Lost Airline Luggage Finds a Surprising Home in Alabama

Since 1970, Unclaimed Baggage has been a final destination for the nation’s misplaced bags and their valuable contents.

Sonni Hood, Unclaimed Baggage's senior public relations manager, holds up a pink satin prom dress inside the massive retail store in Scottsboro, Ala., on Oct. 8, 2025. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

SCOTTSBORO, Ala.—Most people would be shocked to find a live rattlesnake or a $64,000 platinum Rolex watch inside someone’s lost bag at an airport or hotel.

Things equally as strange have turned up, however, and each orphaned suitcase at Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama, has its own backstory.