Exploring The Smallest Town In Idaho - How America Used To Be

[@Hschlick84]

This is what rural mountain towns looks like when they haven't been discovered and not trendy by outsiders. We need more of them.

[@CrookedRosePOD]

Serbia has entered chat 😂

[@wavamy]

Wallace is a tourist town and ski town. It is NOT the smallest town in Idaho!

[@lrn_news9171]

@@intensepassion3382He's bringing tourists and business in the town. The businesses can barely hold on.

[@TwilightGem11]

No. This town is run by jerkoffs from San Diego. It's never going to have enough people coming through to keep any business afloat. This town is a trap. They suck you dry of funding and run off investors. It's NOT the small town you want it to be.

[@mf-db6nm]

mass migration from Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, and Utah to smaller, cheaper, safer, cleaner, friendlier small mountain towns throughout Montana and Idaho is slowly gaining momentum

[@dylanhecker6686]

About 60 years ago each state had a dozen or more small towns like this, but now it's a distant memory. Shame we all can't live a life style this anymore.

[@dragonfly9209]

That's still true...almost every state has dozens of small, quiet towns like this. I know...I am queen of the road trips---and I bypass all interstates so that I can drive through interesting little towns like this. Every state has them, but the ones with mountains are the prettiest.

[@TheHamburgler123]

​@@dragonfly9209Exactly. Not all is lost. I do the exact same thing as you: avoid highways wherever possible and take longer, out-of-the-way routes. There are still lots of charming small towns out there.

[@dragonfly9209]

@@TheHamburgler123 I read a book years ago-- it was called "Blue Highways--A Journey into America.". It was about getting off the big highways, and finding the charm of the little towns along the back roads. It's the best way to see the real America--glad to hear from a fellow back-roads traveler, who likes discovering these quaint little towns as much as I do! 😄

[@worldinsights930]

​@@dragonfly9209actually America is very evenly populated. We don't have big metropolis over 10Mi like Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Tokyo or Shanghai. By living in mid-sized towns, most of Americans would have the best of both worlds if these town weren't in total mayhem.

[@dragonfly9209]

@@worldinsights930 The town I live in is around 40,000. Middle-sized, I guess...no mayhem here. Or in the towns in and around my county either. Life is good here. I have lived in large cities, and enjoyed that too, at that time. But now I prefer a quieter life.

[@navyvet05]

Wallace is a beautiful town, especially in winter when it snows. It looks like a town out of a hallmark movie.

[@barbaratatton3855]

It does. 😊

[@unclem4626]

Gotta love driving over the pass in the winter time.

[@kathleengeiser6956]

I lived in the small town of Priest River Idaho in the late 70s. Its in the Panhandle, close to the Canadian border. Beautiful town! The air was so clean you could literally smell the milk in the air every morning from the dairy a half mile away. The pine and cedar trees were old growth, the forest was extremely dense. The Dew Drop In, made the best hamburgers you ever tasted. But most of all, the people were very friendly, they would take the time to sit down and talk with you. 😊

[@moe4meswtdg]

I love Idaho. Fourth generation here.

[@JMoroccoMisterBoy]

There was a ' Dew Drop Inn ; here in Newport News, Virginia back in the Fifties when I was a Child. It was a Pub with Kitchen, which sold sit-down and to-go food. This was in the Segregated Newsome Park Section of the City. What a wonderful Childhood 'WE' had. Tks. much for bringing up the name.

[@cathynefzger8287]

❤❤❤

[@watsitallabout]

Live here now. Dew Drop is gone. Unfortunately a lot of turmoil in this community too. Much like the state of the world though. Still pretty area. Been here most my life.

[@dennynisevic7848]

70s , so how old you are , 158

[@benschlotte8242]

Very happy and proud to have left San Diego to live in this great town of Wallace, Idaho for over 10 years now. Great place to raise kids.

[@dennynisevic7848]

Ok , but just go back to San Diego please, or Mexico , choice is yours.

[@kigman1980]

@@dennynisevic7848this is the United States, and you have the right to move anywhere you want. You also have the right to tell someone what to do or where to live but they have the right to ignore you. Quit acting like a tyrannical control freak.

