The Real Life Landscapes of Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76

This is an experimental travel project where I tried to assess the similarities and differences between the Bethesda Fallouts and the places they're set. It covers Washington D.C. and the Capital Wasteland, Point Lookout in Maryland, Fallout 4's Commonwealth, Far Harbor in Maine, and the great state of West Virginia. It's not completely comprehensive and includes some best guesses and mistakes. Nevertheless, this represents my best possible attempt to find the intersection of fact and fiction in the Fallout universe.
__TABLE OF CONTENTS__
Introduction-- 0:39
Fallout 3-- 3:30
Point Lookout-- 49:05
Fallout 4-- 1:06:46
Far Harbor-- 1:59:10
Fallout 76-- 2:12:44
Credits-- 3:12:12
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[@fishy4275]

I can't believe Noah dropped nuclear bombs on all of these locations to bring us genuine footage, that's real dedication

[@TheMountainThatAbides]

True art requires sacrifice.

[@tovbyte]

I wish America was real:(

[@benwasserman8223]

Only Christopher Nolan comes close with his Oppenheimer production XD

[@ash12181987]

I mean, the man is dedicated to his craft. I'd expect nothing less of him.

[@TheLethalIntrospectionCrew]

No worries tho, they glitched before landing.

[@mothersbasement]

I love your game content, but these Travelogues are absolute masterpieces

[@warmachine5835]

Most of the time when I'm tuning in these days, it's to the travelogues. The narration is spectacular, and make a great companion to the work day and bring these places to life. Atomic Pilgrimage and the Lincoln Highway are two of my favorite videos.

[@JacksonKillroy]

His writing voice and the travelogue format go together like peantubutter and jelly

[@garchomowner]

truly worth noah's great effort and the long wait on our part. hopefully the patreon can fund some other future expeditions.

[@renaigh]

@@JacksonKillroy I've tried PB&J and hated, so I know you're wrong.

[@caseygoddard]

It really is one-of-a-kind content.

[@RavelLopez]

Noah's drunk MIT side quest was legendary

[@ZappBranniglenn]

The story of Noah sneaking into the real life Institute is extremely endearing. My university didn't run on access cards, but I'm proud of the student that randomly heard somebody trying the locked door and decided to let him in to a world famous place of learning.

[@Stroodleable]

These card scannners are very new. They got added to MIT during Covid as a health precaution (to improve Test & Trace), and just haven't been removed when the building got opened up. To my knowledge, there's a few other Universities that went the same route. It's unfortunate, as University libraries were great places to work/study for anybody, and they were generally speaking pretty open as long as you weren't disruptive and had the confidence to pretend you belonged.

[@joegiusep]

Hearing Noah's commentary on the moth-man's unbelievably toned clapcakes was truly inspiring. Another gem from my favorite travel writer.

[@chowbox87]

Living near this thing, I can’t count how many dating profiles feature the person grabbing mothman’s ass. Truly a WV icon

[@b130610]

the gag about a free cold war museum being a perfect honey pot designed specifically for you had me laughing so much I had to pause the video. This travel doc is a gem!

[@hawkonroyale431]

For me was the admiration speech of mothman buttocks and slowly touched it.

[@CoostySmerf]

"I'm going to fucking jail!" Lmao

[@gabrielledebourg2487]

Noah's original Fallout video is one of my comfort videos. New Vegas is my all time favorite games and seeing everything in that game for real is just stunning. No other person can do a travelogue like him, hearing him wax philosophical about geography, Americana, history, and video games for hours. And now, I have a sequel I didn't know I desperately needed.

[@ennuiespada]

I believe Noah is working on an update on his original Fallout video but all these travelogues are definitely great

[@michimatsch5862]

The real life landscapes of fallout was defo pretty cool.

[@sa_exploder]

The FO 1/2/NV video is one of my favorite YT videos ever. I’m not even a fan of travel content. Noah is just that good of a writer/narrator. I also watched that video after having a particularly bad day, so it’s a comfort video for me too. I know these are controversial opinions, but I love Fallout 3 and 76. I’ve never been so excited to go home and watch a YT video after this popped up on my notifications.

