That was just plain nice of you to let that kid plug his channel and talk to him like that. You are one of the best in the game, my friend, and that's the reason why. The antique store and pizza place were amazing. If I still lived in Illinois, I'd be on my way there now. Oh and that was an apple pie tree. I remember having one in the McDonald's by me in the 70s.

OMG! That young man was nice to hear from talking about the trains❤️

Another fun day. The schoolhouse pizza was my favorite. If I was kid I'd be begging my parents to go everyday. Amazing collection.

The decor at that pizza place was amazing!

ROOOOAD TRIPPPP! 🙌 🚗 That boy made the entire video. He's a future videographer 🎥 sooo adorable!

I’ve lived in Joliet all my life and I never knew we had a museum, I just knew we had a weird obsession with blues brothers and route 66

Good trek. Loved that old pizza place and all the other stops.

Ty Jacob for showing the Valparaiso Indiana part of Lincoln Hwy

That pizza restaurant is amazing!

I love all the trains. I love trains!

The pizza looked so good. And that place was amazing. That train kid was so cute. Can you imagine in a few years how many more KZfaqrs there will be? It is going to be come a legitimate job i think. Something fun to do. And Jacob you are one of the best and pioneers 😁👍🏼

Keep up the awesome videos 💞

Loved this video Jacob. You are so awesome for taking us with you and seeing the sights just please stay safe.I went and subscribed to the little train lover. I grew up beside the railroad and loved the sound at night.

I think it's so cool that you can name everything,my brain way behind yours,lol!Thank you for these videos,so interesting and so much fun!!

That Old School Pizza looks AMAZING!! I'd totally be at home there amongst all the pop culture goodness! It puts the local Pizza place right outside the backdoor of my apartment to shame... I am enjoying your road trip videos so much! Stay safe, Jacob 🙂

I watch these every night before bed and I’m loving going on this trip with you! I live in Canada so it’s neat to see the States from this perspective.

The bear that sold beer ... I believe it was Hamms beer!

Hey Jacob! So glad you got to visit your hometown. I hope that my husband and I can go in a road trip someday. The old lady figure in the pizza restaurant is Maxine. I’d like to see the Kool-Aid Discover the Dream Museum, and the Bigfoot Crossroads of America Museum in Hastings, Nebraska. Safe travels! Thanks for sharing your road-trip.

Another great road trip. Loved that pizza parlor. Have you ever been to one of those pizza places where a train brings you your food? Think there's a few of them in the midwest but forget the name of the place. I also love McDonald's nostalgia, that was an apple pie tree from the McDonaldland playgrounds of the 70's.

This series is really making me want to take the Lincoln Highway all the way out West, and then take Route 66 all the way back east.

Awesome day today love the pizza 🍕🍕🍕 and the 🚂🚃🚂🚃 exbits were so amazing love your old home town you find the most wonderful things and places the little buddy who loves 🚃🚂🚃🚃 was so much fun 😊😊😊😊 see you tomorrow 💐😘🌞

Really enjoyed this fun video with so much to explore and see! 😄 All those gummies looked lovely and I remember those candy cigarettes! The Joliet Museum was cool and seeing that delicious pizza has made me crave a big pizza now! 🍕😍 Thanks Jacob for brightening my day and best wishes ☀️

Thanks Jacob. Have a great day!

Carpetbagger. Enjoying this series. Good luck out there. Have a great week.

From one Valparaiso Indiana resident to another Valparaiso Indiana resident ty for sharing

That antique store and the pizza place looked awesome! 🤩

Wow this was like a Twilight Zone episode where you get to meet your younger self and discuss vlogging 101. What a great episode! Safe travels....

The pizza place is amazing, thank you for taking us! That kid is cool, he might grow up to do what you do. The old lady figure sitting down is Maxine!

The Blues Brothers is my FAVORITE movie! I would love to visit this place!! -Courtney 📍

Awesome hearing Elvis "In the ghetto" and the Partridge Family " I think I love you".

Awesome Work Bro, Thanks 👍👍👍😀 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

I love Albanese candy, didn't know it was from Indiana.

Thanks for the “Black, dark like a dolls eyes” Excellent that you remembered to do that! 😁

Carpetbagger literally living the best life

Thanks for your videos. For me i tend to open up and just talk when i drive in long trips so if there's nothing to do maybe there's something to say?

Absolutely love the road trip videos ❤️

At least the bad rain started not too long before you stopped for the night. Thanks for another cool video.

Ive been watching your videos for a couple of years now, and I'm just finding out we're from the same town! Pretty cool.

I am loving this road trip so fun!

I was hoping you'd show us your childhood home! I don't believe I've heard of your hometown until now. Thanks for taking us along.

Crud, I was hoping to see you Downtown in Valpo! Enjoy your trip!

I must give you all the kudos you deserve. I could never undertake such a trip, unless I used a rental and flew back. I would find the trip to SF great, but to drive back? That is where I would loose my mind..

Loved this, the Lincolnway thing reminds me of this road we have in the UK called the Great North road, while not aslong as we are quite literally smaller than most US states it goes from the south right up into Scotland as was the main road to London for centuries, while now some parts are disconnected as it was turned into the A1M you can see it's history in the streets it used to pass through with the Old Inns and coachhouses. I loved the Pizza place massively and the Candy dispensers (I hope you remembered your Gumball from the sword fighters and the machine in Scotts would've been in my hands in seconds) and the tour of Scotts as these are my kinda places, so Uncle Carpetbagger where to next?

