Discover America's Most Unique Towns!

[@hughfuller8416]

If I’ve learned anything from watching your channel for a while is that cheap doesn’t equate to desirable. I take these prices with a grain of salt on EVERY video you do about prices ANYWHERE in the USA. I always go back to the video about the midwestern “Iron Belt.” You videos are so informative. Keep up the good work.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thanks you

[@wyattmason3902]

Cheap does not necessarily mean desirable, but it can also very important to point out that desirable is a very subjective thing like some people would find cheap and plentiful flat prairie land in Kansas far away from large cities as desirable, others would prefer to live in a city in the mountains or on the coast , others in the middle of the forest

[@hughfuller8416]

@@wyattmason3902 it is very subjective.

[@werewolfducky3149]

what video is that? i cant find it

[@hughfuller8416]

@@werewolfducky3149 it was in a video about poverty or something. Ask Briggs.

[@GenXfrom75]

I love off the wall places with a unique or weird vibe. ❤

[@eljj7968]

I went to Jerome last month - not really on purpose, just ended up passing through and wow, what a cool little place! I loved it. I really love those old Arizona mining towns, they're so unique - Bisbee is one of my other favourites.

[@BenjySparky]

Briggs, you rock! ❤ Peace

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

I love watching the Live Cam of Leavenworth Wa. in the winter. There are lots of pretty lights.

[@bukboefidun9096]

Another city that is mind blowing and remote: Chokolosee Island Florida... only Florida coastal town where most of the homes are not on stilts... the island has hills! I was astounded visiting there early this year.

[@charlesharris2749]

One of the best bumper stickers i've seen, Chokoloskee's , "A small drinking town with a big fishing problem". I used to visit the old general store /museum there when I lived in Naples.

[@intallpines]

What a list Briggs! Love it! ❤

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@TheMidnightCloak]

Briggs, if you do a sequel to this video please consider Green Bank, West Virginia, the town with no Wi-Fi or mobile devices.

[@leroyplateaux3251]

As a lifelong resident of Walton County (the county that Seaside FL is in), Seaside is far from what you described. I’ve watched it go downhill for years right before my eyes. It’s impossible to park in seaside, and if you do find a spot, you have to download an app to pay to park, and they closed off parking in the central square, which makes it more pedestrian friendly but it also made parking a nightmare. The best way to get there is taking a shuttle from 331, about 15 minutes away (if there’s no traffic). But the real kicker is that you can’t even walk on the beach anymore. Since Covid, they stopped allowing the public to use the beach, and if you wanna use the beach, you have to pay $100+ for beach chairs and have a special wristbands, and there’s gates and fences all over the entrance to the beach and security guards everywhere making sure everyone is actually staying there. And during spring and summer break (peak season) it actually gets pretty trashy. There’s large groups of high school and college kids running around wreaking havoc by starting massive fight clubs on the beach at night, and just being extremely disrespectful. It’s gotten so bad that they had to enact curfews for kids under 16 or 21, and last week some kids set off huge fireworks in the central square around hundreds of people. Thankfully no one got hurt but they enacted a curfew after that. The vibe is really snobby, and everything there is insanely overpriced for what you get. It really sucks because 15 years ago, it was an incredible hidden gem, and it actually felt like a real community. But since they’ve made all these changes, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. If you go in the winter it’s actually pretty nice but if you go any other time you’re gonna be very disappointed. I’d recommend the beaches of Navarre Beach or Pensacola Beach for a beach vacation, or if you want an authentic coastal Florida small town experience, check out Apalachicola. To make a long story short, Seaside is to Northwest Florida what Hollywood and Venice Beach are to LA. It’s severely overrated, and you’re not gonna see any locals hanging out there anymore

[@user-mr2eo9we3n]

Overrated. 30A is no longer for families; it’s for the celebrities (Luke Bryan, Bryan Kelly - Grayton Beach) and as the employees at the South Walton Visitors Center calls the wealthy “Hoity-Toity”.

[@elwoodblues9613]

Is this a hideaway for the few remaining limousine liberals in the Florida Panhandle or sumpin?

[@RiverJames1]

THANK YOU

[@buffalobill9958]

You do not want a home in Pigeon Forge, way too much traffic. It can take 2 hours to drive down the strip

[@302Mustang13]

It really is Just there two years ago and it was terrible getting thru.

