What is Letterboxing?
Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime combining artistic ability with "treasure-hunts" in parks, forests, and cities around the world. Participants seek out hidden letterboxes by cracking codes and following clues. The prize: a miniature piece of art known as a rubber stamp—usually a unique, hand-carved creation.
Letterboxers stamp their discoveries in a personal journal, then use their own rubber stamp, called a signature stamp, by stamping it into the logbook found with the letterbox, perhaps writing a note about the weather or their adventures in finding the letterbox.
Atlas Quest started as a set of tools for letterboxers, but has grown into a community of letterboxers. Pull up a chair, meet new friends, and dig into letterboxing.
Newest Updates!
For a more complete list of tweaks and updates, check out What's New on AQ?
There have always been groups on Atlas Quest such the premium members group, administrator group, and the moderator group. Some groups are secret, whose members are plotting out dastardly pranks, and others are open for all. Now, the power of groups is in your hands. You can create your own groups, meet like-minded individuals, and even create new boards specifically for people in your group. Groups can be public or private, be small or large, and essentially anything you want it to be! Search for groups to join, or create your own if you can't find one you think is worthy.
We don't just improve features here at Atlas Quest—we sometimes make entirely new ones such as the chat rooms that are now available! Drop by, grab a drink, and say hi to everyone. It's a friendly bunch of people!
Pick a hat! Any hat! Premium members can now choose from a variety of hats to show your support for Atlas Quest!
What's Happening?
Lilac Fairy Mystery, GA (US)
LEGO Tournament Zero Scape Water Conservation Box Ocala, FL (US)
Hokies Remembered Annandale, VA (US)
Reader's Reward Los Gatos, CA (US)
Halloween in West Hollywood (GAQLBE08) West Hollywood, CA (US)
An Ohio Barn in West Hollywood West Hollywood, CA (US)
Muffin Wrapper Mystery, ?? (??)
Banana Nut Muffin Los Angeles, CA (US)
NUTS Evansville, IN (US)
2nd annual Hocking Hills Winter Hike 2009, Hocking County Ohio Logan, OH
New Hampshire New Year 2009 Hooksett, NH
Mini-meet for Nite Momith and The Missing Journal Mount Vernon, WA
CFLLB Winter Gather Orange City, FL
Capital Region Mini-Meet & Greet Schenectady, NY
Think Spring Eagle, ID
Mart Fog Inn - Winter Frolic Mystery, ME
Letterboxers' Cabin Fever Cure Iowa City, IA
Mid-Winter Mystery Gather Mystery, VA
Patterns by lisascenic
Orthnitology Kitteh ... by lisascenic
A New Year by lisascenic
What a Number! by Mark and Sue Pepe
Need to Contact Us??? by Mark and Sue Pepe
New Letterboxing Poll is Up! by Mark and Sue Pepe
The Year in Review . . . by Mark and Sue Pepe
Banned Books Reading Board
Young Adults Reading Group
AQ Young Adults Reading group
New Board: AQ Book Club Banned Books Board
New Board: AQ Book Club Young Adult Book Board
Editing posts
Team Jacob?
Penguins up in Schnecksvile
Ok so how do you find somneone to box
Getting Started
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