My thoughts exactly. When he mentioned all the flags - I saw a few cars, beautifully kept storefronts, but no commerce, no laughing, no activity. A ghost town. That swimming pool should have been packed. I grow tons of food for my community center. I am early retired but making mass gardening my full-time hobby for 5 years now. When I go riding my bicycle around, I don't see any gardens. I live in an unincorporated area on the outskirts of a Midwest city with acre sized lots. I wager in that 30 years ago timeline, there were gardens all throughout my community. I even have free water due to a high-water table. My sump pump water is captured and keeps Bug Garden alive and my basement dry.
I love when you go through Missouri. The towns always seem so peaceful and the sky is always clear and blue! There is a certain charm to the small towns that is unique to Missouri. As someone who lives in the heart of a major city I often wonder what spending days in a quiet town like this would be like.
It’s pretty nice, I live about 20 miles from this town of Marrionville Missouri, it does seem really laid back and peaceful down here, we wouldn’t have it any other way! God bless ya!
I was born and raised in Mo. in K.C. My husband and l moved to So.central Mo.-Lake of the Ozarks 40 yrs ago. We love it here, and have no plans on ever moving. My husband is 90 and I'm 77. Your tour is so interesting to watch. Used to go to Springfield all the time to shop. Am going to try to follow your videos! Fun and interesting! Thank you for sharing!!
@@TOCC50 😮goodness me! Ya don't say. Beautiful State. My sis & bro-in-law just drove through Montana going west to Vancouver..they loved it ! lol no snow though.
My ancestors were early settlers in this area. Spent a large part of my childhood in Aurora, during the 50's/60's/70's. I remember when downtown was always busy. The City Hall, sitting on the town square, hosted many a band and dances on Saturdays on the steps during the summer. Fairs and festivals were held there. Farmers set up little stands and sold their vegetables. Families laid blankets on the ground and had picnics. Went countless times to the drive-in movies and the Princess theatre that is now a church. My son performed in a play at the Princess when he was 4. The yearly rodeo was held near the drive-in and attracted huge crowds. White Park, where you showed the swimming pool, was where we held our family reunions and played on what would now be considered vintage and unsafe playground equipment. We later moved our reunions to the park in Marionville. My dad lived and died in Marionville and it made me so sad to see the downtown area fall into negligence and decay. Many of my relatives still live in the area, while I am now in Joplin. Countless of my ancestors are buried in Aurora and other nearby cemeteries. These towns have special meaning to me and have blessed me with lifelong memories, but they have their downsides today. The neglect of the downtown areas, the higher crime rate in Aurora, the lack of places for teens to find safe havens to gather for entertainment and socializing, lack of employment opportunities to provide for families, all have led to their decline. The areas also have a long history of racism, shown by your own statistics. There are few black people in Aurora, and perhaps none in Marionville or Crane. Records show that black people were run out of town, and even murdered, in and around Aurora many years ago. All of these towns are predominantly white and Republican. Very little diversity, although most people are kind, help their neighbors in need and staunchly hold onto their religious beliefs.
Me too. Our town is in the middle of 2 medium size towns. We have 1 caution light, 2 person Post office, gas station and a Dollar General. That's it. Our front neighbors are cows, back neighbors ate goats and chickens. Beautiful pecan trees everywhere. I wouldn't have it any other way. We've lived here for 35 yrs and only a few times(at Christmas when the gifts are in the trunk), ever locked our car doors. NO ONE has EVER bothered anything in our yard or house. We walk sometimes to our BEAUTIFUL country church which is less than 1/4 mile. A BEAUTIFUL LIFE we have here.
I live out in the sticks, nearest town is a very small one. It bothers me to hear people wanting it to grow, I say move if you want a big town, leave us alone!
Gave up watching tv over a year ago, nothing but brain dead crap! Have 60 odd live music concerts to keep me amused amongst other things. Chanced upon your site in January this year, what a discovery! My brother and I have been watching two at a time to catch up! Really enjoy your honesty, your humour and the presentation is clever and interesting. Thanks for some great journeys and keep on truckin!
Aurora, MO is a great town to live in, and so is Marionville. Marionville is famous for white squirrels and an annual apple festival! Aurora currently has an active project to revitalize downtown, with many new businesses being opened and most building being renovated. This is a fabulous area to live in :)
Are you kidding Aurora, No is in top 10 places to not live and there schools worse ones in missouri. Its horrible place to live and has 1 out of ever ten people on welfare due to laziness, and property theft is outrageous !!!!!!!!
