IDAHO: Is This The USA's Most Boring City? What We Saw In Pocatello

We visited Pocatello, Idaho.
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[@Rikrik1138]

Boring is getting to be just about my speed. As I’m getting older, I find large cities to be ridiculously fast paced, and enjoy the comfortable refuge of small towns. The history of these places is simply fascinating.

[@lisalarouge6309]

If you’re not Mormon you will never be that welcome.

[@BuilderofRat]

@@lisalarouge6309 Nonsense!!! I am not Mormon, and I get along just fine. One thing that I have found about Mormons, they are generally nice people.

[@denisem.1042]

I live in Pocatello, Born and raised. I have lived in other places, but Pocatello seems to always draw me back somehow. It's so nice to get up in the morning and look out the window to see the beautiful mountain view. Yes, it is a boring town but it is a unique place for sure. I'm surprised you didn't show more of the university campus. It has many historic buildings and the Holt Arena, the first domed college stadium in the world. It would have also been nice to see you visit the Portneuf Wellness Complex and amphitheater, rather than showing so much of the clean museum. That said, I really enjoyed your spotlight of my hometown!

[@SinghCapital]

Idaho is a beautiful place, lot of green and mountains. I always love driving through there on a road trip.- Sending respect from Washington State!

[@denisem.1042]

@@SinghCapital You should make it a destination sometime rather than just driving through, especially if you appreciate natural beauty. We have that in abundance here. You need to get off the interstate to see the real Idaho though. My nephew lives in Spokane. Nice city.

[@mrvariety68]

Looks chill like Omaha, though even quieter. I think I could settle down there if I wanted to move and yes I say the same thing to Joe all the time though no response spend more time in the city and actually explore it now that you have been on for over a year and did all the quick run thrus.

[@SteveTheFordGuy985]

Thanks, Joe & Nicole , I love your channel. There is something about your video, the comintary style that I find very relaxing & calming and informative. It was a great presentation! Take care, Joe & Nicole , enjoy your break, I will be looking forward to your return. ❤

[@smileysun9212]

Have you ate at the Taco Time there? It use to be an old radio station & my Dad helped build it. The building was in the back & they brought it closer to the road on a new foundation. He even changed the original floor plan to accommodate the restrooms & put the walk in cooler closer to the the drive-thru window. He slept in the basement & it was fun to visit him where I would sit on a saddle & eat a toco. He even turned an old gas station in Blackfoot into a Taco Time. Also restored the Taco Time in Rexburg after the Teton dam flood. I’ve been to the house of clean but didn’t go in because it was closed. I delivered an old vacuum that my Aunt donated. Only time I ever stop in Pokey is getting gas on my way to Montana for a family reunion.

[@joachimreinke9661]

Spent some time in Pocatello back in 1988, on a student exchange. Went to Pocatello High School (9:41). However, I was there in winter. Everything gray. Nice to see Pocatello as it looks in summer.

[@Greatdome99]

"The Railroad" is the Union Pacific and Pocatello is a major division point and yards--and a very nice train station. It was built in the 1880s as a branch of UP's transcontinental mainline connecting Wyoming to Oregon and Butte, MT. Legend has it that the local Indian chief liked pork and tallow the settlers brought in, so his nickname was "Pork'n'tallow."

[@zegotashalom3881]

Boring is better than living in a tourist trap with a high cost of living just because of the increase in people moving into a once slow and peaceful Village. We finally sold our historic home and moved into the country with lower property taxes, less traffic, quiet and safer. Anyone remember the "Green Acre" television program well that is us today...God Bless and have a very Merry Christmas everyone.

[@suzanne296]

Peaceful is good! Enjoying listening and watching.

[@ruthjohnson6369]

Seems like a lovely city and great place to be.

[@alexandralovesgoats3360]

I’d live in this city! It’s gorgeous ! I love the Hotel Yellowstone and the high school. The murals are fantastic. The museum is real cool! Doesn’t look boring to me! Thank you for a great video!

[@MyHumbleNest]

This is my hometown! Pocatello is not boring, it is quaint city with small town feel. This town is full of good people and it is surrounded by natural beauty and outdoor activities. Thanks for sharing our rich history. I would be happy to show you other parts of our community. Come back for a visit anytime. Be well.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

To be honest, I prefer Pocatello's "boring" vibe - to me just another word for peaceful and relaxing.