[@Urvuturama]

It's really cool as a european to see these layers of real america in the games. Especially Fallout 4. Rebuilding the commonwealth at the sight where it first came about is such a sweet way to start that game.

[@nate567987]

you should watch the driver logs to

[@jonathangrover3176]

I was working with a team of developers in Boston at the time 4 released, and there was much excitement around the office about how you could essentially navigate the in-game city without consulting the map if you were familiar with IRL Boston at all. And Quincy today looks EXACTLY like it does in-game, complete with jet-addled ghouls and crumbling architecture. Anyway, can’t wait to watch this later today. Your essays are always exceptional and a delight whenever they appear.

[@Tausami]

Noah you should get a gas monitor for urban exploration if you're gonna be running around ruins. Those confined spaces can easily fill with asphyxiating gasses and by the time you realize it'd be too late. Very important piece of safety equipment

[@Pseudo-Fraxineus]

yeah, let's amplify this comment. can we get one sent to him? from the big daddies with all the bucks? where are you big daddies? we need your bucks.

[@Spyderist]

Really good idea

[@ambds1975]

Born, raised, and living in Boston, I could comfortably tell a FO4 player how to get around if they were familiar with the game. I was pleased by the number of references, the accurate geography, the mostly accurate place name locations, etc. What really blew me away was the inclusion of niche local spots like Don Bosco Technical HS. I found out Emil Pagliarulo went to Bosco, and a light bulb went off. IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB! Haha. Top notch work.

[@glassisland]

The Boston section reminds me of when I was playing Fallout 4 and two of my daughters were living in Jamaica Plain at the time. Just by randomly exploring, I found Jamaica Plain in the game and managed to snap a screenshot with the "New Area Discovered" caption still up. In view were burned-out and crumbling buildings, decaying houses, and I think there was a column of smoke rising in the distance - typical Fallout stuff. I sent it to my daughters, and the almost immediate reply was "Looks about right."

[@nialltownley1788]

I know Americana is a big part of Noah's thing but he should ABSOLUTELY come to Europe some day. I'd love to here what he makes of the ruins on top of ruins on top of ruins that quite literally forms the foundation of so many European cities.

[@willd1790]

Would be great to see his perspective on some of these Old World places. I'm reminded of the old saying that in America a hundred years is a long time and in Europe a hundred miles is a long way. (of course you could also go to China or India or something and have both be meaningless, but that's a bit harder to do as a tourist lol) I'd also be curious to see some stuff on my own home country of Canada, which is so similar to the US except for all of the really fascinating ways it's not. I imagine to an American tourist a lot of it would be quite uncanny.

[@klauztigr]

Stalker video also would be very authentic right now

[@TheCyanSqueegee]

Hey, don't know how familiar you are with Jacob Geller (I have a feeling similar people watch both him and Noah) but he has a great video on this exact topic!

[@junker154]

I would be really delighted to see Noah visiting Europe. As a European myself, in find these videos incredibly insightful as they make the entire allure of Americana so intriguing.

[@franciscogarcia7466]

Noah @10:00 I am really afraid of heights so being at the top of the Washington monument was kinda scary Noah @3:06:00 Alright so I paid 100 bucks to walk over a 800ft ravine That's character development right there, amazing video

[@schrodingersrevenge]

just back to back to back to back hits with this guy; noah, if you're reading this- you truly give me hope for the future of the platform and for independent creators/voices out there. well done! keep them coming!

[@NakedLeonard]

As a historian, I really enjoy these travel logs. I think your writing does an excellent job of exploring the materiality of these spaces and a reflection of a deep appreciation of significance of what is otherwise considered mundane. Many thanks for your work.

[@thinkstoomuch4445]

Mixing video games with travel content is fantastic! It shows that games can teach us more about the real world then most people realize. The reason I explore so much when I travel is because of how I explored every nook and cranny of games I played as a kid. Games grew up with me in that sense.