[@larissatom6910]

I stayed in Gatlinburg in what I thought was the off season. Nyc is less crowded.

[@buffalobill9958]

@larissatom6910 yeah, there's not really an off season. Just a time where it's less crowded but still ridiculous. Winter you have Ober Gatlinburg and Christmas shopping, spring you have hiking and blooming, summer is all the tourist attractions and Dollywood, fall is leaves changing. There's one month where it's alright and pretty quiet, for obvious reasons I'm not letting that secret out lol

[@TemerityPascal]

Seriously. I can’t believe people actually live there

[@bukboefidun9096]

Well done Briggs. I wondered about Gibbtown. I was just in Alaska and heard a few things about Whittier...good stuff on it too! And Salem MA is ever weirder than people can imagine... worked a mile from Salem for many years and rarely went to town as it has one way in, one way out... traffic is terrible during the summer and to Halloween absolute insanity.

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

Great list. I would include Galena, IL, a pre-civil war lead mining boom town which retains most of that era's original buildings, including a home owned by U.S. Grant.

[@DoloresJNurss]

Oooh, I've been looking forward to this one! Thank you, Mr. Briggs!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

My pleasure!

[@janp7660]

We stopped going to pigeon forge because traffic is so bad you can't get around town. It used to he fun to visit, now its just frustrating.

[@nancywatkins2622]

💯

[@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS]

Thanks for mentioning our channel. It really isn’t much left. 😊

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Absolutely. I was going to see if I could use some footage but I didn’t have time to reach out to see if it was ok. That reminds me, I forgot to add a link to your channel.

[@mabp119]

Cool topic. I feel like Marfa, TX should be on this list.

[@unclej2763]

I’ve been to Dollywood before and I thought it was kinda fun.

[@Qu1nt_travels]

Glad you mentioned Beaufort NC. I grew up nearby and on the weekends my family and I would do walks there. I may live in Raleigh now but, Beaufort is still a hidden gem of NC.

[@Kwahzutah]

From your sc neighbors… “Bow-fort???” Is that true?

[@heatherreilly6595]

@@Kwahzutah Yes its true! If you go there, be sure to take the ferry to Shackleford banks and see the wild horses

[@Kwahzutah]

@@heatherreilly6595 One of my favorite things about our area is just how different people can be within such relatively small distances!! Beaufort, SC we call “Byoofurt.” I’ll for sure check those places out!! I love horses so much. Tryon Equestrian Center in NC is a treat to visit.

[@wandahall4435]

Great job Briggs ❤❤❤

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you!!

[@leonardpoindexter5289]

When I read the title, I guessed right that Point Pleasant WV would be on it. Great vid.

[@WWeronko]

I'd add, Fire Island, New York. The bulk of the island can only be reached by boat or sea plane. No vehicles allowed. The island community is crisscrossed with board walks. I noted it to be weird when first visited by the number of naked men walking around. They wouldn't serve my wife and in any restaurants for some reason. Strange place.

[@Dee-ny6uo]

Great addition!

[@ZBatt1]

Here after the change in title/thumbnail. Thanks Briggs how did you know I was scared of clowns?

[@gangaffiliated3245]

Dont move to Gibsonton then 😂

[@ShermanMark1]

I have always loved looking and reading about weird towns from around the world, so this video was perfect for me.

[@basedchad6284]

Really disappointed to not see Oak Ridge TN on there. The secret city. Really historic, really weird layout and super packed with government facilities

[@reenakemp9132]

But it's so run down. I live in Clinton. Anderson County is trash.

[@buffalobill9958]

Mothman showed up at the bridge right before it collapsed. He's still there btw. There's an abandoned government research facility in the area. Mothman was a result from some scientific experiments from that place

[@Hippie-i8g]

Can I interest you in making a video for solo females to visit; preferably by Amtrak that is safe. Thanks!

[@askmisspatience]

Peter Santenello did a segment on Tangier Island less than two weeks ago. Super cool town

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I love his videos

[@3trilogy]

Briggs, you never cease to amaze me.