[@chuch541]

@@kigman1980you have the right to speak your opinion, not dictate someone’s action. Listening isn’t exactly something you’re even required to do. Telling people to leave a 248yr old country cause your family came a generation or two earlier is laughable. I’m so fuckin embarrassed by most of my fellow Americans. It’s couldn’t be more obvious all y’all care about is your damn self. That’s what’s changed in America

[@patriotgrammy8632]

I was just there on Friday paying my property taxes and I love coming the Wallace a few times a month just for the ambience. Obviously, I’m living close to there. After living in San Diego most of my life, this area is a breath of fresh air.

[@whatsit2ya247]

@patriotgrammy8632 It's just too bad 700k of your fellow Californians think the same. 🤦

[@Bigheartrolling]

I spent 6 weeks in Idaho this summer I went from the SE corner and made my way across the state several times. I worked my way up to Priest Lake. People were kind. So diverse in landscape & history and oh the rivers and lakes. So amazing.

[@GypsyQueen318]

Happen to stop at Hills Resort?

[@Bigheartrolling]

@@GypsyQueen318 Hi. No. I tow an Airstream with me and so I don’t usually pay attention to the resorts. But.. I must have driven by. :)

[@dsanchez9703]

America is so Beautiful!

[@MichaelWilliams85]

Thanks for spotlighting so many of the beautiful small towns in the United States, we get to see all the ugliness on display often enough.

[@KCFromTheIE]

Wallace, Idaho is super cute! The people are so friendly! It will no longer be a hidden gem after this vid, but the locals will love the company! (I hear there is a pretty cool winter festival in these parts-in Feb??) Thanks for always keeping me entertained, Nick!

[@NickJohnson]

We had so much fun there!

[@coyotedust]

Please don't showcase Idaho towns anymore. We don't need outside business.@@NickJohnson

[@annehedonia156]

​@NickJohnson It's a shame they had to learn to live with the constant hum coming from the Interstate! It must have been incredibly peaceful there before that thing was built.

[@NewHaven203]

That little story on how Wallace was almost destroyed from i-90 was so interesting! Imagine if the town didn’t exist because of a highway? What a great success story 👏

[@anthonyruby2668]

Usually the Interstate killed towns by going around them

[@mikepounds8055]

Wallace literally had the last stop light on I-90 until 1991. I remember stopping at that light on trips to Montana.

[@rogerburn5132]

ANOTHER GREAT EPISODE FROM NICK YOU ARE RIGHT THIS IS HOW AMERICA USETO BE NICK 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ifeawosika966]

Look how beautiful and clean the place is.

[@manager4409]

white population = safe and nice

[@trailblazeratv6306]

Steep roofs usually means a lot of snow

[@johnjaco5544]

😂😂😂😂😂ya think????

[@trailblazeratv6306]

@@johnjaco5544 Yep, it’s too cold and snowy up there for most people

[@msw7021]

​@@trailblazeratv6306Keeps all the homeless dug addicts away though,

[@fisshbone]

I live nearby and can confirm. The winters hit hard.

[@thegreencat9947]

He...he...he...

[@modfus]

It's heartening to see there are still some places in the USA worth living in.

[@jmac4952]

We moved from California to Idaho a year ago to escape the DEMONIC insanity. We love everything about Idaho. Best place we've ever lived and we've lived in four states.

[@NewHaven203]

Agreed! California is the most anti-God place in America right now

[@xz-187]

What do you think about gun rights and living in a red state? I hope you implants don't transform this beautiful state to anything you run away from. Californization must be heavily reduced at all cost.

[@khester7397]

Don't vote for the demented liberal garbage. Keep government small and Idahoans armed.

[@byrde4329]

@@xz-187how about none of your damn business. That's the beauty of America, you can disagree with someone and go kick rocks if you don't agree with em and they can live wherever the hell they damn please. 🇺🇸 💪

[@xz-187]

​@@byrde4329how about not your damn business either with what i just typed. This is America, i can type whatever i like because of my constitutional rights. Californization has been a damn shame for states like Idaho, Montana, Colorado and Arizona. Bringing their lousy and f-up policies to the states they move in. Bet you don't live in one of these states and many locals like i am feel the same way about those leftist implants from Commiefornia.

[@whitbydude]

In 2004, the Mayor designated Wallace as the official center of the universe. He argued that no one could prove it wasn’t.

[@CabinGirl57]

I love Wallace Idaho! I always stop for a break and to explore …so much history!

[@ballkans]

This small mountain town reminds me of many from Bosnia and Hercegovina, where i came from. Thanks for the video.

