Lost without a sign.

• Author: Harmon, Amy
• Position: Scotland

The Scottish hamlet of Lost has a problem: Its signs are so coveted by souvenir hunters that they keep disappearing. Five have gone missing In recent years, the longest surviving three months, according to Scottish press accounts. Located 100 miles north of Edinburgh, the village (population fewer than two dozen), was named for the Celtic word for "inn." Fed up with the thefts, the local government decided in March to change the name to Lost Village. But tourists from as far...