Forgotten Small Towns Thru Middle Of Indiana & Central Ohio - Hidden Backroad Gems In Rural America

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  • @TheDailyWoo
    @TheDailyWoo  7 місяців тому +82

    Instagram - AdamTheWooATW
    This trip has been very nice and much needed change from plane hopping lately . A little bit of a rush to get where I need to be and covering a lot of ground but definitely loving traveling a lot of backroads

    • @corinth1121
      @corinth1121 7 місяців тому +2

      Hope you have a.c and a good car Adam, say do vlogs of the places , the motels you stay at, that's always interesting to watch, yes vintage ATW vlogging......🎉🎉🎉

    • @bengaines3620
      @bengaines3620 7 місяців тому +2

      Hope I get to get just a glimpse of you today at the Pittsburgh pirates stadium today

    • @jeffreyoldham55
      @jeffreyoldham55 7 місяців тому +3

      Nobody does these type of vlogs better.

    • @kgoger
      @kgoger 7 місяців тому

      Got to get to Pittsburgh

    • @ThisIsTomsWorld
      @ThisIsTomsWorld 7 місяців тому +2

      When you get to PA, if you should find yourself in Philly, or the area, please do let me know. Would be an honor to meet the man, the myth, the legend.

  • @scoochman82
    @scoochman82 7 місяців тому +12

    Sunbury, Ohio resident here! Moved from St. Petersburg in 2018 and one of mine and my wife's favorite things to do was drive to these small towns and check them out when we moved here.

  • @anitabergner9171
    @anitabergner9171 7 місяців тому +16

    Thanks for going through my old stomping grounds as a kid. I shared this video with my sister.

  • @loriwalker5922
    @loriwalker5922 7 місяців тому +18

    Good to see you in Ohio where I live! Go Bucks! Safe travels Adam 😊

  • @jdtractorman7445
    @jdtractorman7445 7 місяців тому +6

    I like these back road trips. It's such a switch from the hustle and bustle of big city life. Amazing how much difference there is between the two. I like that gas station with the old vintage pumps. Nice that history gets preserved and kept alive.

  • @joannepiatte4026
    @joannepiatte4026 7 місяців тому +7

    Thank you for bringing these small towns into my living room. Places I will never see. Truly the heart of America.

  • @robertwalters4024
    @robertwalters4024 7 місяців тому +5

    THANK YOU, Adam from this upload. I grew up in that part of Ohio and it was great to see it again. I have lived in Orlando for many years but Ohio will always be home for me. So many place in that NW Ohio region that scream small town America ripe for exploring. I was a 90s kid and I can remember riding bikes for hours and hours everyday with friends around small towns like that hitting up different spots for candy, ice cream, and cold pop. Great memories. Keep up the good work and P.S. you pronounced Bucyrus correctly the first time you said it, well done. People normally don't.

  • @mwsilverback
    @mwsilverback 7 місяців тому +4

    Realizing you had to pass right by my house when going through Kokomo... Missed you again, have a good trip my friend

  • @Paul-e5q9b
    @Paul-e5q9b 7 місяців тому +2

    Just watched your video from yesterday. Very entertaining as a Canadian watching your tour through Indiana and Ohio. Luv seeing where James Dean was born. Different art like the grasshopper. Lovely downtowns could pass for some in Ontario Canada. Nice farm fields. Much appreciated! Toronto here

  • @brianking973
    @brianking973 7 місяців тому +1

    Love these small town videos. Makes for an enjoyable ride home after being extreme heat,dust, noise at my job.

  • @ShelleeGraham
    @ShelleeGraham 7 місяців тому +4

    GREAT 👍 job on this video of smaller towns in Indiana & Ohio. 🇺🇸 🚜 🌽 ⛽️

  • @TheHehe1223
    @TheHehe1223 7 місяців тому +20

    Aint nothing like some small town viewing with Adam to start the day

  • @edfurbee7118
    @edfurbee7118 7 місяців тому +4

    I was telling my wife about this series of videos that you're doing and I remember one time in the early 80s taking highway 19 and 41 from Griffin GA to Columbus GA when that was how one would go to Florida and the number of motor lodges that were abandoned properties along the way. It truly is a wonder to see America from these roads.