[@Thesaltymedic36]

Keep this place safe before the druggies and loons ruin it. 😂

[@Lifetalk849]

It's PURE JOY to know that places like Wallace still exist...!!!

[@Carolesoriginalpieces]

What a beautiful little town . It’s story book great!

[@mf-db6nm]

mass migration from Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, and Utah to smaller, cheaper, safer, cleaner, friendlier small mountain towns throughout Montana and Idaho is slowly gaining momentum

[@timaha83]

Not to mention the illegal migrants that are being silently distributed in rural conservative towns.

[@j_p_stratorus211]

True. I know a lot of old friends and co-workers who moved from the Colorado mountains to Montana. Most of them were born here too. I'm sure they don't act the same as CA transplants.

[@manager4409]

I literally see people complaining idaho doesn't have "diversity" not connecting the dots thats exactly why it's nice and safe

[@timaha83]

@@manager4409 complaining?? Less is more. We used to be Irish, English, French, Italian, Polish... now we are just white.

[@j_p_stratorus211]

@@timaha83 Exactly, English, French, Polish....We Whypeepo already have all the diversity we need.

[@cherlgolja5402]

Idaho is beautiful! Love the trees ! And clean air !

[@franzputsch254]

There are a lot of nearly empty towns in north Idaho. The infrasructure from 100 years ago is mostly still there, but the peole aren't.

[@blueskies5827]

This is how America should be! Friendly, clean and less populated!!

[@TiredOfImbecileLibtards]

Yes and no looney woke lefties around either.

[@manager4409]

America was 90% white that's why it was nice. shocking so many can't connect the dots

[@georgem9554]

It's in a super fund clean up from the mines. Locals are called ledheads.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Something you hardly see in America anymore... A clean town!!

[@lucianaromulus1408]

Demographic changes and lack of traditional values

[@krisconrad1051]

Wallace is also extremely tiny lol. I live like 30 mins from there and go to it pretty often. Not many people live there. And outside of summer (tourist season) the town is pretty dead. But that goes for most towns in North Idaho

[@luislaplume8261]

But,but,but,and but! What about San Francisco? C'MON MAN! 😁

[@VivKittie32]

They’re out there, trust me. Check out Pendleton, OR.

[@spyder_33]

​@@lucianaromulus1408indeed the demographic decline lol

[@localgirl33]

My father was 4 years old in the 1910 fire- - it was a crazy story -he and his mother and many others had to flee. The people fleeing walked for miles and stayed in forest cabins to get away from the fire. My grandfather was a silver miner- later killed in the early 1920s in a mining accident. Thanks for this video- I never expected to see Wallace on KZbin. Greetings from deep blue Los Angeles ;) . Your videos are awesome.

[@annahgibbus8]

Your grandpa was around 14 years old when he fathered your Mom or Dad?

[@localgirl33]

My father was born in 1906. His father died 17 years later in 1923. These numbers reveal nothing of my grandfather's age at the time of my father's birth. (He was 25 btw when my father was born).What are you talking about?@@annahgibbus8​

[@annehedonia156]

​@@annahgibbus8 Lol! Go back to school, missy. 😂

[@annahgibbus8]

@@annehedonia156 If his father was 4 in 1910 then he'd be 14 when he was killed in 1920. He did say early 1920's so figure 1925 or less. The father could have been 14-19 then which would make more sense. Keep in mind they've edited the comment since I first read it, Missy🙄

[@annehedonia156]

@@annahgibbus8 But you asked a question about his grandpa as if his grandpa was BORN in 1910 and died in 1925!

[@daniel385]

I don't know about YOU but I give Nick's videos a big THUMBS UP before I even watch it! Never been disappointed yet.

[@NickJohnson]

Me too and me either Daniel!

[@Raptor888]

Idaho is a great state. And that's no surprise. I wish all states could be good like Idaho but sadly sickos just ruin it for great states like New Mexico.

[@kenhofer8063]

Need to put fences around the states to keep the crap out

[@dzxn3728]

Fascism on the rise in this country. Talks of gates...OK then...

[@mrfish3915]

Don’t sell or rent to Democrat voters

[@TiredOfImbecileLibtards]

@@kenhofer8063 Yes need to keep the looney woke lefties out.

