Flagstaff: A Very Different ARIZONA Town - Also, A Visit To The Grand Canyon (Ep 2) 

My mom lives in Flagstaff, and is housekeeping manager at the Monte Vista hotel . Its definitely the coolest hotel in town.

I was getting homesick for some reason today. Then I saw this. My home town. I was thrilled to say the least. Planning on spending some time there this summer. This is great to see. We lived on Coconino Street in Grandfathers house. I got all moochie seeing downtown, San Francisco Street. The sign for Babbitt Brothers Sign. 😎Cool. Can't thank you enough for this.

I Lived in Flagstaff and went to college there years ago and from your video it hasn't changed a great deal. I always loved the great hikes in the area and fishing in the mornings before class. I live in Canada now because I am a Canadian and it was nice seeing the place again.

$77 for 4 drinks?! You guys have got to start drinking in your room and ordering water at the restaurant! 😆 lol

I was born in Flagstaff! Cold place in the winter!Beautiful town!❤❤

It's lovely to see you touring a town that isn't abandoned for a change! What a pretty place.

A great video ! Flagstaff is a beautiful town. The old church is gorgeous, and I love historic hotels, especially "haunted" ones ! The Grand Canyon is absolutely breathtaking ! Thank you so much, Joe and Nic, an awesome video as always !😊💖

I almost fell off my sofa watching you walking that ledge. Fantastic video. Im so happy to have seen both places and your wonderful video brought it all back Thank you both.

Thank you. I grew up here and miss it, the scenery, and the culture.

You can buy that house at 603 fountain street for a cool $850,000 ! It has 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and is about 2400 feet. It has been on the market for 696 days! (I wonder why!!) It started at $995,000 on 6/15/2022 and has been discounted multiple times since then, but still no takers!

I love how steady and slowily you pan the camera, the interesting commentary, editing and cohesion of your script...thank you Joe...can't wait for the next one😀

Yay, you finally made it to our home town of Flagstaff! Looks like you enjoyed your visit. We certainly enjoyed the video, thank you for taking the time to film it and share it.

Thanks for the video. My wife and I were at the Grand Canyon last week (last week of June, 2024), and we stayed at the South Rim, about 20 miles from where where the tower is. We really love the area and are looking into Flagstaff as a possible retirement city. So far, though, as we can see in this video, the cost has been rising quickly there, so we will be looking into the surrounding cities as well. One of the bigger surprises for me at the canyon is that there is not much safety taken into account when you are literally standing at the edge of the canyon. There are some areas that have a railing or a stone wall, but most areas are just wide open. The ledge you both walked to was crazy, I don't know if I'd be walking out there, especially if it gets wet. The day we got to the canyon, there were thunderstorms that afternoon, so wet rocks and a 5,000ft drop are not a good mix.

In the mid 1970's I spent a few weeks at the Air Force's Fort Tuthill campsite, adjacent to the Fair Grounds a little South of Flagstaff. Really loved the place. Back then it seemed it was mostly college kids and cowboys around town, which I found sorta nice since I was 25 at the time. I do remember it didn't mess around with snow there and we received 14" overnight once. I always thought it would be a great place to retire but I ended up in Alabama which is a little friendlier financially.

This is the best YT video I've seen with a good representation of Flagstaff. As a lifelong resident, I'm happy you enjoyed a bit of the city and it's history. Come back to visit. 😺

Good morning Joe and Nic...I'm telling you,I have withdrawals waiting for a new video.. Loved this video and our plan is to visit here..I had no idea how cold it was there,I always thought Arizona was warm.. ! I held my breath watching you two walking that ledge.. Funny thing tho is you walking in front of Nic instead instead of behind her in case she slipped..Looking over those cliffs had my heart in my stomach..The church was gorgeous and I also hope they fix it up..The bill for your food,wowza.. That one drink was $45!! But what we always say, cut the bill in half as we always have leftovers..Safe travels to you both,Love and hugs..

Did the road trip from LV to Flagstaff then Kayenta and return. A notice in the hotel stated" Flagstaff is a railway town! There are no hotels from which you cannot hear the railroad" they got that right. Loved the place. Love the vids.

I bought a few art pieces when I was there. Love Flagstaff.

I was there in 1984. its much more built up with food places now. most food servers then were college students. thanks for the memories. then Amtrak stopped there thats where we got on and off

One of your best videos. As a traveling historian you tell the story of the places you visit with video and facts and figures. No need to get so close the edge - don’t become a statistic!

Bravo Flagstaff for light pollution acknowledgement. Should be law for everyone for right to connect to universe.

