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- Bacon Level, AL. A triumphant name if followed by "high." A tragic one if followed by "low."
- Deadhorse, AK. Alaska may be beautiful, but we hear this town is always telling visitors to beat it.
- Nothing, AZ. C'mon, Arizona, get some self-esteem. This cool town name suggests that nothing much is taking place in this corner of Arizona.
- Greasy Corner, AR. We're guessing tourism isn't exactly booming in this unappetizingly-named town.
- New Orleans. The city known for its jubilant funerals, voodoo shops, and seemingly nonstop festivals—from the roller-derby-based San Fermin Festival to the Oak Street Po’ Boy Festival—was a shoo-in to win the quirky category.
- Austin, Texas. The 1991 film Slacker—by Boyhood’s Richard Linklater—featured aimless intellectuals wandering the Texas capital, and you can still find a lot of those same folks (perhaps literally the same folks) populating the bars, food-truck pods, and parks of Austin today.
- Portland, Oregon. The legendary community of hipsters ranked at the top of this year’s survey for being pedestrian-friendly—and perhaps, by association, unicycle-friendly, too.
- Providence, RI. Founded by the tolerance-advocating Roger Williams, the Rhode Island city has long cultivated iconoclasts. Indeed, you’ll find more than a mere symphony and theater scene here: you can experience the all-puppet Big Nazo Theater (where you can get hands-on with the alienesque creatures) or the Extraordinary Rendition Band, a local marching band featuring sousaphones, accordions, and washboards.
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Eclectic Learn more: Best travel insurance The population of this Alabama town is just under 1200 people, Mayor Gary Davenport tells me. The name was generated by one of the founding fathers who practiced 'eclectic medicine', a form of American medical practice that focused on noninvasive therapy and healing.
Delight This small townin Pike County, Arkansas is only a few miles from the birthplace of country music sensation Glen Campbell, known best for his countrypolitan anthem 'Rhinestone Cowboy'. In fact, the sign welcoming you to Delight has a black and white portrait of the singer.
Why This community sits at the intersection of Highways 85 and 86 and is home to 65 residents. Anyone passing through can visit the comically named Why Not Travel Storewhich offers refreshments, knick-knacks, and, one would assume, a 'why not' attitude.
Unalaska This island, inhabited for thousands of years by the Unangan peoplegets its name from a Native Aleut word: Agunalaksh. Ray Hudson,an Unalaska historian and author writes, "The name “Unalaska” does not reflect a thwarted attempt to secede from the 49th State, nor does it imply that the residents of Unalaska view their community as one that ...
Rough and Ready This small townin Nevada County, California has less than a thousand residents and was named after President Zachary Taylor whose nickname was “Old Rough and Ready.” In 1850 the town seceded, deciding it didn't want to be taxed and becoming theindependent Republic of Rough and Ready. The secession was later reversed when residents b...
Mystic This coastal town earned Hollywood famewhen it was depicted in the 1988 rom-com "Mystic Pizza" starring Julia Roberts. It documented three young girls working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut. The real parlor from the film still serves up hot pies today. If you visit, you can grab a slice!
Superior This Colorado town has a population just above 13,000 and was given its nameat the turn of the 20th century for the 'superior' quality of the coal mined in the region. Honorable mentions in this state go to the unincorporated communities of Paradox and Hast and, notably, Moffat, Colorado which is considering changing its nameto 'Kush' to h...
Slaughter Beach This tiny beach side townhas a lot of varied lore surrounding its name. One story though involves the horseshoe crabs which are plentiful in the area. In the spring and summer they come to shore to lay their eggs and are sometime flipped by waves, then left to die in the hot sun. This phenomenon is nicknamed “Slaughter of the Crabs....
Enigma Located in southern Georgia, Enigma has a town population of just above 1,000. In his book "Georgia Place-Names", author Kenneth Krakow writes that when the citizens of the town were unsuccessful in deciding a name, one commented that it was "just an enigma." It stuck.
Sandwich Believe it or not Sandwichis actually one of the largest towns in the state of New Hampshire. It is named after the Fourth Earl of Sandwich who had a propensity for gambling, so much so he refused to get up from the table for meals. He is said to have asked for a slab of beef between two slices of bread to be brought to him. Soon enough pe...
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- Baltimore, MD. Baltimore probably isn’t a place that people think of when they think of weird cities, but that doesn’t change the fact that it can be a pretty strange – but cool – place.
- Sonoma, CA. If don’t live near the west coast, there’s good chance you’ve never even heard of the small city of Sonoma. However, you’re about to learn everything you need to know about this quirky little place.
- Bloomington, IN. Bloomington, Indiana is weird and proud of it. Although the city is mostly known for being a college town, there’s much more to it than that.
- Austin, TX. With a slogan like “Keep Austin Weird” isn’t no surprise that this southwestern city made the list. Austin is very proud of its reputation for being a weird city, and it’s also helped attract tourists.
- Satan's Kingdom, Massachusetts. 55 points. Ingrid Tsai. 5 years ago. That's my land. 12 points. reply.
- Ding Dong, Texas. 44 points. Chelle Jones. 5 years ago. Twinkie is just south of here .. 9 points.
- Mosquitoville, Vermont. 44 points. Honey. 5 years ago. Remind me not to go there, especially in the warm months.
- Handsome Eddy, New York. 38 points. ChiveChilly. 5 years ago. Yes Eddy! 9 points. reply.
When it comes to the weird and strange, the U.S. does it better than most. With over 2,680 miles from coast to coast, there’s a lot of space for small towns to develop a few… eccentricities. From alleged UFO sightings to strange art installations, anything goes in America’s wild countryside.
May 22, 2024 · What about other places across the U.S. where people get laughs and maybe even some odd looks when they tell others where they live? We’ve scoured the country to find the wackiest, zaniest, funniest town names in America.
