Excessive Heat In Phoenix Arizona - Roadside Oddities At Mystery Castle & Eating At Long Wongs Wings

Phoenix Arizona June 2023

[@bzydad]

The green trees are Palo Verdes translation for green wood in Spanish. There is a Long Wongs in Tempe, that is were the Gin Blossoms got there start.

[@CCcastro336]

Very cool I love all the art. Thank you for sharing. So interesting!

[@suzannessweetkitchen6266]

I've lived in AZ my whole life and never have seen those yards, very interesting. I hope you're enjoying your stay here in AZ. :)

[@5_twenty]

go out and explore! i'm sure theres way more cool stuff hiding in plain sight :)

[@paulko538]

Very hot here in Winter Garden as well. Can't escape it Adam. Unless you head north and then have smoke from Canadian wildfires.

[@Mszahnclass95]

yep here in WI . i know the days here are hazy and the air quality can get bad .from the wildfires

[@dayadventureswithgasper]

Hello Adam. I moved to Arizona a few years ago and never knew about Long Wongs wings. I have a to go and check it out. Enjoy your time in Phoenix. Bring lots of water and stay cool.

[@bryanreynolds4008]

Hey for us in the valley this has been a very cool summer so far. No 110s in June. I cant ever remember that happening in 56 years of being here. Typically we have had atleast 10 and several115 by now. The catle is cool to go thru. Parts are mace tith bottles and son like the building in DCA Radiator Springs. Love the man's treasure! Lots of muffler men in AZ couple in Flag in and out of the NAU dome. Route 666 in AZ was renamed 191 and is a scarey but gorgeous route in eastern AZ no guard rails and 2000 foot plus sheer drops. I admire what you do and have not missed an upload since 2013 on either channel. Thanks for showing the world what out in the world. People need to take time away from interstate highways and ride to forgotten roads and truely see America! Oh and the Rays v. Dbacks series has been great to watch! The ball is an old painted over Union 76 station ball. Went there a lot with my grandparents when the station was there in the early 70s.

[@cactusjackNV]

Indeed, it has been a very refreshing spring/summer compared to what we get normally. As we usually get a few days in June that are in the 110s.

[@realDonaldTrump420]

AZ 105 is like Missouri 85. I got hard nipples right now and it's 84

[@iohangut4704]

I bet you all have comfortable AC.

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

Hello from Hazy Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park... Praying for Canada with all this ,,🔥🔥

[@vannagm9603]

My brother lives in Phoenix and we were just visiting him in April which was very nice temperature. Downtown Old Towne in Scottsdale is awesome. Love your vlogs!

[@cheryl3154]

107 isn’t too bad. Today’s high is 112, Monday’s forecast is 116, and next Thursday’s is 119. Enjoy your videos! Safe travels.

[@dianapearson1771]

Interesting video! I wouldn't mind having a neighbor with all the signs and magical stuff to enjoy every day!!!! Thanks, Adam!!!

[@vhs9163]

100%

[@danflahive1813]

Greetings Adam the Woo, from Mesa, Arizona. 107 is nothing, yard work weather. But you need to be here during the monsoon and experience one of our haboobs.

[@carlavision6143]

Adam, it's hot here where I live in Oklahoma 93 and feels like 💯! Really enjoyed your awesome and cool video! Love seeing stuff from back in the good old days! Your wings looked so good! Looking forward to your next vlog.

[@markjacobsen302]

That lumber jack statue brought back a memory I completly forgot about until now. Back in the 60s my mom and dad moved us out to California and on the way we stopped at a place in Flagstaff Arizona where there was a giant version of that lumber jack out in front of this resturant we ate at and I think it was even called "The Lumber Jack Cafe" or something like that. Memory is a weird thing aint it?

[@geezona]

He’s still there! We were just in Flag last week and saw the lumberjack. The restaurant is now called “Granny’s Closet”.

[@TheGimpyGrappler]

Loving this Phoenix, AZ series really taking me back to my time living there!

[@keithmabe6015]

Thank you Adam...

