Chicago, Illinois Travel Guide - Must-See Attractions
Chicago is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is the third most populous city in the United States, and the most populous city in the American Midwest. Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed.
The most important places to visit in Chicago are: Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower, this iconic symbol of Chicago was the world's tallest building when it was built), Millennium Park (a great urban park, among the most famous landmarks of Chicago and a site for many major city events), Shedd Aquarium (one of the world's largest aquariums. It displays an impressive array of animals), Grant Park (called the front lawn of Chicago, the park is wonderfully landscaped and offers many sites for an urban escape), Navy Pier (situated right on Lake Michigan, the Pier has a festive atmosphere with entertainment, shops and restaurants) and many more.
If you want to save time and money, the most important Chicago travel tip is to compare prices before booking a hotel room or a flight. You can do this for free on a site that searches through hundreds of other travel websites in real time for the best travel deals available.
The Most Haunted Town in America! Alton, Illinois
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Spooks call this place home, and they have the potential of appearing at any time, to any person, at any location. It is said that limestone, a building material used in many Alton dwellings because of its supply nearby, holds psychic energy. The Illini Indians once dominated this place, along with the nearby convergence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. All this makes for a great ghostly paradise!
Visit Glendale Heights, Illinois -- In Chicago's Western Suburbs
Glendale Heights is a modern village in DuPage County, a few miles west of Chicago, easily accessible by O'Hare and Midway international airports, and convenient to major highways. Shop, dine and stay in this proud and progressive village. Get more information at
Country Inn & Suites Portage — Lodging | Indiana Dunes
The Indiana Dunes can’t be fully explored in one afternoon, but the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson in Portage is the perfect place to stay during your trip. Learn more from Indiana Dunes Tourism:
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY RADISSON, PORTAGE — LODGING
Enjoy the comforts of home at the Country Inns & Suites by Radisson, located just 10 minutes from the Indiana Dunes. This charming hotel has plenty of perks, including the famous Family Aquatic Center—2 pools, a hot tub, and a game room. If you're looking for a bite to eat, the hotel is located within walking distance of several area restaurants, including Hooters, Longhorn Steakhouse, and the Islamorada Fishing Company Restaurant inside Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.
INDIANA DUNES
The Indiana Dunes has one of the nation’s five best beaches for family fun—and the only one not on an ocean. Its 17 miles of beaches offer endless opportunities for splashing and playing, as well as amazing views of Chicago’s skyline and climbs up ancient sand dunes.
The Indiana Dunes area offers swimming, hiking, paddling, cycling, birding, fishing, and other natural adventures, along with fine dining, historical venues, exciting attractions, and charming downtown communities, featuring affordable accommodations, quaint bed and breakfasts, and Midwest hospitality.
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(HD) Ultimate Planespotting PART 2, 6+ Hours Watching Airplanes Chicago O'Hare International Airport
I've been planespotting for 20 years now but I've never had this much fun before!! Over 60 different Airlines and 30 kinds of Aircraft are on display in these two tribute videos (this is part 2 of 2). Highlights from the 2012-2015 time-frame, Incredible Sunrise and Sunset shots, hundreds of Landings, Takeoffs, Departures, Arrivals, Regional Jets and Heavy Aircraft combine to make these two videos some of the best planespotting videos ever made. PART 2 is a rush of big and small from numerous locations / runways at O'Hare.
This is part 2 of the last ever Sony HX200v upload on my channel.
This video is in tribute to the awesome community of aviation friends here on YouTube that inspire me and encourage me every day.
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I also made this one customized for use at the Aviation Universe Store in Benseville, Illinois, which is conveniently on the west side of the Chicago O'Hare International Airport. They sometimes play some of my videos on the big TV/computer they have. Below are some links as to what they sell and such. I certainly recommend stopping by if ever you are in town.
