Regular drivers have no doubt encountered signage that made them do a double take. From strange symbols to truly ominous texts and warnings, some drivers have likely wondered “What the hell happened here?”
So people from around the world have documented the most scary, weird, and threatening signs they have encountered in the wild. From warnings against ghostly sounds to truly demented facial expressions, oddities can be found everywhere. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorite examples, and comment your thoughts below.
#1 Just Saw This Sign At The Theater When I Was Leaving
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#2 Warning Sign At My Work
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#3 These Have Always Been The Scariest Signs To Me. Those Markers Aren’t Even Close To The River. Great Falls, VA
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The number one place where one might encounter signs is in and around a road system. Indeed, you basically can’t even go a mile without a handful of them in most places. These date back to the establishment of road systems in general. Throughout Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East, one can still find the old Roman milestones, telling travelers just how far they had gone.
While many early signs were set up by the administrators of cities, a significant number started as a way to assist hobbyists. Early cyclers, who wanted to explore the country, would often end up going down hazardous roads without knowing it. So local cycling clubs began to put up warnings, some of which were no doubt as “threatening” as the examples here.
#4 Light Blew Out On A Canadian Wendy’s Sign
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#5 In Chicago Near The Former Site Of The Argonne National Laboratory, An Early Site Used For The Manhattan Project
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#6 McDonald's In Malaysia Is So Scary
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Business signage has a pedigree just as old as roads. Indeed, the proverb "A good wine needs no bush," likely comes from a Roman tavern. For less literate citizens, certain symbols would be used, which we might still see today, for example, the white and red of a barber’s pole and three circles for pawnbrokers.
#7 These Pedestrian Crossing Signs Look Like Pedestrians Crossing The Street
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#8 Something's Telling Me Not To Eat Here
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#9 This Sign At My Local Grocery Store Haunts Me
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#10 A Sign At My Local Nursing Home
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#11 Weird "Are You Dreaming" Sign Found In A Psychologist's Waiting Room
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#12 This Sign At My Local Hospital
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#13 Hawaii Volcanos National Park
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#14 Sign Posted At Staples' Office Supply Store
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#15 Good General Policy
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#16 This Warning Sign
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#17 A Sign At A Beach In My City
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#18 This Sign A Local Wendy’s Still Displays
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#19 Bucklin Trail - Killington Vermont
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#20 Michigan Tech Strikes Again
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#21 Crematorium Sign
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#22 The Numbers Are Exaggerated, But The Warning Is Valid
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#23 There's A Story Behind Every Sign
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#24 This Sign In Yukon
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#25 Found This Halfway Through A Nature Trail
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#26 I Wish This Sign Had "Aaaaaaaa!" Caption
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#27 Door At Calarts
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#28 This Sign Near The Top Of The Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
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#29 Found On An Abandoned Building 20+ Miles From The Closest Town
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#30 Found One In The Wild
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#31 Wittenoom, Western Australia. Previously An Asbestos Mining Town
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#32 When You Buy The Old Neighborhood's Drug House
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#33 These Signs Are Posted All Over The Walking Trails In My Town
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#34 Popping Off At Breckenridge, CO
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#35 Fatal Atmosphere
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#36 Looks Legit
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#37 I Go Camping Here Every Year. There Used To Be A Lake Behind This Sign But The California Drought Took Its Toll
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#38 This Sign Was At A Truck Dealership
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#39 Sign I Found On The Inside Of A Security Door Of A Fast Food Restaurant
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#40 When It's So Bad You Need A Sign
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#41 This Sign On A School Near Uvalde, Texas
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#42 Squash Courts Don't Play Around
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#43 Lynn Valley, North Vancouver, Canada
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#44 This Sign Above The Human Cadaver Lab At My University
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#45 Road Sign Near My House Is Both Blank And Covered In Bullet Holes
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#46 Think Before You Go In
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#47 What Happened Here?
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#48 The Racoon's Choice
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#49 Parking Across The Street From A Playground
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#50 Mildly Scary Sign. Made All The Scarier By Presumably 70s/80s Artwork Of A Child
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#51 Sleeping Bear Dunes
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#52 Stop, But Do It In A Goth Way
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#53 Sick Chickens
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#54 Sign Above A Kids' Bathing Pool In South Africa
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#55 At The Hot Springs Today
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#56 Another One From North Carolina State Parks
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#57 My Science Teacher Put This On His Door For Lab's Safety Week
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#58 Light House On Lake Erie
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#59 Don't Feed The Squirrels In Zion National Park
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#60 Hidden Volcanic Cracks
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#61 This One Had My Wife Rattled
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#62 Fatal Drop
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#63 Wading Discouraged
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#64 Never Considered The Danger Of Moose While Skiing
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#65 This Sign By My Local River Spot That I've Been Seeing Since I Was A Kid
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#66 Fire Extinguish System With CO, Risk Of Suffocation
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#67 Casual Belt Sander Fires
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#68 A Warning Sign In A Woodwork Shop
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#69 Was At The Flower Shop With My Son Today And Saw This Sign. Let's Just Say He Didn't Leave My Side
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#70 "Stop Extreme Heat Danger" Warning Sign, Death Valley National Park, California, United States
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#71 Ominous Sign At A Disused Nuclear Bunker In Essex
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#72 It Means That If You Fall Into It, You Will Certainly Die. Not That You Might Die
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#73 On A Commercial Waste Bin
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#74 What Lies Behind This Door?
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#75 Falkland Island's Warning
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#76 Some Good Advice In The Big Island Of Hawaii
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#77 Found In A Small Rural NZ Town
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#78 This Is A Pretty Ominous One At Hanging Rock State Park In North Carolina
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#79 A Sign From A Local Lighthouse. And They Still Get Tourists Falling In The Ocean
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#80 It's A Little Cold But I Still Kept An Eye Open
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#81 The Red Is Bigger But The Yellow Is More Important
#82 Fire Extinguish System With Co, Risk Of Suffocation
#83 Found In A Small Rural Nz Town
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