[@BuilderofRat]

I live in Pocatello, actually I live on the Indian reservation, but my address from the post office says Pocatello. I love the peaceful pace. I ride a dirt bike, and quads, there are some beautiful ATV trails all around Poky, and in Idaho in general. I suppose that if you are the kind of person that needs to be entertained, Poky might seem boring. However, if you like the outdoors, you will love it here except for winter. Today it is suppose to get up to 39 degrees. Last night it was 13 degrees. I was riding my quad on an ATV trail 4 years ago, and in a straight line, I was only 1 mile from Poky. I came around a corner and there standing in the trail was the biggest Bull Moose I had ever seen. I did not know what to do, so I turned off the quad and just sat there. He looked at me and then moseyed away, without a care in the world. He was as big as a horse!! I have lived in Oregon (Born there) Washington, Nevada, California, and Idaho. My favorite 2 states are Idaho and Nevada. We don't have homeless pooping in the streets or living on the sidewalks here. We do have a little crime here, but not as bad as the big cities. 3 years ago I finely had to start locking up my shop. I was sad about that!!!

[@karinlearned7150]

This has to be one of my favourite places you've shown . Beautiful city and peaceful. Thank you.

[@stevenmoser7233]

This vlog is my favorite so far. Ĺove Pocatello. Clean city and very inviting. The winter are not for the meek. You all rock and godspeed. 😊

[@lorilove4706]

Nice town as you stated, us older folks like peace and quiet, not chaos.

[@BuilderofRat]

I lived in San Diego for 4 looooong years. I hate big cities. I moved back to Nevada at the first opportunity.

[@RupanagudiRaviShankar]

in fact I feel so relaxed seeing all your videos -as most of them show non-noisy places, trees, deserts, mountains and long lonely roads. I sincerely appreciate your efforts. regards

[@rikspector]

Boring is in the mind of the beholder. I have visited many tiny and small towns in many areas and there is always something interesting or someone who did something interesting. Stop in a small restaurant at first light for breakfast , sit down and chat with the people. You would be amazed how nice these places are as seen through their eyes! Cheers, Rik Spector

[@Howelton2020]

Looks beautiful and calm great family city.

[@MystieGilbert-ii8zl]

Yes. It. Is

[@davidleadford6511]

Born and raised in Pocatello. Went away for 22 years in the service. Saw many places, and many cities. None of them were like Pocatello. The Monarch Building you saw burned several years ago. The new owners tried to raise money to restore it. It has a historical significance. Saw many movies in the Chief Theater.

[@everydaypresent444]

Absolutely LOVE the Museum of Clean!!!! On my bucket list. Thank you for another captivating account of your travels.

[@rajeevdeshpande7666]

Hi Joe Very interesting, informative video. Enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks. Have a nice time ahead.

[@traceydsm]

When I was a student at USU 90 miles south, Pocatello was the party town we went to---with all the taverns and ISU gatherings. And traffic is not so serene up north on Yellowstone Avenue where the chains are.

[@jontalbot1]

A lot of US towns and cities are pretty dull but that doesn’t make them bad places to live. I have been to many places with lots to see and do for the visitor that l wouldn’t want to live there.

[@chrisrankinsmusiccrush9493]

What a beautiful clean downtown, wow. Impressive place. I agree Joe, boring in many ways isn’t always a negative.

[@janefinley-english1051]

I spent my 6th birthday in Pocatello. We were taking the train to Oregon & we had a layover there. I got a chocolate milkshake & a Cottie game. The population then was about 26,000. Been in Oregon 70 years now.

[@siphomogale779]

Very quiet city

[@elizabetha8565]

I am not from Pocatello but it is my favorite town after moving a lot then going in to the service. I love all the hiking, I think it's much prettier outside of down town. After living near Chicago and on the east coast the winters don't feel that bad.

[@beckhitcards9792]

I was born and raised in Pocatello. I’ve been gone for 15 years or so. Absolutely love the place.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I do too. :)

[@flick1ca]

I don’t know why but one of my favourite parts of your vidoes now is when you go out to eat and show and react to the food lol usually looks good and is interesting lol

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome! It's become our favorite part of the video to shoot as well. :)

[@craigbrowning9448]

On a road trip from Northern California to Montana with my mother and one of her sisters, we drove through Pocatello Idaho. I was about Five and remember making a joke about "Poking someone's Tello" when we got there.