[@annatuma1809]

I knew Leavenworth (WA) would make it lol It's literally in the city law code for businesses to have a Bavarian aesthetic. Even places like the local Subway, instead of the standard signage, you'll see a hand carved hanging sign with stylized lettering and stuff like that. Besides all that, it's beautiful landscape, right where eastern and western Washington blends together, and there's like 12 campgrounds off Icicle Road alone. ❤

[@ilovetotri23]

Great video!

[@greggc8088]

Wow! Just noticed Biggs has been busy. Guess I'll keep him playing in my cubicle today while working. Nice!

[@akgobears]

Nice to see Leavenworth on this list...Could have probably had it tied with Solvang....Would have thought maybe Mackinac Island or even maybe Point Roberts would have made the list ...What the heck do i know anyway ....Lookin forward to what comes next ....maybe lol.

[@andreahughes1500]

If Michigan, I agree, Mackinac Island. I think Holland and Frankenmuth might also fit the criteria.

[@CoolHandLuke01]

Exactly.

[@butterflysandrainbows4444]

Yay Virginia. Been to Tangier abt 20 years ago. Interesting dialect. Great place.

[@DrSweat]

Hey Briggs! If you haven't been to Pigeon Forge in twenty years, you should take a few days and check it out! Been going there on and off for 18 years and it's just amazing how much it has changed! Wife and I are planning a visit the first of next month. Try to find a time frame that's not peak. And check out Gatlinburg while you're there.

[@SenorJuan2023]

I lived in Pigeon Forge as a kid in the late 70's. Haven't been back since 86, but hope to visit in a couple of months. I still know people in that area.

[@Lucas-up6ww]

Adak, Alaska gets my vote.

[@briangarrow448]

I worked with a guy who retired from the Coast Guard and he spent some time there, along with other islands in the Aleutian Island chain. He also spent some time in Antarctica. He said that if you were young and liked to travel, the Coast Guard was a great career path.

[@OldProVidios]

You've finally done it, Briggs. Ten towns I've spent a week in. I agree with your assessment. I'll try to say Hi, next time I catch you at Helvetia Tavern.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Amazing! Thank you for the video!

[@ashconner2293]

Pigeon forge is like the friendliest Town ever. Everybody is extremely sweet

[@JCcreates927]

Unless you buy a house and they steal it through eminent domain and don't pay you for it. Research it.

[@scdolfan]

I love your videos soooo much! One note...the aerial shot beginning at 5:36 is of Beaufort, SC - my hometown for the past 50 years. 😉

[@yuckyool]

My mother used to live in both Beaufort & Morehead City NC and I have also been there on business. Yes, it is charming. Seafood is incredible . . . People are fine. BUT, it is 3+ hours to a major airport and even 1hr+ to New Berne and commuter connections to Atlanta, Nashville, etc. Incredibly remote for the Eastern Seaboard.

[@cindyrissal3628]

The sun wouldn't set over the water in Beaufort, NC...jus' sayin'...😉😆

[@brianwhite1189]

It's pretty well surrounded on three sides by water, with a particularly large area to the West, so you very well might get a water sunset.

[@markisb3585]

I'm from Eastern North Carolina. I like how you pronounced Beaufort right.

[@williamharvey124]

Have you never heard of Wisconsin Dells? At minimum 3 of the towns you mentioned could be combined into the Dells. Seriously, come visit.

[@chloejohnson6861]

I feel like this could be a monthly series.

[@dave232]

"We still don't know how many go-cart tracks are too many go-cart tracks." I've played that back three times and I'm still laughing. Thank you.

[@jimjohnson9785]

Thanks for this, it was a fun video. I've been to Whittier a couple of times, and you forgot to mention one of the strange things about it. The tunnel that you mentioned, is actually a railroad tunnel that also runs auto traffic. It's only open to cars in two 15 minute segments per hour, one heading into town and one heading out. Trains use the tunnel in between. Not a place you want to get a flat tire!

[@michellewolf6222]

Surprised that Slab City wasn't on this list

[@feliciasampson8032]

That was a fun video! I've been to Salem, and it was so picturesque. Sometimes it's easy to forget the atrocities that occurred there. Leavenworth is postcard adorable. I haven't been to Seaside but the beaches in Destin and Fort Walton have those gorgeous white sand beaches.

[@josezayas6847]

You finally did a video on Gibsonton, Florida. I live there back in the 80s and in 1999 for a short time.

