When carschoolers get antsy on long trips, pull out your car atlas or map and challenge them to search for cities with weird and wacky names—the United States is full of them! You could also challenge them to find (in the atlas) the following cities and towns and ponder the meaning of the names:
Unalaska, Alaska
Why, Arizona
Greasy Corner, Arkansas
Bummerville, California
Last Chance, Colorado
Two Egg, Florida
Hopeulikit, Georgia
Normal, Illinois
Gnaw Bone, Indiana
Monkey’s Eyebrow, Kentucky
Belcher, Louisiana
Idiotville, Oregon
Defeated, Tennessee
Hoop and Holler, Texas
Satan’s Kingdom, Vermont
Bald Head, Maine
Boring, Maryland
Hell, Michigan
Hot Coffee, Mississippi
Tightwad, Missouri
Square Butt, Montana
Worms, Nebraska
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Tick Bite, North Carolina
Hicksville, Ohio
George, Washington
Big Ugly, West Virginia
Imalone, Wisconsin
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