@@hellwolfandrei I will beleive that when I see it I have been here 25 years and been saying that for that long but hope fully they will use some of the recreational money now that dispencary there and fix what they been saying for years missouri made 12 billion dollars profit the first month this state went recreational and where do you see any improvements besides the ones they do over and over and over seriously how many times do they need to keep fixing highway 60 seems like thats all they fix in lawerence County same roads every year thats ridiculous
@@hellwolfandrei but my opinion is my opinion if your happy there thats awesome and all that matters who cares what I think or anyone else everyone needs to find happy place and if yours is Aurora then im happy for you ....
I really enjoy your videos. No drama, no clickbait. Just nice and easy facts and videos about rural US. I guess the low medium age in Marionville and Crane could be because its cheap to buy a house and they all might work in Springfield wich is only a 30-40 minute drive. Also can be the reason for downtown decaying in Marionville. Nobody "lives" there, only sleeps there. Strange contrast indeed on the nice suburbs versus downtown in collaps...Oh and you forgot to mention how many people lives in Aurora.
I live in the country, in Texas, close to a tiny town. I love it! Sitting in the shade having sweet iced tea & relaxing after cleaning the kitchen, right after breakfast 🥚 & 🥓! We have acreage & we gave land to each of our kids. We have 3 kids. 2 of them had their homes built on their land. One lives in Austin, not far away. It's a sweet life!❤
A man from down under here, I had a peek at the house on Central Ave on Zillow, looks like a good deal to me, most of the house is really nice ... loved Crane, and what that town has done with the downtown looks outstanding. There are even buildings that look like they are no longer used, but they are cared for so the only direction this town will probably go is up, what we are seeing here in the present is going to become history in the future ... so more great work from Joe'n'Nic 👍
I love seeing what you and Nicole eat best of all. I usually would select what Nicole chooses both to drink and eat. I’m housebound in the UK and thanks to you I can now travel around the US. Thank you
Really quiet Saturday reminds me of Children of The Corn horror movie 👧🏼👦🏼🔪. Nice and sunny 🌞. Tiny🐟🐡🐠🐙 yay!! 👍🏽. Awesome Aquarium waterpark guys . food looked very good Joey and Nicole 👏🏻👦🏼👩🏻
Such a great video, you really did it all. Loved the towns and the aquarium looked excellent. 45 is pricey, but for all the upkeep and how well it is presented, I think I would pay that. The restaurant looked fun as well. All of the flags were out for flag day which is also my birthday, so as someone mentioned iin the comments, you must have been out on the 14th. Thank you again for bringing us with you. Missouri looks truly beautiful.
A great video, as always ! I love the old store-fronts in the downtown areas, and it's awesome to see the drive-in theatre still operating ! Thank you so much, Joe and Nic.😊💖
So love your real America tours. What always surprises me, from my regular visits to the States and your tours, are the high levels of poverty, America really is a place of huge extremes. Thanks again and safe travels.
It's been awhile since I could watch so I've been catching up this weekend. I've been subscribed since you started and have just enjoyed the heck out of your adventures. I noticed this week that each town has birds singing and chirping. It's one of the pleasant "side effects" of small towns, hearing the birds. Thank you both- we love and appreciate the ways you view 🇺🇸 America!
Hemingway also lived in Cuba for a long time and his house is still maintained there. He also had a family home in Arkansas where he would come to stay in the fall when he would duck hunt with friends.
Thank you so much for doing this. I felt like making a channel like this to document these small towns across MO and the rest of the country, but I see I'm not alone in the idea! Good stuff.
Great video as usual Joe. Love the small towns. And yeah getting away from the traffic. Really surprised me the medium age there was pretty young most the time in small especially rural areas it’s usually older. Great to see people are not letting them die. Back in my trucking days have been to that feed mill. I like the fact you brought up about how the government uses the same standards for poverty level and it’s not always exact in places with lower cost of living I see it round here myself. Thanks for the pricey trip through the Bass Pro attractions. I’ve been to several but have always wanted to go to this one. Maybe someday. LoL on a side note I think that large fish is a grouper maybe a Goliath grouper. Thanks for the ride along guys appreciate it. Safe travels my friend. Keep filming I’ll keep watching
That buffalo country fried chicken sure was small, i don't like finger foods. I don't eat red meat ,or pork. But it was nice luch you had. I live in Texas, i love big pieces of grilled chicken, turkey burgers. A big chicken salad, but i led that Key lime pie, absolutely love your content 👍👍👍👍 keep it comming
I found your channel recently and appreciate all that you do. It is an education to see and learn about regions, states, small towns, history and current situations. Thank you. Excellent. The restaurants are interesting as well. It is also inspiring that you both work out.
