Letterboxing is an intriguing “treasure hunt” style outdoor activity. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly-accessible places (like parks) and post clues to finding the box online on one of several Web sites. However, clues to finding some of the most highly-sought boxes are passed around by word of mouth.

There are about 60,000 active letterboxes listed on LbNA alone. Individual letterboxes usually contain a log book, an often hand-carved rubber stamp and occasionally contain an ink pad. Finders make an imprint of the letterbox’s stamp on their personal log book, and leave an imprint of their personal stamp on the letterbox’s logbook.

1. Greetings! Gulf Shores, AL
2. Cielito Lindo 1934 Los Angeles, CA
3. Feelin' Groovy Madison, MS
4. Will not find me in Gulf Shores Alabama! Gulf Shores, AL
5. Really! A Ship in a Bottle Decatur, AL
6. Finding Olaf #9 Louisville, KY
7. Love Those Movies: Die Hard Los Angeles, CA
8. Panda Munchies Arcadia, CA
9. Frozen Lake Pasadena, CA
10. Choco Mono Pasadena, CA
11. Nature's Perfect Snack Westport, MA
12. Midnight Munchies: Dog Haus Burbank, CA

More new letterboxes

1. SouthPark Wrestling Character#1 Hollywood Hogan Middletown, CT
2. Lizard of B.H. ???, CT
3. Dolphin's View Park 2.0 Torrance, CA
4. Brandy B(r)ook Nook Scituate, RI
5. Walk Through Geologic Time Rocky Hill, CT (3/3)
6. Invisible Monsters Rocky Hill, CT
7. ROC New Britain, CT
8. A LBNA Christmas in Connecticut Berlin, CT
9. Christian Castles Berlin, CT
10. Jumping Frog Kensington, CT
11. Dogface Kensington, CT
12. Zodiac Series: Pisces Goleta, CA

There’s more to letterboxing than finding and placing letterboxes... letterboxing is also about getting together at events with other letterboxers. These can be small meet ups with just a few people or major events with hundreds.

LbNA doesn’t list events, but you can find them on the AtlasQuest Letterboxing Events page.