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. Mythology & Folklore Galore: Greek Sphinx Brookfield, WI
2. Juanita's Café 1944 Los Angeles, CA
3. Miniature Girl Scouts Kansas City, MO
4. Jarabek Trek San Diego, CA
5. Bless My Sausage Weimar, TX
6. Libraries Rock!-visit Webster Pubic Library Webster, NY
7. Half Moon Monroe, CT
8. Canadian Gator Okeechobee, FL

More new letterboxes

1. Holly Hills Alloway, NJ
2. NORMS 1957 West Hollywood, CA
3. Casa Grande Ruins Monument Webbox Coolidge, AZ
4. State Quarters Series: Arizona Chandler, AZ
5. Olneya Florence, AZ
6. The First Coin Oregon City, OR
7. My All American Austin, TX
8. Going on a Mouse Hunt Pittsburg, TX (2/2)
9. Der Schrei der Natur Marana, AZ
10. Pteridophyta:Equisetaceae:Equisetum hymale Summerhaven, AZ, AZ
11. Mt. Lemmon Aspen Mt Lemmon, AZ
12. Imperial Ocotillo, 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.