It's All In a Name

Streets, towns, and natural structures with amusing monikers.

35 Places

Tarsdorf, Austria

Fucking, Austria

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

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Porangahau, New Zealand

The Longest Place Name In The World

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Hell, Michigan

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador

Dildo, Newfoundland

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

The Minx

Added by The Minx

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Added by duncanchappell

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Ragged Ass Road

This stretch of Canadian road was named after a nickname that stuck so hard the city had to keep it.

SamM

Bigelow, Arkansas

Toad Suck

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

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Worcester, Massachusetts

Lois Lane

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

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Inaccessible Island

Inaccessible Island

It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.

Dylan

Tucson, Arizona

Cherrybell Stravenue

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

Elliot Carter

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Supilinn - The Soup Town

Historic slum of Tartu.

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Kick 'Em Jenny

A violent name for a violent volcano.

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West Alexandria, Ohio

Dadsville

This unincorporated community in western Ohio got its peculiar name from John "Daddy" Baker.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Dublin, Ireland

Murdering Lane and Cutthroat Lane

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

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Norseman, Australia

Disappointment Rock

No one seems to know who suffered the disappointment at this particular place.

Added by Lin Perth

Washington, D.C.

Capitalsaurus Court

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Québec

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.

SamM

What Cheer, Iowa

What Cheer

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

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Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Truth or Consequences

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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Independence Township, New Jersey

Shades of Death Road

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Weatherford, Oklahoma

Dead Woman's Crossing

This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.

Sarah Blake

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Holbrook, Arizona

Bucket of Blood Street

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

Added by msapocalypse

West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

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Chicken, Alaska

Chicken of Chicken, Alaska

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

Kael Knight

Added by Kael Knight

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Mt. Cleese

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Melbourne, Australia

AC/DC Lane

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Gavin

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Haunted Lane

The residents of this ominous-sounding street in Pennsylvania liked its name so much they fought to keep it.

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Brooklyn, New York

Do the Right Thing Way

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Clinton, Missouri

Tightwad Bank

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

Josh

Arkhivna Street

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

SamM

Dover Plains, New York

Oniontown

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

Molly McBride Jacobson

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Baby Head Cemetery

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

EricGrundhauser

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Newmarket, England

Potoooooooo

A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

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This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

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Added by EricGrundhauser

Saint Hedwig, Texas

Woman Hollering Creek

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

Added by sfcabbie