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Signs

The street sign made to look like Scrabble tiles.

Queens, New York

The Birthplace of Scrabble

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Pig’s Head in the Pottage Pot Gant

Braintree, England

The 'Gants' of Braintree

You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.

Permanently Closed

Leiden, Netherlands

Bakkerssteeg Street Sign

This century-old street sign is a forgotten remnant of the old city.

The full sign.

Melrose Park, Illinois

Kiddieland Sign

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Miniature versions of some of Tucson's most famous neon signs.

Tucson, Arizona

Ignite Sign Art Museum

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

John Lennon Street

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Gable Stones

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

Hoppers Hands in San Francisco Giants orange in 2018.

San Francisco, California

Hoppers Hands

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

There's just something about the charm of a vintage marquee.

33 of America's Most Charming Historic Theater Marquees

Atlas Obscura readers from across the U.S. share their favorites.

Eric Grundhauser October 12, 2018

Plaque.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

School Patrol Flagpole

This plaque marks the spot where the first crossing guards helped get kids safely to school.

Mileage sign totem pole.

Stanley, Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Totem Pole

Where British troops serving on the remote islands paid tribute to their faraway hometowns.

Why Go Bald.

Dublin, Ireland

‘Why Go Bald’ Sign

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

What does your favorite marquee look like?

Send Us a Picture of Your Favorite Vintage Marquee

Movie theaters may have changed, but there's still something about those big, classic signs.

Eric Grundhauser September 25, 2018

Garbage Hill forever

Winnipeg Doesn’t Know Who Erected This Amazing Sign on a Landfill-Turned-Park

It looked like the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles.

Sarah Laskow September 11, 2018

The sign.

Glenelg, Scotland

Glenelg Welcome Sign

The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.

The Silver Slipper showing off its newly restored blue insole.

Las Vegas Boulevard Just Took a Step Back in Time

The iconic, illuminated Silver Slipper has been restored to its original look.

Matthew Taub August 8, 2018

The letters had been hidden beneath the gorse.

military history

Ireland's Coast Has Giant, Hidden Signs Telling Pilots Where They Are

A wildfire has just uncovered one of these "Éire" signs from World War II.

Sarah Laskow August 6, 2018

The loveliest signs in the world, according to our readers.

Atlas Obscura Readers' Favorite Landmark Signs

Old advertisements that have become icons.

Eric Grundhauser July 27, 2018