This is so amazing to be watching Jefferson City, Missouri where i currently live and work. I have been in this small and very peaceful city for the past eight years and I'm loving it. Since i migrated from Liberia in West Africa to the USA, Jeff City has been my kind of place to live and work.

I was born in Jeff City "Jefferson City". Downtown use to be called uptown when I was a child because it was up the hill. We moved away but it brings up memories. I visited the state pen when it was still in use, got to see the gas chamber and everything. I use to visit the Capitol often, loved it up there, the view was great and the museum inside with the paintings impressive. The Capitol was built because the previous one burnt down, so they made the new one fireproof, they modeled it off the Capitol in D.C.

I love seeing this town and especially this courthouse! My mom and dad got married in this courthouse in 1942. They lived in Illinois and had to cross the river into Missouri to get secretly married before my dad shipped overseas to fight in WWII. Marriage laws were different in Illinois and Missouri--in Illinois, legal marriage age was 18; my mom was 18 in December 1942, my dad would not turn 18 until March 1943. So they married in Missouri where the legal age was, I think, 16. Fast forward, they were married 57 years until my dad's death in 1999! What a story! Thanks for showing this, LS, means a lot to me!

The last residential area you went thru has a couple of newer buildings because it was ground zero for the 2019 tornado. Devastated the neighborhood and actually hit the prison area where you started at. Thanks for visiting !! edit - also at north side of Capitol building there is a new pedestrian bridge that goes across the RR tracks and down to Adrian's Island where there is a large park like area. You can see the curved pathways in the drone shot.

And this is why I never left Jeff. While growing up, there has been so many people that I've met that were eager to move away, but I've never seen a problem with Jeff. It's relatively quiet, relatively low crime rate, great education for kids, entrepreneurial opportunities all over the place.. the list goes on and on.

Born and Raised in Jeff City. We had a devastating tornado in 2019 which left this part of town destroyed, lots of older homes never were repaired. The fountains aren't running because it gets so cold here and the pipes will freeze. The capitol building has very old piping which makes it difficult to keep such fountains on during the winter.

I'd also like to add, that you should come back late spring when everything is in and all the flora is flowering. So much more beautiful 👌

It's very interesting to see your home city through someone else's eyes. Jefferson City was voted Rand McNally's "Most Beautiful Small Town" a few years ago. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. Prison Brews is always a great local choice. Enjoy your travels!

Not sure why this popped up in my feed but where I was born, raised and currently still live with my husband and children. Crazy to see your town experienced through someone else’s eyes! Glad you enjoyed your visit 😊

Wish you would’ve been here in the early summer/spring 😂. It looks a lot better when the gardens and trees are blooming as well as the fountains being turned on

11:20 the water is off because it's winter. It's pretty much always on during the other parts of the year

spent most of my life there and now retired in North Dakota. would love to move back. very homesick. Thanks for the video

Always a pleasure to sit back and listen to interesting details of our amazing country! Thanks!

What a perfect place to live I think. Not too big and not too small town. A nice one. Loved it!!

Having lived in Carson City, Nevada from 1976 to 1979, I am always interested in seeing other state capitals. I have not been to Jefferson City, so a video like this helps me see the town in a different way. I enjoyed it.

Of course, I loved this trip, too!! Downtown was pretty. The homes were beautiful. Imagine walking up all those stairs from the street. It makes them more majestic to me. The Capitol was beautiful. So much history there. I love how Nicole gets her passport stamped, and the guy was meticulous, stamping it just right. I would have ordered the sauerkraut and brat, too. Missouri is the Show Me state, and you showed the Capitol in the most impressive way. Wow! Didn’t know about the caves! Getting in the Bronco for our next stop! Thank you! Love from Ft Worth

I live in Jeff City and if you come up in the late spring it's much nicer looking

I just watched this video. I am glad I did. It was so nice to see all of those beautiful historical buildings; and to think they were built without all of the modern technology. That speaks volumes about the skill and knowledge of past craftsmen. Also the areas were clean. It shows the pride and care of the people who maintain the city.

