The Backroads & Small Towns of Middle Pennsylvania - Roadside Relics On Cross Country Road Trip 2022

[@todhoops]

Adam, so glad you traveled through my area! 1- The Unique KFC just opened in the last few months. Instead of demolishing an old bank that had some cool architecture, they deciced to just remodel and make the building stand out. A great decision (in my opinion) 2- You missed a completly "on point" location for your trip. The Litle Leauge hall of fame is in the Williamsport area! Thanks for all the great content.

[@mgratk]

Also, Williamsport is the home of the yearly Little League World Series.

[@alanabeightol]

My thoughts exactly on missing the Little League World Series location!!

[@bethgood3214]

We live in Corning!

[@BeepasGarage]

There is a KFC going into a closed bank where I live too.

[@teresamiller8168]

The fresh oil and chips signs you were seeing means the areas had recenly been repaved/sealed to prevent water from getting into it and also increases the traction for the cars as well

[@matthewmccormick7768]

EXTREMELY common in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot), utilizes the oil and chip method of repaving quite frequently. Every single road miles and miles around my house has been oil and chipped. Killer traction is right!

[@moremonday]

Fingerlakes region of NY does it too. That sign brought me back to summers at my Nans. Funny how the small, inconspicuous things do that.

[@matthewmccormick7768]

@@guydurango3553 very true

[@brunswicksucks]

@@guydurango3553 and on your cars. I just drove on some with my Lincoln. Can’t wait for my husband to see it. Lol

[@louisplaat8984]

the road to my wife's farm is oil and chip in NY.

[@JP105INYO]

You looking at the atlas gave me immediate memories of being a kid and my parents going for "a drive" I miss those days. I think I'm gonna head to the store to buy one for nostalgia!

[@golddustwoman4993]

I love going on drives through the country in AL where I live.

[@tapperjr93]

I love how excited you get about simple, random things like a phone booth

[@KC8EWU]

And the one actually had a dial tone! Of course no longer connected too the exchange but just too find that, I wont even try too think of the odds!

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Dang you've traveled so much, really Appreciate your consistency it's so nice to wake up have a coffee and Join U ....🕶✌Max's shirt is so Rad...that skelly truck was KREEPY! love it!

[@toddsimpson9164]

For anyone wondering, #AdamTheWoo is using a #Trucker map, the orange highlighted routes are OK for a 40-ton 13.6" high semi pulling a 48'-53' trailer.

[@exodusfromearth6883]

He just trying to go around all the scales.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

Nice. I only used the Thomas guide before phone's. I got to be pretty good at using them.

[@vonitadustylgreen2914]

I really don't think Adam is too worried about scales or semi's since he drives a car..

[@jeffalbillar7625]

@@vonitadustylgreen2914 I really don't think that the guy was being serious.

[@exodusfromearth6883]

@@jeffalbillar7625 Thank you Jeff, you got it.

[@johndreker1613]

Adam missing the perfect dad joke with the Cowch!

[@kellybellezza2023]

After nine years of watching your videos you’re finally in my neck of the woods in Pennsylvania.. You should’ve went to Ely’s Burgh PA and went to Knoebels amusement park.

[@OllieRamone]

Your backroads videos are the best. Seeing more places one usually never visits often. Always awesome to see small towns.

[@golddustwoman4993]

I LOVE backroads trips on KZbin and in real life.

[@abrown4green]

I enjoy cowbell Max in these videos. Seems like a kind humble guy

[@steveosterling9993]

I look forward to seeing these videos every morning. Safe travels Adam and Max.

[@matthewmccormick7768]

That's awesome that my favorite KZbinr is in my home state of Pennsylvania. I think you, Max and Big the Foot will be quite pleased with the cornacopia of fine roadside relics, and whole lot of old small towns. It's really awesome how many are still in existence here in Pennsylvania. The Bing Crosby movie White Christmas was shot literally 20 minutes from where I reside. The movie was shot in gorgeous Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Anywho, I sincerely hope that you, Max and of course Big the Foot enjoy our state (commonwealth to be P.C.), and have safe journies, my friend. Thank you for years of excellent, phenomenal videos! Love your channel man!

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I have wanted to go to Pennsylvania since I watched The Deer Hunter way back when.

[@rosemarylozier4233]

I really agree.