With all the unpleasant goings on in this country these days, Joe and Nic create an oasis of good manners and lovely comentary! Thanks so much for the relief!!!

Hey guys, I wanna say that I love the videos! I traveled a bit in my 20s and 30s but I've been locked down for a little over six years where I am now, but I do miss the road trips, and you guys bring that to my living room; so Thank You guys, sincerely! 😊 When you mentioned the train running through the middle of the town: we have a LOT of those situations in Northwest Indiana (I loved your Gary episode, btw - that's where I'm originally from) where I grew up. In fact, in Michigan City, Indiana, which isn't far from Gary - there's a street where there's a train track running right down the center of the road! It's pretty wild!

A very interesting and beautiful video. The town was very nice but indeed expensive. The meal looked great but I cannot remember you ever spending so much on a tab. This may be your record high and only one hard drink. The Grand Canyon shots were vertigo inducing. I worked in the shipyard in Philly years ago and those heights are greater than a dry dock. Nicole is a daredevil, I'd be afraid of slipping as I noticed you were for her. Thanks for another Saturday morning video. Many of your viewers will never get to visit the Grand Canyon. With this video they just visited it. Mission accomplished!

Thanks for this. Been seriously looking at a trip there. I like small-ish towns with a good downtown but with style and not full of giant high rises. Nice to see parts of a town that aren’t totally trashed, the parts where a tourist would spend some time.

$850,000 6 bd2 ba2,400 sqft Hope you & Nicole are having a wonderful time. Grand Canyon is so beautiful, but so scary though. My Saturday routine, wake up and watch Joe & Nicole. 💙💜

What a nice visit. We visited the Grand Canyon just last August...my first and likely only time. It's stunning, but after a while, you remember that you're just looking at a hole in the ground. HAHA. You and Nic inspire us. We are now tentatively planning a road trip to drive Rte 66, and then drive Rte 50 on the way home....two of the most historic eat/west routes in the country, both predating the interstate system. Should be fun. It's all about the journey and the people we meet along the way.

Hi Joe Thank you for sharing this nice video. It's evening here and your video made it more enjoyable. Cool downtown. Nice video as usual.❤

Wow! Without doubt a beautiful town, a place where I would have absolutely no problems living in, it's compact narrow streets, beautiful buildings and it has people milling about, because let's be honest, some of the other places you visited were depressing. ❤️ from🇮🇪

I could not look when Nichole stood out on that rock for a pic!

The repartee of Joe and Nic at the edge of that part of The Grand Canyon was funny ! Typical of an old married couple . That Nicole was a real daredevil .

Flagstaff is always a good destination. There's something about the San Francisco Peaks and trains that draw you in. Fun fact: At Grand Canyon North Rim, you can see the San Francisco Peaks ( the other side from where Joe and Nic were) Good food and beer in town, too!

Where I have lived all my life, a train has always went through town!

Great history lesson on the town of Arizona and the Grand Canyon. Love the content that you provid. Thank you for inviting us on this journey with you. Continue to keep us informed about different locations around the world.

I’ve been watching your videos now for about a year. The videos always are interesting. Thanks for the education.

Another beautiful video Joe. Great itinerary for this trip, the GRAN CANYON. Thanks !!!

Very nice town. And Arizona has some beautiful scenery.

Always look forward to another one of your trips. It was great as always!

Wow! That train is moving! Where I live the trains are required to slow down, before passing through town.

Flagstaff looks beautiful, and the meals were stunning.

The grand canyon is beautiful. I've never seen it personally. Thank you. However, Nicole scared me getting out on that rock!!😢

Omg… could not believe that Nicole stood on that very high cliff !! Made me dizzy, I’m proud of her!

beautiful town and nice place thanks for sharing joe and Nic 👍

Thanks for sharing this video and showing how it's look like Arizona,famous town in the world

I once drove from Flagstaff through a treacherous, blinding snowstorm (no big deal for me... I'm from NE Ohio) down to sunny 85-degree Phoenix/Mesa in just a few hours. Wildest change I've ever seen. This was in March... I was out there for to see some MLB Spring Training games. Also, that shot of Nic at the rim was AWESOME. I have to say, the first time I saw the Grand Canyon, I was moved to tears. Also, also, love your architectural leanings. Cheers.

I loved Flagstaff back in the 70's, that is, until I found out that they had 17 feet of snow in the winter time. Wonderful museum there. Been back many times on the way to GC.