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Airlines/Specials Included in this two video set:
Aer Lingus, AeroMexico, Aeromexico, AeroUnion, Air Berlin, Air Bridge Cargo, Air Canada, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Jazz, Air Force One, Air France, Air India, airberlin, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, American Connection, American Eagle, American Eagle Airlines, ANA - All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Asiana Cargo, Atlas Air Cargo, Austrian Airlines, Avianca El Salvador, Avianca TACA Airlines, British Airways, British Airways Cargo, Cargolux, Cargolux Italia, Cathay Pacific Airways, cathay Pacific Cargo, Cayman Airways, China Airlines Cargo, China Cargo King, China Southern Cargo, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Emirates, Envoy, Etihad Airlines, Etihad Airways, Etihad Airways Cargo, EVA Air Cargo, ExpressJet, FedEx - Federal Express Cargo, Finnair, Frontier Airlines, Great Wall Cargo Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Hi-Fly Airlines, Hong Kong Trader, Iberia, Japan Airlines - JAL, Japan Airlines – JAL, JetBlue Airways, jetBlue Airways, KLM Asia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Korean Air Cargo, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Fanhansa, Martinair Cargo, National Airlines Cargo, New KLM Livery, Nippon cargo - NCA, Oneworld, Polar Air Cargo - DHL, Qatar Airways, Qatar Airways Barcelona, Qatar Cargo Boeing, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Royal Jordarian Airlines, Salmon Thirty Salmon, Scandinavian Airlines - SAS, Scandinavian Airlines – SAS, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SkyTeam, Skywest Airlines, Southern Air, Spirit Airlines, Star Alliance Livery, State of Kuwait, Swiss Air International, Trans States Airlines, Tulip Livery, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, United Airlines Charter, United Express, United Express Gojet, UPS Airlines, US Airways, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, Volaris, Westjet, Westjet Airlines, Yangtze River Express,etc.
Airliners & Cargo Aircraft included in this two video set:
777-200LRF, Boeing 747-8F, Boeing 747-8i, 747-800, 747-8, Boeing 777, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A321, Boeing 747-400F, Boeing 747-400, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, Airbus A340-500, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 757, Embraer ERJ-145, Airbus A340-600, Embraer ERJ-170, Airbus A340-300, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-300, Airbus A330-200, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767, McDonnell Douglas MD-80, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777-200LR, Airbus A340-200, Embraer ERJ-190, McDonnell Douglas MD-10, Airbus A300, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Bombardier Canadair CRJ-200, Canadair CRJ-700, Boeing 757-200F, Boeing 717, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, McDonnell Douglas DC-9, Boeing 767-200, Boeing 747-400, etc.
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Best Pizza in Amboy Illinois!!!
On this episode of Let's Go™ In A Minute, we visit Maria's Pizza in Amboy, Il. About two hours from downtown Chicago, west on I-88 to dixon and about 15 mins south on I-52 to Amboy. Maria's Pizza has a fantastic Italian menu, from the best chicken strips you've ever had to amazing pizzas and pastas. Visit mariaspizzaamboy.com for more information, menu, and hours & directions.
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Chicago Rail Yards Captured By Drone
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(HD) United Airlines Compilation Tribute - 110+ Minutes of HD Plane Spotting
It's Time to Fly so Let's Fly Together! Fly the Friendly Skies with this tribute to United Airlines. I grew up knowing this, my hometown airline, as The Tulip but I guess we'll just call them The Globe now. I am sure you can still hear George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue playing in your head as you watch this. I know I can! If you can't, perhaps you should search for it here on YT and then play it with this movie a little while watching ;)
The battleship gray livery Boeing 727 and DC-10 were among my favorite airplanes growing up.
Headquartered in beautiful downtown Chicago, Illinois at the Willis Tower, United Airlines was founded in 1926 as Varney Air Lines, by Walter T. Varney. It started operations in 1927 as Boeing Air Transport and in 1931 kicked off operations as United Air Lines. As of 2014, the current CEO is Jeff Smisek and the parent company is United Continental Holdings, Inc. Fun Fact: Walter Varney also founded the parent of Continental Airlines, Varney Speed Lines. As fate would have it, they are now merged with United.
The airline has hubs at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport PGUM / GUM, Denver International Airport KDEN / DEN, George Bush Intercontinental Airport KIAH / IAH, Los Angeles International Airport KLAX / LAX, Tokyo Narita International Airport RJAA / NRT, Newark Liberty International Airport KEWR / EWR, Chicago O'Hare International Airport KORD / ORD, San Francisco International Airport KSFO / SFO, Washington Dulles International Airport KIAD / IAD. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport KCLE / CLE was a hub for Continental Airlines and briefly for United but is now downgraded to a focus city.
The airport lounge is called the United Club and the frequent-flyer program is MilagePlus. United Airlines belongs to the Star Alliance. The website is united.com
They have 700+ aircraft with 370+ destinations worldwide.
As of the date of this upload, United Airlines flies the...
Airbus A319 -100
Airbus A320 -200
Boeing 737 -700
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Boeing 737-900
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Boeing 747-400
Boeing 757 -200
Boeing 757-300
Boeing 767-300ER
Boeing 767-400ER
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
They have orders to fly the Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-10, Boeing 737 MAX 9, Airbus A350 ( A350-1000 ).
A conglomerate of regional airlines serve United Airlines. Cape Air, Chautauqua Airlines, CommutAir, ExpressJet, GoJet Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America, Silver Airways, SkyWest Airlines, Trans States Airlines.
