There’s “Kno Place” like home—or these other funny street names across the country
The Funniest Street Names in Every State
Updated on Feb. 13, 2025
Alabama: Booger Hollow Road
Head northeast from the center of the town of Dadeville, Alabama, and you may find yourself on Booger Hollow Road. And as it turns out, Booger Hollow is one of the more common silly road names. In addition to the one about 60 miles northeast of Montgomery, there are also Booger Hollow Roads in Kentucky and Georgia.
Alaska: Yellowsnow Road
We’re guessing Yellowsnow Road is referring to the color of snow you definitely shouldn’t eat, and not someone demanding that you give them all the golden-hued crayons in the box (“Give me all the yellows, now!”). Either way, there’s probably a good story behind the name of this street, which is located in Fairbanks—the second-largest city in Alaska. It may seem like the type of street that people would visit just to see the sign, but the real destination is one street away: Destination Avenue runs parallel to Yellowsnow Road.
Arizona: Bucket of Blood Street
Holbrook, Arizona, is home to two natural wonders: the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest. And while the most famous street in the city is the Mother Road, Route 66, there’s another one with a much darker story. According to local lore, Bucket of Blood Street was named after a description of what a saloon looked like following a gunfight that broke out over a card game. “People walking by said ‘Boy, it looks like somebody threw a bucket of blood in there,’” JoLynn Fox, of the Navajo County Historical Society and Museum, told KJZZ in 2019.
Arkansas: Farfrompoopen Road
We can only assume that there are no public restrooms on or near Farfrompoopen Road, which is, appropriately enough, located just outside the town of Fannie, Arkansas. But it doesn’t stop there. If you travel to the end of Farfrompoopen Road, you’ll come out near Constipation Ridge, which has an elevation of 705 feet. So which one was named first? It’s your classic chicken/egg scenario, and one of our favorite funny street names.
California: Zzyzx Road
There’s a town in Southern California called Zzyzx, and naturally, the road to get to this funny-sounding town is called Zzyzx Road. Originally called “Soda Springs,” the location was an oasis in the desert, thanks to natural mineral springs. The Mohave and Chemehuevi people used the springs for generations, but it’s best known for being the location of a medical quackery establishment founded by a fake doctor in the 1940s, who was also the one who renamed the town Zzyzx. Today, it’s part of the Mojave National Preserve.
Colorado: A Dog Will Lick His Butt But Won’t Eat a Pickle Road
This is not a statement of fact, necessarily. It is, however, the name of a private driveway leading to a home in Fountain, Colorado. A real sign emblazoned with this dog joke with the name of the street exists, but because it’s not a public road, the city of Fountain does not include it on its official map, according to Colorado’s News Channel 13.
Connecticut: Drury Lane
At first, Drury Lane in West Hartford may not seem all that funny. But as any Mother Goose (or Shrek) aficionado will tell you, it’s where the famed Muffin Man of nursery rhyme fame lives. The original Drury Lane is located in London’s West End.
Delaware: Slaughter Neck Road
If you want to get to Slaughter Beach in Lincoln, you have to go by way of Slaughter Neck Road. And you’ll probably think to yourself that both the street and the beach are named after some legendary battle on the East Coast, perhaps dating back to the Revolutionary War. Well, no one really knows for sure, but it’s more likely that the name came from the dying of horseshoe crabs after they’ve come ashore to spawn. Gross.
Florida: I Dream of Jeannie Way
Long before Christina Aguilera sang about a genie in a bottle, there was Barbara Eden. She was the star of the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie—a popular television show about a NASA astronaut who picked up a bottle on the beach and found a genie named Jeannie inside! It all took place in the Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral area of Florida, which is where you can find I Dream of Jeannie Way.
Georgia: Five Forks Trickum Road
Visitors to Gwinett County may think they’re counting wrong, because there are currently only four forks on this road. However, there was actually a five-fork intersection until the road was reconfigured. Well, that explains part of the name. But what about “Trickum”? That part is unclear, but according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one possible explanation is that it was named after a shop owner who once lived there and often swindled customers out of their money.
