Lost Roadside History of Yeehaw Junction - Desert Inn / Heartbreak Hotel / Miracle Chapel & MORE 

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When ever I see cows in an Adam the Woo video, I know I am in for a treat.

I like this part of Florida more than the theme parks. This is the part people don't get to see. Thanks for sharing this Adam.

My Grand Father moved to Keenan's ville back in the 70s. I spent lots of vacations there from michigan. My parents later inherited it from him. I knew a man Paul Tabor who helped rebuild the school there in the 80s. He was a very skilled wood worker who Loved to give his time & knowledge to fix up the school. Yee haw junction was a cool place. Went there many times too. Keenan's ville used to have water about 1 to 2 feet deep there where all the mobile homes are back in the 50s. I learned that from the locals there. It is a flood plane area around lake Marianne. The man that told me about it said he used to canoe around there as a kid. When florida drained the everglades the water levels dropped creating usable land for the community.

I'm 60 Years old, And live in Okeechobee, And i can remember when Kenansville was thriving. I still have friends that live there. The Desert Inn was a WILD place in The 1960s. The name didn't come from People riding burros there! The Name came from The guy that kept a lot of Jack Asses. Hence, The name Jack Ass Jct. My Dad and Grandad hung out there. When The turnpike was extended from FT. Pierce, They couldn't use The Name, So it became Yee Haw Jct because of the sound the Jack asses made. It closed down recently.The Railroad followed the route of present day 441 from Okeechobee to Kissimmee.

this is classic Woo. This is what we love watching. Not you eating at Disney World. Instead we love watching you exploring the back of beyond.

These Vlogs remind me of when Large Marge was around #goodtimes 👍

Thank you for sharing all these great destinations of the roads less traveled for those of us who will probably never see them in person. You rock Adam!

That was awesome man. I haven’t been thru yeehaw junction in years. I’ve always wanted to visit the hotel

I live down the road from Yeehaw Junction and the Desert Inn...semi-truck ran right into this few weeks ago. I drove by it week ago, crying shame this roadside legend has been ruined.

I love and appreciate all of your videos, Adam. This type of video, however, is my absolute favorite. TY for showing us all of these places off the beaten track. 👏🏻👏🏻

Nice to see the Hotel-Restaurant-Bar before a Semi Truck crashed into to it. Thx-Adam

I love the peace, quietness and history of the backroads Adam. Keep up the good work.

here's a little information for you about small little building on the side of the road that belong to AT&t and that was used for a long distance telephone lines in the old coax systems they had in the 50s and the 60s. my dad used to work on those systems out there and he used to replace and repair amplifiers for the old coax systems

Adam,.♥️ Interesting show..,. Oh of course we still love Disney shows 💙😁

Best part of ur video is no nonsense background music, just original sound 👌

it is such a shame that so much history has just faded away in so many words but it is so nice that you go and find these places to share---thanks so much

My mother lived in Kenansville for over 30 years, her & my father bought a place there for $25 a month back in the 60s. They come down to Fl. every winter to fish on Lake Marion, after he passed away Mom moved down there full time. She lived on the corner of the highway & Myrtle street & had a p.o. box at the old post office for years! There use to be a great place to eat on highway at the corner where you turned to go down to the lake, great gator, catfish, turtle, & shrimp. There use to be a small little diner about halfway to Yeehaw Junction on the left that served all you could eat fried lobster it was fantastic. Daddy helped build the addition on the Church of God in Kenansville! The story I heard about Elvis was he was traveling from one gig in south Fl. & went by the old heartbreak hotel & that's where he got the idea for his song. I don't know whether it's true or not but that's what the old timers said. There use to be an newspaper article in a frame in the old hotel for years.

I was in that bar in April 1979, and I had a big ice cold can of Budweiser on a 93'F morning at 11:30 am. I was down there on vacation from Toronto and travelling up the turnpike to visit Orlando. The Desert Bar and Inn was a MAGICAL place. I will always miss it. PARADISE...Florida style...