  • @tylerdavis127
    @tylerdavis127 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for spending some time in my beautiful state of Ohio!

  • @AdventuresofmalibuandDad
    @AdventuresofmalibuandDad 7 місяців тому +2

    Adam I love when you do these back town drive through ❤.

  • @mikey76710
    @mikey76710 7 місяців тому +1

    Just a little message Adam to say how much I appreciate your channel it can't be easy driving 400 miles a day and filming content. I have watched yr videos for years now and love what you do stay safe.

  • @pezzychaos
    @pezzychaos 7 місяців тому

    Love the fact you always stop to say hello to the wildlife. A man after my own heart

  • @jennifermurphy899
    @jennifermurphy899 7 місяців тому

    Adam you stopped by my home town. Kokomo I live in Russiaville. I love it when you stop by our town of Kokomo the Haynes Apperson festival is going on this weekend up town.Stay safe out there .love your vidios. Been watching you for years.

  • @Jim-R
    @Jim-R 7 місяців тому +1

    Awesome to see you stopped off in my hometown of Kokomo! Hope you enjoyed your brief visit. Safe travels!

  • @PhilipVonGunther
    @PhilipVonGunther 7 місяців тому

    You were in my backyard again and I missed you. Always glad to see when you were in the area!

  • @cattmi5176
    @cattmi5176 7 місяців тому +1

    Really loved this vlog
    Bucyrus, Ohio, is known as the Bratwurst capitol of the world. I loved the Railroad Park as well. Thanks Adam.❤

  • @gregggarver6857
    @gregggarver6857 7 місяців тому +2

    Adam when you was in kenton ohio, I live 20 mins west of there in Ada. Love watching God Bless

  • @francisdv
    @francisdv 7 місяців тому

    Absolutely love exploring small towns and hollers. Thanks Adam!!!

  • @AnthonyJ7805
    @AnthonyJ7805 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for all the great videos

  • @davie941
    @davie941 7 місяців тому +2

    great interesting Vlog again Adam , you passed through some very interesting towns, well done and thank you 😊

  • @ericlarsen4484
    @ericlarsen4484 7 місяців тому

    its always fun to see road trips though other peoples view ... Thanks

  • @davidkos74
    @davidkos74 7 місяців тому +9

    Adam this is you at your best - small towns, Americana and talking to farm animals - I love it and will miss it when it’s all over

    • @MichaelRei99
      @MichaelRei99 7 місяців тому +1

      Adam is at his best with whatever he is doing. I just don’t get this cherry picking of his content . It is ALL great!!

  • @dawnberthold3894
    @dawnberthold3894 7 місяців тому +1

    Good morning, Adam. These are my favorite videos! Thank you.

  • @ck4426
    @ck4426 7 місяців тому

    Nice Pontiac Vibe there in Swayzee!!! Yay for Marathon gasoline-“best in the long run” LOVE LOVE LOVE your small town adventures!!!

  • @toddryan0108
    @toddryan0108 7 місяців тому

    The Shawshank Redemption is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I am from Maine which makes it even more personal. Great video Adam, thank you for sharing.

  • @audreywood2056
    @audreywood2056 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful as always

  • @brendawhisenhunt8444
    @brendawhisenhunt8444 7 місяців тому +4

    Love these small towns...

  • @bob4364
    @bob4364 7 місяців тому

    Hey Adam, great road trip video, interesting sites, farms, acres and more through parts of Indiana and Ohio..Enjoy on..