[@richardscott5155]

Woo , it might be hot out but your always cool

[@TheDailyWoo]

Thank you !

[@nelsonmiker]

Enjoy your videos. Thanks for taking the time to explore places I would like to visit. Mike in Tacoma

[@Egg_663]

My day can’t start until I have a piping hot caffeinated beverage with Adam the Woo. Watched Goonies last night with my kids. Then showed them your vlog on the filming locations. Thank you for making enjoyable content for all ages. They loved that one.

[@katkadabra601]

What a game last night !! Nail biting inning. Lots to see. Enjoy ur Phoenix tour!

[@sirmalmsten1982]

The GREEN TREES are Arizona's state tree, the palo verde (Parkinsonia florida). Palo verde means "green stick." The palo verde is found in the desert and the foothills of Arizona.

[@cactusjackNV]

Gee Wally I thought Palo Verde meant "Blue Battle Axe."

[@realDonaldTrump420]

​@@cactusjackNVLiteral translation is 'grinch penis'

[@marshmallows5641]

That bowling alley signage is definitely one of the coolest! You were so close to North Mountain, and the mountain preserve when you were in Sunnyslope! You should drove up to take a look, even though it's too hot to hike. Phoenix has a bunch of cool mid-century architecture. You would also like the Cheese N Stuff sign at Central & Camelback.

[@CinephileStudios]

Hoping to visit Arizona next year, so I’m taking notes from these videos, as always. Thank you Adam!

[@taiesewilliams3279]

Hey Adam have a Wonderful Day

[@jonathanutz8966]

The all green trees toy mentioned around the 21 minute mark are called Palo Verde trees. Translated to green stick. They’re green year round with tiny leaves adapted for the sun. Also they bloom brilliantly yellow in the spring.

[@mariebruzdowski6466]

Awesome video Adam. So cool to see all the memorabilia. Thanks for sharing

[@samilt13]

Loved this video. Very enjoyable. Thanks.

[@bonniekaye]

Loved this! 🙂👍🌹

[@anthonynash2899]

The yard art is just amazing,thanks Adam,👍🏻👍🏻👏🇬🇧🤠

[@SanBrunoBeacon]

Adam goes above and beyond the call of duty and brings Phoenix to his viewers; risking heat stroke in 107-degree Phoenix summer heat, scorpion stings, and rattlesnake bites.

[@baylake1888]

It’s 70 degrees in Bodega Bay, CA today. Escape the heat and do a Birds filming location vlog. It would make Hitchcock proud.

[@TheDailyWoo]

Heck yes . I need to get up there one day

[@goldentiki3310]

@@TheDailyWoo~ 😊✌️

[@369284ab]

@@TheDailyWooheck yeah!!!

[@obijuankenobi420]

I live 1 and half hours from Bodega Bay....its gonna be 102 today 😢

[@rayhutchinson9767]

Thanks, have enjoyed your streams from here in Phoenix!

[@mustangcindy1303]

Very eclectic places you showed. I like the street sign mural. Also the yard full of metal items is pretty cool to look at. In a small way it reminds me of some of the unusual items that my folks had when I was growing up. For instance my dad and brother each had a large rocket ship ride vehicle that they got from an auction when a local amusement park shut down (that my dad grew up with and I went to a couple of times). They sat in our garage for years one on each side. Interesting when you opened up the garage and saw those. Also another thing was my parents had an antique fire engine. I remember sitting up on the back of it when I was young and just playing like I was putting fires out. My dad just loved to collect stuff. Probably where I get my eclectic taste from.

[@carriearagon2994]

I live here and don't walk around outside in the middle of the day in the summer. Come back in the spring when it's beautiful.

[@later_with_corey]

Hey Man. Wanted to thank you for being such a main inspiration for me starting my own KZbin journey. It's amazing to see how far you've come with your channel. Even if you don't respond to this or ever read it, I just wanted to show my gratitude to you for being so inspirational!