You and Nicole add so much flair to the show along with the travel tours with the shout to the resturants and food critiques towards the end ❤

This trip brought back memories. When we lived in Tucson many years ago we stopped over in Flagstaff and spent the night before traveling on to the Grand Canyon. After 100d + days of the heat in Tucson, the snow and temps there were a welcome relief. Very quaint town. Thanks for sharing. Retired, we now live in Gold Beach, OR. Another quaint town and an area worth seeing.

Love the drive and up close and personal! Thank you!

FANTASTIC!! ❤

Love this video. I lived in Flagstaff from 1989-2008, great place to do life. Lots of hiking❤. Now I am in Northern Idaho.

Great video! thanks for reviewing the food. It looked awesome!

Beautiful landschapes, and the diner and drinks ar good. A perfect day, thanks for charing.

Yet another fascinating video.

Great times, I have only been to Flaggstaff AZ once to visit an Uncle, but it was beautiful. Never been to the Grand Canyon maybe one day. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day and safe travels

Thank you for an awesome video!! I so glad you visited my hometown ❤

In the Video the thing that impressed me the most was the Church. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks, and you deserve a good meal and a drink or two for all you show us! God knows how many Walmart and gas station "meals" I've had to get to a good one!

Great tour😍You’ve inspired me to take a trip to Flag from the opposite end of Arizona.

Wow, I really liked this video. Very nostalgic for me. I went to college at NAU for a little while in the early 90's and then I worked for few months at the Grand Canyon south rim. Flagstaff has always been one of my favorite cities. I wanted to move there at one point in time, but it's kind of expensive to live there as you quite well explained. I hiked to the top of Humphries Peak twice when I was there. That was quite the trek. But the real exhausting trip was hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and then back. That was just about the most intense hiking trek I've ever taken, but well worth the hardship. Those were some good times back then.

Thank you for the great memories and new information which passed me by since i stopped there in Flagstaff briefly in '93. Going from a factory visit in Phoenix to Grand Canyon. I stood exactly where you did and remarked, "It's big innit" to my colleague. 🇬🇧

As always a plesent and entertaining video. Thanks to Nic and Joe. 😊. Though I am not a National of this country, but how I wish to live in a place like this, I hate to see this beautiful city get spoiled ever.

Flagstaff is one of those beautiful western college towns: San Luis Obispo, Chico, Boulder, Santa Fe. Love it there, especially coming after the Mojave in the west or flat Colorado Plateau from the east. The pines and mountain air are such a relief.

I lived in Flagstaff for a decent amount of time. And down the highway in Williams for even longer. I was a department manager at the west side walmart. I went from collecting carts in the parking lot, to manager in about 6 months. It's nice there. The Eastside where I lived was a little sketchy. Sometimes a lot sketchy. I was actually homeless when I first showed up there and started at Walmart. I was showering and everything at a goodwill building on the Eastside that helped homeless get on their feet. Then I got a place awhile later. Riding my bike from my place on the far Eastside to work on the far Westside at 4:30am in the winter was brutal.

One of my best memories of my time at NAU was the strong smell of pine in the air, especially in the morning. Not a Pine-Sol smell, but a sweet pine scent. Great memories of Flag.

Flagstaff looks nice. I like the old photos contrasted with how the city looks today. Love a haunted hotel!! Gorgeous court house! Church of the Nativity is stunning! Very cool observatory. Gorgeous views of the Grand Canyon! Great camera work. Food at Restaurant looked great! Looking forward to more videos!!

This is a very well done video - interesting information about buildings, history, demographics and I enjoyed the walking pace. Thank you so much!

I stayed at the Weatherford in 2018. My trip to the Grand Canyon was awesome. Stayed 3 nights in Tusayan.

Lovely video, hopefully I could visit Flagstaff soon again.

I’ve spent seven of the last summers in Flagstaff so obviously I love it. And being a college town it’s more enlightened than most of the state.

You continue to do such a great job, especially all the background information. I also appreciate your enthusiastic and upbeat personality. Keep up the good work!

Loved the views of the grand canyon. I can see why I've read of visitors falling while trying to take pictures. There's no fence there. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the trip.

Just another awesome video!! Joe....you do a great job.

In 1968 I backpacked the Kaibab Trail to the floor of the Grand Canyon, spent one night outside The Phantom Ranch and came up the Bright Angel Trail as the return route. Doesn't look like it's change much since then:) On a partly cloudy /sunny day, the light and shadows playing across it are something I've never forgotten. NIc, I'm originally from the Jersey Shore and have spent a lot of time in Eastern,Pa and you tell Joe that Tioga State Forest has the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania:), so there! Cheers, Rik Spector

Good morning Joe and Nic, thanks for this video 🌞 but I must say ya'll had me nervous on those rocks 😬😂

I was in flagstaff exactly once- and I had a great time! Gotta do that again. The observatory is super cool!