  • @MISSLEONAJB
    @MISSLEONAJB 7 місяців тому

    I absolutely love Shawshank Redemption, so it was great to see that building at the end - I’ll have to go back and find that vlog you mentioned from years ago. Wow what a beautiful sunset at the end 😍 It’ll be interesting to see how many 00s or 000s of miles you do by the end of this trip ♥️ xxx

  • @MicheleMay-ve4uj
    @MicheleMay-ve4uj 7 місяців тому

    Backroads and commentary is always great with the Woo 🎉

  • @samtheslam
    @samtheslam 7 місяців тому

    Great for you to come by my hometown and still my home at Marion, Indiana. Keep up the amazing work you do Woo

  • @cnkirby1
    @cnkirby1 7 місяців тому +1

    I was born and raised in Bucyrus, Ohio 1960-1981. The high school I graduated from is just a block from the miniature train you stopped at. Left Ohio for a career in the USAF at 19, now retired in Panama City, Florida. It was nice seeing my hometown on your show. If you are ever back through Bucyrus there are some interesting things you can visit. One of my classmates owns a bar in an old hotel on the town square. It is called "The Crazy Fox Saloon". There is an old prohibition era speakeasy in the basement that Al Capone use to hang out at when he was in town. They do tours of it. Also, several famous murals in town. You should check it out if you ever come back through.

  • @GMSPARTY7
    @GMSPARTY7 7 місяців тому

    You were in my dream last night. Your trips through backroads are my favorite. When I told you I wouldn't say I like your Disney videos and now I like the Carpetbaggers better, you gave me the finger.

  • @grantbrower1310
    @grantbrower1310 7 місяців тому +7

    Good morning Mr Woo. Thanks for another great vlog! Safe travels.

  • @janellrismiller4522
    @janellrismiller4522 7 місяців тому +1

    Enjoy watching you in my part of the world.

  • @jeffsheets9389
    @jeffsheets9389 7 місяців тому

    Love these type videos thank you ❤

  • @NOLADEEJ
    @NOLADEEJ 7 місяців тому +1

    Loving these vids dude! Such a beautiful part of the country!

  • @ronniecardy
    @ronniecardy 7 місяців тому

    So good to see you back like in the first time watching your videos
    I love these

  • @TayRay-TayRay
    @TayRay-TayRay 7 місяців тому

    @TheDailyWoo, Love your channel, been watching it from the beginning when you first started. Thank you for the motivation to finally start my channel after a 2- year procrastination era lol.

  • @sherry1475
    @sherry1475 7 місяців тому

    Mansfield is close to my hometown of Akron. Love seeing anything Ohio. 😊

  • @BobDoesReviews
    @BobDoesReviews 7 місяців тому +1

    Sad to see you retiring Adam and slowing things down and taking it easy.

    • @jennielauber8308
      @jennielauber8308 7 місяців тому +1

      What? He's not retiring. What gave you that idea?

    • @369284ab
      @369284ab 7 місяців тому +1

      @@jennielauber8308just from the daily vlogs. He said he’s going back to his old channel and doing videos occasionally but no longer daily

  • @malyndamichelle5205
    @malyndamichelle5205 7 місяців тому

    Hey I know that route 30 sunset and farm fields! Safe travels through our little corner of Perry ❤

  • @LucilleBallFan
    @LucilleBallFan 6 місяців тому

    Adam I've been watching your vlogs for years. I live like 10 miles from uniopolis! I'm in cridersville. 😊 thank you for covering these small towns sir! Safe travels to you.
    Did you happen to go through Wapakoneta? It's the home of Neal Armstrong and they have a nice air and space museum!

  • @christineschwartz8269
    @christineschwartz8269 7 місяців тому

    Yep, we have been to Montpelier quite often,,, the other giant further Down the road Used to be Tin Lizzys... an ice cream place... and we live only a few miles from highway 18... and from Bryant.... 😊 Safe travels.. and Thank you for sharing

  • @johnwoodley-kb8yp
    @johnwoodley-kb8yp 7 місяців тому

    Adam, this is the way to travel and see America. I need to get out of the mindset of making good time and always being in a hurry. next utah/arizona road trip i will try your way.
    thanks.
    ATW & st. cloud, fl both rock.