Hawaii: Ma’ipalaoa Road
This one from the island of Oahu may sound a little fishy. That’s because Ma’ipalaoa supposedly translates to “whale genitals,” according to the Honolulu Advertiser. Ma’ipalaoa Road is located in the town of Maili and dead-ends at the entrance to Surfer’s Beach Park on the east coast of this Hawaiian island.
Idaho: Chicken Dinner Road
According to the Idaho Press, the backstory to this road in Canyon County, Idaho, involves an actual chicken dinner made by a Lamb—that is, a woman named Laura Lamb. Laura and her husband, Morris Lamb, were friends with former Idaho governor C. Ben Ross, who served from 1931 to 1937, and his wife, Edna. At some point while Ross was in office, Laura invited the Rosses to their farm for one of her famous fried-chicken dinners.
During the meal, she mentioned the poor condition of the road they lived on to the governor, and he promised to have the road oiled if she got it graded and graveled. Well, that’s exactly what happened. But not everyone was pleased with the upgrade: Someone spray painted the words Lamb’s Chicken Dinner Avenue in bright yellow along the freshly paved road. On the plus side, it more or less stuck and gave us this delightfully funny street name.
Illinois: Supreme Court
It’s clever, right? Kind of like living on Basketball Court in Holly Springs, Mississippi, or Squash Court in Beaufort, South Carolina … but with a hint of American democracy. And this street name was no accident: It intersects with Liberty Drive and runs parallel to District Court, Appellate Court and Circuit Court. Interestingly, Supreme Court is located in East Peoria, Illinois—roughly 75 miles north of the actual Illinois Supreme Court in the state’s capital of Springfield.
Indiana: Candy Castle Lane
The town of Santa Claus, Indiana, has a host of Christmas-themed street names, and one of them is Candy Castle Lane. (If you love both trivia and Christmas towns, there’s also Arctic Circle, December 25th Lane, Holly Drive, Rudolph Lane, Silver Bell Terrace, Snow Ball Lane and Tinsel Circle.) And here we thought the red-clad, bearded, jolly man lived in the North Pole!
Iowa: Burr Oak Court
This one’s for all the word-obsessed folks out there (ourselves included, of course). When you say Burr Oak fast, it sounds like “broke.” So the answer to the question “What street do you live on?” ends up sounding something like “broke,” which you very well might be after forking over a hefty downpayment on a new home. On the other hand, “Burr Oak” also kind of sounds like “baroque”—but probably only to fans of 17th- and 18th-century music and design. Burr Oak Court is located in Iowa City, off of Kennedy Parkway.
Kansas: Gravy Train Lane
You might be hoping to make a quick, easy buck on this street in Topeka. But when you arrive at the corner of Gravy Train and Doggie Drive, you might figure out that it’s named in honor of local business Big Heart Pet Brands, the maker of Gravy Train dog food.
Kentucky: Billy Goat Strut Alley and Nanny Goat Strut Alley
Kentucky may be associated with horse racing, but the names of two alleys in Louisville—Billy Goat Strut Alley and Nanny Goat Strut Alley—hint at one of the city’s former pastimes. According to WLKY, goat racing began taking place in Louisville in the mid-19th century, when people waiting for boats to travel down the Ohio River would kill time betting on goat races. This quirky tradition continues today during an annual festival featuring adult and baby goat racing.
Louisiana: Bozo Road
Readers of a certain age may remember a character named Bozo the Clown, who appeared on TV networks across the country from 1956 to 1961. Bozo is also a term used to describe a fool or someone who is incompetent, and it predates the clown by a few decades. According to Merriam-Webster, the first recorded instance of the word bozo being used with that meaning was in 1915, and its origin is unknown. It’s also unclear when Bozo Road in Louisiana got its name.
Maine: Uptha Road
Picture this dialogue between a tourist and a Maine local:
“Where do you live?”
“Uptha Road.”
“Right, but which road?”
“Uptha Road.”
“What do you mean Uptha Road?”
“Yup.”
Uptha Road is located between the towns of Casco and Poland, off of Poland Springs Road. If that name sounds familiar, it’s probably because the natural spring also lends its name to one of the most well-known bottled-water brands on the planet.
Maryland: Liquid Laughter Lane
Columbia, Maryland, is known for whimsical street names like Crazy Quilt Court and Painted Yellow Gate. But Liquid Laughter Lane is the probably the winner.