[@samhhaincat2703]

For me, an old fuddy duddy that was born in 1977, it was "where in the world is carmen sandiego?" for the apple II that interested me in travel :P

[@renaigh]

a travelogue of all the similar locations to Red Dead 2 would be tremendously awe inspiring if/when you find the time to plan it out.

[@FlymanMS]

I’d love Noah to go on RDR inspired trip, problem is how much of those locations have changed or were more of inspired rather than actual places.

[@ProfesserLuigi]

Noah goes to Mexico.

[@j.a.1785]

💯

[@injuredninja1848]

I grew up in Bar Harbor, basically spent the first 20 years of my life there. The Far Harbor section, while brief, is absolutely heartwarming -- only a travel log like yours can do justice to the feelings I get walking around my own hometown. Glad you liked Acadia!

[@Gothstana]

23:22 seeing Sonic the Hedgehog next to "ACAB" is a really funny sight to see in the middle of nowhere.

[@TheCyanSqueegee]

The only blue life that matters...

[@joshwi4193]

You getting buzzed and sneaking into MIT was exactly the kind of story I never thought I needed to hear, but I'm so glad I now have.

[@TriggerCrazedLunatic]

Every video you make I'm like "man this is for sure in his top 10 of all time" and this one is no different. Like almost all of your essays, it feels like if I cut out a single paragraph it wouldn't feel as rich or wonderful. You've become my all-time favorite video essayist and there's so much for me to come back to every time. Thank you for making these videos, I know with 100% certainty that wherever you make next will be just as captivating and engaging as you always are. (Side note, the bit about taking videos in the asylum had me actually burst out laughing, which almost never happens when im watching videos

[@Dancyspartan]

Fully agree with every word. How can Noah keep creating hours-upon-hours long video with no fat. I lap it all up with a grin, listening more intently than favorite podcasts.

[@GoldyBoy99]

Small correction, at 12:42, those scaffolds are from the Capitol Exterior Preservation project's phase 3 which is expected to be completed by the end of this year, and the project as a whole has been ongoing for several years now. Its purpose is to restore the exterior of the capitol which has been weathered by the elements. A few years back they were working on the House and Senate sides, and once they're done with the west face of the capitol they'll do the east face.

[@FlymanMS]

Yeah I thought that he got it wrong and blew the damage from the crowd out of proportion.

[@ileutur6863]

​@@FlymanMS I am on the same side as Noah politically, but his western-ness really comes through in some moments like that. In fact a lot of leftist americans treat the jan 6 riots like the worst thing that has happened in the past few years, when in reality that's what a proper protest looks like. Raiding government buildings instead of innocent people's property is the way to go

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

@@FlymanMS He likes to take those political jabs whenever possible, truth be damned. It's a shame because he does make excellent videos

[@SadakoSenpai]

@@NeverSaySandwich1 booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@michimatsch5862]

Ah, yes. Because clearly he cannot have just made a simple mistake, it's clearly his political leftist agenda, smh.

[@daisyprayers]

Fallout 4 has been a huge source of comfort to me since it came out because it gave me a huge world to explore while being bedbound from severe chronic illness. I’ve been dreaming of visiting Boston for years and haven’t been able to do so because of said illness so this video made me incredibly happy! Thank you for letting us live vicariously through you, I really appreciate the time an energy you put into this wonderful tour.

[@maverickay5807]

The legend has returned

[@MetroidFreak123]

As a Native Western Marylander and current resident of Rockville, it’s more than a little trippy to see Noah discovering all the places I’ve been visiting since grade school. So glad he had the idea of going to High Rock, it’s literally like 15 miles from where I grew up but I never would have made the Fallout connection. Little disappointed he couldn’t visit the real-life location of Mothership Zeta, though…

[@HaggisHeed3569]

If John Steinbeck was a gamer

[@cqb3814]

Noah should call this series “Mutfruits of Wrath”

[@benwasserman8223]

Any time Noah uploads a new video, the internet rejoices. Few people can release a three hour video that viewers WANT to see all the way through.