[@TheDailyWoo]

Hope it goes well . The best advice is to just have fun and film what you enjoy

[@later_with_corey]

@@TheDailyWoo it's been such a learning experience. I'm genuinely enjoying it and it's giving me so much motivation to be me in front of the camera. I appreciate your words sir.

[@victoracosta5482]

I always love your 80s movie referencing..❤

[@michaelgalea5148]

Adam thank you for your streams. I always enjoy being off of the beaten path. 😊

[@Sparty-pi3jq]

The windy desert with 105+ heat, just feels like the inside of a convection oven. Not my favorite type of weather. Great video Adam!

[@JAYZIGGY5]

I love that. "It's a dry heat" ....well you can take your dry heat and..... now if you'll excuse me I'm going home where my ac is crankin so hard it may start to snow!

[@cardinaloflannagancr8929]

I saw on a tour of the castle the husband came for TB treatment and his wife and daughter didn't even know why he left. He ended up building the castle for his wife and daughter which was a surprise to them not known until after he had passed. The guide says his wife used to kick people out constantly that would just wander in to look. So she finally put up a sign saying we charge for tours and then kept doing those tours like Adam said until she passed.

[@janicewright6375]

Love it. Long Wong Wings what a word! Try to say it fast. Many times I've said it. Oddities and abandoned places is how I found all my favorite vloggers!

[@sandrawilliamson9849]

loving this trip to arizona.... dont remeber a darn thing lolololo. BUT just good to see the mountains!!! OH Wait i do remember the rock place !! Man thats just crazy Thank You Adam this was cool

[@DieselSgrass]

Captain Crook..playground character...Also that Sheriff badge is an employee badge from Knott's Berry Farm..quite a coincidence. Great video Adam

[@rhondaz356]

WOW, there are some really unique oddities there. We stayed in Phoenix, and I never knew those places are there. I'd love to see that Mystery Castle. Thanks for sharing, Adam.

[@kd5inm]

The tree at the first of the video with the seed pods looks like a Mimosa tree. I recognize the pods and leaves of it. We used to have one in the front yard of the house I grew up in. They do well in dry climates. They produce pink fluffy flowers.

[@catherinemadrid6849]

They're actually mesquite trees. You can ground the pods into a powder and use it like flour, but gluten-free.

[@kd5inm]

@@catherinemadrid6849 no those werent mesquite trees. I have 16 acres in my back yard with mesquites. The leaves are different on a mesquite and mesquites are full of thorns that are 1 to 2 inches long. Those seed pods are flat and a mesquite tree pods are more like bean pods in a garden, more round. Also I wouldn't grind mesquite bean pods into anything and eat it. They brought mesquite trees into Texas thinking cattle would eat them and found out cattle and people won't eat them. Yuck

[@cynthiahughes5504]

Humming birds love them here in fla.

[@jeanrose53]

Hello Adam. Yes the metropolitan area gets Very hot in the summer months. We endure by staying indoors during the mid-day and only go out early morning and late evening. Good that you visited now and not during the end of July or early August. Much hotter then. Thank you for sharing your experience while here in Arizona. ❤Bizebeegranny Jeanne and Dave Rose from Wickenburg Arizona ❤️ 🌹❤️

[@Sam-02024]

What an oddly relaxing vlog!

[@DragonFangX]

Its funny watching these videos and - being a resident - knowing every location he's visiting. XD

[@doramartin111]

That restaurant looks awesome love the yard decorations too great video I do remember you going there years ago

[@candarianpumpkin]

You always find the best lawn art! I wish I had known of Long Wongs Wings when I was in the Phoenix area. It looks awesome. Hope you're using sunscreen and carrying Liquid I.V. or Propel with you. That dry heat in the 100s dehydrates the body so fast, there's a constant need to replenish electrolytes, etc. Be safe. :)

[@beng2427]

This was great. Went to a bunch of places my wife didn't want to "waste time" visiting.

[@zerohecks4864]

106 toasty, 116 is where it starts to get obscene

[@TheDailyWoo]

I can’t even imagine

[@Drambles77]

I've never heard anyone complain of a Long Wong. Thanks for the great video, Adam!

