Illinois: Chicago for a Day - Travel Vlog | What to Do, See, and Eat in the Windy City

Illinois: Chicago for a Day - Travel Vlog | What to Do, See, and Eat in the Windy City

For state #20 we were in Illinois! When you think of Illinois, you probably think of two things... … Cornfields and Chicago! And while we do love corn, an entire travel vlog dedicated to it didn’t seem very entertaining, so we went with the other option... Chicago! From Millennium Park and the Magnificent Mile to Lou Malnati’s and Portillo’s, we spent the day taking in the iconic sites and foods that have made the Windy City such a popular destination, and as always, we documented our entire experience so that you can follow along!

Check out our “The Ultimate One Day Chicago Itinerary” blog for more details!

**Watch to the end for the Bloopers**

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Illinois: Chicago for a Day | State 20/50 | Travel Vlog 2021
Filmed May 2021

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:53 - Welcome to Illinois
3:35 - Nutella Cafe
5:07 - Millennium Park/Cloud Gate AKA "The Bean"
5:17 - Maggie Daley & Grant Park
7:58 - Portillo's/Barnelli's
11:14 - Architecture Tour
12:35 - Starbucks Reserve Roastery
13:06 - Magnificent Mile
13:30 - Lou Malnati's
15:40 - Outro
16:03 - Bloopers

[AdventuresofMattandNat]

1st off, Have you been to Chicago? What is your favorite thing to do, see or eat when you are in the Windy City? (so we can try it next time lol)
2nd THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the 5, 000 subscriber giveaway!!! We are so beyond grateful that you are on this adventure with us! A Big CONGRATULATIONS to @Jennifer Luersen on winning the $50 Amazon Giftcard!! <3

[JHeyworth]

If you ever go back to Portillo’s and Chicago get one of our Italian beef sandwiches, and of course, it should be with the hot giardinera!!

Glad you enjoyed some of our parks. You also need to try some of our different types of pizza and our ribs, of course! Eli’s cheesecake and maybe an iconic cheeseburger at the Billy Goat (or Au Chèvre get there early!)

[azlobster]

You guys! Chicago dogs are so addicting - it’s the only hot dog I ever crave. My wife took me to Chicago in the winter….now that is freezing. AZ people + Chicago winter = never again lol. We missed the architectural boat tour since it was closed so thank you for showing what I missed. Looks like you love Chicago as much as my wife does.

[timothy]

Adding your toppings at Malnati's is the best way to go.

[gothamnyc]

You guys put videos together so well! Amazing editing! Chicago looks awesome 👏

[grettagreen]

Salerno pizza is the best and Portillo‘s also has Italian roast beef with peppers delicious!! Enjoyed 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

[karinbrtv]

Love how cute the two of you are. Great energy together.

[cmeeki]

Awesome video, I can't wait to visit Chicago next year.

[margotfern]

The best thing about Chicago? My daughter and the grandkids. 2nd? A Mayan Mocha from Dark Matter coffee. Oh and the Negroni slushie from Parsons Chicken.

[ishahcanah]

Thank you for sharing!! Miss Chicago!! ❤

[lindsayslaughter]

This makes me want to go to Chicago even more. I’ve heard about that cruise and want to do it.

[danielchenevert]

I've really enjoyed your travel videos. My wife and I live in Ontario, Canada. We are traveling to Northern Central USA first 2 weeks in October. Our vacation is taking us to Cleveland, Chicago, St-Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati. We are definitely taking in some of your recommendations from this videos and other cities you've traveled to. I also like reading and taking notes from other viewer's comments of places to go and food to try. Can't wait.

[kimberlyjames]

Next time....at Portillos, get the Italian Beef. Lou Malnaties, I get spinach, onion with extra sauce. I’m actually traveling there in May (from Maine) just for the things mentioned above!

[briancmagill]

I always learn something from your videos! And it's crazy how cold Chicago is. Even during the Summer.

[sheilac.]

I am originally from Chicago. You guys have to go back and do museums, zoos, galaxies, and eat at Arrillios. You guys would love it all.

[grettagreen]

My favorite YouTube couple!! Love watching your videos!! Makes me happy!! Congrats on 5, 000 plus!!!! Bravo 👏👏

[englishedge]

These guys are great. Love your videos!

[UnsettledJourney]

Great video! Thanks for sharing, we hope to make our way into Chicago before the year ends!!

[debschmitt]

OMG. Matt and Nat, so glad you came back to do a full day here. I moved here 30 years ago and you represented Chicago well....took the L, architechture river tour, Starbucks Roastery, the lake front....my first Chicago hot dog was from a Portillos too. Too bad about the pizza, I like the sausage at Lou Malnati's but agree that selecting your own toppings would have been better flavor profile. I hope you can come back in the future to enjoy the museums the Aquarium, Planetarium, snd check out Frank Lloyd Wright studio in Oak Park. Your drone shots were breath taking.

[rlara]

Chicago Native here, who works downtown. From downtown original deep dish pizzas, the original pizzeria uno or their second location pizzeria duex. I tried a different deep dish pizza every Friday for almost 2 months and that was my winner. Best combination of crust/bread, sauce, cheese and ingredients. There’s a few spots I still need to try like Labriola. Roberts pizza and dough company is a great brick oven/artisan thin style along the riverfront. I’ll keep you posted though. Thanks for stopping by.