Great choices. Had no idea there was a Japanese garden near the museum. Go to list now. Pilsen was once a neighborhood of Polish, Irish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian a long time ago. Grew up there. Thank you for reminding me about Andersonville, loved the bookstores and restaurants there.
Wonderful video! Haven't been there in decades since I moved away and really enjoyed your views! Actually took me on a trip down memory lane, my friends! Thank you!
Going to visit Chicago for the first time in March 4th but only for 4 days. I like your video on the tourist part of Chicago hope I have the time to see all of that, now I wish I had more days to visit all these places 🤷🏻♀️
4 days is a good time to hit all the main spots and even some of the more off-the-beaten path ones. Several of the spots are right downtown next to each other and can be bundled together. We hope you enjoy your visit.
@@JamesandLaurent Chicago is the third largest and third most populated city in America yet the least well known of the three. It has a vibe and culture that New York and Los Angeles can’t touch.
Basia Mosinski, Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot to us. As you might imagine, a lot of work goes into making these videos. We are glad that people enjoy watching them and learn something out of them.
We hope you enjoy your stay here. March is still a bit early to visit Chicago, but at least it's not January :). If you are looking for the more traditional things to do in Chicago, we also have a video about the Top 10 free things to do in Chicago that you may want to check :).
Saw the last 3 minutes of your Premire. Waited to comment till I watched the whole thing. Glad you showed my fav, the cultural center. Have you guys been to the magic heage at montrose harbour? The north point of it was a Nike missle base back in the 60's. Birds use the area as a stopover during migration seasons. Please keep the vlogs coming
sgtarmas, comments like yours mean the world to us. A lot of work goes into making these videos and we are so grateful to receive positive feedback from our viewers. Neither of us is from Chicago originally, but we've both made Chicago home for more than 20 years and we love our city. We hope you enjoy your trip here. By the way, we are working on a new video about Chicago museums. Even though we work slowly, we'll definitely release it before August. Be on the lookout for it :).
To me, Chicago is the most beautiful city in the world. I am so proud to call Chicago home. I loved your video, gave me some ideas of things I did not know about!! You have a new subscriber!
Glad you enjoyed it! We hope you get the chance to visit these places. We have a couple of other videos on Chicago. But they probably feature things you already know about.
Hi there, it is a useful video for the people visiting Chicago . Loved the echo garden of the Phoenix , Beautiful. The dome with the signs of zodiac looks interesting. Wow. Your video is quite informative and the video quality & editing is very good. I enjoyed watching every bit of the video. Keep Going Guys. c/t
I am all about the off the beaten path spots! That museum looked pretty unique with the snakes and different art pieces. Never heard of it before. Loved the conservatory too
Nice job! So glad you included Garfield Park Conservatory! Now you have to do one featuring the neighborhood of Beverly in the 19th ward which includes one of the few castles (Givens castle 103rd/Longwood Drive) in the US as well as a number of homes by architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Burley Griffith. Easily accessible via Metra Rock Island Suburban Branch.
Hi. Great videos. I'm interested in finding out about Haitian culture in Chicago. Are there many spots with the history of Dusable and Haitian communities living in the area? Thanks.
There is a museum of African American history and a museum of Chicago history , which we have never done. I suspect Dusable would be mentioned in both. Aside from that, the Haitian community is not huge in Chicago and not very visible. Nothing like New York or Montreal. Not sure we can be of much help on this. Sorry.
These are awesome. We live only a couple of hours away from Chicago. Your video makes me miss the weather you're showing in this video! I wish it were that warm now!
We hope you enjoy your stay in Chicago. The cultural center is right downtown, so off-the-beaten-path but in a convenient way. We would love to hear how a New Yorker rates the 606 vs. the High Line :). We're actually going to New York in September and thinking about making a High Line video :)
Haha, we're trying to but these videos take a lot of time to edit and we both have full-time jobs. We have a few on the go though and we hope to have a couple more in the next month or so.
The Museum of Science and Industry is no longer free, except on certain days of the year for Chicago residents. That's why we didn't feature it in this video. However, we featured it in our video about the top 10 museums in Chicago, because it is such a great museum.
Nice video! Informative and good storytelling & edit. Got guys got a new subscriber! It would be awesome if you also could check out my latest travel film about Canada. Let me know what you think about it!
1. Architecturally (is that a word?) Andersonville is typically American, imo. Swedish cuisine? Like IKEA meatballs? Thank u, next! 2. What's this bs? 3. I luv me some Japanese gardens. I approve! Didn't know u were bird-lovers. 4. Huh, there was even a Greek inscription. 5. I'm no size-queen, but isn't it rather small? 6. Pil-sen, that's not Spanish-sounding, which means the Mexican-Americans had replaced others in the past. C' est la vie, ta panta rhei! I can't with people crying over gentrification. Deal with it! 7. Awesome! Damn, Laurent, you creeped me out with that look. Haha!
