Top 10 EPIC Hidden Gems & Secret Spots in Chicago (Even LOCALS Don't Know) [4K]

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  • čas přidán 13. 11. 2021
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    In this film we are taking you on an Epic Adventure through Chicago to find 10 incredible HIDDEN GEMS and SECRET SPOTS...
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Komentáře • 186

  • @vaishx
    @vaishx Před 2 lety +127

    When you said “underground” I knew right away it was the Pedway! It’s crazy how no one uses it enough during those winters!

    • @1219monique
      @1219monique Před 2 lety +3

      Definitely used it when I was in school downtown

    • @scottd9448
      @scottd9448 Před 2 lety +5

      90% of Chicagoans either don't know it exists, or can't find the entrances. I rarely know how to find it.

    • @ocd9656
      @ocd9656 Před 2 lety +1

      I always used it working near it, the bar after 4 was always packed and great atmosphere lol

    • @dianamatthews2613
      @dianamatthews2613 Před 2 lety

      I didn't catch where the Pedway is.

    • @scottd9448
      @scottd9448 Před 2 lety +4

      @@dianamatthews2613 The pedway is right in the middle of "the loop" in downtown Chicago.

  • @Don-1939
    @Don-1939 Před 2 lety +56

    Luis, as an 82 year-old retired former lifetime Chicagoan, I must say that
    you do a great job and the occasional appearance of the lovely Marissa is a bonus. Thank you.

  • @LuisGustoComedy
    @LuisGustoComedy  Před 2 lety +56

    What's good #GustoGang - hope you enjoy this film, it is over ONE YEAR in the making. Let us know if you want to see more HIDDEN GEMS of Chicago!

    • @bridgetdraper5146
      @bridgetdraper5146 Před 2 lety +1

      Please sir, may I have some more?

    • @PapalPenguin
      @PapalPenguin Před rokem

      Please more, I have lived in Chicago for 3+ months now and still learning, being from the NW Suburbs but raised in SW FL I am loving your videos, it tells me of what I have missed from my Birthplace

  • @crystalbahena7813
    @crystalbahena7813 Před 2 lety +11

    Chicago native here and I can confirm, I haven't heard of most of these places. But so excited to visit some of these! Thanks for sharing!

  • @alehaekhan1837
    @alehaekhan1837 Před 2 lety +24

    Loved it!! I need a part 2!

  • @r.e.barnes1168
    @r.e.barnes1168 Před 2 lety +5

    Your channel is so fun for someone who has moved away from chi

    • @LuisGustoComedy
      @LuisGustoComedy  Před 2 lety

      That's definitely one aspect of our mission, thanks so much for being part of the journey!

  • @joemancini2988
    @joemancini2988 Před 2 lety +10

    Luis, great stuff! Really helping me remember all the greatness that is Chicago, and catch up with everything that is new and dope. I remember when D’Amato’s opened, the only problem for we students is we couldn’t get there often enough! Hey, what is your co-host’s name? Larissa? Marissa? She’s great, really adds to the presentation.

  • @realShadowKat
    @realShadowKat Před 2 lety +4

    Don't know how I got this video but was ecstatic to see not only including 22 E Jackson but also including the history of the smallest addressed building in Chicago.
    For years when I worked down there I passed it, was only a mysterious facade tucked away behind a steel gate. So glad it wasn't torn down or incorporated into another building or whatever poor fate could have allowed to happen.

  • @michellemullins8914
    @michellemullins8914 Před 2 lety +7

    Luis, your videos have always been amazing but this one was wow!!! I love your videos so much that I started watching them in Atlanta but I'm typing this comment here in my Hyde Park apartment!!!! Keep doing what you do!!

  • @HereBeBarr
    @HereBeBarr Před 2 lety +10

    Hidden gems 💎 within the hidden gems 😮

  • @dmharris26
    @dmharris26 Před rokem +1

    Going to Chicago for the first time in June on our honeymoon! Can't wait! Your videos are amazing! Thank you!

