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. Wisconsin's 250 Years of History: Walworth County ???, WI
2. Wisconsin's 250 Years of History: Sweet By-and-By Elkhorn, WI
3. Kepler Kea Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand, INT
4. Edmund Hillary Mt Cook Village, Canterbury, New Zealand, INT
5. Tower Of Orthanc Glenorchy, Otego, New Zealand, INT
6. Moo Brew Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, INT
7. Fairy Penguin Cape Woolamai, Victoria, Australia, INT
8. Great Ocean Road Brewhouse Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia, INT
9. The Original Saugus Cafe 1886 Santa Clarita, CA
10. Amazing Asia – Vietnam & Cambodia Oro Valley, AZ (3)
11. Antarctic Expedition Oro Valley, AZ (4)
12. Argentine Memories ORO VALLEY, AZ (5)

More new letterboxes

1. Forlorn: Nymph 3 Stone Mountain, GA
2. Yakking It Up Concan, TX
3. Hatteras Graveyard Hatteras, NC
4. Litzenberg Letter Box McComb, OH
5. Three Sister's Island Alpena, MI
6. Carlsbad Caverns Park Webbox Whites City, NM
7. Find a Heart Rock and Leave Here Atascadero, CA
8. Prepare to Dye Paso Robles, CA
9. Dead Man's Party Paso Robles, CA
10. Hangman Game 183 Spring Branch, TX
11. Peace Out There Amargosa Valley, NV
12. Father of the Shadowed Graves Death Valley, CA

As a letterboxer who loves the thrill of the hunt as much as planting them, my biggest tip is being as detailed as possible with instructions. Hidden messages are fine and dandy, but I have come across more confusing directions then I can count. Check over your stories and revise if need be to make it simpler. Lots of boxes are hunted for by children and their parents. [by berchta76]