[@mghc7]

Ahhhhh I teach drum lessons in Honesdale and I’ve never heard of that movie being filmed here..I’m a native of Hawley all my life.I was an extra in playing for keeps which was filmed in Hawley/Honesdale/Bethany..but I do believe you are wrong on the white Christmas info

[@thatadventureguy7908]

I REALLY hope you are able to make it to Kennywood while you are in PA! You would love that park, so many unique and vintage rides and some great modern ones! (If not Kennywood maybe Idlewild!)

[@oddities-whatnot]

This is a great channel. Easy to watch, nice and relaxing, very interesting. Cheers from somewhere up north in England.

[@Tony-um2el]

"It's more like a Cowch" You just gotta love how Adam can twist his words

[@familyarthurs5922]

If you are going across PA towards Ohio, go to Beaver Falls, where I was born and raised. Downtown Beaver Falls, New Brighton would suit the small town tour perfectly. Tip: eat at the Brighton Hot Dog shoppe, it is a classic popular hot dog destination. It is where I had breakfast the day of my first wedding back in 1989. Trivia: Beaver Falls is also the birth place of quarterback Joe Namath.

[@bridgetkorns8174]

Plethora is one of my favorite words. Adam is definitely verbose. Good job teaching people some advanced vocabulary. 😘

[@teritran_theTurtleTraveler]

Your back road trips are my favorites- Thanks Adam.

[@JUDYDAK]

This has been fun to watch and having Max with you has been an added bonus! Keep up the travels!

[@georgiaredneck16]

Had a dream last night that Adam came through on his way back to his homestead and we did a video together. Needless to say I woke up in a good mood this morning. If only that dream were to come true that would be amazing. You're my hero Adam. ☺️

[@Corgis175]

Being originally from NJ, I ventured into PA a # of times and love PA. Love the indignenous native wood carving. Great trip and love all those old towns.

[@reneebarrow4697]

Enjoy these old towns and this video. Be safe and Happy Trails.

[@conniecrawford5231]

The large Yogi Bear was the symbol of the old Yogi beer campgrounds that sold memberships, way back in the 1960s. E got a free blanket for attending a sales presentation!

[@mustangcindy1303]

Adam and his pay phones. You finally found one that had a dial tone. 😁

[@ferg1680]

“You’ve got a friend in Pennsylvania”...that was our old commonwealth slogan..safe travels 🇺🇸 And Max, You should be banging on your cowbell while Adam is driving...just a little motivation...lol

[@joshcharcalla2043]

You passed by hometown and made a stop at the town I currently reside for some ice cream! Dolittles is actually owned by a local doctor who purchased all of the railcars on property and had them refurbished for his little roadside attraction.

[@markfromct2]

Thanks! I grew up in New York State. And Sister Pennsylvania is one of my favorites. I like the way the hills/mountains are there. I lived in houses very similar to your film. Yes. the big corporations dumped on the rivers and streams up there. It is so sad dumping on some of the most beautiful Mother Nature on the planet! Good to know there are strict laws now. Some of it has been reclaimed by nature but some of it will remain for many many years to come. This film is very personally touching to me because my dear sweet mom (RIP) loved old barns. I would take her out an drive aimlessly in Upstate NY and she would take pictures of them.

[@donnytucker]

Great views, epic old signs, and a good time cruising the backroads. Looks like so much fun.

[@teresawilliamson3540]

" Love PA. big state lots to see!

[@star978]

I called Adam on a payphone one time a few years ago. He gave out the number to a working pay phone and had everyone call him. I dialed and dialed until he answered.

[@sarakeith5480]

It must be fun to have a mate to share your road trip adventures!! I love aeeing the small towns and PA is quite beautiful!! Too bad the phone booth didn't work but at least it had a dial tone!! Thank you Adam and Max!! Happy Saturday!!

[@tessa.robles.84]

Solo Woo videos will always be classic and amazing but I must say that I thoroughly enjoy whenever u have a travel companion to kind of switch things up. Max is a breath of fresh air. U seem to always have the "good" ones on ur videos and quite frankly in ur life. I feel u are a great judge of character Adam. Who could've known when we first encountered Max and his cowbell at the trop, that a few months down the line and u 2 would be on the road together? How fun! I'm really enjoying this series of videos. Thanks u guys for letting me join u! I just love these simple, laid back videos. ❤❤❤

[@KC8EWU]

I like Scott On Tape, that guy is cool, Still have not found his channel yet.