I used to stay at the Pilot there all the time coming back from south Florida when I was a truck driver.

I love all your videos. The road less traveled are my favorite. Thanks for taking me along!!!

Serge and Coleman would be proud! Thanks for sharing the Florida history…

Love your adventures Adam. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your next one...

Adam I love your simple quiet videos like this sometimes. You view of time and life amazes me. You are a true artist who sees the things in life we should appreciate. Love this video. Thank you for sharing, and exploring for us. The Millers from Florida 👍❤️

Ate there once. Coming back home from Lake Wales after volunteering for some hurricane cleanup after Hurricane Charley. I live in Vero and VERY FAMILIAR with Jackass Crossing. There’s a private residence in Vero that you NEED to visit, it’s RIGHT up your alley and would make an incredible vlog. This dudes story needs to be told! His home’s INCREDIBLE! I have some photos of the outside, who knows what’s on the inside. It’s SO WELL done, his idea of decorating is A1, a folk art masterpiece if you will.

i like taking these back road trips with Adam the Woo

Great trip! Enjoying the backroads with Adam The Woo!

I can remember eating at the Desert Inn when I was a little kid. They had spiders, mice and other cool thing attached to strings that ran to the bar. One time they lowered a spider on a table and the lady screamed and spilled her drink in her lap...lol...she was pissed!! She stormed off to the bathroom and when she opened the door they had a life size, half dressed, Indian standing there. She screamed and hollered and stormed out the door. The whole place was in a uproar....good times! Dinner and a show!

I'm really enjoying these Lost Roadside History Tours. Some rather thought provoking content. Thanx for sharing these views of lesser-known areas with us. Looking forward to the next one. Take care.

Loving these glimpses into the Florida that was. Great video Adam. Thank you! 👍🏼🤘🏼😎

Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy the quiet countryside and history.

Thanks for letting me join you for your adventure. I was not disappointed.👍😀 Yee Haw.

Love these videos Adam. Great work my man!

Went to desert inn first time 1973 for my first mothers day...there were donkeys EVERYWHERE!!! they had the cutest donkey Tshirts...back then there were cows n gators everywhere..before the rat took over Fla

Awesome video. I had always wondered about the history of Yeehaw Junction when I lived in Vero Beach.

This was a true treat thank you as always Adam ✊👍🍻👏

I pass there in 2019 and recently passed there 2023 big difference love Florida history

Thank you for these awesome videos! My wife and I live in Miami, but when we go to Orlando, we travel through U.S. 27 to see the roads less traveled. Being from a crowded city it's nice to see small towns every once in a while. Keep up the great work!!

Thank you! I'm definitely a history buff. This was wonderful.

Thank you for peeling back the layers of this great land.🇺🇸👍

We have passed through there so many times on our travels, but never stopped to check it out.. Thanks for the info.

😮 Thank you for immortalizing this before its demise 😢

Loved that Dragon street lamp.... I just LOVE it when you travel the back roads and show us true history. It was the small towns that made the country great.

Good luck on the journey, getting lost is how more content can be made! ;D

I'm loving your adventures Adam! Thx for taking us to places like this! 😊I love to travel and see these out of the way places! Better than the well known places IMO.

Hi Adam, really enjoyed this awesome vlog on the Yeehaw Station. I like the old history of the post office and the bank house from 1914👍🏻😺

Brilliant video, loved it. Thank you Adam

Awesome video! "A meal and a toothpick" Love your humor!! 👍 Safe travels, Adam!

Thank you for the Trip to Yeehaw Junction Adam. Enjoyed it very much.

On the back roads again!! Love these vlogs ADAM!!

Adam, please keep bringing us these back road historic vlogs! Can't get enough of them!!!!

