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Chicago – From humble beginnings, this city has bloomed into one of the USA’s frontrunners. Check out the top sights in Chicago and start planning a trip!
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#Chicago, once a small trading post on Lake Michigan, has grown into a true global city. Visit “The Windy City” and chow down on deep dish pizza for a truly unique #vacation experience.
Follow “The Loop,” the city’s primary business district, and marvel at its array of high-rise buildings, consulates, and universities. Shopping and fine dining abound in this area. Set a more sedate pace at the Riverwalk, a pedestrian path along the Chicago River, or #visit the many museums and parks the city has to offer. You’ll never believe you’re actually downtown when you walk through the Garfield Park Conservatory, and the Art Institute of Chicago will allow you to appreciate creative works from around the world.
No Chicago #tour is complete without a mention of the nightlife, so close out your day at a jazz lounge and let the sweet sound of music carry you away.
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Tour inside Chicago Cultural Center
Part of building was used as a library while other half was the meeting place of the Grand Old Party.
Windy City Attractions & Tour Chicago
Come along for a quick but enjoyable tour of the windy city of Chicago. I had the chance to do the new TILT at the John Hancock Center, visit Millennium Park and take a picture with the Bean / Cloud Gate Sculpture, visit Crown Fountain with the funny faces, and more.
Walking around The Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois
Walking tour from Cloud Gate located in Millennium Park to the shopping district of Michigan Avenue known as The Magnificent Mile.
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[4K] Chicago River Architecture Cruise - Chicago Illinois USA
Fairmont Chicago at Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Fairmont Chicago at Millennium Park
200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States of America
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Luxury hotel with 3 restaurants, near Millennium Park
This hotel has 687 rooms
Chicago - City Video Guide
Chicago, Illinois, rises from the edges of Lake Michigan and offers some of America's best jazz, blues and theater.
Chicago's most visited districts are The Loop, as the city's business center, The Riverwalk and the Miracle Mile. The Miracle Mile houses the Old Water Tower and is full of boutique shops and fine examples from the Chicago School of architecture.
Chicago's parks include the monument-rich Lincoln Park with the Chicago History Museum, Garfield Park Conservatory and Oak Park. Oak Park was home both to the author Ernest Hemingway and the visionary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In Millennium Park, Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion and the equally futuristic-looking Cloud Gate are the highlights.
Children's attractions in Chicago include the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Museum of Science and Industry or the Field Museum, known from the Indiana Jones movies. The historic Navy Pier also offers waterfront entertainment for all ages, including scenic river cruises.
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Driving through Southside Chicago 4K: 79th Street: Streets of the Americas
79th Street in Chicago's south side is a east west street that runs from the shores of the Lake Michigan, South Shore Drive US-41 in the east all the way to suburb of Willow Springs out west. It runs through south side Chicago city of Burbank, Bridgeview and gets cut off at Willow Springs at the confluence of I-294 State route 171 and US highway 45. It then continues after the Des plaines River into City of Burr Ridge for few miles and eventually T bones into State route 83.
Today we will cover a segment of about 8 miles from South Shore Drive to South Kedzie Avenue in city's South Side. The trip will pass through neighborhoods of South Shore, The Bush, little bit of Avalon Park, East Chatham, Chatham, Auburn Park, Auburn Gresham and Beverly View. Time taken to complete is about 25 minutes. Enjoy
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Driving Downtown - Chicago 4K - USA
Check out Chicago's Main Street in 360 Degrees! -
Driving Downtown - Chicago Illinois USA - Episode 42.
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Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S.
The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the second-busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. The city has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce.
In 2015, Chicago had over 52 million international and domestic visitors. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, gospel and house music. It also has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues. Chicago has many nicknames, the best-known being the Windy City.
Tourism
In 2014, Chicago attracted 50.17 million domestic leisure travelers, 11.09 million domestic business travelers and 1.308 million overseas visitors. These visitors contributed more than US$13.7 billion to Chicago's economy. Upscale shopping along the Magnificent Mile and State Street, thousands of restaurants, as well as Chicago's eminent architecture, continue to draw tourists. The city is the United States' third-largest convention destination.
Sports
The city has two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago Bears, one of the last two remaining charter members of the National Football League (NFL), have won nine NFL Championships, including the 1985 Super Bowl XX. The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the most recognized basketball teams in the world. The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) began play in 1926, and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL.
Economy
Chicago is a major world financial center, with the second-largest central business district in the United States. The city is the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (the Seventh District of the Federal Reserve). The city has major financial and futures exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Architecture
The destruction caused by the Great Chicago Fire led to the largest building boom in the history of the nation. In 1885, the first steel-framed high-rise building, the Home Insurance Building, rose in the city as Chicago ushered in the skyscraper era, which would then be followed by many other cities around the world. Today, Chicago's skyline is among the world's tallest and most dense.
Cuisine
Chicago lays claim to a large number of regional specialties that reflect the city's ethnic and working-class roots. Included among these are its nationally renowned deep-dish pizza; this style is said to have originated at Pizzeria Uno. The Chicago-style thin crust is also popular in the city.
Infrastructure
Chicago is a major transportation hub in the United States. It is an important component in global distribution, as it is the third-largest inter-modal port in the world after Hong Kong and Singapore.
The Willis Tower (Sears Tower) - FULL TOUR (Downtown Chicago, Illinois)
FULL TOUR of the Willis Tower aka Sears Tower in Downtown Chicago! The video takes you from the outside, the queue, the elevator and to the top (Skydeck)!
PRO TIP: Buy your tickets from the Pizza place across the street (Giordano's. 223 W Jackson Blvd), save $3 off the full price AND skip the first long queue!
