Exploring Forgotten Towns in Northern Texas - Cross Country Road Trip Day Six / 9 States In 9 Days 

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I much prefer seeing the small quaint american towns, with diners and motels, over the crowded tourist magnets!

Bet you locked those brakes up fast, when you came across the muffler men! Lol welcome to Texas! Garland (Dallas area) here! Safe travels!

If I have the money I will reconstruct a town inspired by the one in Back to the future's Hill Valley in the 50's.

Small town America, disappearing at an ever increasing rate. Often no high speed internet and even if a town's lucky enough to have that no local doctor. Many small towns have visiting docs, there every couple of weeks for a day, but never a specialist and no emergency care. Grocery prices are high, though land and housing CHEAP. Flip side is during season you can get produce from locals, MUCH healthier than at big box stores in the city. This tour thru yesteryear is nostalgic, invigorating and sad all at once. Laid back, friendly folks, the places that are disappearing will end the ability to stop and visit with these folks, there no more. Thanks Woo for a visit to the disappearing heartland. The HEART of this great country and soon to be no more.

Every video gets better and better! Love how old all these locations are. Encourages me to get out more!

when i was a kid i used to ride my motorcycle from pottsboro tx to paris once a week or so. the old hwy 82 going thru small towns every 15 mile os so. then they built a new hwy that went around all of the towns. forgotten places for sure. great memories of the old town square in honey grove and the small roadside rest area outside of bonham

Love the animals staring back at you at the end of the vlog, good series Adam, thanks for taking us along

I have traveled across Texas and I was going to Nashville, it took long time to drive out of Texas. I have been through many of these old town, there would be interesting architectures in these old small country towns. The best part of Texas, is finding an old beer joint or an old Texas dance hall.

Awesome love the back roads adventures you never know what you will come across next thanks Adam

Avery, Texas our home town. Was known as the tomato capital of the world in its day. I worked at DeKalb ISD ... lots of history in the area. Thanks for the view.

These small towns with such tranquility feels lot comforting than crowded happening ones ❤️

I can remember when small towns had bustling centers full of workers, shoppers and people dining. So sad to see them forgotten and vacant.

Lovely film, thank you. I only been to USA once in 1987. Bought a motorcycle in L.A and rode it to N.Y. sold it & flew back to U.K. think things have changed a little since then... Thanks..

As an American born in the mid 90s I wish I was alive when these towns were thriving. Old small-town America sounds like heaven compared to the sprawling urbanisation and anonymity that is the norm of today.

I live on a small town like that in TN, fortunately we've able to keep it in good condition😁 with all the shops and the old theater still in operation, we even have cafes were you can go dancing!

Excellent videos. You’re not only entertaining us but you’re also archiving history.

I've actually been to many of those towns. I used to know the pharmacist in Honey Grove. They used to have a thriving Ford Dealership back in the day!

Adam, you passed by Electra before you got to Oklaunion. The Buick Electra car was named after the town when the head of Buick stayed there. Electra has a theatre that is being restored. Electra is rumored to be the birthplace of Frito chili pie. Electra was named after Electra Waggoner, the daughter of the owner of the Waggoner ranch that was at one time the biggest ranches in the states.

i live in North Texas, Decatur to be specific, and you went through a couple of towns I never heard of.

Beautiful old buildings!

Best episode yet! The animal interactions were priceless.😄 The ship where you got the cookies looked like a cool place. Great video Adam. Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎

Love Texas! My grandfather was born in New Boston

That Texas sign is from Smokey and the Bandit.

You missed out on Muenster. Cool old German town near Saint Jo

Most of my "human" side of the family is waaaaay down south---the McAllen, Texas area. I love these little towns.

It would be cool if these tiny towns had some history trivia plaques placed on their front door areas!!

Its si crazy to see you go through all these little cities I'm so used to. I'm from wichita falls. But I've spent many days driving through saint jo, and henrietta, you should have stopped in muenster and eaten some good German food.

Great little places to eat in Blossom!

i love these little towns . i use to drive through little small towns and backroads in my state of WI . unfortunately it reels like a zombie apocalypse . I talk to some of my friends and strangers who said are moving back into a smaller town for more simple life

I enjoyed watching this 👍

The Muffler Men and the mural was really cool! So many animals along the way. lol

I’m loving this so much. More goats please 😆

The cows came running, because they thought you were coming to feed them. Re the statues, everything is bigger in Texas. 😄

In Clarksville he missed the best attraction which is the courthouse. 1880s courthouse that has a big bell that goes off on the hour.

You do great work. I don't know what it is but it's a "thing". It's not nostalgia. Americana? Yes. It shows respect I think. Thanks and - Roll On!

The WTHT in Detroit is the cities water well. May not be used anymore, but that's what it is. 👍😁

THUMBS UP .. Another Good Video .. Next To Your Arkansas Video .. Loved It ! ( Bell Clicked )

On State 62/180 if you are ever in the area around Crosbyton and need a break there is the purtiest rest stop i think in the state andvif by chance there is a tornado in the vicinity stop there fore there is a building in the center of the park where the restrooms is also a tornado shelter and aceoss thebhwy a little ways dowb the road is an entrance to Texas's grand canyon called Palo Duro Canyon

I'd love to visit a small forgotten town in TX!

The antique store you mentioned in Clarksville burned to the ground.

Adam , thanks for all your effort you put into your vids. ✨✌🏼🎭

Those last cows were coming for you.

You’ve got heart, keep the vids coming.

Dammmm dude I live in Wichita Falls right now, if I wasn't sick as a dog I would have offered to tour you around downtown! There's a bunch of old abandoned buildings down there.