I used to pass the Desert Inn on my drives between Tampa and Boca a few years back but I never stopped there. Thanks for showing all of this, Adam. Your Florida videos always make me nostalgic for a state I already live in.

LOVING THIS BATCH OF VLOGS ADAM❤️

please never stop brother thank you!!!

Another great video. Love these back road videos a lot more. So much history and stuff to see.

Very cool I love hiking in woods and hunting or just exploring smoking nice bowl 😁👍

These videos are taking me back to the the day you was my inspiration' The first person on RU-vid i watched was you awesome as always stay cool man

FANTASTIC

That's our neck of the woods! We drive through Yeehaw Junction on every trip to WDW, as we catch the Turnpike there! Nice video Adam!

I love theses small forgotten towns and structures!

I love these quiet peaceful vlogs Adam. 💙

Absolutely Woo-nderful Vid.😎😎

a lot of cool structures out thank you mr. adamthewoo

Yup, that's Yee Haw! Loved the bar.

Really like your "off the beaten path" videos. Good job. Keep it up. Thanks for your efforts.

I've been to Florida on a number of occasions and knew there was more there than the Everglades, Miami / Beach, Tampa, Daytona, the Keys, Boca Raton and Disney World. Thanks for the "off the beaten path" tour. You know it's a good video when you get The Woo's Wide World of Wild Animals! Cows, especially. There's something calming about how cows laze about.

👍👍😀 another interesting video 👍

Thumbs up. All the Johnson and Johnson nurses ads played before Adam's "Shall you". Very touching.

Love it when Adam talks to the cows or any other animals. You got a heart Adam!👍

Adam, your great at what you do! :) This video is one of many that shows it.

I wish I had gotten to stay at the Desert Inn while it was still open. I hope and pray that one day it'll reopen for us to enjoy for another generation.

Great Video my friend and keep living the dream

Holy crap I’ve always wanted to know the story of this place every time we’d pull off the turnpike to go to Yeehaw. Thank you for this!!

Any video that begins with moo cows, I know I'm going to like. And I did like it!

Great relaxed tour guide through a historic ghost town area. Love your side candid comments and wit. Felt like I was with you just walking around. Thanks. Subscribed.

Thanks Adam!

Heck yeah buddy! Nice vlog as usual.

I used to live there with my papa, he was an funny old man but I loved him. The house i lived in, he built himself with his own two hands. I miss living out there

I gotta say you are one the best youtubers as far as original content and making the videos fun but educational. I hope I can see you at Disney when I go down to florida!

Back in the early 90s I drove a beer truck out of ft. Pierce and yee haw juction was one of my stops, only had two stops there. Ty for this video.

I’m loving these small town vlogs 👍🏼😎

Great seeing Adam back in his element , making the ordinary seem interesting. He is so talented at that, amazing. I enjoy videos like this.

I like your back road videos! Please bring us more!

thank you very much enjoyed

Awesome 👍

😎 first scence..cows be like..."Adam the MOO?"..😂😎

Hi Adam 🙋. I'm really glad that you did this video before it was destroyed.as Yes Adam people actually do eat cactus. merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family.😀🖐🏼💙

The bank is a great architectural building. Classic simplicity.

Thanks for putting this vlog up to see it before the damage!! :(

You do 'the middle of nowhere' really well! Loved those mail boxes in the PO.

Great vid Adam.

Quite a few love bugs here too. Bugs with no personal space boundaries. Up your nose, in your glasses. Makes mowing the lawn a bit of a challenge. 🐞😒 Thanks for braving the bugs to share with us! Have a lovely day!

Adam u make every video you do so interesting and fun I personally wish you the best and keep up the good work.

Ty so much fun. I find it to be very interesting and you’re very brave. 👀

Love your shows

i must say its fun having you back in Florida.

Awesome Video, I grew up in Lakeland.

Love these

Been thru YeeHaw jct many times. Good video

LOVE THIS --THESE ROADS LESS TRAVELLED