So how did one city end up with so many funny street names? According to the Baltimore Sun, Columbia’s developer struck a deal with the post office, agreeing that the city wouldn’t repeat names that were already streets in Baltimore City, Baltimore County or Anne Arundel County. That may not sound like a problem, but city officials had a short period of time to come up with 1,000 names for new streets. For this reason, they turned to trees, flowers, painters, poets and random concepts like “liquid laughter” for inspiration.
Massachusetts: Pleasant Street
On its own, it’s not an overtly funny street name. But it’s funny when you look at a map and realize that Pleasant Street in Dorchester, Massachusetts, intersects with both Roach Street and Downer Avenue. We should also point out that this is far from the only Pleasant Street in the country; there are others located in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Alabama, Florida and a number of other states.
Michigan: Psycho Path
People who find puns hilarious will get a kick out of a private road in Traverse City, Michigan, named Psycho Path. While this may not be one of the funniest street names out there, it was once voted America’s most bizarre street name. According to Marty Padgett, editor of The Car Connection—the website behind the contest—there is more than one Psycho Path in the United States.
“I don’t think they’re mad on Psycho Path,” Padgett told the BBC in 2006. “If it is your property, you can name private roads whatever you want. Psycho Path was that person’s personal expression.”
Minnesota: Pig’s Eye Lake Road
Pig’s Eye is a nod to a Canadian fur trader named Pierre “Pig’s Eye” Parrant. According to one description, he had “one eye, unequally matched to its distant yoke mate, and precisely the shape of a pig’s eye,” and he is said to have lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, on and off from 1829 to 1844. Though Parrant is often described as the first European settler of this Midwest city, that’s actually a myth—and besides, local Indigenous people lived in the area long before anyone from Europe.
As amusing as the name Pig’s Eye Lake Road is, it’s one you’ll want to take: It leads you to the picturesque Pig’s Eye Lake Park, St. Paul’s largest park, consisting of 404 acres of land situated around a roughly 500-acre lake.
Mississippi: Memory Lane
Feeling nostalgic? If you want to reminisce, you may decide to take a stroll down Memory Lane. And while the Memory Lane in that case is figurative, there is an actual Memory Lane located near Nicholson, Mississippi, close to the Louisiana state line.
Missouri: Kangaroo Court
The term kangaroo court refers to a court that flaunts legal rules and regulations and hands down unfair or unjust rulings. Though the idiom sounds like it originated in Australia, it’s an American creation. According to one explanation, the name came from frontier judges who “hopped” from town to town and weren’t concerned about making fair rulings. Kangaroo Court is also a silly road name in Wildwood, Missouri, outside of St. Louis. There are also “Kangaroo Courts” in Illinois, North Carolina and Texas.
Montana: Story Street
Located in Bozeman, Montana, Story Street is named after Nelson Story, who was once was Bozeman’s richest man. So how did he amass his wealth? It’s an interesting story. He started out striking gold in Virginia City, Montana, and selling it in New York for a higher price. He then used that money to buy cattle in Texas. The story of Story’s risky cattle drive from Texas to Montana served as the inspiration for Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize–winning book Lonesome Dove.
Nebraska: Ninth and a Half Street
Ninth and a Half Street runs along the north-south boundary between what used to be Old Nebraska City and South Nebraska City—two towns that now make up Nebraska City. It has nothing to do with Harry Potter and his famous Nine and Three-Quarters Platform, but it does have to do with the fact that the city was created from three preexisting cities. When the streets were renamed in the newly formed city, the numbers didn’t quite line up, so creating Ninth and a Half Street seemed like the logical solution.
Nevada: Freshly Brewed Ct
Visit the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada, and you may come across a street by the name of Freshly Brewed Ct (not Court, but Ct). It’s one of several streets with funny names in the neighborhood, along with Graceful Lane, Quilt Place, Hourglass Drive, Dusty Palms Lane and Bad Rock Circle.
The story behind how Freshly Brewed Ct got its name is a mystery. “I have no idea why the developers named it that,” a former resident tells Reader’s Digest, “but the lady who lived next door did happen to make some really good coffee.”