[@brustbaer]

You should visit Sedona. You will love it!

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

Always something to experience with your Adam. 👍

[@debbier9325]

Hey Adam, to us that were born and raised here this is mild lol. Glad to welcome you into our city, make sure you drink a lot of water. Have fun!

[@lilbabybubbiebubspinkytoes1986]

The peach baseball looking thing is an old 76 gas station ball that was painted over. It's a tire shop now I've gotten plenty of tires fixed there😂

[@PurrBiteMeow]

What a trip seeing the Paul Bunyan Muffler Man. My hometown of Escondido, California has a Joor Muffler Man that they dressed up for holidays like Christmas and sometimes Easter with bunny ears.

[@TheMichigami]

there's still one left in Uniontown, Pa as well, at a tire shop holding a giant muffler. last i saw he was still painted in Steelers uniform colors of black and gold, they also used to put costumes on him once in a while years ago, bunny ears, a santa hat and lights around the muffler, and a green scarf for st pat's, but not as often after he got refurbished a couple decades ago. i guess they didn't want to accidentally damage him swinging the lifter around to get up there to dress him anymore, it can't be easy or cheap getting one of them repaired properly.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Big daddy Roth NHRA was a big inspiration on my own personal art form. Especially ' rat fink' which has influenced a lot of underground artists to do drugs.❤😂

[@sirmalmsten1982]

AMAZING comeback win for the RAYs, that was a shutout for 2 hours

[@TheDailyWoo]

Yep pretty awesome . I was there to witness it , right behind the dugout

[@CoolSteve77]

10:53 - There is a Paul Bunyan statue at an automotive repair shop in Springfield, IL. The head got broken off during a tornado years ago. Lol

[@MsJoaniesgarden]

Locus tree pods. The small leaves give dappled shade.

[@jamesacklin7261]

Well Adam leave it to you to always surprise us.This eposide is certainly funny incredible and majestic and out of this world.From Universal Jamie.

[@ckrtom2]

So fun and almost surreal seeing you in Phoenix of which I am in the suburb of Mesa. Lots to do in Arizona. The A-frame building was Village Inn Pizza. They had multiple locations in the state when I was growing up in the 1970’s in Northern Arizona. They had a very unique sign which is the backdrop of the shoe store sign in your clip.

[@BanyansAdventures]

Got to love your Road videos👍

[@williamsherman1089]

This summer has been unusually cool, it's just now starting to warm up. 107........pfft!

[@stanleykubon6481]

Wayne’s world party time excellent 🤘🏻

[@AimlessAdventuresVlog]

This episode was 100%. my jam! A veritable cornicopia of wonderfulness. Dude has a freakin Paul Bunyan M.M. w/ axe in his yard!!! ❤

[@davie941]

hi Adam , interesting video , drink plenty of water in that heat , well done and thank you 😊

[@maureen14]

Imagine what the inside of those homes look like if that's the outside!

[@barbaraschmidt5062]

Mystery Castle was temporarily closed because of vandalism in 2022. Trying to renovate it.

[@IamTuxedo]

That house was like an "I Spy" book looking through all those things as you point them out to us 👀😂 cool tho!!

[@vanceprestwood649]

Thanks for visiting! Hope everyone here is treating you kindly!

[@terrigasior1920]

I accidentally spewed my sip of coffee out when you said that Hercules looked like he has seen a ghost😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@naybur74]

And the signs says "YOU GOT HAVE A MEMBERSHIP CARD TO GET INSIDE"..HUH???-Five man electrical Band

[@TheDailyWoo]

Ha !

[@sharonholding5982]

Fun video. Those yards Wow. And Long Wong's Restaurant. Would Love to take a road trip to Phoenix. Not in the summer. Stay safe and hydrated Adam.

[@zenmaster9195]

Be careful out there, Adam! Phoenix gets hotter than it does for us in Tucson. That heat will get you fast! Keep drinking water and breaks in the AC. Other than that, have fun!

[@chuckschaefer9477]

Tucson rocks!