[@c.m.cordero1772]

@@mrfish3915watch the lawsuits happen due to “arbitrary discrimination” under the Fair Housing Act. Hope the owners have $$$$ and good lawyers. Lol. 😅

[@frederick6008]

Nick, when i was a kid we never locked our doors. My parents had no keys for the doors. In the late 60's through the 90's they closed 98% of the Insane Asylums. Crime went crazy and people locked their doors by 1971

[@coyotedust]

I still don't lock my doors and I'm 62.

[@frederick6008]

@coyotedust guess it depends on where you live. I'm in Maine now and really don't have to lock up for people but, the black bears up here can open unlocked doors and make a mess.

[@YdOntYaCryAboutIt69]

In N idaho many of us don't lock our doors, bc if someone comes in with ill intent, our 2nd amendment works just fine usually. Not always, but moreso than waiting on cops to arrive minutes late to a seconds requirement.

[@dethray1000]

14 miles into montana on I-90 after leaving couer d' Alene(where i,my wife used to live) crashed our brand new KW in 1979--seems like yesterday....had hit a moose,

[@ahoranui]

Am french, love your videos, used to live in NYC. Didn't know the homeless situation had gotten this bad...there is something post apocalyptic about certain parts of the u.s.

[@hellooutthere8956]

You are correct and it is frightening to me and I think some others.

[@worldinsights930]

To be honest the homeless situation in Europe isn't any better either. I have been to Marseille last year and it looked just like any crappy Carlifornian Metro area.

[@johnrambo7630]

America is in the middle of the apocalypse

[@Kiamichi-Okie]

Today the feds busted 26 people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, extention of Cartels, they were smuggling Fentanyal.

[@gomerpyle7721]

Post apocalyptic is something the US and France have in common

[@14wheels75]

We stayed 2 weeks in Wallace in 2021 and found some of the best bike trails, very scenic and paved for miles. Also, "Ride The Hiawatha Bike Trail" is the premiere scenic bike trail in the USA.❤ A must do when in Wallace, ID.

[@frischco]

Thanks so much for showing us a "nice" town. You know I love my ghetto tours, but this was so refreshing!

[@NickJohnson]

Haha I'm glad you liked it since most people want to see bad shit

[@badsplinter]

I live in WA State and in northeast corner and Idaho, the towns are cool and landscape rugged and gorgeous.

[@bradjudy5708]

Stay OUT Lefties!!!!!!!!!

[@VioletPrism]

Idaho is one of my favorite states absolutely beautiful all over!!

[@CMFL77]

You just hope that people moving from the larger ruined cities to these time capsule small towns don't bring with them the stuff that ruined their former homes in the first place. The lack of litter and graffiti is my favorite part of this one

[@manager4409]

they absolutely will. latinos have no self awareness at all. everywhere they're the majority gets ruined, then they just move on to the next white area. except there won't be any left.

[@ColdPotato]

I think one problem is maybe it's not what the people bring baggage wise. Just the volume of people which changes an area.

[@khester7397]

It's safe because we have two things plentiful in Idaho which are becoming more and more rare elsewhere: Courtesy and Guns.

[@NickJohnson]

Gems makes it safe?

[@khester7397]

​@NickJohnson Gems go in the safe.

[@manager4409]

it's safe because it's over 90% white, same with utah. unfortunately the locusts will come once they ruin these places too

[@NewHaven203]

I love how you explore these small towns and find hidden things and observe what other tourists wouldn’t find! I actually wanna go to Wallace now 😂

[@johnnymidas5879]

THAT WAS AWESOME NICK,.. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR JOURNEY BROTHER ❤

[@markcraven3842]

Back many years ago went through a town called Good Grief Idaho. I think your close to it. Thanks for the well done content.

[@MrBilly235]

When I was growing up in Montana we used to drive to Seattle, where we had previously lived, in the late 1960's into the mid 1070's you had to traverse through Wallace as the old highway cut through town. I have such fond memories of being with my family 14 altogether, in our station wagon making that drive, of course it was just a pain to me then. So glad they didn't destroy that awesome little town for a freeway! Thanks for another great video!

[@trismahaffay2813]

me too ! only Seattle to Helena...and back....great days...stop at Frontier Town !!

[@ghostlyimageoffear6210]

Same, Seattle to Park City and Laurel to see grandparents.

[@andrewduncan6587]

Wallace is beautiful! Great Idaho gem right there along with Sandpoint

[@bradjudy5708]

Nope. Ugly! It’s a lie!!!

