesanchez4720
    @louiesanchez4720 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Orlando area

  • @anhnguyenhong8770
    @anhnguyenhong8770 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am feeling as if I was 22 years old right now.

  • @johnharrisonschulz
    @johnharrisonschulz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you got a family of five, renting the car is probably a better option in my opinion.

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very true! Thank you

    • @janieyellin628
      @janieyellin628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelGuidesUS I you'd want to go to Great America, you'd need a car. I would think taking an uber all the way out to Gurnee would cost a small fortune.

  • @coco9004
    @coco9004 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You forgot to mention guided tour to Portal to Hell in Gary !!! Lol

  • @ericksonsails
    @ericksonsails 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Does anyone vacation in Detroit?

  • @AkramMuhammadTech7305
    @AkramMuhammadTech7305 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chicago is windy City

  • @matthewveteto8379
    @matthewveteto8379 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is it just me or does it sound like this guy’s shouting when he’s talking?

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Excitement/ passion :)

  • @AdrianaRodriguez-d2j
    @AdrianaRodriguez-d2j ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No comparison to NYC, the fact that there are more people living in NYC doesn’t make Chicago cleaner. Every city is beautiful and you should focus on that. Each city is unique and has so much history, I will be visiting Chicago in a month thank you for the rest of the content.

    • @TravelGuidesUS
      @TravelGuidesUS  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for sharing and watching! Hope you have a wonderful visit!

    • @tommyware1777
      @tommyware1777 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You mad? Chicago is 10x cleaner than NY stop the hate

    • @Jeschitown
      @Jeschitown ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that's true but also Chicago uses alleyways that huge part of it

    • @michaelmanfre3289
      @michaelmanfre3289 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Jeschitownthat is correct. NYC doesn’t have ally ways so the garbage is in front.

    • @calvindo2525
      @calvindo2525 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I’ve visited both cities, Chicago is definitely cleaner

  • @barryharkins9390
    @barryharkins9390 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's a beautiful city but looks can be deceiving. If you plan on coming here or don't run run as fast as you can 👁️👀

  • @MikeCross-ej5bx
    @MikeCross-ej5bx ปีที่แล้ว

    Only thing good is the Jordan store

  • @johndonaldson8979
    @johndonaldson8979 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In Texas we show Migrants these videos, Migrants are impressed with moving to CHICAGO to make their new home. Work and Housing are abundant in CHICAGO!

  • @BobDraver
    @BobDraver 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Be prepared during your stay in Chicago to expunge from your vocabulary the words please and thank you as you'll never hear them in Chicago.

    • @briangilbert6477
      @briangilbert6477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Who hurt you?

    • @janieyellin628
      @janieyellin628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I completely disagree with @user-hk7gt2io1j. I'm a local and I hear it all the time. Depends on the neighborhood I guess.

  • @andersongarcia483
    @andersongarcia483 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    People are rude

    • @seaglasscolor
      @seaglasscolor 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not my experience

    • @janieyellin628
      @janieyellin628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am sorry to hear that was your experience. I've been a local my whole life and that hasn't been my experience.

  • @JustMe-s4c
    @JustMe-s4c ปีที่แล้ว

    Way over rated city and the parking prices are the the reason I would never come back. Everything is outrageously priced