Jefferson City is the largest Capitol city without any interstate highway, but they are working on it. It could be future I-51 which connect between Des Moines Iowa to Conway (Little Rock) Arkansas, via Jefferson City. They used to mentioned I-570 back in the early 1970s, but there is a long delay.😢

I've been to Jefferson City Missouri before and it's a really nice town.

The MISSOURI STATE CAPITAL is very beautiful

Thank you for visiting! They drain the fountains each fall, but come back in the summer and so much to see! Try Arris pizza & Central Dairy ice cream.

My grandpa was the state treasurer in the 70s and his girlfriend worked in the capital until she retired in the mid 2000s. I used to get private tours whenever I wanted. Been in the governors office many times and met the governor back then.

What a lovely looking city! And the interior of the capital looks almost like a set of a fantasy movie! Guys, can we as viewers hope for a Christmas special from you?

Great video! I live a few minutes from Jefferson city. I have always liked it here.

This town is underrated.The people in this town we're the best and the shopping Lincoln University was all smiles and welcoming Jeff city we love you.....

I love seeing the courthouse and Missouri State Capitol and the downtown streets. Another great video sir

Thank you for the memories of Jefferson City sir. Take care and be safe on your adventures Missouri

From Jeff, prison brews was a good choice. Should of went to the First Arris's Pizza location in front of the capitol, its amazing.

Thank You. I was in the Capital when I was @ 12. I'm 60 now so it has been a couple of years. (Thank You fior taking me dad)

WATCHING NOW....thankyou for your time of travels. Merry Christmas and Happy new year

I am from Missouri it's a beautiful state...I moved to Indiana 35 years ago but still get homesick. Last time I was at the Capital was on a field trip in grade school.

LS-Another great one-Had a nightmare when I saw that prison and you named Sonny Liston as one of it's guests-I thought-imagine being stuck in that prison and Sonny did not care for you for whatever reason-scary thought! Please keep these video's coming!!!

Another great video! A bit of a shame that the Capital itself wasn’t very lively and the the Prison itself was closed due to the upcoming holidays! But you always do such a good job giving every city a fair shake and provide good information. Can’t wait for the next one!

What an interesting town, beautiful down down, had no idea.

My last visit to Jeff City was on my fully loaded touring bicycle via the Katy Trail. There's a separated pedestrian/bike path on the hwy 54 bridge. Safe, but fairly daunting with a giant drop to river on one side and roaring traffic to your immediate other side that shakes the bridge. Worth the detour to check out the city and get an ice cream at Central Dairy.

Love your channel!! Glad to see you're in my neck of the woods... if you drive through the area you should visit Versailles and cole camp.. a lot of cool old buildings. Versailles has a courthouse that is a twin to the one you just seen in Fayette.. plus a cool old theater that the town still puts on plays in

Very informative video! Thanks for sharing. 😀

Another great episode, thanks 👌👍

Tuesday morning adventure...... Thank you

The last time my wife and I were in Jeff City was back in the 90s. I am so glad you did a video on the city.

Glad you liked our town.Proud to call home.

Wow what a beautifully maintained city.

And all this time I thought St Louis was your capital! Informative video!

Well done, opening with a frontal view of that formidable and fearsome fortress of stone, once the Missouri State Penitentiary and closing with closeups of those salivating saurbrats with saurkraut straddling the steak tips salad. Nicole's quip about preferring that the bar be named 'Prison Bruise' instead of 'Prison Brews' was understated but quite clever. She spontaneously and quietly utters things in your videos that definitely add to their quality. Please tell her so. Plenty of older well maintained red brick and white stone buildings in a classic setting next to a major river. Another stunning neoclassical rotunda.

I just found your channel and I’m hooked !!! Lol I love traveling and sightseeing but don’t get too do much of it!!! I’m really enjoying the opportunity to see places I never heard of !!! Thanks for the time and effort put into it!!! 💕

Thank you for visiting my home town. Lots of memories. Wish you could have spent more time in and around Jeff. As someone else commented, "downtown" used to be "uptown." Makes sense. it's high on the hill. I'm pretty sure others would say I'm wrong but for me, downtown was Missouri Blvd.