Nice catch of that Santa Fe Warbonnet paint scheme on the train engine at 16:37! The station is beautiful too. Can't wait to visit Flagstaff one day! Northern Arizona looks so magical!

One of my fav channels too. Watching those subscribers grow. Good for you Joe. I'll keep looking for new vids

This is a really good episode. I especially liked the conversation between you and Nickol at the top of the Grand Canyon. You did a great job of communicating the He-bee Gee-bee factor out there on edge of the canyon.😨😲

Very nice to see people walking around this is a fantastic place to live.

I can't believe how close you got to the edge! Great vid!

Thanks for always showing your dinner tab. Looks great!

The flagstaff courthouse is beautiful! The more you show of this town, I think I would like to live there. Oh, I'm from indiana!!

I love your videos. I am an avid traveller and watch many travel vloggers. I can almost imagine I am on the trips with you both. You are informative, easy going and down to earth and I just love being a passenger in the Jeep watching all the amazing scenery and architecture pass by. Love the end of the videos in restaurants. Can't wait to do my American road trip, thank you for posting your journeys !

I hiked across the grand canyon in one day 2 years ago. It's cool to look at it in videos now and remembering pulling that off

Great Video....🎉.... LOVE FLAGSTAFF ❤️.....MY Son went to school in Durango.... Co. Flagstaff/ Durango Co. Is so outrageously expensive now a day's 😢 The home on S.FOUNTAINE ST. is $850 thousand dollars..... In the not so nice part of town 😕.... So there ya go.... Great Video.... Nice Road trip 💖

You certainly know what good architecture is!

Thanks again for another fantastic video Nic and Joe. Greetings from Australia.

This is one of the most breathtaking adventures yet! Flagstaff is extraordinary! The architecture is fabulous. There wasn't a single thing I didn't enjoy. You the last video you did, if combined with this adventure were combined it would make a great documentary. I haven't been to Arizona and the Grand Canyon in 48 years. It's so cool to see it done in this format. I can't tell you how grateful I am for you and Nicole and your amazing channel. I'm older now and disabled and can no longer travel like I did so many years ago. Thank you for bringing all of your adventures to my television. It beats the hell out of the crap they show these days. God bless you both and may he keep you safe and healthy as you continue your adventures. You ARE my favorite RU-vid channel by far! Thank you. 🤠👍🏻❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Nicole is fearless, wow - other Ladies are crawling to the edge and she's just walking to the edge, hey impressive. Again a wonderful trip through a part of the US, with your helpful comments and explanations - our No. 1 travel channel, thanks!

Again! an awesome vid. Chalk full of stats & info 😍LUV it. Too bad Flagstaff won't be seeing the April 8th Total Eclipse since they have Observatories. Very cool hearing about the Dark Skies bit. Nicole rocks that pic of the Grand Canyon😍Can't express how much I loved this roadtrip. Thank you so much!

Much enjoying. You make everything so interesting. Like your easy manner very much Thank you!

Flagstaff is my favorite town in the whole country. In 1978 I was coming from Kingman Arizona into Flagstaff. I could see the mountains in front of me for a long time. I saw dark clouds moving in from the north and as they passed those mountains ahead, it turned them white. One of the most fascinating natural sites I’ve ever witnessed. Coming into town there was a small café on the left that was log construction. I wish I had the foresight back then to buy property there when it was affordable. I would live there now, but it is no longer affordable.

great tour, really likes you included a bit history and background info about the town. feels like im getting to know the place.

I returned from Phoenix on I-17 on Friday March, 15, 2024 and went through Flagstaff, Arizona and it was snowing very hard in some areas. It is amazing how much of a difference a couple days can make when the elevation is above 7,000 ft above sea level.

Hi, just found your site, we took a road trip last May/June and visited Flagstaff and The Grand Canyon amongst other places. This video bought back some special moments. Thank you. Simon ✌U.K. 🇬🇧

The largest county is San Bernardino County in California. My son attended NAU starting back in 2014 and it’s a great school in a great city! Love getting The Joe and Nicole videos on a Saturday morning! Looks like your trip is off to a great start and I look forward to the next video!,,,,

I'm so glad your both doing the treck up there. I suffer vertigo, and I'm getting queezy just watching you both at the Grand canyon 😵‍💫

What a beautiful area !!

I am glad you two are off the hike.