1. Yes, architecturally is a word. It's called an adjective :). 2. We happen to like the 606. 3. Where have you been? We have two entire videos about birds, one about falconry and one about the kagu of New Caledonia. 4. Just for you, my friend! 5. Small is beautiful. You should know :). 6. As the name indicates, Pilsen was a Czech and Polish neighborhood initially, then Mexican, then gentrifying. Yes, the wheel turns and not everybody is happy about it. 7. No clue what you're talking about. What's wrong with Laurent's look? We both love this T-shirt.
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Great choices. Had no idea there was a Japanese garden near the museum. Go to list now. Pilsen was once a neighborhood of Polish, Irish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian a long time ago. Grew up there. Thank you for reminding me about Andersonville, loved the bookstores and restaurants there.
We're glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, you should absolutely check out the Osaka Garden.
Wonderful video! Haven't been there in decades since I moved away and really enjoyed your views! Actually took me on a trip down memory lane, my friends! Thank you!
We're glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully, you'll have the chance to visit Chicago again in the future :).
Going to visit Chicago for the first time in March 4th but only for 4 days. I like your video on the tourist part of Chicago hope I have the time to see all of that, now I wish I had more days to visit all these places 🤷🏻♀️
4 days is a good time to hit all the main spots and even some of the more off-the-beaten path ones. Several of the spots are right downtown next to each other and can be bundled together. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Probably one of the most comprehensive videos about Chicago. Most people don’t even know about Osaka gardens.
Thanks. Ironically, we only found out about it because a viewer suggested it in the comments of another Chicago video we made :)
@@JamesandLaurent Chicago is the third largest and third most populated city in America yet the least well known of the three. It has a vibe and culture that New York and Los Angeles can’t touch.
Agreed, completely underrated.
Oh my gosh, I love this video. I shared it with my Chicago and Midwest family. Thank you James and Laurent!
Basia Mosinski, Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot to us. As you might imagine, a lot of work goes into making these videos. We are glad that people enjoy watching them and learn something out of them.
Thank you for the great info! We are on a train en route to Chi town as we watch this and def plan on checking out 3 or 4 of these places.
We hope you enjoy your stay here. March is still a bit early to visit Chicago, but at least it's not January :). If you are looking for the more traditional things to do in Chicago, we also have a video about the Top 10 free things to do in Chicago that you may want to check :).
I love that you guys mention Andersonville! Not necessarily free, but during Christmastime it's a staple of Chicago to get glögg at Simon's Tavern.
Haha. We love Andersonville year-round :).
So happy you mentioned Pilsen!!!!
We love Pilsen and love the Mexican Art Museum. We also featured the Mexican Art Museum in our video about the top 10 museums in Chicago :).
Awesome destination!! I love the historic areas!! Thanks for sharing!!
You're very welcome :)
Saw the last 3 minutes of your Premire. Waited to comment till I watched the whole thing. Glad you showed my fav, the cultural center. Have you guys been to the magic heage at montrose harbour? The north point of it was a Nike missle base back in the 60's. Birds use the area as a stopover during migration seasons. Please keep the vlogs coming
Yes we have, but didn't see much in terms of birds. We probably need to go back :).
We really like the Pilsen and the Japanese garden. It looks like Chicago has so many places to go visit. Thanks for sharing 😊 c/t
Hopefully, you'll make it here someday :).
looks like a great place to visit - its on my bucket list thanks for sharing
We hope you can make it someday :).
This was great guys!!
We're glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to make a video about less traveled areas of Chicago :)
Nice video. You guys give us a lot of information.
Thank you for sharing.
c/t
You're very welcome :).
Thank you for this video! Great info. My boyfriend and I will be visiting in August. We're very excited!
sgtarmas, comments like yours mean the world to us. A lot of work goes into making these videos and we are so grateful to receive positive feedback from our viewers. Neither of us is from Chicago originally, but we've both made Chicago home for more than 20 years and we love our city. We hope you enjoy your trip here. By the way, we are working on a new video about Chicago museums. Even though we work slowly, we'll definitely release it before August. Be on the lookout for it :).
Thank you very much for this video. I really appreciate you guys taking your time sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was a fun video to make. Have you visited any of the places on the list?
What a great video. Informative and easy going with beautiful scenes. Thanks for sharing. M&R c/t
You're very welcome :)
THANK YOU VERY INFORMATIVE
Glad it was helpful! We hope you get a chance to visit these places.
I spent one year in Chicago and I biked the beautiful Nature Preserves in Chicago .
We take our dog there all the time. So great to have these in the heart of the city :)
Very very interesting. Chicago is one of the fiew cities in US I do want to visit, good guide to something a bit more unusual!
Once the weather gets warmer, you guys absolutely have to. It is the most underrated city in the US.
To me, Chicago is the most beautiful city in the world. I am so proud to call Chicago home. I loved your video, gave me some ideas of things I did not know about!! You have a new subscriber!
Glad you enjoyed it! We hope you get the chance to visit these places. We have a couple of other videos on Chicago. But they probably feature things you already know about.
Loved this video!! Visiting Chicago for the first time in a long time and very excited to see some of these sites!
We hope you enjoy your visit :)
Thanks for all the tips guys! We are super budget travelers and your videos are so helpful! We can't wait to check out the area!
We hope you enjoy your time in Chicago. Hopefully, you can wait a couple more months for the weather to warm up a bit 😊.