I'm born and raised in Jefferson City. My dad worked at that prison ("The Walls") when I was a young kid. It was called the most bloody 47 acres because of the prison riot that took place in 1954.

I've enjoyed growing up in the surrounding area all my life. This area is beautiful during the fall. You guys should plan a trip back in the summer time.

Wow,,,,,beautifull...old buildings and clean...I love your videos with interesting details. Love that,

Wow! It's a lot nicer than I thought. Very quaint city. They've done a good job with there downtown area. I didn't know about the caves! I learn something new every time I watch. Thanks for another great video. Merry Christmas From South Carolina!

Hope you enjoyed your visit to our city and state. The prison is also one of the most haunted places, don't know if that interests you. If you happen to come back this way during the warmer months, those fountains will be spraying. The fish centaurs are holding a giant snake and giant catfish, representing the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Also if you come back through during the warmer months, the Lake of the Ozarks is a popular destination.

We shop in JC all the time. We live on the other side of the river about 23 miles north in Fulton, Missouri but we love Jeff.

this made me really proud to be from here

Good ol Jeff city. Where you were at we always referred to it as uptown. At the Capitol when you panned over to St. Peters church you can walk right in the Capitol building no security no guardsmen. Its silliness. The illusion of security . When you were in front where you entered the red building straight across from Thomas Jefferson is a Federal Court house. I enjoy every one of these videos you put out. Thank you.

It feels strange to see someone have so much curiosity over a place I've grown up 10 minutes away from. It's not a bad thing but it gives a new perspective.

Thankfully I never 'visited' a prison in Missouri 🤔 I was in Jefferson City 15 years ago to connect with a lady I met on the internet. Things didnt work out for us but while I was there she showed me around that beautiful little city and the surrounding area including a short trip to St Louis and up in the Arch. I liked Missouri, and that woman with the beautiful blue eyes too. I haven't thought about Jeff City in awhile until some strange current on the web sent me to your channel. I traveled the back roads of this country for awhile back in the 2000's to see what I could see similar to what you are doing in your videos. Nice vids ...Happy Trails and a Merry Yuletide to you!

That's the way I get it with landmarks, be closed. I like the Lewis and Clark Monument. Read about them in school. I'd like to live in Jefferson City. I enjoy seeing the capital building. Good seeing Nicole.

Excellent video. Went by fast. Thank you for sharing. Wishing Nicole and Lord Spoda a wonderful day!

Really capturing the Jeff city residents (I go to capital City High school)

Bentonville, AR is home to Crystal Bridges Art Museum. It's home to the best American Art in the World. Worth a trip!

LET'S RIDE BROTHER!! 😀👍

Awe my beautiful homestate. Love our beautiful state of Missouri. Thank you for sharing

Glad you liked our state capitol. It does have some interesting features but I think a lot of Missourians consider Jeff City one step above cow town. Not much to do there. Columbia is my favorite city in the state (I live in a St. Louis suburb). There is a nice winery across the Missouri River from Jeff City in Holts Summit.

Very cool city! Love the architecture. Would have loved a tour of the prison. Thank you for another great video! The restaurant and food looked awesome!

Arris pizza is straight across from the capital. Fantastic pizza

I wish you would’ve explored more of JC than just mainly the downtown/east side :,( there’s so much more. So glad you had a good time here tho!

Yeah I was in that Tornado. Lol. My city. I Adopted this as my new home town. Welcome visitors!

Nice town, I was surprised how well maintained the downtown buildings are, considering their age. I couldn't help but notice how low the river was, I knew the Mississippi was low but I guess rivers all around the country are low as well.

Loved the Video. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you guys. You have brought the country side of America a KZfaq the volume of work you are doing is incredible thank you very much. I hope you were making a living at this and can keep doing it.

Nice to see you cover JCMO fountains out of water for winterizing. Great video

Found it, gonna give it a watch right now!

Great video! You have inspired me to finally go and tour our beautiful Capital building.