  • @NeonVacation
    @NeonVacation Před 2 lety +4

    Wow! That was my favorite video you've put out. Thanks for all those great tips...I must see all of them next trip. 👍 Really love your videos!

  • @JTytshorts
    @JTytshorts Před 2 lety +6

    Loved this video, keep going. Super interested in more architecture, art and perhaps cool stores and brands unique to the city.

  • @jaysato
    @jaysato Před 2 lety +4

    wow this was awesome. the coffee place, the pedway, and the sandwich were great

  • @danalee606
    @danalee606 Před 2 lety +3

    Aw, man. Your Chicago videos make me miss me living there. The best city. 👌

  • @lulu233345
    @lulu233345 Před 2 lety +3

    Wow!! Amazing video with a lot of amazing places that I never knew about. So happy you mentioned D'amatos, a Chicago institution!!

  • @myklelara
    @myklelara Před 2 lety +3

    Chicago’s got so many hidden gems in each neighborhood. Recently been finding more and more in the West Loop/Fulton Market District

  • @RichardSimoes86
    @RichardSimoes86 Před 2 lety +3

    Great piece! Looking forward to visit those places soon…

  • @siqihe7806
    @siqihe7806 Před 2 lety +2

    love the editing, it gave me goosebumps seeing the transition from the old stockyards gate to what's left of it today

  • @Love-zj5wg
    @Love-zj5wg Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome video. Can't wait for the next adventure.

  • @shaec3405
    @shaec3405 Před 2 měsíci

    Planning to bring my two Preteen boys back Chicago in a week... As you're talking I'm opening up browsers on my laptop and saving everything you're saying. 🎯

  • @charlesbrown739
    @charlesbrown739 Před 2 lety +4

    Just moved back to the Chi… so excited to try these
    Thanks brother 💯

  • @BurnedJello
    @BurnedJello Před 2 lety +4

    Thanks for mentioning Woolly Mammoth btw! Might possibly be my favorite place in Chicago

  • @vivianransom9024
    @vivianransom9024 Před 2 lety

    great vid!! i love your channel, it's such a good resource as I'm new to the city and didn't know where to start exploring :) thanks for your work!

  • @BurnedJello
    @BurnedJello Před 2 lety +5

    I'm definitely planning on using the pedway as much as possible when I'm out in late January haha

  • @athinaster9878
    @athinaster9878 Před 2 lety +1

    Great content I'm planning a visit in the summer so I want to get as much information as possible. Thank you.

  • @Shelbysworldyourentertainment

    I used to live in Indiana and I am always trying to find good Chicago videos to show my friends and they are so good at it! They talk about all the interesting facts and show the best places! Happy to have found them! I’m hooked!!!🥰👏🏽

  • @chicagobuck
    @chicagobuck Před 2 lety +1

    Love Woolly Mammoth! ❤️

  • @nanettebonyata1456
    @nanettebonyata1456 Před 2 lety +2

    I must say you two are as adorable as you are informative! My husband and I live in Lake Geneva and just spent the weekend in Chicago. We love the city and I’m anxious to explore some of your suggestions!! Thank you!

  • @LifeOfLoveNHappiness
    @LifeOfLoveNHappiness Před 2 lety +1

    Wonderful video. Really like how you put this together and shared the history of places you visited and didn’t just say what it was. Sound quality is good as well. What do you use for your equipment?

  • @TheHelenaSara
    @TheHelenaSara Před 2 lety +1

    Wow~! Love your vid!

  • @beakay8700
    @beakay8700 Před 2 lety +1

    This was so awesome! Would definitely love to see more hidden gems.

  • @velonicatgmaildotcom
    @velonicatgmaildotcom Před 2 lety

    Love your enthusiasm! Thanks for these gems!

  • @adamkozik3500
    @adamkozik3500 Před 2 lety

    Awesome stuff, big guy, Thanks!

  • @AndrewTarasevich
    @AndrewTarasevich Před 2 lety

    The best travel video of this season. Thank you so much!

  • @davejefferynf
    @davejefferynf Před 2 lety +3

    This was excellent, Luis.

  • @alanvanlandschoot4001
    @alanvanlandschoot4001 Před 2 lety

    Fantastic presentation Luis!! Love your energy. Please do more......

  • @MadSolar02
    @MadSolar02 Před 2 lety

    Really well put together video, I also loved the commentary!

  • @elbeachu2
    @elbeachu2 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome Video bro.. I'm going to check a few of those hidden gems out..

  • @theresaduffy8222
    @theresaduffy8222 Před 2 lety +1

    This content is excellent! I was just thinking I need to go a little day adventure in Chicago. I live in Roger’s Park but I love discovering new things here!

  • @Tracyj314
    @Tracyj314 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Please do more hidden gem videos! I've been wanting to explore more landmarks and spots like the ones you featured here. Love everything you do for our city ❤️

  • @eddiearmenta5248
    @eddiearmenta5248 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Good vibes thanks for sharing and saved it. I’ll be checking out a few of these spots. Happy and blessed 2024!

  • @johnruff3064
    @johnruff3064 Před 2 lety +5

    Also at Roseland, in the shrines, one of the largest collections of Tiffany stained glass in the US. Not by size, but by #’s. Enjoyed the video

  • @LondonWalkbyLondonSocialite

    Awesome video, very well made 🦋🦋🦋

  • @anneredmoon
    @anneredmoon Před 2 lety +1

    Yes! Would love a Part 2!

  • @coldweather4066
    @coldweather4066 Před 2 lety +2

    Absolutely beautiful thank you Luis you always appreciate it 🌬♥️From Chicago

  • @ImekaSF
    @ImekaSF Před 10 měsíci

    These feel like true hidden gems! Thanks for giving me so many great ideas for my upcoming (and first) trip to Chicago.

  • @ilianatorres27it
    @ilianatorres27it Před 2 lety +1

    I've gotten lost in the pedway before getting off the redline, its sooo cool to enter through macy's and find yourself surrounded by the stained glass work and other stores underground.

  • @arhumz1573
    @arhumz1573 Před 2 lety +3

    The quality is sooo good, Luis.

  • @paulad2782
    @paulad2782 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video! Thanks guys... tourist in your own town!

  • @quizdetective
    @quizdetective Před 2 lety

    Great job man, awesome stuff. I always brush off the pedway, but you're right, I should give it a second look haha

  • @simplycherylmarie8307
    @simplycherylmarie8307 Před 2 lety

    Your videos are so good !! & get better everytime I watch them 😇

  • @XXAugerMasterXX
    @XXAugerMasterXX Před 2 lety +1

    Been to 7/10 of these places, would love to see more videos like this!

  • @charlieramz3126
    @charlieramz3126 Před 2 lety

    Fellow Chicagoan, Great job!! Nice video, didn’t know about Marz but now I do and I must check it out. Thanks and keep the videos coming.

  • @seanriley6911
    @seanriley6911 Před 2 lety +4

    Another fantastic video Luis, some gems there for sure, I am hoping 22 brings better- safer opportunities to travel from the UK 🇬🇧.

  • @ddubslife
    @ddubslife Před 2 lety

    This is dope. Definitely some cool spots to hit up when I go to Chicago. Not sure when that will be. But this gives me an idea of what to do and see rather than just the typical tourist stuff in Chicago.

  • @DanielsonWBL
    @DanielsonWBL Před 2 lety

    Great ideas, as always.

  • @gabriellebenoit8750
    @gabriellebenoit8750 Před 2 lety

    loved this!

  • @jrnubblet
    @jrnubblet Před 2 lety +3

    Looking forward to part 2. Are there other places like Marz? 🙂

  • @mrugesha7797
    @mrugesha7797 Před 2 lety

    Amazing video! Have not been to one of these places and I have lived in Chicago for 6 years now!

  • @coachgioo6272
    @coachgioo6272 Před 2 lety +1

    Sooo Dope bro!

  • @properpropertiesmanagement7910

    Great video!

  • @mackzed88
    @mackzed88 Před rokem +1

    I stumbled on this place by accident one day many years ago and was surprised and fascinated. I was born and raised in Chicago and had never heard of it. I did hear of a similar system in Downtown Montreal. Haven't had a chance to get up there yet to check it out.

  • @luisvlogs5560
    @luisvlogs5560 Před 2 lety

    SUPER UNDERRATED CHANNEL I LOVE IT

  • @jaraoscar
    @jaraoscar Před 2 lety

    Nice job guys!

  • @Jaycation
    @Jaycation Před 2 lety

    Hidden Gems FTW! Nice Quay shades broo!

  • @georgeleslie7307
    @georgeleslie7307 Před 2 lety +2

    Marz Brewery is a great place to go to before a White Sox game!

  • @seamonie48
    @seamonie48 Před 2 lety

    More of these please!❤

  • @A_Chicago_Man
    @A_Chicago_Man Před 9 měsíci

    Marshall Fields!!! Love you brother! Great channel, liked, subscribed, sharing.

  • @Ian-Threaded
    @Ian-Threaded Před 2 lety

    Excellent video

  • @marcinhernik1270
    @marcinhernik1270 Před rokem +1

    Fun fact, the stock yards was a pretty prominent underground racing spot back in the late 90's to early 2000's. We're talking about organized level of gear heads that used to meet at the Jewel-Osco/White Castle parking lot pre-dating all of the Fast and the Furious craziness.

  • @zeinhus
    @zeinhus Před 2 lety

    Idk how you popped up on my feed; long story short thanks man! Definitely knew about 2 spots the rest here be to me. Will subscribe for more!

  • @TheRiverrun2000
    @TheRiverrun2000 Před rokem

    Just watched a few of your videos and I love 'em. As a native Chicago girl, you taught me a lot I didn't even know!

  • @davebowker1113
    @davebowker1113 Před 2 lety +1

    Don’t forget the
    Green Mill in Uptown!!!

  • @djdexradio
    @djdexradio Před 2 lety

    Good job my guy 👍

  • @emmawatt9500
    @emmawatt9500 Před 2 lety

    Great video. I’ve been in Chicago for 10 years and never been to these places. I’ve seen the signs for the pedway but never explored it downtown

  • @keyboardwarrior2727
    @keyboardwarrior2727 Před 2 lety +1

    Mucho Gusto !!!

  • @LeedsCorp
    @LeedsCorp Před 2 lety

    Well done

  • @izzbonito
    @izzbonito Před 2 lety

    i loveeee the Smart museum, highly recommend

  • @mariellazavala72
    @mariellazavala72 Před 2 lety +1

    I came across your video and I think I’m here to stay !! I’m from a small town about 50 miles west of Chicago, but I always LOVE taking the Metra to the Ogilvie Transportation Center & then from there start walking towards the bean , but after watching your video I will definitely have to go out and find those hidden gems this wonderful state we call home, has to offer ! ♥️✨
    Now I have heard a few people mention that there’s like a flea market or something along those lines underground.. but I personally don’t know if that exists or not , if it does maybe you could do a part .2 on it !! With your GF of course!! You both made this video very fun to watch!!!! 😊😊😊😁😁😁
    I just subscribed to your channel, I can’t wait for the next ones !!

  • @genemcgarry457
    @genemcgarry457 Před 2 lety

    Back in the 60s, every April we would go to the international dog show at the amphitheater in the Union Stockyards. It was a benched show with every AKC breed at the time. They had Saluki and Irish Wolfhound races. Sporting dog field and water retrieving trials. And final judging in the main arena. It was such a great annual event. Afterwards we would have dinner at the Stockyard Inn. Where Leo Carrillo's priceless saddle from the TV show "The Cisco Kid" was displayed. I even remember seeing the last vestige of cattle being rounded up by honda motorcycles as I sat on top of the corral overlooking the almost abandoned fences that ranged for 10 miles. I never missed that dog show from 1962 to 1975. Eventually it was at McCormick place. Never the same experience.

