Fallout 3 has one Bobblehead for each skill and S.P.E.C.I.A.L, totaling up to 20 collectibles in a single playthrough. In this guide, I'll show you all the locations of every Bobblehead in Fallout 3.
All Bobblehead Locations in Fallout 3
All S.P.E.C.I.A.L Bobblehead Locations
For your reference, take a glance at the picture above for the general location of each Bobblehead. Below is a list of all S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Bobbleheads, along with their corresponding locations.
| Bobblehead No. and S.P.E.C.I.A.L. | Bobblehead Location |
| Bobblehead 1 - Strength | In the town of Megaton at Lucas Simm's house. The bobblehead is inside Luca's bedroom on top of the desk. Note: Not obtainable once you choose to blow up Megaton |
| Bobblehead 2 - