American Giants Museum - Atlanta, IL - Route 66 Through Illinois

[@salemawdry6556]

Your series kept me in a good mood when i was in the Hospital because of a Brain Tumor that is now thankfully all gone. I really appreciate your videos its like we are travelling with you! Keep it up Jacob and wish you all the best in this World!

[@hbgrimmer850]

Congrats. I hope the road is smooth traveling for you from now on.

[@suemoo22]

Wow, how scary for you, I hope you stay well.

[@DougFromTheBayou]

Congratulations on beating the tumor! Jacob's videos really do have such a calming and mood elevating effect!

[@denisedarnell1641]

Yes I agree with others. May good health be upon u now. Congrats on beating that tumor. Glad like us , you could enjoy Jacob's videos too . They are fun and have such a light heartening tone to all of them.. I loved his River road videos of his journey best ❤

[@jennyvezina4551]

I'm so glad you're doing better!

[@deborahbarkley1219]

I have very aggresive breast cancer. Im also handicapped and cant walk very well. Im facing more surgury and have bad burns from really strong radiation used because of massive hematoma surgeon caused. I lost my insurance as soon as they found out about cancer. Im starting to get really really high med bills in. I do alot of worrying about everything im going thru. Jacob, your videos and everywhere you go, is my way of getting out and seeing them too, thru you. You help so many people out there. Everyday, I wonder what i will see this day. It helps to calm my worries for a while. Please please never stop doing them. I know there are times you want to stop. But your really helping so many of us. Love you Jacob. Thank you so much. Stay safe. Love Jenn too. ❤❤🙏🙏

[@manongagnon9704]

Sending you Love and Light with healing energies!!! Stay strong!!🙏❤🫂

[@lizlocher3612]

I feel for your pain n frustration!! I will say my Rosary for you!!! The BLESSED MOTHER ALWAYS helps you through the ROSARY!!!

[@annetteharvey4299]

I will be praying for you.

[@mst311]

That sounds illegal for the insurance company to drop you for developing cancer.

[@frensunited3748]

Just prayed for you, Love.

[@loravaloo55]

It's great that you support the little shops on Route 66 and around the US.

[@eezaaaaa]

They're always so interesting! I wish i live in the US so i could visit them🙁

[@Corgis175]

You have the knack and talent to always present special vlogs, #1 vlogger.

[@hbgrimmer850]

Lmao " I can't even touch his groin " Jacob, I hope you have a great weekend.

[@AwkwardAnxiousJennifer]

The people driving by yelling "There he is!" like you were Waldo (from Where's Waldo) made me laugh! I hope you find/found something interesting to do today. Have a great weekend!

[@robylove9190]

The giants museum is cool. I know you are having fun at the premier today. I'm looking forward to your video tomorrow.❤

[@jennyvezina4551]

Those giant figures have a special place in my heart. As i grew up in the 60s and 70s, my parents took us on a road trip every summer!! Seeing those towering giants meant we would stop to fill up our tank, grab a snack, and enjoy the sights!! Honestly, it brought back my childhood. Thank you

[@melanieiwasko6010]

Thanks for checking out Wallys! I left a comment in a recent video about how clean their restrooms are❤

[@mikehughes4969]

Loved the Giants, and it's incredible to see one arcade nowadays, let alone two, and with pinball no less. If I still lived in Illinois, I would absolutely be in Volo tomorrow. Also, if you feel like pizza, I can't recommend Lou Malottis heavily enough.

[@suemoo22]

I love how you research and get a lot of info about all the things, so interesting! Thank you.

[@TheVictorCruz]

Excellent use of mic!! This was exactly what I was hoping for...

[@beckyramirez7066]

Holy Cow Carpetbagger!!! We are so happy that you went to Arcadia in McLean IL! We mentioned this place to you in our sons bday cameo!! Great place to play donkey kong!! We can't believe that you went!!! Thank you for making our day and making our son's day.

[@freezedry69]

Awesome I’m glad you got to see it!