[@Shockernor]

These small American town's looks so cozy, I really want to visit. Best regards from Norway ❤

[@damonmelendez856]

Learn from the USA, don’t bring in the same savages that wrecked America

[@NewHaven203]

lorrie5881 Avoid Democrat cities is a better warning

[@Shockernor]

@@lorrie5881 Thanks, was thinking about taking train from west to east (i really like traveling by train), but need some planning for that. I'll avoid the biggest city's for sure, but I guess that I need to start with the train from NY.

[@c.m.cordero1772]

@@Shockernoryou won’t avoid big cities if you’re going by train. But the cities are interesting, too. San Francisco is one of my favorites,even though I don’t care for large towns. I live in a small town. Follow your own mind. People in these comment sections are often closed-minded idiots who harbor a lot of negative ideas.

[@spyder_33]

Doesn't Norway have little villages throughout? I thought it did anyways...

[@makylemur7019]

Was in Wallace for about 2 months in the summer of 1967. There were many buildings in the downtown with signs reading "rooms". These were the brothels. The town then had legal prostitution.

[@TheHamburgler123]

Did you partake?

[@akatripclaymore.9679]

​@TheHamburgler123 You still wouldn't have to look very hard to find a fine young lady there!

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Were they really skanky looking? Or did you get 2 handfuls of ( . Y . ) ???

[@coyotedust]

Prostitutes' were ran out in the late 80's by Cecil Andrus

[@dennynisevic7848]

Whaaaat , 1967 , how old are you , 238

[@Van-zf9iw]

That place has a better downtown than my NC town of 90,000. Mine is mostly made up of government buildings.

[@kjsud5546]

Idaho is freaking awesome!

[@lauraostman5120]

Bonners Ferry Idaho is another pretty little town. My in-laws lived there, I loved visiting there.

[@GTMarmot]

4:25 those passengers look like the Americans that used to get around. Eating ice cream all day, wearing golfers caps, Bermuda shorts, pastel colours, 10 suitcases full of luggage, rich, etc. Takin' a tour

[@joannunemaker6332]

Such a quaint little town! I loved this video!😊❤

[@NickJohnson]

Yay!

[@cinnamongirl5410]

That is such a BEAUTIFUL area. I've been over it many times, I stopped once and got the BEST JAM EVER at some convenience store a few years ago. That whole thing, I 90 from Spokane to Bozeman is just the most amazing trip

[@michaelschiessl8357]

Nick...those Generators would be gone in seconds if it was anywhere else..Great video on one of the last unspoiled towns left..Thanks Nick!!

[@lkd06]

I'm sure the word is out now...those places better start locking up

[@michaelschiessl8357]

@@lkd06 I can only hope not.

[@brendaz9222]

Looks like a beautiful place for a large family!

[@Tara_thatonegirl]

Lots of large families in Idaho

[@carllondonnuman7604]

This is my video to watch tonight ❤

[@gpeaceportville]

Not as far north as Bonners Ferry, but a nice place. Tough winters, though - be prepared for lots of snow, cold, gray days and long dark nights.

[@JanJohnson-h5z]

Great Town/City. I had cyber friend in Sand Point IDAHO in the early 2000's now i know what her town may have looked like. The family had a second hand shop. Miss her dearly.. Idaho has the tick from me. Thanks for visiting this state.

[@mhaas281]

I grew up in Rigby during the late 70's and early to mid 80's. It was a good place to grow up as a kid. Lots of good memory's with my friends from Rigby and Ririe.

[@CarolsCurrentObsession]

Shhhhhh……they don’t need to know about Rigby or Ririe! Or Ucon, or New Sweden, Firth, Shelley, Ammon….none of them, lol! 😂😂

[@Powertuber1000]

What America could’ve been like, if not for…

[@Powertuber1000]

… things we’re not allowed to talk about.

[@jimtalbott2894]

I here you there. 👍

[@Hatbox948]

...the elephant in the room.

[@jeannettebrewer3007]

Aww..the 13%'ers ehh lol

[@jeannettebrewer3007]

Aww, the 13%'ers ehh? 😮

[@JoeinSeattle.]

Great video. I stumbled on this town inadvertently, driving to Seattle. Wallace charmed the hell out of me too.

[@bradjudy5708]

Stay OUT Commie!!!!!!!!