Joe & Nic's Road Trip, it maybe people watching TH-cam videos on their cells phones this does 2 things we get to see the country without a cost of a vehicle or taking up time using gas going to all these places. Thanks for the road trips without all of the expensive.
all of these smaller towns are what most of America used to be. very peaceful living. have to create your own entertainment. Folks are generally pretty nice.
Ex video. Showing your restaurant tab made me chuckle from a recent trip I took. Went to Maine (3 wks ago) visited up down the state, and Maine lobsters in a restaurant are cheaper at home (FL) versus Maine; and every meal was almost identical to your bill. It's simply pricey everywhere and many locals can no longer support their local businesses, sad state of affairs in USA, Canada, and Europe.
Looking at those cost of living graphics the housing is just above half the national average but food is close to the same as everywhere else. Corporate price gouging is destructive to small town living. This started during the pandemic and never stopped. As they say the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
My neighbors just returned from Maine and reported the same thing. Very expensive Lobster and is better and just as fresh and better priced in other places in the country
I've been watching your videos for a couple of years and just realized really how lucky we are I am from St. Louis MO, I think we need to protect at all costs what we have.
This is so good to see Springfield the Aquarium was built shortly before we were stationed in Miramar California. It was a really big deal and it opened the doors for tourism outside of Branson and Lake of the Ozark.
Good ol Crane, neatest little town in Missouri they call it. Always liked traveling through. The drive south to Galena is pretty, they have a unique old Y-bridge and that place really feels like a ghost town. Crane has a little creek with trout that surprised me.
Appreciate the tour of these small rural towns. I really like these tours. I’d be so happy to travel the roads and enjoy the scenery. I do like the City Hall in Aurora. I like Crane’s downtown. The Aquarium is very nice. Lion fish are cool. Looking forward to your next video!
When I see a town like this I think of Fredericksburg Texas. Somebody open a winery, plant a vineyard and grow some grapes, you can import what you really need. The locals probably wouldn’t like it, but if you build it they will come, middle aged women 🥰💜
Another great tour Joe & Nic. I really liked Marionville and Aurora and the Missouri countryside is gorgeous. The aquarium was it in Springfield MO or Springfield IL? Wow $45 a ticket, it had better be a good one at that price! 😮🤑
Seeing these small towns with their semi-abandoned main streets makes me want to grab my camera, hit the road to go see them in person and take tons of pictures. And that community pool...it has a diving board! Sadly, they are pretty much extinct in California. Ah, The Wonders of Wildlife Museum! When I first heard about it I scoffed at the idea of a "Disneyfied" aquarium. But wow, I was impressed and really enjoyed my visit (it was especially nice since it was 90 degrees and super humid outside 🙂) The whole complex with the Bass Superstore is a worthy stop for any fan of roadside attractions. See you in the land of Lincoln...happy trails!
Thanks so much for the video. I love going all around the country with y’all. The sad thing about this town is it was a beautiful day and there’re no children outside playing or anyone walking or doing lawn work. It’s very sad to think everybody’s inside watching their devices and television with the children on their games and nobody’s outside anymore.😔
I'm telling ya...Mansfield and Ava and Forsyth, MO is worth a video! Forsyth is where Winter's Bone was filmed. Mansfield is where the Little House books were written. Ava is where "The Hustler" is from. It's also the area with something like the 5th most tributaries in the US!
Ava politics and law enforcement are horribly corrupt. Literally Everyone I know there has either been thrown in jail for ridiculous small reasons or is on parole. Beautiful area in the high country of Missouri though.
That aquarium was neat, and looked to be worth $45 ticket price. As usual, I always get hungry when you show the meals that you and Nicole order. And seeing the deserts is really a challenge. Thank you.
Interesting to see one of my towns shown. I watch often and always wondered if I'd catch you driving through. The thing is these towns have branched out like all towns where the old city square just didn't get the action because of the modern big box stores. There's about 90% more to at least two of the towns shown.
Harvey Phillips is one of greatest of all time. Taught at Indiana for many years, after a great career as player in NYC. Indiana has one of the finest music school in the country.
Very cool, I have family in Marionville and Aurora. :) My family moved to the area (Billings) in the 1880s I believe. They were originally from Germany. SW MO has such a distinctive feel to me, I think it’s so beautiful. I hope these historic downtowns are revitalized. Also, I think my dad worked at that restaurant as a kid 😂
I live in Sedalia, MO and was just at Bass Pro in Springfield a few weeks ago...really wish I was there when you all were, I would have said hello. Love traveling along with you from my home lol ❤love your videos
My mother was born and partially raised in Ash Grove Missouri not far from Springfield. I don't even know if that town still exists. It might be a deserted looking place like some of these others that you go through.
I am from Springfield and I can assure you, Ash Grove does exist. My dentist is there because it cost about a third less than what it would cost in Springfield to have dental work done.
Where are you stopping in Delaware? In New Castle you have Old New Castle by the Delaware Bridge and the university of Delaware in Newark. In the state capital you have the Monster Mile at Dover Downs where NASCAR runs every year. Then of course you have the beaches down south, Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany, etc. Heads up though, try and do Delaware on a weekday! Traffic on beach weekends can be horrendous! If you want to check out a neat place right over the line in Maryland, stop in Chesapeake City! The Bayard House, Schaffer’s and the Chesapeake Inn are all great places to eat there and all three are right on the C&D canal.
Fish swimming in a circle or as a mass is called schooling. It protects most of them from predators.. safety in numbers. The Hemingway restaurant reminds me of the one trip to an Island my fiancé and I visited in 1979, St. Lucia , it was Hemingway's inspiration for many of His writings. Small world , eh? I don't know if he ever was in Springfield, Cheers, Rik
Good video. When you can go through some towns east of Springfield such as Marshfield, Niangua and others in the Webster, Wright, Lackede and Douglas counties.
Thank you again for giving us a glimpse of small towns that each has something interesting and / or unique to boast about. The aquarium looks amazing. I will have to visit there someday.
303 S Central Ave, Marionville, MO 65705
$314,900
3 bed 1.5 bath
2,439 square feet
0.62acre lot
Seems overpriced for the area. I suppose you can ask anything - but it may go unsold or need a price correction.
As i was typing all this info i saw your post pop up you beat me lol
@@Thomas63r2 I reckon the proximity to Branson drives up housing costs a bit.
Nice American Four square!
@@janellek21 But its not in Branson. Time will tell, I have no skin in the game so it really doesn't matter what I think.
My family is one of the 12 pioneer families that migrated there in the 1850's
I'm liking this 'boring' tour. Just the numbers, and a nice drive to actually see it all. Upclose and current. This is how you do a channel 👑
Thank you!
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
It you traveling through Tennessee
Travel through uncroporate Gallatin Tennessee (sumner county)
Agreed
The films are so relaxing
This type of video makes me almost cry. Maybe 30 yrs ago, this town had shops, businesses and a place to gather on Saturday to do your shopping. 😔
My thoughts exactly. When he mentioned all the flags - I saw a few cars, beautifully kept storefronts, but no commerce, no laughing, no activity. A ghost town. That swimming pool should have been packed. I grow tons of food for my community center. I am early retired but making mass gardening my full-time hobby for 5 years now. When I go riding my bicycle around, I don't see any gardens. I live in an unincorporated area on the outskirts of a Midwest city with acre sized lots. I wager in that 30 years ago timeline, there were gardens all throughout my community. I even have free water due to a high-water table. My sump pump water is captured and keeps Bug Garden alive and my basement dry.
me too 🙁
They blame the big cities
@@jp2586no we don't lol. Generally it's factories shutting down. Old businesses closing and no ambition from the young to start a new ones.
All three towns are the same as they were 40 years ago nothing new and nothing changed and Aurora is bad on drugs family lives in all Three places 😢
I love when you go through Missouri. The towns always seem so peaceful and the sky is always clear and blue! There is a certain charm to the small towns that is unique to Missouri. As someone who lives in the heart of a major city I often wonder what spending days in a quiet town like this would be like.
It’s pretty nice, I live about 20 miles from this town of Marrionville Missouri, it does seem really laid back and peaceful down here, we wouldn’t have it any other way! God bless ya!
You would probably like it if drunk and stoned. Then again you might get depressed and freaked out.
Incredibly boring & mundane, but peaceful
Gets mighty cold in the winter
@@Csharpflat5 Missouri does not get mighty cold in the winter. It is not Minnesota.
Saved this a couple of days for my evening watch. Finally some towns where my retirement income would work.
Joe, you have been truly blessed with an awesome, soothing voice…perfect for on the road trips!
Thank you!
I was born and raised in Mo. in K.C. My husband and l moved to So.central Mo.-Lake of the Ozarks 40 yrs ago. We love it here, and have no plans on ever moving. My husband is 90 and I'm 77. Your tour is so interesting to watch.
Used to go to Springfield all the time to shop. Am going to try to follow your videos! Fun and interesting!
Thank you for sharing!!
In most of these towns , time has stood still.
Still snowing in Montana
@@TOCC50 😮goodness me! Ya don't say. Beautiful State. My sis & bro-in-law just drove through Montana going west to Vancouver..they loved it ! lol no snow though.
We like it like that....
@@davehughesfarm7983 We just can't get enough of it !!!!!!!!!
I love the drive in theatre. Those were good times
Oh yes 😊
This really is the 'middle' of Nowhere! Thanks for the revealing look Joe and Nic!
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Thanks U2. Cheers from Sth Australia.
Thank you!
My ancestors were early settlers in this area. Spent a large part of my childhood in Aurora, during the 50's/60's/70's. I remember when downtown was always busy. The City Hall, sitting on the town square, hosted many a band and dances on Saturdays on the steps during the summer. Fairs and festivals were held there. Farmers set up little stands and sold their vegetables. Families laid blankets on the ground and had picnics. Went countless times to the drive-in movies and the Princess theatre that is now a church. My son performed in a play at the Princess when he was 4. The yearly rodeo was held near the drive-in and attracted huge crowds. White Park, where you showed the swimming pool, was where we held our family reunions and played on what would now be considered vintage and unsafe playground equipment. We later moved our reunions to the park in Marionville. My dad lived and died in Marionville and it made me so sad to see the downtown area fall into negligence and decay. Many of my relatives still live in the area, while I am now in Joplin. Countless of my ancestors are buried in Aurora and other nearby cemeteries. These towns have special meaning to me and have blessed me with lifelong memories, but they have their downsides today. The neglect of the downtown areas, the higher crime rate in Aurora, the lack of places for teens to find safe havens to gather for entertainment and socializing, lack of employment opportunities to provide for families, all have led to their decline. The areas also have a long history of racism, shown by your own statistics. There are few black people in Aurora, and perhaps none in Marionville or Crane. Records show that black people were run out of town, and even murdered, in and around Aurora many years ago. All of these towns are predominantly white and Republican. Very little diversity, although most people are kind, help their neighbors in need and staunchly hold onto their religious beliefs.
The lynchings in the area were terrible and it seems like few know about them today.
And......there's the race card
@@BeckyJean upset about history being talked about ?
@@CharlesKoffiOyoua always race now days....
Marionville like other small southern towns is still effected by racisim but its a beautiful area
I like quiet small towns, I would enjoy these places
Me too. Our town is in the middle of 2 medium size towns. We have 1 caution light, 2 person Post office, gas station and a Dollar General. That's it. Our front neighbors are cows, back neighbors ate goats and chickens. Beautiful pecan trees everywhere. I wouldn't have it any other way. We've lived here for 35 yrs and only a few times(at Christmas when the gifts are in the trunk), ever locked our car doors. NO ONE has EVER bothered anything in our yard or house. We walk sometimes to our BEAUTIFUL country church which is less than 1/4 mile. A BEAUTIFUL LIFE we have here.
I wish I could leave sin-city I'm residing in and move to places like these. A garden, books & pets..perfect.
I live out in the sticks, nearest town is a very small one. It bothers me to hear people wanting it to grow, I say move if you want a big town, leave us alone!
Until driving to the nearest town to purchase food, and supples will become old quickly 😅
@@denisemarie6029 I only go once a month, not a city wuss, I do for myself. I love it!!
Gave up watching tv over a year ago, nothing but brain dead crap! Have 60 odd live music concerts to keep me amused amongst other things. Chanced upon your site in January this year, what a discovery! My brother and I have been watching two at a time to catch up! Really enjoy your honesty, your humour and the presentation is clever and interesting. Thanks for some great journeys and keep on truckin!
Thank you!!
I found this channel about 5 months ago and have become hooked. 👍🏻! Keep up the great work. You’re on fire🔥.
Thank you!
Aurora, MO is a great town to live in, and so is Marionville. Marionville is famous for white squirrels and an annual apple festival! Aurora currently has an active project to revitalize downtown, with many new businesses being opened and most building being renovated. This is a fabulous area to live in :)
Are you kidding Aurora, No is in top 10 places to not live and there schools worse ones in missouri. Its horrible place to live and has 1 out of ever ten people on welfare due to laziness, and property theft is outrageous !!!!!!!!
@@brendavancleef525 I literally live here in Aurora, do you?
@@hellwolfandrei I will beleive that when I see it I have been here 25 years and been saying that for that long but hope fully they will use some of the recreational money now that dispencary there and fix what they been saying for years missouri made 12 billion dollars profit the first month this state went recreational and where do you see any improvements besides the ones they do over and over and over seriously how many times do they need to keep fixing highway 60 seems like thats all they fix in lawerence County same roads every year thats ridiculous
@@hellwolfandrei but my opinion is my opinion if your happy there thats awesome and all that matters who cares what I think or anyone else everyone needs to find happy place and if yours is Aurora then im happy for you ....
Im from Brazil, i would love to live in a small american town, its so beautiful there.
Stay strong America.
Obrigado! 😊
Not all small towns are good to live in.Some look nice and peaceful but their not
@@tinadevaughn2890 Compared to here, im pretty sure even your worst town is better.
I really enjoy your videos. No drama, no clickbait. Just nice and easy facts and videos about rural US.
I guess the low medium age in Marionville and Crane could be because its cheap to buy a house and they all might work in Springfield wich is only a 30-40 minute drive. Also can be the reason for downtown decaying in Marionville. Nobody "lives" there, only sleeps there. Strange contrast indeed on the nice suburbs versus downtown in collaps...Oh and you forgot to mention how many people lives in Aurora.
Mighty nice of you Joe bringing your daughter along on your Missouri adventure.
I live in the country, in Texas, close to a tiny town. I love it! Sitting in the shade having sweet iced tea & relaxing after cleaning the kitchen, right after breakfast 🥚 & 🥓!
We have acreage & we gave land to each of our kids. We have 3 kids. 2 of them had their homes built on their land. One lives in Austin, not far away. It's a sweet life!❤
That's the way!!!
8:30 That's a nice little craftsman style home. Well kept and nice looking yard.
A man from down under here, I had a peek at the house on Central Ave on Zillow, looks like a good deal to me, most of the house is really nice ... loved Crane, and what that town has done with the downtown looks outstanding. There are even buildings that look like they are no longer used, but they are cared for so the only direction this town will probably go is up, what we are seeing here in the present is going to become history in the future ... so more great work from Joe'n'Nic 👍
Urbex indigo youtuber South Australia. I've seen what you have mentioned.
@@labrat4174 There are two down unders, I'm west down under ... NZ lol
A drive in!!! 💛
Key lime pie is my very favorite one. Yum, yum have a great day and safe travels
I love seeing what you and Nicole eat best of all. I usually would select what Nicole chooses both to drink and eat. I’m housebound in the UK and thanks to you I can now travel around the US. Thank you
Thank you for coming to Missouri. I'm enjoying your other videos too. Great idea what your doing.
So many beautiful little towns in your country would love to come see them and stay a while
Really quiet Saturday reminds me of Children of The Corn horror movie 👧🏼👦🏼🔪. Nice and sunny 🌞. Tiny🐟🐡🐠🐙 yay!! 👍🏽. Awesome Aquarium waterpark guys . food looked very good Joey and Nicole 👏🏻👦🏼👩🏻
のんびりとしたした平和な街並みですね！
Such a great video, you really did it all. Loved the towns and the aquarium looked excellent. 45 is pricey, but for all the upkeep and how well it is presented, I think I would pay that. The restaurant looked fun as well. All of the flags were out for flag day which is also my birthday, so as someone mentioned iin the comments, you must have been out on the 14th. Thank you again for bringing us with you. Missouri looks truly beautiful.
A great video, as always ! I love the old store-fronts in the downtown areas, and it's awesome to see the drive-in theatre still operating ! Thank you so much, Joe and Nic.😊💖
So love your real America tours. What always surprises me, from my regular visits to the States and your tours, are the high levels of poverty, America really is a place of huge extremes. Thanks again and safe travels.
It's been awhile since I could watch so I've been catching up this weekend. I've been subscribed since you started and have just enjoyed the heck out of your adventures. I noticed this week that each town has birds singing and chirping. It's one of the pleasant "side effects" of small towns, hearing the birds.
Thank you both- we love and appreciate the ways you view 🇺🇸 America!
Hemingway also lived in Cuba for a long time and his house is still maintained there. He also had a family home in Arkansas where he would come to stay in the fall when he would duck hunt with friends.
Beautiful, quiet and clean town. Love your videos! ❤
Thank you very much!
Im in the uk and love to see your tour films . Interesting to see america
Thank you so much for doing this. I felt like making a channel like this to document these small towns across MO and the rest of the country, but I see I'm not alone in the idea! Good stuff.
Thanks!!
Another awesome video joe thanks again and God Bless to you both safe travels
I live in Lowry City, Mo. Not much downtown either. Great video by the way. 😊
love the restaurant visits!
Great video as usual Joe. Love the small towns. And yeah getting away from the traffic. Really surprised me the medium age there was pretty young most the time in small especially rural areas it’s usually older. Great to see people are not letting them die. Back in my trucking days have been to that feed mill. I like the fact you brought up about how the government uses the same standards for poverty level and it’s not always exact in places with lower cost of living I see it round here myself. Thanks for the pricey trip through the Bass Pro attractions. I’ve been to several but have always wanted to go to this one. Maybe someday. LoL on a side note I think that large fish is a grouper maybe a Goliath grouper. Thanks for the ride along guys appreciate it. Safe travels my friend. Keep filming I’ll keep watching
That buffalo country fried chicken sure was small, i don't like finger foods. I don't eat red meat ,or pork. But it was nice luch you had. I live in Texas, i love big pieces of grilled chicken, turkey burgers. A big chicken salad, but i led that Key lime pie, absolutely love your content 👍👍👍👍 keep it comming
A double double double real nice awesome vid. As per usual. Luv ya !
I found your channel recently and appreciate all that you do. It is an education to see and learn about regions, states, small towns, history and current situations. Thank you. Excellent. The restaurants are interesting as well. It is also inspiring that you both work out.
Joe & Nic's Road Trip, it maybe people watching TH-cam videos on their cells phones this does 2 things we get to see the country without a cost of a vehicle or taking up time using gas going to all these places. Thanks for the road trips without all of the expensive.
all of these smaller towns are what most of America used to be. very peaceful living. have to create your own entertainment. Folks are generally pretty nice.
Ex video. Showing your restaurant tab made me chuckle from a recent trip I took. Went to Maine (3 wks ago) visited up down the state, and Maine lobsters in a restaurant are cheaper at home (FL) versus Maine; and every meal was almost identical to your bill. It's simply pricey everywhere and many locals can no longer support their local businesses, sad state of affairs in USA, Canada, and Europe.
Looking at those cost of living graphics the housing is just above half the national average but food is close to the same as everywhere else. Corporate price gouging is destructive to small town living. This started during the pandemic and never stopped. As they say the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
@@DonariaRegia left wing policies and regulations.
@davehughesfarm7983 please be quiet, dave.
@@stephenB49Why? He is right on target.
My neighbors just returned from Maine and reported the same thing. Very expensive Lobster and is better and just as fresh and better priced in other places in the country
Ty Nicole and Joe 4 another fantastic vid. Food looked great! Priced great w/drinks! B safe out there.
Good morning Joe,Nic nice that 1st town looks Badly kept up wow all the rest not to Bad wow that aquarium is really cool thank you for the video
Gotta love Missouri, Missouri is one beautiful state my friend.
I just about bought 47 acres in the vicinity you were in today with an 1/8 acre of ninagua river on it.
Great little river for canoeing!😊
Congrats! 🎉🎉
Thank you for posting this. I really like your content.
I've been watching your videos for a couple of years and just realized really how lucky we are I am from St. Louis MO, I think we need to protect at all costs what we have.
Nothing makes a street more beautiful than tree lined with big mature trees. Very interesting town. Did you know there are no cats in Australia 🙀
No cats?
This is so good to see Springfield the Aquarium was built shortly before we were stationed in Miramar California. It was a really big deal and it opened the doors for tourism outside of Branson and Lake of the Ozark.
: ) THANKS MUCH for sharing ! ! LOVED the Aquarium : ) Safe travels and ALL the BEST ! !
Good ol Crane, neatest little town in Missouri they call it. Always liked traveling through. The drive south to Galena is pretty, they have a unique old Y-bridge and that place really feels like a ghost town. Crane has a little creek with trout that surprised me.
Appreciate the tour of these small rural towns. I really like these tours. I’d be so happy to travel the roads and enjoy the scenery. I do like the City Hall in Aurora. I like Crane’s downtown. The Aquarium is very nice. Lion fish are cool. Looking forward to your next video!
Thank you, Alexandra!
When I see a town like this I think of Fredericksburg Texas. Somebody open a winery, plant a vineyard and grow some grapes, you can import what you really need. The locals probably wouldn’t like it, but if you build it they will come, middle aged women 🥰💜
There are a few wineries in the area!
Its like back to 90s to 2000 good old days vibe. Beautiful houses
We watch almost daily, from South Africa. I would love to get in touch with a idea.
Love the show.
Another great tour Joe & Nic. I really liked Marionville and Aurora and the Missouri countryside is gorgeous. The aquarium was it in Springfield MO or Springfield IL? Wow $45 a ticket, it had better be a good one at that price! 😮🤑
it’s in springfield mo!
@@elizabetht308 Thanks Elizabeth, there's lots of Springfields in America. 🤗😕
Love this area! Have some family not far from where you showed us!
THANKS JOE AND NIC ❤
Enjoyed watching 👀
Love the tours of the small towns !
I really enjoyed the museum, thank you 😊
Hey Joe & Nicole, sending hugs your way!
Wonderfully informative video. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, Springfield, Missouri, is where I received my naturalization papers in 1956. My dad was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri.
Where are you originally from?
Hello from Hindmarsh Island South Australia love watching your videos very interesting thank you ❤
Thanks for watching!
Seeing these small towns with their semi-abandoned main streets makes me want to grab my camera, hit the road to go see them in person and take tons of pictures. And that community pool...it has a diving board! Sadly, they are pretty much extinct in California.