[@paulfuryes203]

Love the fiberglass giants, great video, Jacob. Till the next safe travels my friend and take care.

[@JBro9091]

Awesome video! I'm sad I'll miss you at the Volo Museum on Sunday because I have to work, but I'm looking forward to seeing your adventures in my neck of the woods! I live right on Route 66! There is a new photo op in Countryside, IL on Joliet Road for Rte. 66. Also, did you know the Marx Brothers grew up on a farm here? There's not much mention of it, but there is a mural in Texas Roadhouse. Safe travels!

[@matthewfarmer2520]

Morning Jacob 🤓📸 the GIANTS museum sounds nice, thanks for sharing this with us. Never heard of it until now 😊 you have fun take care my friend.

[@RoadTripsWithYogi1968]

Atlanta is a neat, quiet town. I filmed an Illinois Route 66 series last August. It was a fun trip!

[@justinellingson4908]

Thanks for putting up this video I drive past Atlanta Illinois all the time and did not know the museum was there

[@Geneswagger]

The loving spoonful summer in the city in the background at walls is great.

[@atinwoodsman]

whatever i'm doing, i always take time to watch your videos.

[@toy4x4nj]

13:36 the photo far right is at 1337 N Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ 08012

[@BigHoss920]

1:15 ------ there one of these at Gus's Drive In In Elkhorn Wisconsin, holding a hotdogs and milk shake or cup of soda

[@JennyBastet]

I like this style of presenting you're doing :) ❤

[@melanieiwasko6010]

Definitely going to visit this area❤

[@nataliecrow6533]

Awesome I messaged you awhile back asking who this guy was & this answered my question. They just installed Texaco Big Friend at a place built with a bunch of shipping containers in Springville, Utah & they also have a fiberglass mother goose.

[@burningbeard79]

American Giants Museum is beautiful. I hope it will be a popular stop, so thankful someone is keeping the Mufflerfolk in good shape.

[@tammyjackson-gq6jj]

I just love all the giant figures! I wish their were more of them still around.

[@cherylzamule888]

Another awesome video Jacob 😊love those giants! It amazes me how you find these things. I always learn something new with your videos 📹 ☺ you also make me laugh 😆 have a great day and take care of yourself 😊

[@MonsterKidCory]

Thanks for the video! I had just seen news about the American Giants Museum pop up on Route 66 Facebook groups the other day, so getting a timely tour of it was nice. And how cute and Bullwinklesque is the art at Wally's? 😆

[@lissachocolate]

You find the best places! Enjoyed this video a lot.

[@mr.goodfootHifiVideoEye.]

Nice..... you are so close to Robert Allerton Park .... you have no idea Monticello Illinois

[@MarthaJOHNSON-iu4wk]

Good afternoon Jacob

[@ShawnKodi]

Stern, Bally, Williams, Midway, Rock-ola all the classic games were made in the Chicago area. And still is home to many of them.

[@alanlough638]

Kudos to your KZbin Channel, Jacob! 👍👍👍👍

[@rott3nappl3s]

glad you finally got to arcadia! def one of my favorite places. i used to dream about an arcade in a small town all the time, so you can imagine my surprise when one turned up near to me! great video, thanks!

[@rott3nappl3s]

(btw it's pronounced mic-lane, if no one's mentioned it. : D)

[@roblowry9457]

We watch you here in the UK every evening during dinner. Big fans. When you do your trips, do you book your accommodation in advance or drop in as you travel? Keep up the great work.

[@silverghostcat1924]

I think it's a little bit of both, depending on the situation.

[@bearbeartime7082]

Thank u so very much trica loved...it so much she email U. Saying something nice... hope u get a chance to read it. Your the best

[@MattTheLizard]

Jacob... another great video. Wow what a cute little town. They are doing things right but I am curious about their name change from Xenia.

[@CarolStanhope]

CB's a cool cat.😎

[@katwesley6806]

I'll be following this bit of rt66 in July. Thanks.