[@davidgieling8880]

I have to commend your guts for walking around some very sketchy-lookin' abandoned tunnels for this travelogue. 21:00 had me prepared for a jump scare!

[@SaaitanK]

I cannot describe how much I love and appreciate your videos. The MIT adventure part was absolutely hilarious! XD

[@nudemanonbike]

When you were describing Possum, I knew for a fact he'd be the best dang mechanic you'd ever meet. I'm from that region and it never even occurred to me that he might be a setup to an axe-murder movie.

[@Narokkurai]

The Boston portion is so fascinating to me because my brother lived right in the middle of downtown for several years. You can see the window of his old apartment in several shots. I have eaten at the Chipotle where Nathaniel Hawthorne once chatted with Ralph Waldo Emerson. I have dined at the Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in the old town hall. It fascinated me how much of Boston's "ancient" history was still standing and still publicly accessible, even if it was made to serve a completely different purpose.

[@phantomstrider]

Your travelogues tend to be your videos I re-watch the most. I'm sure I'll thoroughly enjoy the scenery, discussions and detail of this one too. Cheers for what you do, Noah.

[@jonnyeldritch]

Not only do I appreciate how in depth and dedicated your work here is but also how unapologetically based you are throughout.

[@jeremiahdecker4921]

Biased... The word you were trying for is Biased, not based.... It's sad, really. To put in that mutch work on a video, just to sour a large portion of you audience needlessly by interjecting politics with such hate and willful misunderstanding...

[@Mortis206]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@jeremiahdecker4921You might be new here, or you lack critical thinking skills, but Noah interjecting “needless” politics into his videos is a gross misunderstanding of his artistic intent and subject of these videos. I’m curious what particularly you think is a hateful and willful misunderstanding of politics in this video?

[@jeremiahdecker4921]

@@Mortis206 Nice personal attack to start your reply, but it is not critical thinking skills that are lacking here. I have a lack of tolerance for blatant lies for political points from an artist I otherwise respect and appreciate. The subject of this video is "real life landscapes of Fallout", a topic I was interested in hearing more about. Having the artist get basic facts about damage on the capitol building incorrect, sea level rise at harbors misstated, and miss characterize the thoughts and intentions of those he doesn't agree with degrades his work. If he has his information wrong about the riot on Jan 6th, it calls into question the details given about other historical events. If he interprets other historical events through a modern hard-left lense, the I have to question his accuracy and the quality of any other information he provides...

[@Xbob42]

@@jeremiahdecker4921 Oh so you're just a certified dipshit. That clears it up. Keep on believin' the stupid shit you believe, brother.

[@lepercolony8214]

​@@jeremiahdecker4921 you will continue to detach yourself from the existing world as it becomes less and less convenient for the irritable gestures you call your politics. How long until no one can even understand you because you only speak in terms of the bizarre perceived grievances that make up reactionary belief? How long until you drive off the side of the highway after having somehow been convinced that GPS systems or street names are just more layers of "bias"? Rejoin reality while you can.

[@alexanderelliott8065]

This is sort of surreal for me. I live in the Boston area, and every year for the past 30+ years I've gone up to Mt Desert Island for a week to stay in a cabin at the base of a mountain named for one of my ancestors. Every now and then I look over at the video and see something I'm familiar with. I'm at 2:01:19, and I know the bridge Noah is driving over. Its the exact place the family dog would start perking up and getting excited when I was growing up. Having someone else describe their experience driving a route that is so indelibly burned into my soul is strange.

[@cereskerrigan]

This video encouraged me to get off of my butt to walk across town, buy a beer and sandwich, and took the time to just wander around listening to this video. Thank you Noah.

[@HostileSnowman93]

The man, myth, legend, returns once again to deliver a high quality video that somehow synthesizes travel content with solid video game review. Noah, I don't know how you do it. But once again, well done, and also again: thank you for making yet another work day that much more entertaining!