Ah, The Wonders of Wildlife Museum! When I first heard about it I scoffed at the idea of a "Disneyfied" aquarium. But wow, I was impressed and really enjoyed my visit (it was especially nice since it was 90 degrees and super humid outside 🙂) The whole complex with the Bass Superstore is a worthy stop for any fan of roadside attractions. See you in the land of Lincoln...happy trails!
I always enjoy your videos! Thanks for the museum tour! Cool place!
Thanks so much for the video. I love going all around the country with y’all. The sad thing about this town is it was a beautiful day and there’re no children outside playing or anyone walking or doing lawn work. It’s very sad to think everybody’s inside watching their devices and television with the children on their games and nobody’s outside anymore.😔
Joe, has a smooth speaking style. A pleasure to see and listen to their videos.
I'm telling ya...Mansfield and Ava and Forsyth, MO is worth a video! Forsyth is where Winter's Bone was filmed. Mansfield is where the Little House books were written. Ava is where "The Hustler" is from. It's also the area with something like the 5th most tributaries in the US!
Ava politics and law enforcement are horribly corrupt. Literally Everyone I know there has either been thrown in jail for ridiculous small reasons or is on parole. Beautiful area in the high country of Missouri though.
That aquarium was neat, and looked to be worth $45 ticket price. As usual, I always get hungry when you show the meals that you and Nicole order. And seeing the deserts is really a challenge. Thank you.
Interesting to see one of my towns shown. I watch often and always wondered if I'd catch you driving through. The thing is these towns have branched out like all towns where the old city square just didn't get the action because of the modern big box stores. There's about 90% more to at least two of the towns shown.
Harvey Phillips is one of greatest of all time. Taught at Indiana for many years, after a great career as player in NYC. Indiana has one of the finest music school in the country.
Who drives ? While you run the stats, great team work you two ❤ the videos. Thanks for keeping your windows spotless,
Very cool, I have family in Marionville and Aurora. :) My family moved to the area (Billings) in the 1880s I believe. They were originally from Germany. SW MO has such a distinctive feel to me, I think it’s so beautiful. I hope these historic downtowns are revitalized.
Also, I think my dad worked at that restaurant as a kid 😂
Love to see the America the mainstream ignores. This is our nation's history on display. It's fascinating!!
I live in Sedalia, MO and was just at Bass Pro in Springfield a few weeks ago...really wish I was there when you all were, I would have said hello. Love traveling along with you from my home lol ❤love your videos
The best towns seem to be those without a free hand out. Love your channel.
Enjoyed the aquarium a lot!
I love the old ghost signs of history past but just still visible 😊
I hope, wish you’d do Paw Paw and Mendota Illinois. Both have differed so much since the 60-70’s! But they are still beautiful little towns
Amazing bolt- on- house. Huge...
My mother was born and partially raised in Ash Grove Missouri not far from Springfield. I don't even know if that town still exists. It might be a deserted looking place like some of these others that you go through.
I am from Springfield and I can assure you, Ash Grove does exist. My dentist is there because it cost about a third less than what it would cost in Springfield to have dental work done.
I love the colour of your hair Nicole. It looks awesome ❤
Thank you!!
Another excellent video Joe, good work.
I love small towns. Wow, it must have been a happening place in its day.
Where are you stopping in Delaware? In New Castle you have Old New Castle by the Delaware Bridge and the university of Delaware in Newark. In the state capital you have the Monster Mile at Dover Downs where NASCAR runs every year. Then of course you have the beaches down south, Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany, etc. Heads up though, try and do Delaware on a weekday! Traffic on beach weekends can be horrendous! If you want to check out a neat place right over the line in Maryland, stop in Chesapeake City! The Bayard House, Schaffer’s and the Chesapeake Inn are all great places to eat there and all three are right on the C&D canal.
Saturday was flag day, nice to see the flags. Enjoyed all locations! Thank you!
Fish swimming in a circle or as a mass is called schooling.
It protects most of them from predators.. safety in numbers.
The Hemingway restaurant reminds me of the one trip to an Island my fiancé and I visited in 1979,
St. Lucia , it was Hemingway's inspiration for many of His writings.
Small world , eh?
I don't know if he ever was in Springfield,
Cheers,
Rik
Good video. When you can go through some towns east of Springfield such as Marshfield, Niangua and others in the Webster, Wright, Lackede and Douglas counties.
Thank you again for giving us a glimpse of small towns that each has something interesting and / or unique to boast about. The aquarium looks amazing. I will have to visit there someday.
A surprise… thank you for what you do ❤
Cheers from Australia 🍻🍻