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What are some terrible places to do road trips to? (reddthat.com)
submitted 3 months ago by POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Example; unfortunately named landmarks such as peepee creek, Bill's Hentai Cavern, exct.

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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I can keep you busy for a while in Canada...

Dildo, Newfoundland
Blow me Down (park), Newfoundland
Come by Chance, Newfoundland
Spread Eagle Bay, Newfoundland
Conception Bay, Newfoundland
Balls Creek, Nova Scotia
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia
Meat Cove, Nova Scotia
Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia
Balls Falls, Ontario
Crotch Lake, Ontario
Old Cummer (train station in Ontario)
Opeepeesway Lake, Ontario
Bummer's Roost, Ontario
Hooker Lake, Ontario
Redditt, Ontario
Big Woody, Manitoba
Climax, Saskatchewan
Big Beaver, Saskatchewan
Balzac, Alberta
Smuts Creek, Alberta
Stoner, British Columbia
Spuzzum, British Columbia
Skookumchuck, British Columbia
Nipple Mountain, British Columbia
Knipple Lake, British Columbia
Yoho (park), British Columbia
Snafu Lake, Yukon

There are many additional funny ones, but I mostly tried to keep with a theme above.

So, along the way back you can check out Salmon Arm, Vulcan, Eyebrow, Moose Jaw, Flin Flon, Punkydoodles Corners, Swastika, Emo, Utopia, Saint-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha!, Asbestos, Peakaboo Corner, Sober Island, Crapaud, Jerrys Nose, Witless Bay, Goobies, and many, many more.

[–] mage@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Nova Scotia is keeping it real as fuck.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Excuse me, op specifically asked for terrible places

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I went by the examples in the text, not the title :)

[–] TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.ee 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's a UK road trip that goes from Twatt to Shitterton through Cock Bridge, Dick Place, Cock Alley, Bitchfield, Whores Wood and Ass Hill.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But why is it terrible tho?

[–] TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ah I read it as terribly named places for some reason

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago

I think that's what OP did mean given the examples.

[–] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You’re fine, OP’s question isn’t terribly clear

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

We should... we should kill OP, correct?

[–] BlucifersVeinyAnus@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago

Texas is a pretty terrible place. And it’s huge. Have fun.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There's a village not far from me called Shitterton. It's actually quite nice despite the name.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Gary, indiana

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

His name is Bingo Gas Station Motel Cheeseburger With A Side of Aircraft Noise And You'll Be Gary, Indiana.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SSyI1luWog

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Tracy, California.

All I know about it is when my friends car broke down there for two days. Sounded awful.

So yeah, a terrible place for a road trip destination.

Similarly, I'd also say Monroe, Louisiana. To quote an old B-movie from the 50's "There's nothing off of I-20!"

There's no unfortunately named landmarks, just unfortunate people in unfortunate towns.

[–] RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Very accurate. But don't worry, there are worse places along the way!

[–] miracleorange@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

Can confirm, Tracy is in the middle of nowhere and there's nothing to do.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

it sounds so innocuous. What's wrong with it?

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

There's a state park in Kentucky called "Big Bone Lick"

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I once drove through Ohio, don't remember my exact route, but came up north from Kentucky to Cincinnati, then east into Pennsylvania

There may be more boring drives out there, but I haven't made them.

Cincinnati seemed like a nice enough city though. Can't think of any particular reason I'd ever want to go back, but I didn't hate it, so that was pretty much the high point of my time in Ohio

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Any drive through Nebraska blows.

[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

Denver to St Louis through KS and MI is up there

Doesn't help that getting from West to East on i70 through Kansas City is a nightmare after driving that long.

Spoiler: i70 doesn't just run through the city like one would think.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cincinnati seemed like a nice enough city though. Can't think of any particular reason I'd ever want to go back

Clearly you’ve never had goetta.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I haven't, but I live in PA, so we have scrapple which sounds pretty similar.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, very similar but with steel-cut oats instead of cornmeal/flour. I’ve not had scrapple but I understand they’re very similar, both born out of German immigrants trying to stretch meat servings and save money.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

I'm paying a shit ton to have a basement. Why the hell would I leave it?

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Challenger Deep.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Hawaii

[–] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Where exactly is Bill's Hentai Cavern? Asking for a friend

[–] POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com 5 points 3 months ago

It was a made up example that I can only hope stays made up.

[–] Meltrax@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Athol. It's in Mathachuthetts.

Jokes aside the town does suck.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m from Massachusetts. I don’t think I have ever heard anyone say they were going to Athol for any reason.

[–] Meltrax@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Precisely. I used to drive through there on my way to/from college. It sucks there.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is exct a thing or just a typo?

[–] POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Typo

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

You can edit posts in lemmy.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Honolulu

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 3 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixmoor,_Illinois if you go there though you will love dixmoor.

[–] nis@feddit.dk 2 points 3 months ago

Middelfart in Denmark.

That said, we also have Lolland

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Toad Suck, Arkansas. Got a cool pic at the lock and dam, missed the park and the town itself.

Transylvania, Louisiana. Got a pic of the bat painted on the water tower, but the general store/Post Office was closed, so no souvenirs.

[–] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t force Louisiana on my worst enemy. The coast is probably fine, but in deep Louisiana, I saw more trash heaps, cars on blocks, and churches than actual businesses or non-dilapidated homes

[–] Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

The coast is just as bad. I've done the east arkansas to new Orleans drive. Never again.

[–] kELAL@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

We're all going to Die! (France)

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago

Scunthorpe

Just never go to Scunthorpe