[@eleanorrigby909]

There's a giant pirate man at a boat dealership near where I live. He was originally at a mini golf place that closed down. I wonder if he belongs to these types of giants.

[@mj-hk6iv]

Stop in Springfield IL. There is a nice lighted Route 66 display in the state fair grounds, a great museum at Motorheads, Shea's gas station museum just opened May 21st, the Ace Sign Company Museum, there is plenty to see!

[@coachshanonfreeman]

Love all things Route 66.

[@JonStallings]

I remember when I was a wee lad, the Atlanta (Georgia) Braves had one of the Native Americans. It would be damaged during an ice storm

[@dianadelahaye7660]

The road-trip glasses are for bored children , not the driver. And no Wally beer either😂

[@syedhamidi5643]

It must be fun to live in the golden arcade era 😂 also the selfie is hilarious 😆

[@sandramcglinchey7712]

One of the Pep Boy men!

[@juanzapata492]

Arcade town 😊

[@nightshadebutterfly6429]

It was surprising to see one of my old neighbors, that fiberglass guy from the Danbury Fair, at a town I've never heard of. Glad he and others are being takn care of. Speaking of old neighbors, I wave hello to the pixie whenever you make a bunker video.

[@JeffDeWitt]

Love that part of the Route. When I was in Atlanta (much cooler than that place in Georgia), I had lunch at the Palms Grill. The Grill had counter service along with booths. While I normally would have sat at a booth I was on a Route 66 road trip and decided to be different and sit at the counter. I was really glad I did, and had a great time talking with the pretty waitress. She suggested I check out the museum in back, which I did, and also went up the stairs and found myself in what must have been a Mason's lodge. Sadly the Palms closed, a victum of the pandemic. I noticed the sign in this video and was hoping Adam would say something about it, but he didn't. I know EXACTLY when you and Adam were doing the Route, it was the first few weeks of April, 2018. I was doing the Route at the same time you were, just in the opposite direction.

[@JDiology]

493k almst almst there jacob!!! Woo hooo

[@JDiology]

I remember bubbles, u got to match 4 or more bubbles of the same color n then it goes fast.

[@ruhwahbee]

Cartersville Georgia has the Tellus Science Museum and the Savoy Automotive Museum. Both are super cool places. You should check them out👍🏼

[@melanieiwasko6010]

Looking forward to the Volo Auto Museum❤

[@zenpanda8351]

Hey carpetbagger, check out the museums in pontiac illinois. There is some interesting route 66 stuff. Especially Waldmire the inspiration for filmore from cars.

[@ladyleopard1106]

We have a Uniroyal Gal here, and I hope she never leaves. I've been calling her the Werbany Tire Girl ever since I was a kid for some odd reason. Lol.

[@VJazzman701]

The “Wheat Shocker” is the mascot for Wichita State University.

[@wichitarichard]

About to comment on @17:40 ! Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas! Go Shox!

[@Jane_Dow]

Frame 9:24 He looks like the face on the cover of MAD magazine !

[@serinachilders74]

Thank you for this one. Now I know where to find the gleaming white service station from my dream, I knew it was some where in the mid west. I don't often dream in Technicolor all my dreams are in black and white, but that one. I even remember the warm road under my bare feet. I awoke before I could see what was inside, mystery now solved.

[@johnlai4129]

Big statues these giants are awesome!

[@deniseboldea1624]

The Time Travelers game was an early attempt at 3 dimensional video game play. I couldn't figure it out either.

[@chrispile3878]

There is a Muffler Man at a local tire store here in Wichita. It's been there for decades. Of course, the Muffler Man is holding a pair of tires. And it's WHEAT SHOCKERS - the Wichita State University mascot.

[@MikeS-el6vd]

Check out the giant, Vanna Whitewall in Peoria, Illinois sometime too!