[@alexbarocio4569]

You probably studied at USU … I remember the Pocatello weekend trips too … 1982-87 … beautiful experiences …

[@traceydsm]

Me too. From USU, Pocatello was the fun party town compared to Logan.

[@bturner540]

I've never found anything boring about Pocatello. I grew up in nearby Utah and had many friends from the area. To me it's a great place.

[@CarsandCats]

I found a polished Kirby on the side of the road and took it home. It worked for another 15 years until one day sparks came out of the motor. Probably just needed the brushes replaced, I should have fixed it.

[@hoosiernick]

Hello from Blackfoot, just up the road. Careful, it's easy to fall in love with this place , but I wouldn't stick around for winter.

[@ravoniesravenshir3926]

I moved to Poki like 10 years ago, it is more interesting than Malad Idaho. Fun Fact: Poki is where Idaho's first Elevator was... at least according to the guy that owns it.

[@4theloveoflife]

I was born and raised here and moved back from vegas here about 2 months ago.. I have an amazing house that is twice as size and half the price. It is an amazing place and allowed me to retire at 35. The funny part of this is I know the owner of the house of clean cause my dad owned to the longest owned company of central vacs.. He just sold it last year to retire.

[@judywilson9003]

My mother owned a pair of buster brown shoes in her day. The best shoes made in U.S.

[@linsioux217]

"I was born in a trunk in the Princess Theatre in Pocatella, Idaho". Judy Garland - A Star is Born.

[@nalong55]

Good for you, now please pay me back my tax dollars you stole.

[@kevinsullivan136]

Pocatello High School 9:26 YES What a beautiful building! I had a chance 2 visit Idaho & stopped and stayed in Wallace, Twin Falls, & Boise. Fortunately the Boise River Festival was going on while there. 👌 Had not stopped or remember passing through Pocatello & now wish I did

[@DustpanJoe]

Oh boy, that clean museum was brutal lmao. That place looks like a fever dream.

[@richardhill3122]

Buster Brown had his own TV show in the 1950s. It is "here's my dog Tighe (like railroad tie)). Show featured Froggy the gremlin and Smilin Ed, the host.

[@larrygorst8749]

What a clean, and beautiful City. Fun video. Thanks so much for sharing. Oh yea, I didn't see one pothole.

[@cecoya]

Pocatello looks very nice and it does seem peaceful, a great place to live. I really like what they did with the drainpipe in the mural too. lol That was cute. Have a great day and safe travels

[@KM19467]

What a beautiful town!!!! Have fun Joe & Nic!!!

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Always love it when you include Nic in your video and your interaction with her. Also love the dinner comments.

[@hannassewingschool4874]

I have lived many places. Pocatello was my favorite place in the USA.

[@Jay-Leigh]

What a beautiful town! I could see myself living there. Thanks Joey… another very interesting Vlog. Stay safe guys and blessed. ❤

[@ipsosmaati1971]

Thanks for the fun.

[@ianplatt1375]

My mate was a kirby service engineer apparently when you bought a kirby it came with a life time garrante like snap on tools 😮and serviced every year no charge that's why thay were very expensive

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That’s right.

[@salahuddinnoorzad]

That's a nice city to live, specially for It's beautiful view and the clean streets also it's historical places.

[@zoidmo3388]

Hi wonderful couple. U gave me a surprise vid to watch on a Wednesday! Yay! I could definitely retire in Pocatello, my kind of calm & stats. Another great vid🥰 Thank you Joe & Nicole.

[@Everybodyknows75]

I’ve been here during some roadtrip last year ( I’m from france)Landscape around is amazing and the city seems nice and quiet

[@user-lf4ux7dm7g]

I love places where the residents gather on Main Street to watch the tumbleweed races.

[@BuilderofRat]

Tumble weeds never make it to town. The neighborhoods gather them and throw them in the trash. I live 6 miles out, I burn the damn things. I hate them!

[@stephenmoerlein8470]

Pocatello looks like a nice place to live. Thanks for the tour.

[@SajjadKhan-jn7cw]

beautiful video as always thanks for sharing joe and Nic 👍

[@peterparr3079]

Would love to visit the Clean Museum.