New Hampshire: North Sandwich Road
In case you were wondering, there is such a thing as the Sandwich Police—at least in the town of Sandwich, New Hampshire, located in the White Mountains. We don’t know what kind of sandwiches they object to, but we really hope never to be “grilled” by them. If you do find yourself in that part of New England, though, expect to see quaint, historic homes, covered bridges and plenty of picturesque ponds.
New Jersey: Shades of Death Road
Shades of Death Road is located in Warren County, New Jersey, and has a name that’s more scary than silly. It also has multiple origin stories involving everything from a malaria outbreak in the mid-1800s, to a pack of vicious wildcats said to have attacked and killed travelers along the road, to an unruly group of murderous bandits. Regardless of how Shades of Death Road got its name, and whether or not it was based on an urban legend or true events, you won’t catch us walking on the street alone after dark.
New Mexico: Big Foot Road
New Mexico may be associated with aliens and UFOs in Roswell, but it’s also been the location of supposed sightings of another mythical creature: Bigfoot. The mountain village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, was once home to a museum called the Bigfoot Encounter, and about six miles away, there’s a street called Big Foot Road. So while you may never see the large, ape-like monster, you can visit Big Foot (Road) in New Mexico.
New York: The corner of Harding and Kerrigan Streets
When you hear the names Harding and Kerrigan, chances are you think of the lead-up to the 1994 Winter Olympics, when figure skater Tonya Harding was accused of being in on an attack on competitor Nancy Kerrigan. But if you live in the hamlet of Copiague on Long Island in New York, you may also think of an intersection. And, believe it or not, these streets weren’t named by a fan of figure skating or tabloid drama: They were christened way back in 1925, when the town’s Amity Harbor neighborhood was developed, according to Newsday.
Harding Road is probably named for President Warren G. Harding, though it’s unclear how Kerrigan Road got its name. And while they’re funny names for roads today, that originally wasn’t the case.
North Carolina: Bomb Proof Road
There’s got to be a good story behind how Bomb Proof Road in Fayetteville, North Carolina, got its name; unfortunately, there’s no record of when or why it happened. That said, we do know that in 1961, a thermonuclear bomb slammed into a farm in Goldsboro, which is just over an hour away from Fayetteville—though there’s no evidence of a connection to the road. Another possible explanation: The road could have been named for what’s known as a “bombproof horse,” which is extremely dependable and doesn’t scare easily.
North Dakota: Whinery Street
Was the person who named this street a fan of wine and complaining? It’s unclear how Whinery Street in Binford, North Dakota, got its name, but it runs right through the center of the town.
Ohio: Seldom Seen Road
If you were to take the road less traveled, would that also mean that the street was seldom seen? Maybe. But that’s not the case for Seldom Seen Road in Powell, Ohio, which is one of the major streets in the town, and dead-ends into Scioto River. It also lends its name to Seldom Seen Park, which is home to several athletic fields, an extensive nature preserve and wetland area, a natural playground and a shelter.
Oklahoma: None Such Road
Asking for directions in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, might be tricky if they involve traveling on or near None Such Road. As it turns out, the name that makes it sound like the street doesn’t exist is relatively popular: There’s also a None Such Drive in Daviston, Alabama; None Such Street in Helena, Montana; and three different None Such Roads in Texas.
Oregon: Haviture Way
The only thing better than living on Haviture Way in Eugene, Oregon? Living on Haviture Way in Eugene, Oregon, and being named Eugene. Have it your way, Eugene! But while this punny name may be a silly name for a street, it’s not exactly unique: There are Haviture Ways in Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, North Carolina and California.
Pennsylvania: Divorce Court
Do the marriages of residents of this street often come to untimely ends, or is someone a fan of the long-running reality show Divorce Court? Or perhaps they’re simply a fan of puns? Its origins are unclear, but this Divorce Court is located in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania, and is only one street away from Easy Lane. (Is that where you move after living on Divorce Court?)
Rhode Island: Leonard Jenard Drive
We picked this one is because of how delightfully it rhymes—at least if you pronounce it LEN-ard JEN-ard. Also, it’s located roughly five miles north of Providence in Pawtucket, which makes us giggle because it seems like it must give rise to about a thousand different limericks, all of which begin the same way: “There once was a man from Pawtucket …” Finally, when you put LEN-ard JEN-ard together with Pawtucket, we can’t help but imagine what Dr. Seuss could have done with it.