    • @artboy57
      @artboy57 7 місяців тому

      Utah is gorgeous. We went through Canyonlands, Escalante and of course Bryce/Zion. If you have a 4X4, even better!

  • @kimberlylyerly2207
    @kimberlylyerly2207 7 місяців тому

    Good morning, Mr. Woo! ☕️
    Enjoy your piping hot caffeinated beverage this sunny, HOT 🥵 day. And yes, we are having a wicked heat wave! 🌞🔥🌞

  • @jabbasan12
    @jabbasan12 7 місяців тому

    Good job Adam! ❤

  • @stevemundy9886
    @stevemundy9886 7 місяців тому +4

    Old town life simple and easy

  • @MyBackyardScience
    @MyBackyardScience 7 місяців тому

    So many cool small towns! 😊 😀

  • @JacquelineNewberry-ei3ql
    @JacquelineNewberry-ei3ql 7 місяців тому

    Love your videos.

  • @hughring
    @hughring 7 місяців тому +6

    Now THIS is quality Woo content. ❤❤❤

    • @MichaelRei99
      @MichaelRei99 7 місяців тому

      ALL of his content is quality!

  • @tanak503
    @tanak503 7 місяців тому +1

    Adam have you ever visited Mitchell Indiana? Mitchell is the boyhood home to Virgil “Gus” Grissom who was one of the original 7 astronauts. You can visit his boyhood home and also visit a museum dedicated to him in Spring Mill State Park. Also you might find the park of great interest as it has a restored pioneer viallge.

  • @Stingray4
    @Stingray4 7 місяців тому

    I spent a whole summer in Van Buren Indiana, "The popcorn capital of the world". Great video.

  • @johnnymoran180
    @johnnymoran180 7 місяців тому +3

    Today I have day 4 off of work to doo 🙂 but first I SHALL join my buddy, back road explorer Guru, Adam the Woo!!! 😎

  • @michaelbickel5550
    @michaelbickel5550 7 місяців тому +1

    Enjoy the game today! Thought about going, but it may storm. Have fun at PNC Park. Skenes is a beast, so get ready for a show. Let's Go Bucs!

  • @MaDNess1969
    @MaDNess1969 7 місяців тому

    👀 wow, you were like next door to me and burger Mer Mer Mer Mer!!! Safe travel 🙏 ✌️

  • @Dads1978
    @Dads1978 7 місяців тому +1

    I think you were heading to PNC Park to see the Rays play. Hope you got to see them win and we get to see that video tomorrow.

  • @Huskytrailsandtails
    @Huskytrailsandtails 7 місяців тому +5

    Adam, since you're in Ohio you should go stop in downtown Cleveland. They have it all made out as Metropolis for filming the new Superman movie.

  • @bretthuckaby9745
    @bretthuckaby9745 7 місяців тому

    14:19 the cross in the clouds is awesome 💯

  • @drsandy842
    @drsandy842 7 місяців тому

    Drove thru Pennsylvania many times dreaded it as it appeared to never end but the way your doing it looks fun!

  • @KLEARSKITHEKREEPER
    @KLEARSKITHEKREEPER 7 місяців тому +9

    Morning Buddy, enjoying a cup of Coffee and Kreepn With ya
    That Garfield was sweet...I need to see the new movie, Love Jim Davis hes a great person

  • @JohnColie143
    @JohnColie143 7 місяців тому +3

    That Sinclair gas station at the end was very cool, though that squeaky sign and one sign that said "go away" gave me some horror film vibes. I'd still like to visit there...during the day

    • @tjme
      @tjme 7 місяців тому +1

      Don't worry, you're perfectly safe in Bucyrus. It's a wonderful small town. I live in a small village northeast of there.