[@jamesmccoy666]

Thanks again for showing a great city. I sure would like to see train stations in the various locations. Safe travels

[@marthakierstead3415]

What a beautiful town ! Love that you give statistics on the towns you travel through . I get so hungry seeing the great restaurants you and Nic eat at ! Thanks for letting us all tag along on the journey

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks for watching!

[@MystieGilbert-ii8zl]

Thank. You. For saying that about are. Town

[@CarsandCats]

I would move there in a heartbeat.

[@Grandpa82547]

I have a Kirby that's 70 years old and still works. Never needs bags or filters!

[@deloiscallaway9442]

I really enjoyed this road trip thanks for taking us along

[@martinlewis2143]

Fantastic! Thanks! A wonderful walking history lesson! 🎸😃

[@barbaratardy9788]

Hi Joe, I really like your narrations, informative and pleasant voice. Thank you

[@lindaburns4890]

Hello Joe and Nicol I have Always wait to see your videos they are interesting and educational, I can't travel due to health issues, but with your videos I travel with you both, keep up the good work. 😅😅

[@usbankusa]

Thanks for sharing the Museum of Clean. Never seen one like this before.

[@LesMorrisracing]

Thanks for the ride along, I hit the "Like Button" No Cats found. Always good to see Nicky

[@donaldmilhoan6379]

Good video. Happy travels

[@tundrox32]

Great video! Greatings from Mexico!

[@martykong3592]

:) Thanks for another Great share and Video! Looked like a very nice place and food... YUMMM:) ALL the BEST and safe travels from Left Coast ! :) Cheers!!

[@trevr10]

What a lovely interesting town, loved all of the signs on the buildings and the historic street lighting. It's about the same size and population as my town in the UK. However it was the story of the theatre that hit home. Here is a cut and paste from an article about one here, the similarities are remarkable. The Regal Super Cinema opened on 31st May 1937 with Will Hay in “Good Morning Boys”. Seating was provided for 1,000 in the stalls and 350 in the circle. It was equipped with a Western Electric(WE) sound system. In late-1963 it was closed to enable the stage to be enlarged and the installation of equipment from the closed New Theatre. It re-opened on 26th December 1963 as the Regal Theatre with the pantomime “Babes in the Wood”. Stage shows and films then continued until it was closed on 3rd July 1976 with a screening of the Swedish sex film “Anita” starring Christina Lindberg. In 1979 it was converted into small shops in the lower stalls. The circle area became a 200-seat Regal Cinema from 9th May 1983 when it re-opened with “Airplane 2”. Films ceased on 4th January 2001 with a screening of “Charlie’s Angels”. It was converted into a night club. In mid-2002 a serious fire later occurred and the building was demolished around 2006. The site is now a car park.

[@allensmith9012]

Beautiful, clean, uncluttered city. Really nice to see this kind of civic pride.

[@LyricalSteeler]

Looks like a nice town!

[@manterprise]

Thank you!

[@robertjensen6146]

I lived in Chubbuck, just outside of Pocatello for a few years in the early 80s while in elementary school. Came back to the general area for college to Utah State, like you.

[@off9318]

Respect to the author of the channel. Competent speech, interesting presentation of content. Your videos are very interesting and informative. Thank you!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@chuckmortensen6327]

Boring is a self-imposed punishment of a small mind. I earned my pharmacy degree at Idaho State and it has served me very well for more years than I care to count. Pocky was a perfect college town. Thanks for the look around.

[@loboblue5441]

Hope you're going to go through West Yellowstone, MT. Great video!

[@craigbrowning9448]

My aunt owned one of those Kirby Sanitronic vacuums, to a small kid with Machine Noise Sensitivity, they were "Evil" sounding.

[@harrisonmantooth7363]

Joe and Nic. Try Northern Idaho. You go up there and I guarantee you 💯 % that you'd fall in love with it. Only one drawback for us was, the snow and ice in the Winter time. Oh, it's very pretty but, slipping on the ice is no fun. I've spent weeks/months in the hospital recuperating from broken bones. We are now classified as Snow Birds in Arizona.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

We will be heading to north Idaho next summer. :)

[@harrisonmantooth7363]

​@@JoeandNicsRoadTripwhen you come back, an interesting place to visit, outside of Athol, is Farragut State Park. It's an old WW2 Submarine training camp. There's a Museum that tells a lot of history of the camp. IIRC, there were 40,000 plus Sailors who trained there during the war years.