Davy Crockett is from Honey Grove, Detroit is pronounced DEE-troit, and the cows think you're gonna feed them

Hi Adam awesome vlog in Texas 👍🏻

Businesses in downtown Henrietta began to die when the state built the 82 Bypass.

If you ever find yourself traveling through Sherman TX please give me a shoutout. Dinner is on me!!

My dogs ears go up when they heard the dogs barking

Man. Too bad I didn't know you were passing through my town (Wichita Falls). I could have shown you a few interesting things.

Woo your the man.

You need a few days to cover Texas, lol. It’s daunting how many old towns there are/were.

Thanks for video!!

I loved the babies the best :-)

i think you mean the water tower looks like the very first satellite. Spudnik

Iam subscribed at your magnific channel .

What does it mean when that 7 Eleven was an "Associate Store"?

DeKalb Texas. Birth place of Dan Blocker and the place where Ricky Nelson's plane crashed and he was killed

Someone needs to do a "Best of Adam talking to Animals" video

The cows come up because they think you're going to feed them.

You are now entering the Twilight Zone.

I love these videos but I find something incredibly sad about the death of small town America.

You should stop and talk to locals and get some history on each town.

Soooo... Must say... I have followed Adam for a good 6- 7 years or so and I must say. Having him back on the back roads of America is just AMAZING! The other videos are great and I always support The Woo but THIS is the bread and butter. Not only bringing us these places to see, his legitimate LOVE for finding these things is what make these videos resonate with me and thousands of others. Safe travels Adam. Thank you for the content you bring us!

The store you showed in Honey Grove, Brown’s Feed, brought back memories! My brother, Kenny Brown, was the last owner. He passed away several years ago so, thanks for the trip down memory lane!

Enjoying this series, nice peaceful way to begin my days before work.

as for the "non-traditional " mail carrier truck...MOST of rural America Mail Carriers use their own private vehicles ...its common

I live in DFW and I am so glad I found this video. Sometimes you just wanna GTFO of the city

Nothing like a paper atlas!! Loving this!

DeKalb, Texas.....where Dan Blocker was born and where Ricky Nelson died in a plane crash.

The cattle come running because they think your there to throw feed.

The second small town of De Kalb, TX is Dan Blocker's (Hoss Cartwright of Bonanza) birthplace and also where he was interred.

"Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone. Every thing that I've got, is just what I've got on..." 🚬👓...

There has to be great home cooking in some of these small town cafes that are still open.....

2:15 That water tower looks just like Sputnik.

You should have stopped in Muenster and gone to Fischer's for the german sausages cured/smoked meats and the strudel. And why you drove right past the old Nocona Boot factory is beyond me.

17:07 Farmer: I love my job. Wife: But all you do is round up cows. Farmer: What did you say to me? Wife: You herd.

Sometimes I wonder if I was born a century too late. I love these small towns, would love to have had a glimpse of some of them back in their "golden age"...........

My husband went to school in Whitewright, Ector and Honey Grove, I am sure he knew many of the families and remembers many of the business' there. He is 86 now, a disabled veteran. My husband is a retired musician and remembers playing there at the Village club and remembers the Sharp Brothers. So neat to see many of these towns as we don't get to travel much any more! At present you are just a little bit North of us as we are in the Dallas area. Thank you! Happy New Year and safe travels.

In Honey Grove, those streets are brick not cobblestone. Most likely the brick came from Thurber Texas, west of Ft. Worth.

Loving this series so much, I don't want it to end. Please when you get home, turn around and do it all again!!

Sad to see how many Small towns have turned into Ghost towns in the past 40-50 years. I pretty much live in one, so I know first hand.

That outhouse is a hilarious (but sadly truthful) political statement!

DeKalb, Texas. My aunt & uncle had a department store there in downtown back in the 80's. Same uncle & my dad grew up in Clarksville (I spent a lot of time there growing up). I know that stretch of 82 very well. You're seeing the real America. Keep up the great work. Thanks for not poking fun.

This is the real America Falling apart at the seams Just like Wilder

Pity we can not see inside some of these buildings.

The cows come toward you, and anyone else the stops there, hoping to be fed

Saint Jo was a boomtown at one time during the cattle drive era. This is a part of the Chisholm Trail. Drovers would pass through here on their way across the Red River and on to Kansas City. Been in Saint Jo many, many times.

The 'movies' sign is where a building once stood that showed quarter peep show clips. And no, I wouldn't know anything about it personally!

Sad how everything is dying....could be a great little town.

these videos are kind of therapeutic. i could imagine this could be really useful for small children with attention span issues. thank you Adam.

Just remember, there's no basement at the Alamo.

Loved the interaction with the sugar cookie lady! Is it possible to do this series sometimes with a focus on interviewing locals on why they love their small town?

My ancestors are from St. Jo. If you want to read about my ancestors horrific event, google "Box Family Massacre" James and Margaret Box were my 3rd great grandparents. Basically, if the child Josephine had not survived the Indian raid and capture, I would not be here today. It's interesting. Feeling thankful. Thanks for the video Adam!

Take the last train to Clarksville and I'll meet you at the station...

I love little towns like these. They're so quaint with so much history.

That was the Feed Sack in Windom with the cookies! Great place to eat. Thanks for documenting our great States! Love the Americana in these kind of vids.

I love these adam, I look forward every day too something new and different. Your travels are my favorite videos

I wonder how many of those small towns came across Bonnie and Clyde. They needed to lay low after a robbery (or worse), always traveling through rural areas and on dusty or muddy backroads to keep from being recognized. Somehow they managed to draw attention to themselves more often than not, even when just passing through town.