[@brendakrieger7000]

I love how everything is either a berm or a stantsion

[@vacation_fun_makers]

We still have lots of pay phones in and around London Ont and in Ont in general. I remember getting a card from Bell Canada that could be used with the pay phone to charge your calls back to your home phone. Ours also have card slots on them for debit and credit card payments lol

[@ericbrown233]

Max has kinda been like Robin to Adam's Batman. A loyal sidekick.

[@georgesealy4706]

I was born and raised in a small town in western Pennsylvania. There are tons of historical places, well known and not, throughout the state. Lots of stories to uncover.

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

interesting little town and phone booths are cool

[@trainstravelsandtrails4800]

At Dr Doolittles they have two rail cars from Barnum amd bailey's circus. They also have a train car used by President Roosevelt

[@donaldmilhoan6379]

Adam and Max, enjoy your travel. Have safe trip.

[@MegaParkLover]

You just have to going to Knoebels Amusement Resort where we spent an entire week in 2007 shooting a documentary about the Haunted House dark ride. You’d love that park with its free parking and admission, three wood coasters, and old school charm.

[@kincaide67]

1:37 - so glad to see that Atlases still exist, and I was thinking the same thing, Cowbell Max - so many memories of family vacations and the good'ol Atlas, life pre-GPS. 7:25 - it finally happened, or did it? 12:40 - to paraphrase Jim Morrison at the Hollywood Bowl (I think): "I blew it. It was a moth." 18:38 - They didn't mention the fish, but at least the oil and chips were fresh....Or so they say. 19:33 - totally reminds me of that ol'Patti Page number "Allegheny Moon." 20:09 - It Is a Big Building-Like Structure after all. 23:53 - classic Peter Toth find. Love it! And I loved this entire video. This is going down as the All-Time Classic Adam travel vlog....Until the next one. Take care.

[@mbgrafix]

*Adam, Adam, Adam* 😕 You missed out on the *_many, many_* outstanding places to visit in *_Western_** Massachusetts!* There's... *● YANKEE CANDLE* *● The Basketball Hall of Fame* in Springfield...the city in which Basketball was invented (and where I was born! 😄) *The Beeeeeautiful Berkshires,* which includes... *● The NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM in Stockbridge* *● Hancock Shaker Village* in Pittsfield *● The Red Lion Inn* in Stockbridge *● Mount Greylock* which is the highest point in Massachusetts. *● Monument Mountain* in Great Barrington *● Naumkeag Gardens* Stockbridge ...and lots, and lots of other Amazing stuff!

[@Victor-mc1sz]

I love it when you start off your vlog with your atlas and show the route you are taking. i sometimes try to follow your route with google maps as the vlog plays. We got a Mansfield in MA as well. I hope you return to Massachusetts one day, as there is a lot more stuff to see. Maybe by then I'll have my own channel and we can collab.

[@RandysFiftySevenChevy]

Adam, back in the late 50s and early 60s, when we would go to towns like these, it was a fad to go into the Post Office and get something post marked showing that zip code. Now I own that collection.

[@lateshamiller6302]

I was soooooooo happy to see that sum what clean phone booth...I was so amazed there was a dial tone...ty I was born in 75..good times Adam. Ty

[@mariemurphy5499]

👋 Adam beautiful places you take us on that's why I like watching your videos I'm a disabled lady and I can't get out much 💙🤞

[@esthergarcia1373]

In 1985 we drove through Barteyville PA and I bumped into Bruce Springsteen at a little country store by the road. He smiled at me, saw my wedding ring and walked away. The guy at the cashier then says, “Do you realize who that was? Lucky you!” I just smiled & said, “Yeah” 😊 Nice little pit stop, statues, carving etc. Those tacos 🌮 looked delicious too❣️Thanks for the adventures you’re taking us to, Adam. 🌲🐻🐯🐵🦧🐄🍦

[@kathleenbrenner2889]

You were so close to me 😱 I’m shocked you didn’t continue through Mansfield and go to Wellsboro. VERY historic. The PA Grand Canyon is there. You would have loved it

[@TheJhtlag]

yep, and the Wellsboro diner!

[@greggseiter1412]

Fresh oil and chips is the inexpensive process of resurfacing the roads without re-black topping or asphalting the roads. It doesn’t last very long, plus the tar and gravel can leave a mess on ones car when first applied and driving over.

[@stuckinmopro8533]

For many years we made a yearly trip from the upper Midwest to the east coast. Before online maps etc we always used the same type of paper atlas to guide our way. At one point we started to use online navigation tools and we were thrilled to not have that big book in the front seat anymore but we soon realized that we really liked using the atlas because it gave us an overall picture at a glance. We now use both despite it seeming to be a bit old fashioned, lol.