[@Jjchg]

I love steampunk. Especially industrial.😎 17:05

[@craigbrowning9448]

We had a saying in Montana, "Never take just one Mormon fishing cuz they'll drink your beer!"

[@andrewward5891]

We have that saying here in AZ too. I guess Mormons don’t care if gentiles see them boozing

[@craigbrowning9448]

@@andrewward5891 In Utah you can be a Jewish and a Gentile at the same time!

[@patm5594]

Beautiful area !!

[@tomf4547]

Inspired by your videos we are coming to the end of a 4 week road trip through 12 states. There's now 6000 more miles on the rental car and it's been amazing. I'm drawn to the little towns lije Yazoo and Broken Arrow 👌

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That is awesome!

[@catlover614]

A really interesting video, and a beautiful city, with a nice relaxed atmosphere. It's very sad that the beautiful old theatre is gone, but I love the old signage and the mosaic. The residential area is lovely, and I agree with you about preferring a peaceful life, very calming. The museum is awesome, I've never seen one like it !! Thanks so much, Joe and Nic, I really enjoyed this video.😊❤

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@daviddecelles8714]

The first vacuum cleaner shown (circa 1901) likely was not privately owned but carted about by a sales service person who'd run the tube into the home and do the cleaning for the customer. The apparatus was too big to take into the house. The second one shown (circa 1906) showed a major technological advancement in reduced size so that it could be kept by a private homeowner, perhaps in a carriage house or a shed. Despite the large rooftop sign, the Yellowstone Hotel may no longer be such, although its upper floors surely seem in use and must be because the building's owner would not be able to financially maintain the building solely from the rent of the ground floor restaurant. If it were still active, Pocadello would be yet another distant U.S. city in which I could suppose myself spending several pleasant days.

[@arielanibalpastura8137]

No creo que sea una ciudad aburrida/ boring .. es una apacible pequeña ciudad provinciana .. muy agradable .. Ademas POCATELLO/ parece un nombre en italiano ... Muy cercano a nosotros los argentinos.. 🤗😁.. Gretings from mar del plata Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🖒🖒🖑🖑

[@patrikmwenda439]

Great information there.

[@jbmbryant]

Very nice video! I live in twin falls and am very grateful to be an idahoan. Buster Brown's dog's name is pronounced 'Tie-g' (long I.. btw, some useful information right there lol)

[@user-hn3xb6xi9g]

Hi Joe. I love your videos. Its interesting to see true America. I also love the history aspect of it. Years from now these towns will look different and we will have videos like yours to reference them. I was just wondering, what kind of camera do you use?

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I use a DJI Pocket 2.

[@johngalanti1010]

Dynamite shrimp sound good 😋 the gumbo looks good. Prices are about medium. Food looks delicious 😋

[@apocyldoomer]

A very clean and nice town, no,litter all over the place, I’m 59 years old, I’m done with the drama and nightlife, been there, done that. We have a boring life anyway, ha, I like quiet also , it’s very quiet where I live in a very nice neighborhood in Philly, it’s not all like Kensington! I’m monitoring the weather in Pocatello, just for the hell of it, our winters have been mild for the last couple of years, we’ve had some doozies of snowstorms here! Nice video, Happy Trails, y’all !

[@michaelgalea5148]

Hello Joe and Nic thank you for the great video.

[@brucesumter4327]

wow so cool city or town ty for video joyey and nicko i bet yall gooing to watch texas long horn play oklahoma ou?? are you going to go the games

[@truckinfool3550]

Old Town with The Yellowstone is on the south side of the tracks, I call the north side by the courthouse, ISU, and Museum downtown.

[@spankomax]

i love boring towns!

[@somethingelse4878]

Was playing private Idaho by the B52s when this popped up

[@JasonWW.]

Wow this town is really great and somehow NEVER heard of it.

[@jonathanlee5185]

Thanks

[@tplugnickel]

Buster Brown's dog tiggy's name was shortened to Tag, in the 50's Also, It is traditional to open doors for a lady,, always!

[@jerrymalisewski2061]

Salmon salad looked good I'll take one👍🤠 You should have let Nicole keep walking when she passed the restaurant to see how far she would go LOL

[@pinkywilliams8063]

Nice city in Utah.... Your meal look yummy which made me hungry so after this video I'm cooking

[@connorcode2135]

I know you've done a Colorado segment in the past, but would love to hear your take on Grand Junction, CO.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

We will be.