[@drakeblackwood5893]

We’ve been to Pigeon Forge once and our whole vacation was ruined by ONE thing - traffic. Don’t go unless you want to spend half your stay stuck in slow moving gridlock

[@davidlarson2534]

I agree with Leavenworth, QA. I enjoyed my visit there.

[@joesmith7427]

Gibsonton, Flprida is 1 of only a few placrs where zoning allows carnival equipment to be on your property. It is home to The International Showmans Association. Andre the giant, the allagator skin women, and others lived here at one time. It is a suburb of Tampa, Fl. South-East of it along SR 41 and west of Interstate-75. It is in unincorporated Hillsborogh county,fl.

[@stevemoore9951]

GREETINGS FROM THE PPRC GREAT VIDEO TODAY, VERY INTERESTING.🇺🇸🍺🍺

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@donalddove472]

wonderful video

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@DWNY358]

Surprised that Kiryas Joel, NY didn't make the list. That is one unique town.

[@annhowcroft9493]

We need more weird towns.

[@pongop]

OMG Gladys Kravtiz! I'm watching Bewitched right now so I appreciate the reference! Also, I have an ancestor who was killed in the Salem witch trials. Also also, The Crucible is an excellent play and film.

[@travist.7279]

Similar to Leavenworth, Washington is Solvang, California (about an hour north of Santa Barbara). Solvang though, is more Scandinavian.

[@annhowcroft9493]

I was going to mention Solvang.

[@brianwhite1189]

Been to both numerous times and always enjoy a great lunch in each. A stop at the Danish bakery before leaving Solvang is always a must.

[@sw6118]

Going to Solvang? Better like pastry.

[@mmmpotstickers8684]

Craving split pea soup now.

[@brianwhite1189]

​@@mmmpotstickers8684Regrettably, the Buellton location of Andersen's closed in January '24.

[@BrightResultsMedia]

I don’t know how many years I’ve followed this channel. But he’s never talked about two awesome little cities. St. Pete and Chattanooga!

[@pattyellen1954]

Pigeon Forge like Gatlinburg were absolutely beautiful before the mid 70's 😢

[@janhatcher6991]

I went to Jerome about 30 years ago. It was a ghost town, but I guess it's improved. It's gotten a lot bigger now.

[@travist.7279]

For those interested in Jerome, Arizona, also check-out Virginia City, Nevada (just south of Reno). It too, is a mining town built on the side of a mountain. It's a slice of the Old West, complete with a "Boot Hill" cemetery.

[@GenXfrom75]

2:02 including cats and dogs! Love it! What about other pets? Can’t help but be curious, since they list those two pets! 😂

[@harrynutz4550]

I love the videos where I have been to almost all the locations 🤣🤣

[@jamesduncan578]

I lived in NIceville Fla. in the '60's, the stretch of seashore between Destin and Panama City was empty except for a small block building about half way that was a radar installation from Eglin Air Force base. Nothing else existed there except miles (about 35) of white sand dunes. No Seaside, no Panama City, even Destin was just a few bait shops and bars for the fishing boats that charter out of there. Great times, could spend the day on the beach and never see anybody that didn't come with you. It's sad when I drive it now.

[@timturn]

One thing you left out about Tangier Island is a lot of the residents speak ye olde english since they have been there so long.

[@askmisspatience]

Outside of Pigeon Forge check into tiny home communities. Not just the type on wheels. Sticks and bricks type are popping up through builders like Incredible Tiny Home’s that recently purchased land for this purpose. And more are coming. Hope this is helpful info :)

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Interesting!

[@NanaOneAZ]

I've been to Whittier. It's a nice town. Enjoyed the train ride to get there. I'd go again if I were younger.

[@sethmaki1333]

Check out Walton, NY sometime. I'm not a huge fan of many towns or cities east of the Mississippi, but Walton is one of the cutest little mountain town I've ever found.

[@juantomas3630]

You need to check out OATMAN, AZ.

[@catsinq5726]

I live ten minutes from Seaside, and used to live in Leavenworth - I must be drawn to the weird!

[@bliss3596]

That was fun.

[@markball7028]

Branson Missouri should be on this list. Very unique town also.

[@Dangic23]

Been to Seaside a few times. Only went there for the movie connection. It’s a quiet subdivision.