[@SlackHoffman]

A very beautiful place 👌💙

[@janledoux8157]

Used to live up the road in Coeur d'Alene. Wallace High School was one of our sports rivals. This was in the early 70's. Back then it was mainly known for it's brothels. Lol

[@wheels845]

Great insight. I love Idaho especially Sun Valley and Halley as well. Such beautiful places and really nice people. ❤️❤️❤️

[@cnj420]

I'm ready for Boise!! Hopefully next week 🤞

[@NewHaven203]

I have been waiting for Boise since this roadtrip started! One of the fastest growing cities in America!

[@NickJohnson]

It'll have to wait a little bit more!

[@chrismoper8191]

My friend moved from Long Island NY to Idaho I thought it was bizarre but on my first visit i understood why he moved there Idaho is absolutely beautiful

[@krisc2669]

Another charming, beautiful town. ❤ Another video I appreciate you making. 😊

[@garyjust.johnson1436]

Hi Nick! Hi Mappy! Idaho does look nice!

[@williamrandall6472]

Another awesome, entertaining video,presented by the awesome Nick Johnson. I, for 1,absolutely appreciate all of the production, that you work so hard at for your subscribers Nick.Thank you very much for the amazing series that you are putting together here Nick.I am excited to see what you will do, once this is over.Another video series you did,of the Midwest was totally cool as well. I just wish you would have been able to put a bit more of the Todd Family Farm on there,very nice Family, I'm subscribed to them as well. Abby does a fantastic job filming their operations.

[@NickJohnson]

I love Abbys vids Bill!

[@williamrandall6472]

@@NickJohnson yeah,Abby is great,very entertaining

[@lesterpeters1504]

my first experience in Wallace was back in about 1963 i was 15 and my friend who drove was 16. We weren't there for sight seeing but rather what a $5.00 bill would buy us at the oasis, the Lux rooms, etc. we were so nervous. Over the years it was fun to talk with friends and relatives about our adventure. thanks for posting this tour not much has changed over the years but regulations and difficulty finding new veins of silver and gold have almost completely shut down the mines which helps explain the for sale signs in town now.

[@lindsayb7811]

They run tours of the Oasis, which I absolutely loved. The rooms are in a state of arrested development. Exactly as they were when they were last used.

[@user-qc7hr4my7r]

Next time you’re out west stop by Cooke City, Montana. Old mining town with about 100 people outside the NE entrance of Yellowstone. It’s basically secluded from Montana and only way in and out is through Wyoming, lol. They even have snow blowers on some of the roofs in town.

[@Di-Pi]

Shhhh 🤫 spent my honeymoon there in ‘75!! Was there again in2016, hadn’t changed much. ❤

[@NickJohnson]

I feature CC in another video!

[@stevesyverson8625]

Nick. Now you knew that you could not keep me away from a beautiful place like Wallace, Idaho. Well done bro. My dad took my brother and I up to the eastern shore of Lake Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho in 1964 for the July 4 weekend. We staid at my dad’s old buddy’s cabin on the lake with rhubarb growin’ andii acres of land with waterfront with 2’ diameter logs acting as a water break. Well my teenage brother and I used these for a log rolling contest. My dad was so good to us. We called the Fireman Captain Uncle Joe and he had an old mahogany Chris Craft boat that we took into a town called Williams, Idaho,(if I remember correctly). The fireworks were set up on the water and we were as close as uncle Joe wanted to be. The next day we went garnet hunting since my dad and I were rock hounds. My dad said Joe spent all day digging a hole while my brother and I followed the creek. My brother and I had five pounds of garnets displaying asterism white the old prospectors had two rough ones. I believe that is when I dad realized that I might have talent. That was a wonderful summer on Lake Coeur D’Alene. I could keep going to Seattle and back down through the Redwoods.

[@NickJohnson]

Aww memories!

[@jonmichael4784]

Idaho needs to expand into "Greater Idaho" and then secede.

[@nengthao5618]

Eastern Oregon has alot of seniors that needs to be taken care of so I hope Idaho can plan to take care of those people.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

​@nengthao5618 the lib government surely won't take care of them

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

Not only is that a “No” but a big fat “HELL NO”! I live in Eastern OR and I doubt that Idaho wants all the poor counties in WA & OR.

[@oceania2385]

@@grumpyoldlady_rants Just make Portland pay for it .

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

@@oceania2385 - They already do…

[@kickit59]

I am 64 now but when I was a little kid my dad worked in the Sunshine mine and we lived in Wallace! I haven't been back in years and years but it used to be a cool place to live! Thanks for posting!

