Weird Town Names: Road Trip Through America’s Oddest Places

We’re hunting down weird town names across America—places that sound like punchlines: Booger Hollow, Intercourse, Why, Ding Dong. And while we’re there, we’re finding out what the locals are proud to eat for dessert.

Because if you’re going to visit a town called Monkey’s Eyebrow, you might as well stay for pie.

We want to know what the locals actually love—the pie that’s been on the diner menu since 1952, the gas station brownie that’s somehow incredible, the little place everyone goes for special occasions. The stuff that matters to the people who live there.

Every weird town has a story. And most of them have sugar.

🗺️ Weird Town Names that made the list

Here are a few of the oddly named places we’re tracking down:

Pie Town, NM — It’s in the name. We’re going.
Ding Dong, TX — Sounds like a baked good. Probably tastes like one too.
Intercourse, PA — You knew this was coming.
Sweet Lips, TN — The town name writes the headline for us.
Yum Yum, TN — If this doesn’t have good dessert, we riot.

Got a weird town name we should visit? Let us know.

📍 Coming Soon – Weird Town Names we Just Discovered!

We’re currently mapping out visits to:

Floyds Knobs, IN – No explanation needed
Monkey’s Eyebrow, KY – Blink and you’ll miss it
Yeehaw Junction, FL – We hit the brakes out of sheer moral obligation
Cut and Shoot, TX – Questionable name, promising pastries

🍰 How This Works

1. Find a town with a ridiculous name
2. Drive there and photograph the sign
3. Ask locals: “What’s the dessert everyone here loves?”
4. Eat it
5. Report back

Sometimes the story is about the dessert. Sometimes it’s about the town. Usually it’s both.

👀 This Stop Isn’t Open Yet

We’re still charting the route and planning visits. Until then, check out our other series like World’s Largest or CopyCaturday.

Illustrated road sign with the words 'Weird Town Names' in bold retro-style letters above a smaller '5 MPH' speed limit.