[@elliotguerra-blackmer7002]

Thanks so much for this Noah. You have made a homesick West Virginian very happy. I struggle so much to describe Appalachia to people here. The profound isolation and pride in poverty and coal dust. It seems like all I hear from America now is a circular news cycle, painting my old country like a violent and unbalanced wheel that is tearing itself from its axel. But your work brings me back to the home I remembered. Reminds me of what I really left behind, after all the politics have burned themselves out. If you are ever in East Germany, let me buy you a beer or five.

[@LovablePWNER]

Ponyhendge, clearly the product of a stable mind. Dammit Noah you always manage to sneak in a great joke in your videos. Edit: Ok now I've finished the whole video and holy shit you reaching out to touch the Mothman's pugnacious caboose (2:25:33) was a side splitter. That photo of you and Nate on that walkway was amazing. The face you make says "I am shitting myself scared but dammit I'm gonna smile cus I don't want to ruin this for everyone" Thank you so much Noah. This video was another absolute delight!

[@sunainahussain]

"Pugnacious caboose" is the most bespoke way anyone has ever described a butt and frankly deserves an award

[@LovablePWNER]

@@sunainahussain Thanks homie. I got it from a Garflief youtube video lol.

[@xBrakit]

Another thoughtful piece for my mind to sink into while i get through my work week. It's hardly an original observation, but while i adore your video game essays (what brought your channel to my recommendations, as is the case with many I'd wager), I'm glad I humored your travelogues, as they've quickly become my favorite bits of your work. All of your work is deeply resonant with me, and your travelogues are so infectiously humanistic that it shatters my apathy, shaking me awake and making me a bit more able to enjoy my present tense. Thank you for what you do, sincerely.

[@colinmiller513]

I love your travel footage, and combining it with your video game analysis is an absolute treat. Cheers to more safe adventures for you!

[@deeliteful4011]

Instant click Noah hope you're doing smashingly well Watched your content for close to a decade now and nobody does it quite like you Ride safe comrade

[@InvalidationX145]

@40:50 - at the time of Fallout 3's development, Luray Caverns was significantly less built up, resembling Skyline's entrance and parking far more than the massive amusement park it does today, and even had a different (and notably smaller) entrance closer to the top of the hill. I had last gone there probably 8 years ago or so, before (I presume) they blasted the new entrance into the cavern and made all the different aboveground attractions (though the museum still existed at that time, albeit smaller than I remember). When I returned last year, it was like approaching a whole new place - even the policy on guided versus self-guided tours, since Luray _used_ to keep lights on as little as possible so as not to encourage plant life such as moss and lichen to grow inside the cave. Now, the lights are on all the time at least while self-guided tours are open - and it has made everything close to the entrance significantly greener, and warmer. While the self-guided tours are cool and all the main attractions are still there, it feels a little odd that they've switched their policy from absolute preservation to more of a mineral museum a la the Smithsonian National History Museum. I'm sorry to hear you had such an underwhelming experience at Skyline - that used to be one of my favorite caves to visit back in the day, but again I haven't been in years. The rocks in your footage look significantly more worn down than I remember - a shame considering the whole "please don't touch" policy they at least used to have. And, again, they seem to leave the lights on significantly longer than they used to - the swaths of moss visible in several points throughout your tour was entirely absent during my last visit many years ago. That being said - you went on an adventure, in the truest sense of the word, that so many others may never even come close to experiencing in their entire lifetime. You've done research, you've experienced, you've felt, all because of a franchise that chose to replicate parts of our real world, both familiar and unfamiliar. And demonstrated that you don't need a formal education to be well read, well versed, or well experienced. I, among many others, appreciate your tenacity, taste, philosophy, courage, and of course most importantly of all, your curiosity. Thank you for taking us on this adventure with you, Noah.

[@gabrielcaro]

He’s so dedicated, he moves the camera around like the PC from Fallout!

[@ArkhamHermit]

As far as I'm concerned, you are one of THE premier video essayists. Thank you for the amazing work you put in for both your comprehensive game retrospectives and your inspiring travelogues -- or, in this case, the fusion of the two. As an American, I have never been one to be enamored by Americana; your travelogues help me to see a glint of its appeal.