The Willis Tower, built as and still commonly referred to as Sears Tower, is a 108-story, 1,451-foot (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[2] At completion in 1973, it surpassed the World Trade Center towers in New York to become the tallest building in the world, a title it held for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the second-tallest building in the United States and the 12th-tallest in the world. More than one million people visit its observation deck each year, making it one of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations. The structure was renamed in 2009 by the Willis Group as part of its lease on a portion of the tower's space.
As of December 2013, the building's largest tenant is United Airlines, which moved its corporate headquarters from the United Building at 77 West Wacker Drive in 2012 and today occupies around 20 floors with its headquarters and operations center.[3][4]
The building's official address is 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
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Streets of Chicago
The City of Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. In terms of wealth and economy, Chicago is considered one of the most important business centers in the world. Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which razed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild on the damage. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, leading Chicago to become among the five largest cities in the world by 1900. During this period Chicago is noted for its contribution to urban planning and zoning standards, new constructions styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the embracement of the City Beautiful Movement, and the eventual creation of the steel-framed skyscraper. Positioned along Lake Michigan, the city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the second-busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. Landmarks in the city include Millennium Park, Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Campus, the Willis (Sears) Tower, Museum of Science and Industry, and Lincoln Park Zoo. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, hip hop, gospel and house music. There are many colleges and universities in the Chicago area; among these, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Chicago are classified as highest research doctoral universities. Additionally, Chicago has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues. The city has many nicknames, the best-known being the Windy City.
CHICAGO WEST GARFIELD PARK HOOD/ ENGLEWOOD AT NIGHT
Chicago Theater Inside Tour & Fun Facts (HD)
We take a tour of the famous Chicago Theater. The tour guide was pretty funny and informative, providing tidbits on the history of the Chicago Theatre, ushers, its Greek/Roman decor, and more. We were able to take quite a few pictures inside, including that of the chandelier & stairs. Did you know that the entryway stairs were the ones used in the Titanic movie? Very cool. If you are ever in Chicago to visit we certainly recommend visiting this historical gem.
WALKING THROUGH CHICAGO'S O BLOCK HOOD AT NIGHT
I WALK IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE VIDEO.
CHICAGO'S WORST HOODS AT NIGHT
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Walking Chicago in ⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ - Chinatown
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CHICAGO WALKING TOUR: Gold Coast through Nature Walk at Lincoln Park pond
Take a walk with us in October 2017 as we head through the Gold Coast, look at gorgeous mansions, then walk up State Street over to Lincoln Park. We head through the new(wish) Nature Walk boardwalk and see the beautiful pond. Lots of fun surprises and cameos by Chicago residents and gorgeous public art statues.
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Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Buckingham Fountain by Edward H. Bennett in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837.
The name Chicago is derived from a French rendering of the Native American word shikaakwa, translated by some sources as wild leek or wild onion or wild garlic.
The first known reference to the site of the current city of Chicago as Checagou was by Robert de LaSalle around 1679 in a memoir.
The first known non-indigenous permanent settler in Chicago was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Du Sable was of African and French descent and arrived in the 1780s. traditionally stated to be Haitian, from the French colony of Saint Domingue He is commonly known as the Founder of Chicago.
The municipal flag of Chicago has four red six-pointed stars
1. The first star represents Fort Dearborn.
2. The second star stands for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
3. The third star symbolizes the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
4. The fourth star represents the Century of Progress Exposition (1933–1934)
Chicago's nicknames include: The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The City That Works.
Walt Disney was born in Chicago in 1901.
Illinois Symbols:
State Bird Northern Cardinal
State Animal White-tailed Deer
State Flower Violet
State Capital Springfield
State Pie Pumpkin Pie
State Snack Popcorn
State Vegetable Sweet Corn
State Tree White Oak
State song Illinois by C.H. Chamberlain & Archibald Johnston
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5-Day Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit Tour from New YorkTour Code: 172-2382
Visiting 8 states:
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Ontario (People Mover ride by)
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ILLINOIS
Chicago IL
Grant Park
Buckingham Fountain
Millennium Park
Cloud Gate
The Magnificent Mile
Wrigley Building
Tribune Tower
Chicago Water Tower
Willis Tower (Sears Tower)
Navy Pier
Marina City
Lake Michigan and Great Lakes
Lake Michigan Cruise
Chinatown
MICHIGAN
Detroit MI
Ford Museum (National Historic Landmark)
GM Renaissance Center
People Mover - Detroit Transportation Corporation train
Detroit River
Bronner's Christmas Wonderland
Belleville, MI
Holland, MI
The Dutch Village - living museum
OHIO
Cleveland OH
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Lake Erie
Toledo OH
Toledo Museum of Art
Tony Packo's Cafe (Hungarian hot dogs)
Parma OH
Henninger Homestead
Richfield OH
INDIANA
Welcome Center visit
PENNSYLVANIA
Welcome Center visit
Delaware Water Gap PA
Amish Pennsylvania
Lamar PA
Mill Hall PA
Danville PA
Mauses Creek
Mausdale, PA
Brookville PA
NEW JERSEY
Kittatinny Point Visitor Center
Delaware Water Gap
Delaware River
NEW YORK
Chinatown NYC
ONTARIO
Windsor Ontario
United States–Canada border People Mover ride by
Bus border drive along
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CHICAGO WALKING TOUR: Marshall Field's (Macy's) State Street Christmas Windows!
Join us for a walk on State Street (that great street!) for a look at the 2017 Marshall Field's Christmas windows. The store is now a Macy's but it will always be Marshall Field's to us in Chicago! Which window is your favorite?
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Macy's Chicago - Architecture, History and Shopping in Chicago, Illinois
Visit Macy’s Chicago. Located on State Steet, Macy's is a historic building that features stunning architecture, great dining and iconic brands. Discover why Macy's is the ideal place for shopping in Chicago.
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