[@bg199083]

I love all the giant figures in Atlanta, IL. The Snerd Giant at Mr. Bill's in Winslow, NJ, is very iconic in its own right. Hope you have fun Jacob! 😊😊

[@DebHoeft]

Thank you Just enjoy your channel 😉

[@toddhensley880]

10:20 and then, once all of the giants are in place, they will come to life and take over the town! Bwahahaha!!!

[@josephlalock8378]

john's yate's(the owner of arcadia) vision is to turn mclean into an arcade mecca. the rt 66 museum used to be his games as well but now the library runs it, hence the new admission fee. john is a super nice guy and i have no doubt that one day, most of the "square" in mclean will be arcades( i've seen his stash of games)

[@bonniekaye]

Awesome video!!

[@DavidLaMorte]

This is cool! We have one in Jersey City. I made him a character in my Cryptid series.

[@Bobby10241]

That last big head you showed is Alfred E Newman from Mad Magazine

[@craigholstine2154]

Good Morning " YA ALL " Jacob the Carpetbagger ..!!

[@lonesoul663]

We have a local auto shop that still uses a muffler man holding a muffler. Gemini Giant would look great on the moon.

[@truckermatt4603]

Idk if you’ve done it before because I’ve not seen it on your channel but you gotta go do the infantry museum in Columbus ga it’s amazing

[@xxNOOBKILLERxxDC]

you should check out Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield! Its got all the old school arcades and pinball!

[@GaryLetford]

This was a fun day!

[@MattHudz]

Need to travel to East Troy WI. Same Giant is outside Gus's Resturant.

[@AdventuringWithChris]

Every time I take a road trip I try and find one to take a picture with

[@JustinAldrich-y7d]

Enjoyed the giants!

[@nickbeck8891]

Hello Jacob Don't forget that Abe Lincoln was the tallest President .

[@TheCarpetbagger]

Good point

[@AmericanGiants]

Great video! One day we will cross paths, let me know when you are in Colorado.

[@TheCarpetbagger]

Absolutely love the place! Would love to meet up sometime!

[@a_c_racing]

We have a muffler man outside a mechanic shop in Oak Cliff Texas, didn’t know they were rare

[@danielbagley3679]

Hope all is well still stuck in TX

[@coastermom7027]

Jacob 🙌

[@slotnutracing]

are you going to the Volo museum for opening of the Rock Afire explosion show there .

[@DawnBenchley-gt6hu]

Awesome giants!!!!

[@oldsouthmike65]

Great Video

[@history_leisure]

Six Flags St. Louis and Frontier City are right off I-44, which is route 66 through those areas-so Mr. Six in a Route 66 museum isn't as weird as one would think

[@maycausedizziness]

Wally's looks like a Kmart knockoff of Buccees lol

[@rolfathan]

I actually live not too far from the Joor Muffler man in Escondido California. He is still holding his Muffler, and he's in pretty good shape!

[@crawfordadventures7710]

Are you ever going to travel internationally?

[@andrewsopkin328]

If you are going to be in Chicagoland, you should check our Haunted Trails in Burbank, IL. They have a giant style muffler man that is a Frankenstein. Also, in Oak Lawn, IL (very nearby) they have the world's largest cigar store indian.

[@justjamieyes2812]

The painted wraith! Monroe street Bloomington Illinois. You really should go

[@j.prisco5594]

Visit Ghoulish Mortals in St. Charles, IL!

[@kristencarlbon4561]

Jacksonville Florida is having Jurassic quest looks like animatronic dinosaurs. Thought you might be interested Jacob July. 12th and 14th. I don’t know if it’s basically geared for kids, but it looks fun just passing on the info. Love your videos.

[@davidabrown92]

Jacob I'm looking back at your videos from 3years ago I can tell youve lost weight so glad your doing great with that keep it up and achieve your goals loved this video too!!

[@ralaun2000]

I was worried when you started eating those gas station eggs! 😅

[@lisafreeman4222]

Cool video

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

I was so happy to see this video pop up, I really want to visit this museum, I could not make it yet

[@roblycett6525]

Awesome video only 7 away from half a million subscribers 😊