Scottsboro, Alabama - Unclaimed Baggage Center

Scottsboro, Alabama - Unclaimed Baggage Center

The Unclaimed Baggage Center, where anything you've ever lost at the airport may end up at a bargain price. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Scottsboro, Alabama - Unclaimed Baggage Center

OK, so the museum aspect of it was here and there. I personally had never really paid too much attention to the movie The Labyrinth, so the dolls on display weren't too interesting. However, the rest of the store was unbelievable. If you like thrift stores, which I particularly do, then this place is a utopia. Deals I haven't seen in a very long time. I got 4 pairs of pants, 3 shirts, and a few books for close-to-nothing. [Jaydob2234, 09/12/2009]

[RA: And knowing those clothes came out of someone's unclaimed airline luggage makes it even more special!]

Scottsboro, Alabama - Unclaimed Baggage Center

Visiting this location only goes to prove having a great marketing director or firm brings people who would normally not enter the doors. ABC Good Morning America, Oprah and the numerous websites go on about how great it is. The first clue should have been the number of people walking out without making a purchase. Items were priced much more than I expected. Don't waste your time. If you decide to visit and are as disappointed as we were, there were some highlights: the Blue Willow House (great food within the antique store) and the covered bridges around Fort Payne. [Donna, 07/27/2009]

[RA: We were there years ago -- they had some obvious airport luggage booty then. Seem to recall buying other people's music CDs on the cheap, still in their little travel pouches.]

Scottsboro, Alabama - Unclaimed Baggage Center

While the painting in the Unclaimed Baggage Center's museum is nice, the highlight is the crumbling Hoggle from the movie Labrynth. Apparently foam rubber and latex puppets don't age well. [Craig Thom, 01/20/1999]

Scottsboro, Alabama - Unclaimed Baggage Center

I was there in late October and the place was packed! And talk about deals! They had at least 100 compact cameras for cheap, and some were top shelf models. They have skis and clothes and sporting equipment out the nose.

But the highlight of any visit is the Unclaimed Freight museum. There is a rather large painting by a big-ish name (Pisarro, Turner, etc.) that was unclaimed, as well as some ancient Oriental artifacts. Some articles make you wonder: "How could you forget this?" [Jon Cotner, 01/17/1999]

[RA: See our field report on the Unclaimed Baggage Center]