    • @ripvanrevs
      @ripvanrevs 7 місяців тому +2

      I have a Sinclair replica gas station in nearby Mt. Gilead. My dad owned a Sinclair in the 1970s

  • @douglasandkelley
    @douglasandkelley 7 місяців тому +1

    Sometime when you’re traveling through the farm country of Indiana again, you should check out my hometown, Wakarusa (means Knee Deep in Mud). Only about 3,000 residents, but it has a very well-kept, vibrant (for a small town) downtown. It’s where Gale Sayers had a home for a long time up until he passed away.

  • @claudiabottom4086
    @claudiabottom4086 7 місяців тому

    I love 💗 those cute small towns

  • @donnytucker
    @donnytucker 7 місяців тому

    That old sinclair station is pure awesomeness.

  • @OscarVaughn
    @OscarVaughn 7 місяців тому

    Welcome to my home state of Ohio. If you ever wanted a tour around my town id be happy to show you some spots. Have a great trip

  • @michaelmccarthy6464
    @michaelmccarthy6464 7 місяців тому +1

    great film

  • @Crossfirepyro2
    @Crossfirepyro2 7 місяців тому +5

    Love back roads & small towns across America

    • @sandrap6321
      @sandrap6321 7 місяців тому +1

      Quilted rock right up there with pet rock. Some people have vivid imaginations.

  • @Sam-02024
    @Sam-02024 7 місяців тому

    Seeing the building used in Shawshank Redemption was a nice surprise!

  • @jawbone60
    @jawbone60 7 місяців тому

    Definitely at your best doing this.
    You’re making your way to the northeast. Hit Long Island and I’ll show you around!!

  • @NHoxworth
    @NHoxworth 7 місяців тому

    Darn it. Missed you by one day. I was at yesterday's game. Scary to watch what happened to Rosario in person.

  • @robertd..17
    @robertd..17 7 місяців тому

    Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Adam be careful it may only be 92.99995 million miles away. Keep up the great work!

  • @GregsGameRoom
    @GregsGameRoom 7 місяців тому +8

    Aw man, I love the Kokomantis! ❤

  • @chrislayne3765
    @chrislayne3765 7 місяців тому

    You past right by where my wife and I live. We live a mile or two from the quilted rock outside of Celina in an even smaller town of Coldwater lol. Hope you enjoyed our area in the middle of nowhere lol. If you ever make it this way again there is a few historic things just south of celina/coldwater that you may or may not be interested in. Random thing is Annie Oakley's burial site in Greenville about half hour south. Wapakoneta is about 20 minutes east of Celina which is Neil Armstrongs birth place. Then Dayton ohio is about an hour south which has lots of historical things. Other than those and maybe a few others there's lots of corn fields lol safe travels

  • @rwheatley0206
    @rwheatley0206 6 днів тому

    You went through my town of Montpelier Indiana. Too bad I didn't know you were here.

  • @FrankensteinLover
    @FrankensteinLover 7 місяців тому +5

    Absoultely love small towns and the nostalgia of them.

  • @ShelleeGraham
    @ShelleeGraham 7 місяців тому

    9:20 cool vintage sign that used to have neon glass tubing on there.

  • @IndyPhil
    @IndyPhil 7 місяців тому +2

    Lafayette resident here and glad to see you swinging through this part of Indiana.
    Quick question, noticed you haven’t been doing your typical endings lately, is that on purpose? “the vlog is………over”

  • @bradroberts6447
    @bradroberts6447 7 місяців тому

    I have driven through many of these little Indiana towns while delivering.

  • @michaelcoffey7362
    @michaelcoffey7362 7 місяців тому

    Nice 😊

  • @Blessedbyadoption
    @Blessedbyadoption 7 місяців тому

    Next time you are in the southern Illinois area please let me know.. would love to meet you

  • @Hugginsince79
    @Hugginsince79 7 місяців тому

    Suggestions on new places to go while going through Ohio. Hocking Hills park in Ohio and , Heritage Farms and Museum of radio and technology in Huntington WV.