Thank you!!!😊 I was looking for something diferent to do this weekend w/my son and you have helped a lot💖
We're glad we could help. If the weather is cooperating, the Osaka Garden should be beautiful at this time of the year.
Hi there, it is a useful video for the people visiting Chicago . Loved the echo garden of the Phoenix , Beautiful. The dome with the signs of zodiac looks interesting. Wow. Your video is quite informative and the video quality & editing is very good. I enjoyed watching every bit of the video. Keep Going Guys. c/t
Thanks so much for the kind words. We put a lot of work into our videos in general, but this one even more so :)
I'm going to Chicago for the weekend for the first time ever. Osaka Park was already in my list!
It should be a great time of the year to see it. Enjoy!
I am all about the off the beaten path spots! That museum looked pretty unique with the snakes and different art pieces. Never heard of it before. Loved the conservatory too
That museum was recommended to us by a viewer on another video :)
Nice job! So glad you included Garfield Park Conservatory! Now you have to do one featuring the neighborhood of Beverly in the 19th ward which includes one of the few castles (Givens castle 103rd/Longwood Drive) in the US as well as a number of homes by architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Burley Griffith. Easily accessible via Metra Rock Island Suburban Branch.
Thanks for the tip. Some of what was featured in this video was suggested by viewers or our Top 10 video.
Super nice place and also information.. i watch all the beginning of the video
We hope you watched the end of it too 😃.
I grew up on the West Side, I lived only a few blocks away. I.miss it.
Lots of great spots to see in Chicago
Hi. Great videos. I'm interested in finding out about Haitian culture in Chicago. Are there many spots with the history of Dusable and Haitian communities living in the area? Thanks.
There is a museum of African American history and a museum of Chicago history , which we have never done. I suspect Dusable would be mentioned in both. Aside from that, the Haitian community is not huge in Chicago and not very visible. Nothing like New York or Montreal. Not sure we can be of much help on this. Sorry.
I love this guys. Next time I'm in Chi town, ill have to check these out 💖💖
We had a great time filming off the beaten path Chicago :)
I like Anderson vile because of the shirt shop I saw a save ferris shirt I love ferris bueller movie
Haha, we know exactly which shop you are referring to 😅.
I like visiting Chicago. So much to see. I visit my friend is Skokie. And we go site seeing
Sharon Fauber, we hope this list had a couple of sites you haven't see yet ad you'll visit next time you're in Chicago.
These are awesome. We live only a couple of hours away from Chicago. Your video makes me miss the weather you're showing in this video! I wish it were that warm now!
It will get warmer eventually and you guys should definitely try some of these spots.
I live in New York and going to Chicago God Willing, and the 606 looks interesting as does the Cultural Center
We hope you enjoy your stay in Chicago. The cultural center is right downtown, so off-the-beaten-path but in a convenient way. We would love to hear how a New Yorker rates the 606 vs. the High Line :). We're actually going to New York in September and thinking about making a High Line video :)
More videos pls
Haha, we're trying to but these videos take a lot of time to edit and we both have full-time jobs. We have a few on the go though and we hope to have a couple more in the next month or so.
I want to see the Japanese Garden.
It was suggested to us by a viewer of one of our other Chicago videos. We're so glad he did because we had never been and we loved it.
Would have been great to see maps. Reliboss
Thanks for the suggestion. We do on our newer videos.
The Museum of Science and Industry used to be free when I was a kid that would be a treat 4 Non Chicagoans to go see
The Museum of Science and Industry is no longer free, except on certain days of the year for Chicago residents. That's why we didn't feature it in this video. However, we featured it in our video about the top 10 museums in Chicago, because it is such a great museum.
Like pez 👍😉
Thanks :)
Nice video! Informative and good storytelling & edit. Got guys got a new subscriber! It would be awesome if you also could check out my latest travel film about Canada. Let me know what you think about it!
Thanks 🙂
1. Architecturally (is that a word?) Andersonville is typically American, imo. Swedish cuisine? Like IKEA meatballs? Thank u, next!
2. What's this bs?
3. I luv me some Japanese gardens. I approve! Didn't know u were bird-lovers.
4. Huh, there was even a Greek inscription.
5. I'm no size-queen, but isn't it rather small?
6. Pil-sen, that's not Spanish-sounding, which means the Mexican-Americans had replaced others in the past. C' est la vie, ta panta rhei! I can't with people crying over gentrification. Deal with it!
7. Awesome! Damn, Laurent, you creeped me out with that look. Haha!
1. Yes, architecturally is a word. It's called an adjective :).
2. We happen to like the 606.
3. Where have you been? We have two entire videos about birds, one about falconry and one about the kagu of New Caledonia.
4. Just for you, my friend!
5. Small is beautiful. You should know :).
6. As the name indicates, Pilsen was a Czech and Polish neighborhood initially, then Mexican, then gentrifying. Yes, the wheel turns and not everybody is happy about it.
7. No clue what you're talking about. What's wrong with Laurent's look? We both love this T-shirt.
@@JamesandLaurent
1. I thought it was an adverb...
7. Not appearance, geez. At 11:29, when he looks at the camera. Hihi...