[@ariesapparel5944]

Beautiful Scenery. Love the small Towns. Maybe see you at the Cincinnati Reds Game. Safe Travels

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

The golden old pay phone, nostalgia. Keep on trucking.

[@ShelleeGraham]

4:26 ghost sign “W.S. FARRER Plumbing & Tinning” I found them in an 1872 directory. 😎 Cool beans. 👍

[@ShelleeGraham]

Below that ghost sign, was another for “SELZ” Royal Blue Shoes! Love their vintage advertising signs.

[@ShelleeGraham]

“TINNING” is a process used on the surface of copper and brass materials. When copper/brass interact with air & water, their is corrosion, a green layer of oxidation. So the process of “tinning” is used to prevent corrosion on utensils, appliances, etc.

[@mattc.2877]

I always wonder, "When will Adam the Woo visit the backroads in my area?" Then I flip on today's video and find out he was 30 minutes from my house.

[@sdrj11]

My hometown of Mansfield, PA!!!!! Thanks for sharing! Awesome content!

[@debbiebrown9275]

hope to sweep the series with the Rays when you go to the Great American Ball park make sure you take the tour they have a great one and the hall of fame is next door been very exciting games. Go Reds !!

[@infinite_vortex]

Adam, I hope you can get to Wildwood NJ. It is really unique- there are tons of hotels from the 50's and 60's with unique themes and neon. Cool bardwalk too. Cape May is right next to it and is filled with classic houses from the 1800's still preservered in their original state. Really cool place that I think you'd enjoy.

[@msvlogcreation]

Yeah youre heading through central PA im on the East Side near Allentown, enjoy your trip through PA its beautiful in some areas

[@nathanlamonski3378]

I am from Blossburg and live their currently. The river is polluted by Acid mine drainage from all the old Coal Mines. The river is in process of being cleaned up by a local group. If you go further up stream the about a mile or two the water is much cleaner where it has been treated.

[@danalynch8889]

I enjoy your small town videos the best and this was great.

[@annetteharvey4299]

I'm enjoying your and Max's adventures.

[@shenanigans5552]

Omg so much to do go to sesame Hershey and the silence of the lanmbs house near Pittsburgh ..

[@MyBackyardScience]

Sitting in a tiger's torso, that was awesome 🙂

[@ScottHumphries]

Jim Thorpe, PA has the Harry Packer Mansion - one of the inspirations for one of the Disney Haunted Mansions.

[@jasonrackawack9369]

Just passed by it a few hours ago lol, you beat me to the comment! 😉👍

[@warfinch8022]

I grew up in the mountains of PA. Best childhood had so many adventures as a kid. Those are Coal mining cities.

[@davidwerst7238]

😂 Adam you gave me a good laugh. The fresh oil and chips. Being from Pa it’s our way of being cheap at paving roads. And being a car detailer it’s the worst thing to drive on. 😩 Love the videos. Keep them coming. 👍

[@KC8EWU]

They use that big time here in Michigan also. About 48 hours after chips are placed, street sweepers pick up what did not stick. When my road was done, me and my dad were working on our 150' gravel driveway. Vacuum truck operator asked if wanted the loose gravel, since it would save diesel from going too dump. We got two truckloads from him! First one just dumped in one pile and other he cracked the back like a dump truck and laid it out perfect. Still have a little that has not been ground in but helps awesome when frost comes out in the spring as driveway remains somewhat firm. Wish could find a place too get some more. Also here in Michigan, once loose chips are swept up, they do a top fog coat too seal the rest down, which also makes it so when lines are repainted they stand out once more. One road that was done not too long ago just had a large portion ripped up for sewer work and using concrete now, being very high traffic area.

[@jimtownsend7899]

Adam, you should have gotten a shot of you sitting on the “COWch”! You’re out near where I’ll be heading next month, when I take my granddaughter to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). It’s in the town of Indiana, county seat of Indiana County, PA. It’s the hometown of James Maitland “Jimmy” Stewart, and site of his museum.

[@redrooster1908]

Mr. Woo, love your extraordinary joy in the ordinary. A great attitude in life!!!!

[@thetimeisnow.2420]

Having my caffeinated beverage watching the Woo!

[@robertjean659]

Top video again, love these these small towns untouched by corporate greed. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

[@jerryferko8309]

thanks for showing us where u are on the map ......