  • @Kapalua606
    @Kapalua606 Před 2 lety

    Nice job, guys! As a former Chicagoan and also used to work off Jackson, I had no idea Hero Coffee existed... but I worked closer to the river... my excuse. Keep up the great work!

    • @Kapalua606
      @Kapalua606 Před 2 lety

      I also like how you included some cool spots on the south side. As a north sider for 15 years, I know how the south side gets slighted but so many cool things to do there and see. Kudos again.

  • @mattpavey3062
    @mattpavey3062 Před 2 lety

    I never heard of the pegway tunnels and shops etc... really cool

  • @davidgarcia9308
    @davidgarcia9308 Před 2 lety

    Interesting places- need to check them out! Never knew about that coffee shop in downtown and video games @ MARZ must be something new! Also, parking around there is very limited but try their pastrami sandwich (if it's available) with black mustard- weird but delicious!!

  • @topshelfsista
    @topshelfsista Před 2 lety +1

    D'aMato's tiramisu is a must.

  • @maria09rivera24
    @maria09rivera24 Před 2 lety +3

    This is just what I needed! I'm always looking to explore more of Chicago without spending too much

  • @micahhouston7335
    @micahhouston7335 Před 2 lety

    I finesse that like button on every video. Lets help our boy Gusto grow!

  • @Premchik
    @Premchik Před 2 lety

    Oh, I'm so glad!))

  • @macdonmt
    @macdonmt Před 2 lety

    Rosehill has dozens of famous graves and nearly every large family plot has a story. If you’re driving through keep a look out for deer, there’s a herd of around 7-9 that live within the cemetery. If anyone does make the trip from further away, there’s excellent food just east in Andersonville and Fireside is right by the main entrance on Ravenswood. Appreciate the excellent video!

  • @kevinstrahle9687
    @kevinstrahle9687 Před rokem

    hi Luis enjoy your videos and I am going yo Chicago later this year and will incorporate some of your ideas. so have you ever done the Segway tour? what do you think? also have you been to galloping ghost arcade out in Brookfield?

  • @ikickpuppies01
    @ikickpuppies01 Před 2 lety +1

    D'Amato is amazing. The ped way is good when it's cold outside

  • @frankcostanzo8391
    @frankcostanzo8391 Před 2 lety

    Luis, you gotta add the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Fountain located just west of the LSD bridge over the river. It's a beautiful spot that's only accessible by a small cul-de-sac next to the river on the north bank. I'm a Chicago fireman and I know tons more, but that's the spot I always went to on a first date. Beautiful and scenic.

  • @jeffp1377
    @jeffp1377 Před 2 lety

    Chicagoan here. I didn’t know about Smart. Thanks for that tip.

  • @jenniferw5095
    @jenniferw5095 Před 2 lety

    Yes, yes, yes!!! D'Mato's absolutely has delicious sandwiches. I went there with my brother and my husband. We are from Chicago but my husband is from New Orleans. So he knows great food. My husband LOVED the sandwich he got. I got Italian beef. I'm glad you mentioned it because I didn't remember what the name of the place was but I remember the Tesla lot just east of D'Mato's.

  • @aasim8
    @aasim8 Před 5 měsíci

    Pedway is like the PATH in Toronto. D Amato's seems like a fun place. 🇮🇹 Coffee ☕️ shops. Smart Museum. How about the underground roads?

  • @mindyweller1451
    @mindyweller1451 Před 2 lety

    Yes please!!!

  • @samariasmusic
    @samariasmusic Před 2 lety

    I like that they used the stained glass, but they used to have all that stained glass at navy pier and that was my favorite hidden gem back in the day.

  • @Chicagosmisfit
    @Chicagosmisfit Před rokem

    Mars brewery!!! i love that place!

  • @JoseFlores-kl6jm
    @JoseFlores-kl6jm Před 2 lety

    Luis I will try Hero's Coffee bar and pay another visit to the Pedway station. Union Sqaure does look like a place that's worth visiting.

  • @levil4012
    @levil4012 Před 2 lety

    Dude those sunglasses are🔥🔥🔥 gotta tell me where u got those