South Carolina: The corner of Whiskey Road and Easy Street
Everyone relaxes in their own way, and we’d venture to guess that the person (or people) behind this intersection enjoys taking it easy with a stiff drink. If you’d like to visit the corner of Whiskey Road and Easy Street, head to the town of Aiken, South Carolina, not far from the Georgia border.
South Dakota: Kno Place
If you ask us, there’s no place like Kno Place in Rapid City, South Dakota, just outside Black Hills National Forest. In fact, it’s the ideal location for spy headquarters: If someone asks where you’re going, you can respond honestly and say “Kno Place.”
Tennessee: Stinking Creek Road
Stinking Creek Road in Knoxville is named for Stinking Creek, which, itself, gets its name from its naturally unpleasant rotten-egg odor from nearby sulphur springs. Most recently, the residents of this street were asking their county (Campbell County) to provide significant road improvements, the local CBS station reported. Apparently, the condition of the road stunk.
Believe it or not, this is one of several Stinking Creek Roads in the United States; others are located in Alabama, Kentucky and Wyoming.
Texas: Hairy Man Road
The weirdest street name in Texas might be Hairy Man Road in Round Rock, which, for most of its existence, wasn’t lit up with street lights, making it extra spooky. According to local legend, the road is haunted by the ghost of the Hairy Man, who had been separated from a group of settlers in the 1800s as a child, grew up alone as a hermit in the woods, then was trampled to death by a stagecoach. Former resident Shanalee Sharboneau told Reader’s Digest that “we never even breathed when our parents would drive us down the road.”
Utah: Wayne’s World Drive
One possibility is that Wayne’s World Drive in Draper, Utah, is named for the Saturday Night Live skit turned movie franchise starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. According to another explanation, developer Terry Diehl named the street after Wayne Ballard, the local farmer he bought the land from in order to build Corner Canyon Estates, located roughly 20 miles from Salt Lake City.
Vermont: No Name Road
Maybe the person in charge of naming roads in South Londonderry, Vermont, was out sick that day? Or maybe it’s someone’s idea of a joke? Either way, Vermont is one of several states with No Name Roads, alongside Ohio, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, Michigan, Colorado, California, Connecticut and others.
Virginia: Red Rum Drive
As anyone who’s read or seen Stephen King’s The Shining knows, red rum is murder spelled backward. So why does a suburban street running through an industrial park in Ashburn have such a seemingly gruesome name? As it turns out, it’s actually the name of a racehorse that won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and the developer of that particular plot of land in Asburn had originally wanted to build a horse-racing facility.
Washington: Toe Jam Hill Road
Believe it or not, Toe Jam Hill Road on Bainbridge Island, Washington, doesn’t get its name from foot gunk. In fact, it probably comes from a person named “Torjoram,” who was one of the early settlers on the island. According to local lore, other area residents referred to him as “Toe Jam” when they were inebriated and slurred their speech. Then, at some point, someone thought it was a good name for a road.
West Virginia: Ocean View Drive
Just north of Morgantown, West Virginia, you’ll find Apple Drive, Maple Lane … and Ocean View Drive. One of these names is not like the others. While Apple Drive and Maple Lane could be named after local foliage, Ocean View Drive sounds a bit out of place in a landlocked state. Maybe it was wishful thinking on the part of the person who named the road.
Wisconsin: Chicken in the Woods Road
What on earth was a chicken doing in the woods? Don’t they usually live on farms? Perhaps it’s not intended to be taken literally. But that doesn’t seem to be the case with the A Lot of Lakes Resort, which has an address on Chicken in the Woods Road in Three Lakes, Wisconsin. As it turns out, the resort seems to be more appropriately named than the town, as there are far more than three lovely lakes in the immediate area.
Wyoming: Hobbit Hole
Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien don’t have to travel to Middle-earth to visit a Hobbit Hole: It’s the name of an appropriately short street in the town of Douglas, Wyoming. No word on whether there’s anyone by the name of Baggins residing on the street.
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