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.This post may includeaffiliate links.

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.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

Warning Sign At My Work

Just Saw This Sign At The Theater When I Was Leaving

These Pedestrian Crossing Signs Look Like Pedestrians Crossing The Street

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 theold Roman milestones, telling travelers just how far they had gone.

When You Buy The Old Neighborhood’s Drug House

This Sign Above The Human Cadaver Lab At My University

Ominous Sign At A Disused Nuclear Bunker In Essex

Business signage has a pedigree just as old as roads. Indeed, the proverb “A good wine needs no bush,” likelycomes 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.

Bucklin Trail - Killington Vermont

The Racoon’s Choice

Light Blew Out On A Canadian Wendy’s Sign

In Chicago Near The Former Site Of The Argonne National Laboratory, An Early Site Used For The Manhattan Project

These Have Always Been The Scariest Signs To Me. Those Markers Aren’t Even Close To The River. Great Falls, VA

My Science Teacher Put This On His Door For Lab’s Safety Week

I Wish This Sign Had “Aaaaaaaa!” Caption

When It’s So Bad You Need A Sign

Weird “Are You Dreaming” Sign Found In A Psychologist’s Waiting Room

Michigan Tech Strikes Again

The Numbers Are Exaggerated, But The Warning Is Valid

Found One In The Wild

Door At Calarts

Crematorium Sign

Some Good Advice In The Big Island Of Hawaii

Lynn Valley, North Vancouver, Canada

A Sign At My Local Nursing Home

“Stop Extreme Heat Danger” Warning Sign, Death Valley National Park, California, United States

This Warning Sign

Good General Policy

Found On An Abandoned Building 20+ Miles From The Closest Town

This Sign At My Local Hospital

I Go Camping Here Every Year. There Used To Be A Lake Behind This Sign But The California Drought Took Its Toll

On A Commercial Waste Bin

Found In A Small Rural NZ Town

There’s A Story Behind Every Sign

McDonald’s In Malaysia Is So Scary

Sign Posted At Staples' Office Supply Store

Was At The Flower Shop With My Son Today And Saw This Sign. Let’s Just Say He Didn’t Leave My Side

Don’t Feed The Squirrels In Zion National Park

Sleeping Bear Dunes

A Sign From A Local Lighthouse. And They Still Get Tourists Falling In The Ocean

Something’s Telling Me Not To Eat Here

Wittenoom, Western Australia. Previously An Asbestos Mining Town

Looks Legit

Sign I Found On The Inside Of A Security Door Of A Fast Food Restaurant

Hawaii Volcanos National Park

Squash Courts Don’t Play Around

Found This Halfway Through A Nature Trail

This Sign Near The Top Of The Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa

This Sign In Yukon

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This Sign Was At A Truck Dealership

Stop, But Do It In A Goth Way

Road Sign Near My House Is Both Blank And Covered In Bullet Holes

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It Means That If You Fall Into It, You Will Certainly Die. Not That You Might Die

Casual Belt Sander Fires

Light House On Lake Erie

At The Hot Springs Today

Never Considered The Danger Of Moose While Skiing

Sign Above A Kids' Bathing Pool In South Africa

Mildly Scary Sign. Made All The Scarier By Presumably 70s/80s Artwork Of A Child

Wading Discouraged

This Sign On A School Near Uvalde, Texas

Falkland Island’s Warning

Hidden Volcanic Cracks

These Signs Are Posted All Over The Walking Trails In My Town

This One Had My Wife Rattled

Fatal Atmosphere

A Warning Sign In A Woodwork Shop

A Sign At A Beach In My City

This Is A Pretty Ominous One At Hanging Rock State Park In North Carolina

It’s A Little Cold But I Still Kept An Eye Open

Fire Extinguish System With CO, Risk Of Suffocation

Popping Off At Breckenridge, CO

What Happened Here?

Parking Across The Street From A Playground

Fatal Drop

Sick Chickens

Think Before You Go In

This Sign By My Local River Spot That I’ve Been Seeing Since I Was A Kid

What Lies Behind This Door?

Another One From North Carolina State Parks

This Sign A Local Wendy’s Still Displays

This Sign At My Local Grocery Store Haunts Me

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