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Milwaukee Road Volumes I-III
Milwaukee Road Volumes I-III (Combo DVD video)
Experience The Milwaukee Road of the early 1970s as Pentrex takes you on a three-volume video adventure along the Rocky Mountain Division! Explore the entire electrified Milwaukee Road line from Harlowton, Montana to Avery, Idaho in this exciting three-volume combo DVD. Extraordinary films taken by Ed Stimpson have been carefully selected and computer enhanced, and combined with incredible stereo sound recorded on the Milwaukee Road by Don Hunter. Pentrex has painstakingly researched the Milwaukee's electrics in order to bring you the most accurate, factual video ever produced on these marvelous machines. It's some of the most dynamic railroading in the United States!
Volume I: Electric Power on the Milwaukee Road - Alberton, Avery and the St. Paul Pass
Pentrex begins its incredible vintage series on the popular Milwaukee Road and its fascinating electric motive power with a look at Boxcabs and Little Joes hard at work on the Rocky Mountain Division in Alberton, Montana and from Avery, Idaho through the St. Paul Pass. Highlights of this 1972 footage include a profile of the impressive General Electric-built Boxcab motors which entered service in 1915, and the gutsy Little Joes which joined the roster in 1950.
We'll see both of these powerful and efficient motors in action hauling freight up the 1.7 percent grades on the breathtaking St. Paul Pass, sailing across the majestic trestles, diving into tunnels, and working in the yards at Alberton and Avery. This was the Milwaukee Road at its best, just prior to the end of electrification in June of 1974. (47 Minutes)
Volume II: Harlowton to Butte
Pentrex continues its trilogy of films about the Milwaukee Road's electrified Rocky Mountain Division with a detailed tour of the eastern portion of the route. The line from Harlowton to Butte, Montana saw plenty of action during the 1970s. There are thrilling scenes of electric power hard at work hauling freight over the area's challenging grades.
We begin our journey with a look at the non-electrified line that ran from Harlowton to Lewistown, Montana to view the diesel powered action on the Rocky Mountain Division. the yards at Harlowton linked the electrified division with the non-electrified line to the east and you'll visit the yards to catch the action there.
Highlights of our tour include a look at Vendome Loop and a ride in the cab of a Little Joe on the way from magnificent Pipestone Pass to Butte. The Little Joes and Boxcabs that once conquered these awesome grades represented electric power at its finest. The drama of machines battling spectacular terrain is vividly portrayed in this exciting tribute to the mighty Milwaukee Road. (41 Minutes)
Volume III: The Rocky Mountain Division
Pentrex takes you on a journey of exploration along the Milwaukee Road's electrified Rocky Mountain Division in 1973. This historic footage was shot just months before electrified service was replaced by diesel power. It covers the entire 440-mile route from Harlowton, Montana to Avery, Idaho.
You'll get a close look at the mighty Boxcabs and gutsy Little Joes that pulled freight across this beautiful territory, braving steep grades and spanning awesome gorges. Then you'll follow a work train and its crew for several days as it repairs track and replaces rail. Highlights of our adventure include a trip to the busy Lombard area, where Milwaukee track crossed the Burlington Northern.
From mountain prairies to steep, tree covered peaks, the Rocky Mountain Division was indeed a breathtaking sight, and now the spectacular scenery and nonstop Milwaukee Road action is available for your viewing pleasure! (78 Minutes)
Chicago 9, Illinois, USA, Collage Video - youtube.com/tanvideo11
Powered by - When Chicago was incorporated in 1837, it chose the motto Urbs in Horto, a Latin phrase which translates into English as City in a Garden. Today, the Chicago Park District consists of 552 parks with over 7,300 acres (3,000 ha) of municipal parkland. There are 33 sand Chicago beaches, a plethora of museums, two world-class conservatories, 16 historic lagoons, and 10 bird and wildlife gardens. Lincoln Park, the largest of the city's parks, covers 1,200 acres (490 ha) and has over 20 million visitors each year, making it second only to Central Park in New York City in number of visitors.
With berths for more than 6,000 boats, the Chicago Park District operates the nation's largest municipal harbor system. In addition to ongoing beautification and renewal projects for the existing parks, a number of new parks have been added in recent years, such as the Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chinatown, DuSable Park on the Near North Side, and most notably, Millennium Park in a section of one of Chicago's oldest parks, Grant Park in the Chicago Loop.
The wealth of greenspace afforded by Chicago's parks is further augmented by the Cook County Forest Preserves, a network of open spaces containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes that are set aside as natural areas which lie along the city's periphery, home to both the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe and the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield.
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