[@vin-cc9nk]

I love FO4's Boston, you can really feel that they put a lot of care and detail into making it, more than most other real life inspired game settings. I think it's the strongest aspect of the game and I'd love to visit real Boston one day.

[@chilldude30]

Learnt a lot about American history, watching this as a British person. You did a great job.

[@mr90milepipe98]

Ahhhh dude thank you so much I literally live on great cranberry (one of the town of the cranberry isles islands) and oh man when I was like 13 I literally cried when I found out my tiny unknown hometown was gonna be in a fallout game. I was a fallout fan since like the age of 8 and it was genuinly my greatest “gaming” experience being able to see the places I see often in my favorite game series. Wish you would have been able to come out to the cranberry’s. We have two ferries, one that only runs during the summer, and one that runs all year long constantly so I’m assuming you just didn’t know about the year round one which makes me sad :( glad you saw as much as you did around mount desert tho you really did a good job packing eveything into two days!!

[@mr90milepipe98]

You would have definitely gotten the “weird America” if you had came out here it’s wild 😂

[@soualexander6532]

I never played more than a few hours of these games and yet I'm still incredibly excited to watch this!

[@jnark32]

It’s truly amazing how interesting these travelogues are. Weaving between art, history, politics, human nature, and so much more.

[@Dancyspartan]

You are just... incredible. The ability you possess to draw long paralells through space and time while remaining light as a butterfly. I'm just 40 minutes in and you have brought out physical chills in me through words and vocals alone. I cannot fathom writing 2 minutes of your quality, let alone find the words to phrase the ideas you so effortlessly present. You make me feel stupid, and that is my privilege. I bask in your mind - You make me stronger. xx

[@HorrorshowEU]

Such an unexpected and awesome treat, I LOVE your West coast Fallout roadtrip video Noah. Thank you! For a non American Fallout fan it's so fascinating to see the real life equivalents, and the tantalizing sights are only matched by your eloquent commentary.

[@HadesWTF]

The best part was sneaking into MIT. Wish there was a little more footage of Salem, but was just glad to see the museum from the outside.

[@AxelLeJeff]

When you get to the railroad aspects, it just screams to me about how drastically they dropped the ball between what could've been and what is in Fallout 4. "aggregate effect" nice, I see what you did there.

[@DestinyMagus07]

I love how passionate you get about American history while visiting the real places. It's the best kind of history lesson.

[@joshgraham2683]

Can’t wait to watch this when I get home, day has instantly improved

[@Dr.acai.jr.]

You, sir, are light years ahead of other writers. I don't mean only games reviewers but writers generally. Many light years ahead. Your prose reminds me of some of the finest wordsmiths humanity has treated us to. Very many thanks for what you do. I confess to only a passing interest in the material but your prose style is hypnotically mesmerising and I have enjoyed many hours listening again and again to your essays. Even the travelogues - material I would not usually listen to - push the envelope and deliver hours of glorious escapism. Please never stop. That means don't die.😊

[@JPFeathe]

A couple of times in the latter parts of this video I looked away from the screen and looked back only to have to take a split second to figure out whether I was looking at game footage or your own irl footage. Well done!

[@SpaghettiSpartan]

I appreciate that you bring more to these types of travelogues than just a simple compare and contrast of the virtual and physical locations. It's easy to forget the history behind some of the said small or large monuments and even simply the geography of an area. Thank you for making this content.

[@closedcircuits6472]

I live very close to the Overlook. I gotta say, the Catskills would be an amazing setting for a Fallout game. Even being native to the area, I didn’t really think about it until Noah brought it up. Thank you as always for an amazing video that oozes effort and passion. Much love Noah!

[@rontaviuswallace471]

As someone who has played the series for countless of hours, i really appreciate the time and effort for this video.

[@mrdrprof8402]

New videos are always bittersweet. On one hand I get days of content in rapturous bliss, listening to Noah's excellent writing and captivating narration. On the other, they must come to an end and leave me once more with reality. Oh for art which can crush you with the void left in it's wake. Till next time!