[@sylviathompson100]

@@chuckschaefer9477 no, Tucson Burns, big time, it feels like you are in the oven, I was there three years ago, holy cow it was hot hot hot .

[@zenmaster9195]

@@chuckschaefer9477 It is a nice little city! I've lived here for 30 years, and it continues to grow 😀

[@terrivehon3333]

Thank you Adam for making me laugh so hard!!!😂

[@debbralehrman5957]

It's funny I have lived here for 51years most of my life. They never call 104° Excessive. It had to really get over 110°+ for it to be called Excessive. I wonder what has changed? 🤔

[@cactusjackNV]

@@katypunkchik Exactly, what's changed is perspective. But surprising from Adam because he spends a lot of time in Orlando.

[@avgjoeavglife]

I love Arizona, it's beautiful.

[@128MrRon]

The yard art was amazing!!!

[@shovelhead1871]

what an awesome wing place! double thumbs up to Long Wong's!! 80's should never die!

[@wheelchairmanjon]

Great video as always excessive heat, but that’s to be expected in the desert

[@AH-rl9ev]

I wonder when the wind kicks up, does it feel like opening a hot oven door? That whoosh of hot air! 🤔

[@AH-rl9ev]

@@katypunkchik Stay Cool there! 😎

[@randya9810]

Lived here in Phx for 18 years, i get you Adam its supposed to be 116 next weekend and there will be many days like this. Hope your having fun

[@CaryUSA2007]

We're destined to hit 112 pretty soon, you don't wanna miss that lol Yeah, maybe you do ha! There are lots of yards and other places with those types of things in them, like huge iron dragon sculptures and dinosaurs too. I see them all the time on my limited travels around the valley. Hey, the Rays won last night at Chase Field! YAY! Safe travels out there!

[@paultrujillo2660]

You’ll love it there Adam. That’s my home town and it’s close to everything Vegas 4hr away LA 5 hr away rocky point Mexico 3 hrs away. It’s dope!! Hot yes but the coolness in a lot hotter!! 😎🇺🇸🥳🥳

[@markheld995]

That yellow ball was a 76 station they painted it is a Mexican tire shop.

[@punchline43]

Owl in junkyard: "l still got a sore tookus from that night". A knight he won't soon forget lol.

[@themilobarboyzfoodtryouts8280]

Awwww darnit you’re in MY town! I wish I coulda met ya!!

[@angelinaferguson1307]

Adam the temp of usually above 110. I have been there when it was 122. The best time to visit Phoenix is winter when all the attractions are open.

[@mikedeharte933]

Black widow webs in their prime habitat! Awesome 😎

[@RoadTripzz14]

The Woo is the way! Well Woo it’s late June so it’s warm purty much everywhere! While San Diego was in the murk of May Gray we enjoyed a spring and early summer were mostly in the sybaritic 80s. Quite delightful.

[@MrsMagoo6277]

You have to stay for the weekend when it hits 114. Your vlogs are always good, but they have been really great lately. ❤

[@WALSTGUY]

Love the houses across the street from each other with all the statuary and signage. Would love to do that at my place here in the San Fernando Valley, but being in L.A. County would be worried about theft. Pretty amazing stuff, some of those advertising signs are pretty rare and could bring in big bucks. Bet the guy is armed to the teeth at that place....keep the poachers away. Reminds me of your trip out here to the Valley Relic Museum. Gonna have to check that place out.

[@paultrujillo2660]

Theirs another cool castle 🏰 on 48st and Van Buren.

[@dylanseaman5163]

thx for the share. I used to work at a Long Wongs on 16th ST andIndian School. is closed these days.

[@juliogonzales5441]

King 🤴 👑 of the videos....Mr woo

[@NoelletheDollFacePersian]

We just visited the castle last March - it’s pretty interesting. They have guided tours.

[@judimax69]

Great video really enjoyed it I live in Bullhead City and yes it's hot.. I also shared it hope it helps.❤

[@22vx]

Stay cool dude 😎 and thanx for sharing 👍

[@crystalbutterfly4812]

Enjoyed your video be safe stay cool