I love your videos, thanks for sharing. The things in the Mcdonalds tree are apple pies. It's an apple pie tree😂

I'm SO glad you asked about the star wars!! LOL I was really wondering :) Always love watching your travels bud!

Random but I noticed I was the 60,000th view of this video! Makes me so happy to see those numbers on your channel!

I have a friend that lives there...well used too. She was born there. I miss her from time to time.

That's the coolest pizza place I've ever seen!

I also grew up in Chicago/Northwest Indiana, and had I had no idea Lincoln Highway was a coast to coast highway until this current adventure of yours! Albanese sherbet bears are AMAZING!!

The kid at the end has major “apparently” energy

Interesting places today. Looked up Thomas McLaurie trying to find out his history but have not found anything so far. That pizza place was awesome. So many great things to see . Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤

That kid describes my work attitude. "I'm pretty much here on days I can be here"

I'm from cedar rapids IA! I live in Las Vegas currently but I still love going and visiting my home town!

Albanese chocolate covered gummie bears are a new addiction - uh!mazing!!!

What a great place you found. The pizza place. Thanks 😊 Bob

really cool to see the Ripley's pendant from Estes Park i live 30 minutes away. . would always go there when i was a kid. It was sad when they closed it down. Thanx Carpet.

Enjoying this trip very much! Hoping you journey safely😊

It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it!

Did the kid have a channel or website? Loving the travel across the Lincoln Highway. Sorry we missed you in Canton

I live in Valpo! I grew up in this area too.I would have lost it if I saw you! Hope you enjoyed your visit Mr. B!

Old School Pizza was so coool!

I have heard that the Joliet prison is like the most violent one in US history with the worst conditions. So glad that I never broke a law lol

That was Captain Crook (later know as just The Captain) who originally stole Filet-O-Fish sandwiches the way the Hamburgerlar stole hamburgers, and the Apple Pie Tree from McDonald's

Give Iowa some love!

Albanese Candy Factory is the bomb 💣and only a few minutes from my house. I wish they had the actual factory open for tours again, I think your viewers would have really liked that.

Great to see the intersection of the Lincoln Highway and Route 66 as a true road scholar would.

Awesome video Carpetbagger! I love the Old School Pizza place. It looks awesome! I also like the characters and all the arcade machines in there. That’s so cool! I know you loved it! I also love Scott’s store. That place is cool too! It has a little bit of everything. Just an oddities shop basically! I also liked the Railroad Park you stopped at. That is a hidden gem for sure. That boy looks like you from a past life. I’ll be sure to subscribe to him on KZfaq. Well, thanks for sharing! Have a great day!

Rt 66 & Lincoln Highway Very Cool 😎 😎

Really cool stops on the Lincoln Highway!!

Great info of this great American Highway my friend while also making me hungry for sweet snacks!

You are Correct, that is the Coors Beer Wolf at the Old School Pizza place 😎👍

The pizza place was super cool!

Gummy Cobb look 👀 delicious 😋

Come to the old Joliet Prison this summer, we have a Blue's Brothers Con there now. Also it's awesome to see you a block away from where I used to work where Star Wars Day is held hence the action figures. You were spot on with the hunt idea.

what a day, nice long entertaining video. thanks jacob

My first car a Pacer, the girls in school called it bubbles. @ 25:35. Another great video Jacob Thanks

Jacob, you did an outstanding job on this video. Lots of good information! Three items you passed over were two marked Seedling Miles of the Lincoln Highway at North Aurora and Malta as well as Illinois' first community cafe (The Rochelle Kitchen Table).

That pizza shop is amazing.

really enjoyed this one!!! thank you! mr. carpet.......

Killed that pizza. Things taste better when they cool off a bit for sure. You're taste buds are overwhelmed when things are that hot. Love the vlogs pal

I love the Albanese store. They have the best gummies and chocolate!

You should look up the story of Big League Chew. It is interesting.

I figured you would have stopped in Dixon. An actual section of the Berlin Wall is on display right off of IL 38, right by the Arch. It's Ronald Reagan's hometown, dontcha know

I remember visiting Estes Park with my grandparents when I was maybe in Jr high or High School......We went to the Ripley's.....it's not there anymore...😢That was in the 80's...

Your hometown looks so pretty!

I used to do work in Merrivile n Gary. Miss it a lot !

Aww what an awesome kid. It's cool you hung out. Loved the pizza place

much love ❤

Carpet bagger I like your videos be careful out there and stay safe

When you pass through Utah you'll be passing by the Great Salt Lake. Check out the SaltAir it's a music venue, it's built on the site of an old resort by the same name. The building it's self is made to resemble the old building.

As a child j went to a local old fashion general syore with penny candy and you got to pjck esch piecs and they put them jn s bag. It was magical.😊

I was born in Milwaukee too! But I grew up in Florida. I was born at St Michael's hospital in 1979.

That kid at the train park needs his own KZfaq channel!

Dixon Illinois is where Ronald Reagan grew up. I bet there was some sort of commemorative spot there. Loved your visit to Albanese - they have some great treats. And they give out free samples!!!

Love your channel ❤️ thanks 😊

Have a safe trip. Such fascinating places! And weird! Enjoying your journey.

Kool places

Awesome shirt! I live in Oklahoma!

really enjoy all the places you been to. can't wait to see where you go next

Useless trivia: Carl Fisher was not only involved with the Lincoln Hwy, but he was also involved in the creation of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the development of Miami Beach.