[@GrebGrebGreb_]

I’ve been waiting for this video since the last one, always have been so blown away by how much fo4 manages to feel like Boston while still being so fictional

[@_lastnline]

So happy you got to have this experience man. Thank you for your hard work once again!

[@GreyGosamyr]

It is a crime that this video doesn’t have 100x the views. An incredible achievement: I hope you are very proud, Noah

[@ericormathias]

I was worried you stopped making videos… this is a treasure and a love letter to Fallout. Thank you!

[@ReallyRoland701]

Growing up in the dc/md area and now being in boston, this was an electric video to me. It is absolutely amazing to learn so much about places I've passed by so often

[@erikamundsen8918]

It's so weird to see one of Noah's travel videos and know exactly where the footage is being taken. Hope you found all the good Dunks on your trip! (Also, Worcester is pronounced "Woostah," which I am sure like 900 people have already told you).

[@kelmcdonald8205]

I'm added to this because while I loved the video I was driven a little bit nuts because it's Nay-tick not Nat-ick

[@josephcummings2691]

I gonna add a few too Worcester=woostah Concord=Conquered Faneuil Hall=Fanyouill

[@JamesDecker7]

I really needed to hear your voice recently Noah. Thank you.

[@BenniRoR]

This has got to be one of the best gaming-related videos on KZbin.

[@gabeconte4539]

absolutely gobsmacked to see the first thing in this list be high rock, a place i’ve spent so much time eating lunch at, smoking joints, and generally staring wistfully out into nothing at. that little corner of the world feels very small, it’s almost entirely farmland, and people do not talk to you if they you Do Not Look Like Them, and everything of convenience is 45 minutes away, but god damn if it isn’t one of the most beautiful and romantic places i’ve ever lived in my life. i’m happy you could experience a high rock sunset noah, and thank you as always for your excellent videos 🫶

[@Dakinginnanorf]

Least Heat-Moon would be proud of these travel videos Noah, such a joy to watch, thank you so much for all your hard work

[@01d55]

For several videos I've been puzzled and a little impressed by Mr. Gervais' decision to read aloud his list of Patreon supporters, including names that are idiosyncratic internet handles or clearly intentional absurdities. I couldn't fathom the motive that drove him to perform that herculean and thankless feat of continuous speech. Now the list has finally defeated his mysterious endurance, and I find myself feeling relieved on his behalf.

[@VashdaCrash]

I agree, didn't even watch the thing when he did that.

[@tinkerjae]

The bit about Fort Armistead in reference to the Arboretum is very refreshing. I grew up in New York and having the run down beat up parts of town vs the flashy more corporate/touristy spots was part of the appeal. I now live in Georgia and it's a bit frustrating to see everyone labeling decay as such a tragedy. Having a rundown spot for punks like myself to hang is kind of, I don't know, foundational to a good city or town in my opinion. It gives a lot of depth and perspective to places that might not have much in terms of variety of aesthetic or theme.

[@LadyLunarSatine]

If you're near Atlanta, check out Doll's Head Trail. You have to go a bit off the beaten path to find it but its similarly wild.

[@jkhedghog128]

The parts where you talk about WV's history of wealth extraction and worker exploitation, and how that history is still present in the architecture here was everything to me. Thank you, truly.

[@mitchhosman4229]

holy shit, when he mentioned this in the lincoln highway video, i thought he was just going to do 76! what an unexpected delight!

[@TheUnspokenKibbles]

Another fantastic video, and an invaluable companion piece to the original. You really did work for it, and the vibes are immaculate as a result. Shout-out to the reverent rub of Mothman's squat receipts.

[@EpicShadow26]

The last 20 minutes of this video is absolute incredible writing. Beautiful project, thank you.

[@Hiro2219]

Every single one of your videos is amazing Noah. Can't wait to dig in!

[@pestbrook]

Noah, I have begun using your videos during TESOL lessons. Great work, this is america in such an intangible format.

