All 20 Bobblehead Locations In Fallout 4
Like previous entries in the series, finding all the bobblehead locations in Fallout 4 can be laborious. However, thanks to the perks attached to each of these little Vault Boy toys, many players will find themselves searching for them across the wasteland.
Aside from being quirky knick-knacks to place in your residence as memorabilia, Fallout 4's bobbleheads provide powerful stat boosts to your respective skills and S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats. Each bobblehead corresponds to one specific skill with no duplicates, but while incredibly useful, the 20 bobblehead locations in Fallout 4 can be difficult to find even for veteran Fallout players without a handy guide to follow.
All Bobblehead Locations In Fallout 4
Custom image by Steven GarrardSearching for these collectibles is a great personal mission to pursue in Fallout 4, ensuring your character continues to develop as you progress through the game. But knowing where to begin your search can be daunting, given the number of valuable or junk items players come across in the game.
Many of the bobbleheads' skills correspond to their location, which indicates where you might find certain types. For example, the bobblehead that enhances Intelligence is found in the Boston Public Library, and the Perception bobblehead is found inside a museum.
The table below details each type of bobblehead in Fallout 4 and their locations, while the list showcases a step-by-step breakdown of how to find each bobblehead within these areas, and what exactly they provide you after adding them to your ever-growing collection.
|
Bobblehead Type |
Skill Enhancement |
Location |
|
Strength |
Improves your Strength by 1 |
Mass Fusion Building |
|
Sneak |
Makes you 10% harder to detect when crouching |
Dunwich Borers |
|
Small Guns |
Increases critical damage with ballistic weapons by 25% |
Gunners Plaza |
|
Unarmed |
Increases critical damage with unarmed attacks by 25% |
Atom Cats Garage |
|
Science |
Grants an extra guess when hacking terminals |
Vault 75 |
|
Repair |
Increases the duration of Fusion Cores by 10% |
Corvega Assembly Plant |
|
Perception |
Improves your Perception by 1 |
Museum of Freedom |
|
Melee |
Increases critical damage with melee weapons by 25% |
Trinity Tower |
|
Endurance |
Improves your Endurance by 1 |
Poseidon Energy |
|
Medicine |
Increases healing from stimpaks by 10% |
Vault 81 |
|
Speech |
Gives all vendors an extra 100 Bottle Caps in Fallout 4 to buy your items from when bartering |
Vault 114 |
|
Lockpicking |
Makes picking locks easier |
Pickman Gallery |
|
Energy Weapon |
Increases critical damage with energy weapons by 25% |
Fort Hagen |
|
Charisma |
Improves your Charisma by 1 |
Parsons State Insane Asylum |
|
Big Guns |
Increases the critical damage of heavy weapons by 25% |
Vault 95 |
|
Explosives |
Increases damage dealt from explosives by 15% |
Saugus Ironworks |
|
Barter |
Grants 5% better prices when buying and selling |
Longneck Lukowski's Cannery |
|
Intelligence |
Improves your Intelligence by 1 |
Boston Public Library |
|
Agility |
Improves your Agility by 1 |
FMS Northern Star Wreck |
|
Luck |
Improves your Luck by 1 |
Spectacle Island |
It is also important to note that the further you go from the starting area, the more difficult and numerous enemies will start to become, with the bobbleheads closer to the top and bottom right side of the map needing a bit of extra planning, or even some additional levels before you can hope to get there in one piece.
Strength Bobblehead
Mass Fusion Building
This bobblehead is located inside the Mass Fusion Building and can be found on the second floor on top of the main lobby overlooking the lower floors. You will see it on top of a metal structure hanging over the top of the desk inside the lobby, where after heading up the stairs and over to the metal structure, you can grab Fallout 4's Strength bobblehead.
Sneak Bobblehead
Dunwich Borers
Fallout 4's Sneak Bobblehead can be found deep within the Dunwich Borers caves. The easiest way to find this item is to locate the 'Area 4' sign inside this area on Fallout 4's map. Once you've made your way through the end and have killed all the ghouls in the cave, the bobblehead is placed on a desk to the left of the sign towards the end of the final area.
Small Guns Bobblehead
Gunners Plaza
The Small Guns bobblehead is found in Gunners Plaza, not far into the building itself. Go to the broadcaster's room noted by a sign that says 'On the Air ', to find the Small Guns bobblehead. You'll need to either be able to pick master level locks or grab the key from looping Captain Wes to actually get inside the room, but after making your way through the doors, you will find the bobblehead on the desk in the center of the room.
While it might seem straightforward to acquire, the difficulty of the enemies and the inability to avoid combat make it one of the harder bobbleheads to acquire in Fallout 4's early game, with a Stealth boy and plenty of healing supplies coming in especially handy here.
Unarmed Bobblehead
Atom Cats Garage
To find the Unarmed bobblehead, head towards Atoms Cats Garage. Once at the location, look for the main garage, where you will find a rusted car. On the hood of this car, you will find the bobblehead in question, ready to add to your collection.
While the Atom Cats themselves aren't much of a problem, the road here can be especially treacherous at lower levels. If you've got the time and resources, you can try to swim there and back using a Hazmat suit purchased from Becky Fallon in the Diamond City Market.
Science Bobblehead
Malden Middle School Inside Vault 75
The Science bobblehead is located in Malden Middle School within Vault 75, which doubles as one of Fallout's most diabolical vault experiments. Heading to the diner facility located on the third level of the basement, you will find the bobblehead on a table in the diner area on top of a desk.
Repair Bobblehead
Corvega Assembly Plant
This bobblehead is housed within the Corvega Assembly Plant. To find the Repair Bobblehead, head through the facility until you can exit onto the roof. After walking south on the walkway path, you will find the repair bobblehead at the walkway's edge next to a lantern on top of a box.
If you're having trouble taking care of the raiders filling the building at early levels, you can also pick off most of them from a distance by using a sniper rifle from the nearby overpass.
Perception Bobblehead
Museum of Freedom
This Fallout 4 bobblehead location is in the Museum of Freedom and will be in the same room where you met Preston Garvey and the Minutemen in Fallout 4, above the main front doors of the building. The Perception Bobblehead will be on the desk beside the computer.
Melee Bobblehead
Trinity Tower
The Melee Bobblehead in Fallout 4 is found at the very top of Trinity Tower inside the room where two NPCs, Rex and Strong, are being held captive. The item will be placed on a workbench beside two red toolboxes. Getting to the top will require quite a bit of effort, though, as the entire structure is filled with Mutant Hounds and Super Mutants waiting to tear you apart.
Endurance Bobblehead
Poseidon Energy
The Endurance Bobblehead can be found in Poseidon Energy in the makeshift metal hut. To get access to the area, you'll need to head through the large open area and traverse the ramps and scaffolding to get to the elevated room, after which you can simply head inside and take the bobblehead that's waiting for you on one of the metal desks.
This one is another bobblehead that requires you to fight through numerous enemies to get to, with careful planning and a few combat abilities being the difference between coming out with the Bobblehead, or not coming out at all.