[@MDixon-e9z]

I was 7 years old and lived in Wallace when the Sunshine mine caught fire in 1972. Lost many friends and neighbors. A very sad time.

[@kickit59]

@@MDixon-e9z My dad went back to logging in Western Washington a couple of years before the fire. He knew many of those who died!

[@joanmatchett8100]

It looks like a great place , when l was a child , we left the key in the door, so we could all use the same one , my friend left her's on a string just inside the letter box . You could never do that in the same area today .

[@crystalkitty57]

How funny to turn on KZbin and see Wallace, Idaho. I am someone who worked at the "Oasis" brothel. Five and a half decades ago. Thanks for showing a beautiful little town that hardly anyone knows of. Love and light.

[@alexandermacgowan9951]

Wallace was known for the best whores in Idaho! Just ask any of the miners, they'll tell you! Wallace still produces some of the prettiest girls in the world today! Thank you for your service!

[@ELDIABLO444]

Another great video Nick All the best to you and yours Sir !!! I live in Rainelle WV a small town down in a mountainous bowl in greenbrier county WV, I grew up in Cleveland Ohio but a small town kinda grows on ya like mold or fungus or something !!! Once it takes hold it's like home sweet Homey !!! Great video Nick all the best to you and yours Sir.

[@NickJohnson]

I LOVE Wyoming!!!

[@mactedi2654]

always get a new insight into every town that you visit Nick, still keep watching your videos here from Indonesia

[@NickJohnson]

❤️❤️ 🇮🇩

[@Blissfulnessence]

It truly is quaint and serene. Love the backdrop of mountains and tall pines. Have to admit i was waiting to hear something about potatos 🥔 though 😄 But, my first thought when i clicked was "wonder if Nick will go ghost hunting?" Someday (or night) you're going to find one ya' know! And btw, you lost your Montana mustache (that was the tumbleweed you saw on the sidewalk! 🤣) Loved the trip Nick et al. Hope you guys keep bringing us these for a long time!

[@trailblazeratv6306]

The Potatoes are southern Idaho. It's one of the greatest marketing campaigns in history of the world "Famous Potatoes" it's even on our license plate

[@Blissfulnessence]

@@trailblazeratv6306 Well, personally, i love them...now I'm hungry 😋

[@BlankBrain]

Wallace had the last traffic light on I90 before they built the overpass over the town. They moved the historic train station 200 feet to make way for concrete pillars. In 1986, I spent the night in the back of my pickup by the river behind the whore houses.

[@anthonysblogs.7763]

Beautiful place

[@k7j6]

That was a great Video Nick! Now! I have a great suggestion what other Small Town in Idaho would be worth you filming in the future. That town is Sandpoint. Sandpoint in Idaho! Just like Wallace where you were on this video is near the Canadian Border. However! Sandpoint maybe small too! But they are a tad bigger than Wallace. They still have less than 10,000! But they do have over 1000 people living there at least. I had some family that lived there in Sandpoint. And I got to go there to see them when they were still living there. So Nick! I feel because of the good history I had visiting Sandpoint when I still had family living there! That is why I suggest you seeing it for yourself! I think you’ll love it! And there fore! If it isn’t too late for you to make a video for there this year! That would be worth doing next time! I guarantee you! I think you’ll find it interesting too!

[@NickJohnson]

Ok!!

[@CarolsCurrentObsession]

!! 😂😂 !!

[@felipe741]

High trust society 😊

[@انت-صلي-عالنبي-بس]

34:55 👉🏻 From here onwardly, the 3 respectful ladies are so lovely and enthusiastic💖 May God bless them all💚

[@belindah9790]

You do the BEST job oh highlighting all the places you travel … nice or terrifyingly dismal. You always crack me up 😂 I love this channel-and I love this little town The downtown looks JUST like the little red brick downtown where I recently moved to in North Carolina Keep up the great work!

[@NickJohnson]

I ❤️ North Carolina!

[@garybonz]

I just got back from Priest River Idaho, 9 days ago. Drove from Arkansas and back, great trip !

[@regand7830]

I know a family that lives near Kooskia, ID. They are near a place called Three Rivers and run a resort place that's for skiing in winter, and river rafting in summer. They have four GORGEOUS daughters. They invite me to visit all the time, and mutual friends say it's beautiful where they are.