[@kobecakes2660]

What about Mackinac island or Rachel Nevada? Maybe a video on extraterrestrial, hauntings or sightings (mothman or bigfoot)?

[@pamelamays4186]

Dating options are definitely limited in Whittier, Alaska.

[@sounddude177]

Jerome the most vertical? Bisbee AZ says "hold my beer".

[@dannylgriffin]

Truth.

[@carlj208]

I was expecting Branson, MO!

[@ordinaryk]

Nah, Branson is just Vegas for rednecks.

[@pxn748]

I really thought #1 would be The Villages, Florida!

[@lindajacquot5391]

Briggs, have you ever traveled between Forest Grove and McMinnville, and noticed a road to the west called Poverty Road? Someday I am going to travel that road. Maybe there's a dust bowl at the end.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I know that road. And back in the 30’s and 40’s there was a shanty town.

[@lindajacquot5391]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggs How interesting! I think it's time for me to drive down that "road less traveled" and see what is there now. Thanks! 🚗

[@raymondmuench3266]

Hoping you’ll visit Cedar Key FL someday. Fascinating place.

[@ricksmith1087]

Skaneatles, NY,Finger Lakes region. Straight from Norman Rockwell

[@championhomestead6273]

I know your lists are never conclusive but I live in AZ and I am surprised Jerome beat out Bisbee. There are local festivals several times a year that people come from all over to participate. I was there is April and coincidentally the Alice in Wonderland festival was happening, culminating in The Red Queen being “be-headed” after a public burlesque show. After that is was a magic mushroom outdoor dance that lasted until morning with techno-ethereal music and floats shaped like mushrooms. It was rumored there was a magic mushroom hunt that took place during the four days of the festival. The people there are really friendly and it is VERY artsy. It’s a really interesting/weird town.

[@aricbuckholt293]

So I've been to Salem, Whittier, and Jerome. Jerome is great. Hit Caduceus Cellars for some amazing wine from MJK.

[@michaelbowen2324]

I've been to the old hotel you mentioned in Jerome, AZ. It reminded me of what the hotel looked like in "the Shining". pretty creepy vibe to it.

[@Bk26342]

I never thought about individual units being for sale in Whittier, AK. I thought the whole building was an apartment complex.

[@mhijodediosmrm7989]

I have been to Pigeon Forge Tennessee. I wouldn’t mind moving there or Jerome Arizona.

[@johnsyler8580]

Do another one of these and add the towns suggested by viewers as well as Eureka Springs AR.

[@jimgorycki4013]

I saw one of Guy Fieri's show where he was in Pigeon Forge, TN. He opened up a restaurant / bowling alley / arcade joint called -- you guessed it -- Flavortown. Man is Pigeon Forge so built up. I heard that they were building a bypass road so you can go around if you are on your way to Gatlinburg and Smokey Mountains.

[@cindymswyo]

I love Whittier, it is very unique and beautiful

[@garyhull5617]

Seaside, California.........Fort Ord base town (Briggs knows this town)

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I do. I was just there last year. First time back in 20 years.

[@dallasstoneyful]

I’m from Smackover Arkansas

[@deeparoyal7349]

When it comes to finding buried treasure, "sound penetrating radar" is the worst 😂

[@theoriginalracer72]

My father in law and his 2 brothers were born in Jerome. The hospital is now the Jerome Grand Hotel and is supposedly haunted. My wife and I took him back there last year for his 91st birthday. He had a terrible time, they made his the mayor for a day.

[@sarahchan42]

The singer from Tool owns Caduceus Cellars - which is in Jerome Arizona.

[@bensehon8253]

Lake Placid, NY, if you were alive in 1980, you know why. They still use the building that made miracle ice along with lugers and ski jumpers

[@marylandbluejay]

Smith Island, Maryland is even more strange than Tangier Island. And they have the famous Smith Island Cakes! 😊

[@tammywaltz4454]

Umm they don’t have sunsets over the water in North Carolina. Sunrises maybe, but not sunsets. But other that, I love Jerome… it’s one of my favorite places to visit. If you go visit the kaleidoscope shop… they are amazing.

[@geebrewer8186]

my 8th g-granny, Mary Ayers Parker, was one of the last ones hung for being a witch in Salem. And that Mothman movie was pretty good.