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

[@vaishx]

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]

Definitely used it when I was in school downtown

[@scottd9448]

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

[@ocd9656]

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

[@dianamatthews2613]

I didn't catch where the Pedway is.

[@scottd9448]

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

[@crystalbahena7813]

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!

[@HereBeBarr]

Hidden gems 💎 within the hidden gems 😮

[@alehaekhan1837]

Loved it!! I need a part 2!

[@LuisGustoComedy]

So glad to hear! Part 2 already in the works 😎

[@mariellazavala72]

Agreed !! Most definitely need a part 2! 😁

[@realShadowKat]

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.

[@LuisGustoComedy]

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]

Please sir, may I have some more?

[@PapalPenguin]

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

[@r.e.barnes1168]

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

[@LuisGustoComedy]

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

[@NeonVacation]

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!

[@michellemullins8914]

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!!

[@jaysato]

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

[@joemancini2988]

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.

[@nanettebonyata1456]

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!

[@shaec3405]

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. 🎯

[@danalee606]

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

[@LuisGustoComedy]

💯

[@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!!!🥰👏🏽

[@BurnedJello]

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

[@charlesbrown739]

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

[@Love-zj5wg]

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

[@BurnedJello]

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

[@georgeleslie7307]

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

[@LuisGustoComedy]

🧦⚾️

[@A_Chicago_Man]

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

[@eddiearmenta5248]

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

[@siqihe7806]

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

[@johnruff3064]

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

[@adamkozik3500]

Awesome stuff, big guy, Thanks!

[@ilianatorres27it]

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.

[@marcinhernik1270]

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.

[@davejefferynf]

This was excellent, Luis.

[@davebowker1113]

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

[@Tracyj314]

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 ❤️

[@paulad2782]

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

[@elbeachu2]

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

[@MadSolar02]

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

[@topshelfsista]

D'aMato's tiramisu is a must.

[@anneredmoon]

Yes! Would love a Part 2!

[@XXAugerMasterXX]

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

[@seanriley6911]

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

[@theresaduffy8222]

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!

[@athinaster9878]

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

[@ikickpuppies01]

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

[@ImekaSF]

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

[@djdudebacca5933]

Tell me you're a Southsider without telling me you're a Southsider. Well done

[@jrnubblet]

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

[@AndrewTarasevich]

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

[@Ian-Threaded]

Excellent video

[@beakay8700]

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

[@kimberleigh3612]

I grew up down the street from d'amatos.... yum

[@cesarserros4252]

The first coffee place was my go to in college.

[@LuisGustoComedy]

Dope ☕️

[@aasim8]

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

[@vivianransom9024]

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!

[@LondonWalkbyLondonSocialite]

Awesome video, very well made 🦋🦋🦋

[@Kuzinkush420]

"2 hidden gems for the price of 1" 😂 it's funny since it's free haha

[@LifeOfLoveNHappiness]

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?

[@micahhouston7335]

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

[@simplycherylmarie8307]

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

[@macdonmt]

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!

[@GrapeCollie]

Marz does have good beer, I went there when I vacationed in chicago for the first time last year+

[@jeffp1377]

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

[@mrugesha7797]

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

[@euenfheiejrj]

I just found this the other day by accident but there’s a piece of the Berlin Wall on the el stop at western.

[@ddubslife]

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.

[@zeinhus]

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!

[@LuisGustoComedy]

Welcome to the channel!

[@luisvlogs5560]

SUPER UNDERRATED CHANNEL I LOVE IT

[@samariasmusic]

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.

[@shelbysmith5106]

Uchi alumn!! Roll Roons!!

[@ilahildasissac1943]

Some places, I never knew about.

[@binglebop5877]

I love Damatos the deli next door has great bizza

[@DentalDigest]

D’amatos is 🔥

[@CptnWinkee]

#Finessed

[@mattpavey3062]

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

[@maria09rivera24]

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

[@kevinstrahle9687]

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?

[@emmawatt9500]

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]

Mucho Gusto !!!

[@jenniferw5095]

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.

[@domo4love]

I guess I’m really Chicago, or maybe my art background… I know all about these areas. :) still nice job for pointing out our gems 💎

[@TheLastAlexander]

I grew up in all these areas

[@CourtneysCockpit]

I wish chicago would work on being more handicap accessible. Elevators in thr subways...the Medway... Ramps to lower streets and riverwalk. Every timr ove been all i see is steps and it keeps me from exploring a lot

[@carllivingston169]

Wooly Mammoth has a few shops in NYC too!

[@PapalPenguin]

Luis I love D'Amotos

[@JNEsco]

I knew about some of these, but not all. Lol I used to work in the building right next to the Marz brewery. Just be prepared for some funky smells in that area. There's a factory nearby that makes flavors for processed food. The worst is the broccoli days. I like broccoli, but not when it smells like there are several tons of it being stored in a building nearby.

[@seamonie48]

More of these please!❤

[@livinglifeinanrv5473]

I used to live very close ( like 3 blocks) from Rosehill. The stories I could tell you about what a buddy and I saw there at 2am is nuts.

[@anteroom5089]

What happen

[@livinglifeinanrv5473]

@@anteroom5089 way too long to put here. Short answer is encountered a demon

[@davidgarcia9308]

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!!

[@indigo......]

my mom works at damato's bakery! can confirm that the pizza is worth obsessing over 🍕💖

[@LuisGustoComedy]

Next time I’m definitely getting some pizza 😎💯

[@belio6738]

Where is that nasa space craft located ? Great vid btw

[@LuisGustoComedy]

We mention the location in the film

[@nonas6751]

I grew up around the corner of D'Amato, definitely was my childhood staple also went to Santa Maria Addolorata. If you are from around there, you know what I'm talking about!

[@jamessveinsson6006]

Louis you should add the Galloping Ghost in Brookfield,Il as a hidden gem! It is Chicagolands largest indoor arcade.

[@Dambros3]

Love the University of Chicago gems

[@toothbrush1237]

holy shit 5 miles of underground passageway?!? color me extremely impressed

[@DanteeArias1]

What a fucking awesome video!

[@Scott-hb4st]

If you happen to go to the Woolly Mammoth and are hungry you can't go wrong with Taste of Lebanon two doors down for a delicious and cheap lunch. Do not skip the lentil soup!

[@QueenBees456]

I walk pass this place all the time and think how cute and never walk in.....I'm a big coffee lover so I will put it on my to do list.

[@JoseFlores-kl6jm]

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.

[@samilapage123]

I thought its the place next to dematos (even more hidden)

[@anthonyvaldez100]

You guys coming out to ride the Holiday Train?

[@jessinicole7998]

Listen we lost Chicago’s Best and Check Please so this is much appreciated. You’re a Geoffrey Baer for our generation.

[@RobK1001]

What kind of Jordan 13 are you wearing?

[@mindyweller1451]

Yes please!!!

[@jonnydanger7181]

D’Amatos has been there so long they don’t have the area code on their sign.

[@LuisGustoComedy]

😂💯