Roads About - Discover US roads by 1,068 themes
Show HN: I discovered roads in the US across > 1000 themes
Roads About lets you explore every road in America filtered by over 1,000 unique themes. From Zodiac Constellations to John Williams Films, each theme reveals a curated collection of roads—like 44,893 roads named after John Williams films or 14,810 after famous poets. With 1,068 themes mapped so far, it's a playful way to discover the stories behind street names. Visit the gallery to browse, and suggest your own theme via the link. Perfect for trivia lovers and map enthusiasts.
Every road in America, filtered by a theme. 1,068 themes mapped so far.
- xnx
Interesting idea. 1,000 is too many to browse for fun. Maybe expend some human effort and pick a few more interesting ones to feature.
What I saw on the homepage made little sense: "We searched every named street in America for Communicators. 108 names turned up. A rare one we found is Big Bang Court in Washoe County, NV."
- macintux
My favorite juxtaposition of street names exists in Brooklyn, Indiana, a small town of ~2600 people.
On the south side you face a stark choice: when you leave Home Avenue, you can either head west to Church Street, or east to Hooker Street.
- totallygeeky
The framing is a bit deceptive, saying that these roads are "named after" these things, despite the clarification in the about that they may have no relation. This whole thing is a bit busted, the about on each "chapter" only sort of describes what a category entails. Obscure shares the same about as famous.
This feels like a project that was done without much care for the details, considering how many themes are pure nonsense. No acknowledgement of AI in how this was done but it sure smells of it.