If this was 12 hours ago, it's Tuesday, not Wednesday, lol.😅 Unless you just uploaded it, but filmed it last week. If you want to tour the prison, do it in the cooler months. It's suffocating in the summer. There's no AC, or even fans. They have a lot of historical information on the various prisoners, which they post in front of the cells they were in. Pretty fascinating. That's my favortie part of Jeff is the hilly neighborhoods. We lost my daughter in the capital. Her boyfriend, my granddaughter and I were heading towards the exit. She got distracted by something, and didn't realize we were leaving. It took us an hour and the security guard helping us up until closing time to find her. It's a pretty big place, lol. Only problem with Jeff is that, other than around the capital and downtown area, trying to navigate is kind of a nightmare. The center of town is laid out pretty much in a grid pattern. But the rest of the city meanders with no real rhyme or reason. It seems like everytime I go to visit my daughter, I manage to get myself lost at least once. 🙄

very interesting. thank you for sharing

This video was very informative and also, very relaxing for me. I love hearing the history of any given place but Jefferson City seems to have lots of "historical" history concerning it. Thanks for once again sharing our great country with the world. Stan in Idaho

What a great opening shot

My wife lived about 10 or so miles away in California MO when she was a kid. We've been through MO many times. Will have to stop in Jefferson City sometime.

The boxer's name is Liston not Listor. Thanks for the drone shot and excellent tours.

Wow, there’s alot of history here!!

Interesting visit to the capitol of Missouri, equidistant between St Louis and Kansas City. Thanks for posting.

Congratulations on 200K subscribers. Keep up the great work. I'm improving my editing every video to produce great content like y'all do.

When I was little the State Pen was still running, if you went to a spot up a hill (kind of where the new hospital is now) you used to be able to see the prisoners having recreation time in the yard. It's weird seeing someone walk around my hometown since it's so normal to me. Glad you enjoyed the architecture and landscaping on some of our buildings! And no everything wasn't closed for the holidays, it's normally that deserted XD

I appreciate the time and effort you put into editing your videos

200k subs congrats Spoda

Brings up SO Many MEMORIES... ...Lived (well, lived, just outside} in the smaller tight-knit communities) and Worked In. Miss it, Much! It is Certainly Cool to See it, and view the progress, as well as, the places that (certainly) look, just about, the same. It's pretty neat, cool, and amazing❣️ [I worked within the prison, when, it once was.]

You Are Amazing Bro, Iove your videos.

Thanks for the wonderful video of our Capitol city. The front of the Capitol actually faces the river.

I love our capital city ❤

Well Spoda...another finely done video my brother...Jefferson City is def my sized city that I enjoy visiting & again,the city is full of 1800's era homes and structures etc.,that I love as much as you do...and as far as the prison,I'm a firm believer in the death penalty so I would love to tour the Missouri state prison and learn about its history and the criminals who met there much deserved permanent dirt nap courtesy of the Missouri tax players...

I live in Jefferson City. You just posted this video 11th a ago. I discovered your previous video about rural Arkansas and was shocked that you were headed to my hometown next. I see that you have another video called rural Missouri unbelievable small towns. I’ll be watching that one next.

That is a gorgeous city! From beginning to end it is beautiful! I wouldn't mind living there.

Good video.

Another excellent video....... Merry Christmas n a healthy New Year..

Love Jeff City

New to your channel. I live in Missouri.😊. Great video❤

I like Jeff City. I have been there several times while serving in the National Guard. There is a museum at the state National Guard headquarters off 63 highway.

Beautiful city! Awesome drone shots! Enjoyed it all. Thanks for sharing. Consider this an invitation to come to my hometown in Hot Springs, Arkansas! Bathhouse Row and all the tourist sights here you would probably like. We also have 3 lakes and 2 dams. Tons of history here including Al Capone’s Museum. I could go on and on. Come see for yourself and be sure to bring your beautiful sweet wifey! 😬

We have two scholastic warehouses in our fair city that is why it is so high on the list of employers. Also Exchange Bank is now Hawthorn but they didn't change it on the building. Fun fact about the Capitol if you were not aware the doors are the biggest cast since the Roman Empire days. Oh and the Capitol just finished a major restoration.

Sir, your presentation and photography is very nice. This video collection is very informative. Congratulations ! -Soni, Chhattisgarh state, India. 🌹