[@bradjudy5708]

They’re lying!!!! It’s shitty

[@joonsmelodie9927]

How did you ever leave? That was the most beautiful place I've ever seen. And whoa, all the open doors at night! Absolutely great video! 🌲🌲⛰⛰

[@kookietherapy9398]

The water is Not safe.

[@debbiehellionandtheapocaly845]

Even the birds are happy and that beautiful town❤

[@bobbybob3865]

It looked like a pothole but it wasn't...It was THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.

[@bobbybob3865]

The universe is so large and so difficult to understand but at least I know now that the center of the universe is in Wallace, Idaho.@@seymour325

[@BenStarner]

This is my favorite video you’ve ever made. Such a cute town. I’d move there if I could and it’s long been on my list of small towns I’d love to move to. Gorgeous and tiny. Perfect.

[@NickJohnson]

Cool Ben!

[@btetschner]

x Congratulations on making it to all the continguous states! x 2:49 Really cool how those mountains look in the background. x 10:37 Awesome that they have so many events! x 10:57 Great that so many people show up for the events! x 11:55 It does look like a Hallmark town! x 14:19 Great shot! x 15:37 Perfect mascot! x 28:58 Awesome tour! x 33:11 That is a really cool theater! x 34:52 It says a lot about how many people in a town will talk to a respectful outsider. x 36:06 That also says a lot that generations of families are staying there. x Awesome interviews! x That is definately one of my favorite places for these videos...if not my new favorite place. It is a total gem. Notes: I have actually looked up this place on the internet before by chance. My siblings and I were all born in 47 county in Nebraska (next door county with a hospital) and 47 is silver on the atomic chart. I looked up silver counties and Wallace, Idaho pulled up because of its top success for the silver mines in the past. I don't think I have ever seen more than a single picture of the place before though.

[@NickJohnson]

Wonderful!! Silver needs an emoji btw

[@btetschner]

@@NickJohnson That would be cool!

[@ryan_ramirez_exp]

Wallace Idaho is the town they filmed Dante’s peak valcano movie with Peirce Bronson, cool silver mine tours as well

[@WyomingTraveler]

Enjoyed the tour of Wallace. Ihave driven through the town a couple of times many, many years ago and thought to myself that this town would be a neat place to live in. Your video showed I was right.

[@ZetaReticuli_]

Northern Idaho is much nicer than the southern part.

[@jimcrawford2219]

You gotta get out and walk...stay off the interstates

[@Preciousaccordingto977]

My dad mined the Sunshine mine where 99 miners were killed underground in 1971 I think it was. This was an enormous tragedy! I went to 1st grade in Wallace and have been back many times taking others with me. A very rich history! In 1968 we got so much snow that we could walk off the porch roof right out on the snow. I remember very high snow walls going straight up so my dad could get to the car to go to work. My dad also mined the Lucky Friday mine that's been producing since the 1800's. It is now called Hecla Mining and it is state of the art technology. No more jackhammer type drills that kept the fat off of the men. I know my dad was super lean. It was also very hot in those mines and the rules & regulations were still pretty lax in the 50's & 60's.

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

Here’s a question, Nick. Why are property taxes on the east coast so high? I see a lot of Facebook posts from a page called Cheap Old Houses. A lot the houses are on the east coast. The prices are really low but property taxes are absolutely ridiculous.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

pensions for the public employees. when the economy was great in the 1950s, all the manufacturing states in the NE and midwest gave their government workers solid gold healthcare and retirement deals.

[@heyjoe9267]

You get what you vote for. In Idaho we know that so we vote red team. It keeps us free, armed, safe and the government doesn’t steal our money.

[@ukaszmrowiec689]

Hi Nick, another great video! This is exactly how I remember the USA from American movies. I would like to visit such beautiful and atmospheric towns. Greetings from a viewer from Poland, from Silesia.

[@mikeohandley1922]

You didn't have to go to Idaho for a small farming community in the mountains. I grew up in a town of 800 people 100 miles north of Battery Park in Manhattan, NY in the Berkshire mountains. It was also a mining town when it started - iron and lead mines. Wallace is way more developed than the town where I grew up was.

[@shanewilfon6860]

Thank u for always bringing us the country. U have balls son!❤

[@sandeshthapa2003]

Very pretty place

[@chicomartins4234]

Thanks Nick for those videos