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 unique, hand-carved creations.
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!
A new Premium Member Only feature—after you run a letterbox search, you can export the results into a KML file. What's a KML file? That's what Google Earth uses, and you can use it to plot your search results in 3-D. Wicked cool! Next time you run a search, just click the link labeled KML in the upper-right corner of your search results.
A huge improvement with trackers! Now you can specifically track LTCs and boxing buddies as well as the usual support for postal trackers. It's easier than ever to find and join trackers—start today!
Box comments have arrived! Instead of just being able to tell the owner of a box how great a time you had finding it, you can let the whole world know. If, however, you'd prefer not to allow public comments on your boxes, update your Preferences, where you can choose to allow public comments, moderate them, or not allow them at all.
Atlas Quest now distinguishes between several subtypes of traditional letterboxes including bonus boxes and word-of-mouth boxes. Update your listings by going to the Attributes section while editing boxes.
What's Happening?
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2 Series Merge Lockbourne, OH (US)
The Big 'I' Box Albuquerque, NM (US)
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Girl Scout Troop 397 "A Summer Flower" Newton Falls, OH (US)
Mad Frog at Big Rock Inlet, NY (US)
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Pampered Chef Mini Gathering (Part 2) Appomattox, VA
Christmas in July Mini Meet East Hampton, CT
A Medieval Gathering in Bristol Day 2 Kenosha, WI
Sunday Morning Memphis Hospitality Memphis, TN
Two Queens Ice Cream Social mini meet Ellsworth, ME
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The Congress Park Letterboxing Extravaganza Saratoga Springs, NY
A Spritely Ice Cream Social Gresham, OR
Just Call Me Reverend by Green Tortuga
Tallahassee (Florida!) to Andalusia (Alabama!) by Green Tortuga
Listening to the Letterpod: Travelling Event Stamp by jackbear
Grateful Letterbox: So Many Roads!
Mario Bros. Letterbox
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