  • @HatersWorld
    @HatersWorld 7 місяців тому

    You are right near me in fairmount indiana..hope you come back and visit Mr James dean again..just missed ya last time lol 😢😢 safe travels! Swayzee was hit with a bad tornado last year

    • @HatersWorld
      @HatersWorld 7 місяців тому

      And the train station Cafe across from James Dean's birthplace in Marion is the best restaurant around..killer breakfast and lunch!

  • @mdf3530
    @mdf3530 7 місяців тому

    2:56 My uncle was a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa. One of his parishes, St. Mary, was in a small farming community called Willey. Right at the crossroads, there was a row of mailboxes (which has been replaced by a setup similar to this but covered by a pergola). We always jokingly called those mailboxes the Willey post office.

  • @EmilyChandler19
    @EmilyChandler19 7 місяців тому

    Wow that pak a sak is about half an hour from where I live. If you ever get back this way you should go to Famous Monster Pizza in Decatur, Indiana. It's right up your alley. Also, I don't know if anyone said it yet, but that giant indian in Montpelier was shown during the opening credits of Parks and Rec!

  • @Mrs.Frankenstein
    @Mrs.Frankenstein 7 місяців тому

    Almost a 20 degree difference too hot lol. It's like that in TN too. We were in Indiana yesterday and had fun but it was miserable lol

  • @SherryBennett-d5y
    @SherryBennett-d5y 7 місяців тому +2

    Loving these videos!

  • @sherrie87
    @sherrie87 7 місяців тому

    I was born in Winamac (but live in Clearwater now) I’ve spent a lot of time in Kokomo. I also used to go to Fairmount quite a bit for James Dean Days, Fairmount claims Jim Davis of Garfield as well.

  • @baseball801
    @baseball801 7 місяців тому +1

    I played baseball on the grounds of the Mansfield Prison. Very unique experience.

  • @kevinsharpjr
    @kevinsharpjr 7 місяців тому

    Adam ,I live in Defiance, Ohio and we have some Hollywood tied ins, Bob Hope daughter got married in my hometown and our local newspaper "The Crescent -News" cover it, Defiance is the hometown of Terry "Tuff" Ryan wrote the book "The Prize Winner Of Defiance ,Ohio which was made into a movie, her brothers end up play for the Detroit Tigers , even through the movie wasn't shot in Defiance , the house she grew up still stands , another movie that was supposed to being shot in Defiance was House Arrest which Jamie Lee Curtis and Wallace Shawn and Kevin Polluck along with a young Jennifer Love Hewit ( the movie was shot in Defiance, Missouri), another thing Defiance is know for is our local baseball players being drafted into MLB, and being the hometown of Indy car/NASCAR driver Sam Hornish jr.

  • @GeneralHensaleey
    @GeneralHensaleey 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm over here Roseville Mn 🌹

  • @darcie1019
    @darcie1019 7 місяців тому

    If you’re headed to Pittsburgh, and I believe you are, head north! There are a ton of small towns, including Slippery Rock, Meadville, and Conneautville that are definitely worth a look!!!

  • @marchwind1000
    @marchwind1000 7 місяців тому

    Use to hang out it Bucyrus with friends. I was living in Mansfield right up from where shawshank was was, when they filmed. It . Knew lot of the extras from prison yard scene.

  • @rosemarylozier4233
    @rosemarylozier4233 7 місяців тому

    Visit Malibar Farm State Park in Lucus OH, the farmhouse where Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall got married in 1945, also the cabin in the opening scene of Shawshank Redemption is on the property. Also Berlin Ohio, amish country is right down the road from there

  • @RADVentureland
    @RADVentureland 7 місяців тому +1

    I adore you. ❤