[@jacksonelh]

the real-life landscapes of classic fallout and FNV is one of my favourite videos of all time. I remember at the time hoping you'd make one on the rest of the games

[@salvorhardin2211]

The whole DC part of this video was so surreal for me. Not only did you video 2 separate houses I've lived in, but you brought up the Quarry House Tavern, my old local! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. That place is amazing.

[@impermanence4300]

The Point Pleasant bit had me in hysterics. Brilliant as always. Nobody but Noah can make a 3 hour video travelling around video game landmarks such a fun and interesting time.

[@sirpussoms4591]

Small correction @1:24:53 The swan pond in Fallout 4 is actually the pond from Boston's Public Garden right across the street from the Common. At that pond you can take a ride on swan boats hence why there are swan boats in the game.

[@hakazin2647]

As someone who's lived in JP all her life and tries to take a trip up to Maine every summer, the Fallout 4 section of the video was a treat. I've never actually gotten around to playing Fallout 4 myself, so it's especially neat to see how well the city was represented in the game. And it's always fun seeing how an outside perspective takes in places I've grown up around; I haven't been to the Waterworks Museum in years.

[@ChaosCustard]

At the time that I played these games I have no concept for the real world places that inspired them, they were just games maps like any fictional environment. Now I understand much better the stories and themes from the games. So, thank you for making this series

[@cameton_youtube]

The algorithm doesn't seem too happy, but it's still a great video!

[@jenntaiga3316]

Holy hell, you visited Scott Tower! I grew up in Holyoke and remember sneaking out there late at night. What a wild thing to see my favorite essayist hanging out where I had some of my first [redacted] as a teen. Brilliant video as always, thank you so very much for doing what you do 🖤

[@seanomatopoeia]

This is exceptional and a true achievement. I have tremendous gratitude for the effort this took, and I hope it was satisfying to experience.

[@SpoonyBard88]

It's really cool hearing Noah's thoughts on my neck of the woods. I live in southwest Virginia, so both the DC area and West Virginia are familiar sights. I heartily agree that the free public museums in DC are worth the trip alone. I also recommend the Espionage Museum, which isn't free, but it is a truly fascinating experience.

[@meursault7030]

I love how the buildings disappear upwards into the mist. I like to imagine they go on forever, like the ancient trees surrounding that strange beach at the bottom of Dark Souls 1.

[@theemptylive1739]

This is genuinely such a well done and interesting video, the historical portions mixed with the modern reflections of what happened in the past are really amazing.

[@loommoon2301]

I'm so glad you are producing more content. Your videos are fantastic.

[@spencerdavis7222]

Can not wait for this, I love your road trip vids

[@victoriaj2129]

Eeeeeee very excited for this! I live outside of Boston and it was so great to be able to navigate around the game well enough based on my real world experience.

[@mobymobymobymoby]

Been chipping away at this video for almost a week now. So fascinating. I'm glad there are people like yourself out there Noah, your trips are inspiring.

[@djbeema]

Yesssssssss! Glad 76 was included! I've been spending a ton of time in that game this past year, and while as a fallout game it might not hold up to past entries, as a game it's quite fun and good (although I started playing long after it was fixed multiple times). Also as a DC-area native, this will be interesting to see. Noah was near my house?!

[@ni9274]

Do you think the quest added after release are good ?

[@chasederringer]

I went to St. Mary's College of Maryland, and I went on my first date with my now-wife at Point Lookout. I'm so thrilled you had a chance to experience it, it really is like nowhere else.

[@lizabee484]

2:25:20 GOOD GOD but this made me laugh. I’ve been saying for YEARS that there was absolutely no reason for the sculptor to make him JUST THAT JACKED. Thank you for reverently touching the ass that I’ve only seen in pictures, you’re a comedy legend my man

[@MatthewArrowood]

Love the travel content. Your video game analysis is second only to your amazing ability to capture the emotions of a place in writing.

[@johnoneil9188]

The bit of him sneakinbg into MIT was hilarious. Sometimes all you have to do is look the part and act like you belong and nobody will question it.

[@FlymanMS]

No to mention that most people are not out there on a lookout for someone suspicious