[@donnasellers9422]

Your so awesome enjoyed this so much with a hot beverage.

[@untapupkeepdraw5922]

Hey Adam great to see you enjoying our neck of the woods. I'm from Dubois, PA the town with Doolittle Station in it. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jeremy2088]

Love your videos with my coffee in morning. Thanks

[@Gene836]

The fresh oil and chips sign I’m very aware of in PA where I’m from it is when they don’t have the money to pave the roads they put down oil and rock chips on the roads when needed to keep the road surfaces in better shape after our winters which in turn then chips the paint on our cars every time LoL

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

The fresh oil and chips sign is referring to the road being sprayed with oil and small chip rock spread on top.. AKA Chip seal is what they call it in most of the south. The biggest reason for the markers on the water hydrants is to keep the snow plow trucks from hitting them. I watched a documentary on one of the barn painters. He painted the roofs of the barns and applied the company's logo. He was paid by the tobacco company but not a lot and the barn owners would feed the man and often give him a place to sleep for the night, They didn't pay the barn owners rather they gained roof maintenance and minor repairs at no charge,

[@LizziesEvonyWorld]

I am guessing you are heading to Cincinnati and then Louisville. I have loved this adventure you have taken us all on and I am thinking about doing something similar for my upcoming trip.

[@patrickross9681]

Good Afternoon Adam! You are in my Home State of Pennsylvania! I Live in Erie, Pa. I started to watch you during the pandemic and am a fan for life. If you happen to make it up to Erie, I would be honored to show you around and treat you and your friend to some real Erie Pa food. We have a plethora of small towns that lead from I-80 up Route #19 to my house. Great Travels through my side of the USA!

[@tamellison2334]

ANOTHER AWESOME AWESOME VIDEO👏👏👏👏👏👏YOU GUYS ARE “THE BLUES BROTHERS” TRAVEL GUIDES🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@bjornemccomb8262]

Love the idea of seeing Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day! It’s my fav Bill Murray film 🫶🏻

[@FerchovRey]

Oh yeah!! Plethora is back and love it😎

[@jamestownsend1493]

Adam your not far from historic Monroe Michigan. Home of general Custer. Site of the river raisin massacre. And a national park. A lot of interesting small villages around us. You won't be disappointed.

[@jefficiency]

predicts Adam and Max follow the Rays to Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati

[@johnnymoran1177]

Today I have day 8 of Lake Ontario camp to doo, but first I SHALL join Adam the Woo!!😎

[@jamespeavey6762]

I meant Adam today at the Reds Tampa game in Cincinnati very nice guy

[@deniseherrmann7220]

Adam you made my day..driving right thru our hometown of West Middlesex ...it is great to see your travels...thanks so much

[@Meganmama]

One of my favorite lines in a movie is from The House of Yes: "Pennsylvania's just this state that's in your way when you're trying to get someplace else." But you managed to find some interesting stuff along the way 😊

[@gretchenwenrich1011]

Love the old back roads of PA my home state. Probably feels much better than here in Florida lol.

[@desireegleason7495]

I love this!! I live in Mansfield! So glad you got to see our beautiful area!

[@patdirvin9706]

OMG. Cool video. So many neat small towns.

[@pappygraham]

Adam you should stop by Titusville, PA the birthplace of the oil industry. You can take a train ride through “the valley that changed the world”. Also sleep in a caboose (hotel).

[@kevinjohnson7839]

Thanks for letting us ride along

[@helgabullabong]

I think that sign for the Laundromat, tanning, notary, bingo, canoe rental is by far the best you have ever shown us!!!

[@Realstuffadventures]

Beautiful country. Since we are not getting out that much at the time being, it is a treat to be able to share you exploration.

[@henrys3629]

Arnott! Are too!

[@rockeerockey6941]

Really enjoy the small town travels

[@brendakrieger7000]

Nice! I'm originally from Pennsylvania

[@kevinconaway1727]

Loving these vlogs with you two in, you just make me smile, think Max is turning into a mini Adam, that's no bad thing 😊

[@mikeprice8186]

I love these. AThanks, Woo.

[@Tigertame4]

What a delightful video. I went to college in Mansfield Pennsylvania and lived in Covington as a girl and went to Girl Scouts in Blossburg. Oh the fresh oil and chips are where they pour gravel on the road and cover it in tarry oil. It spins up on your wheels and sticks gooey tar to your car.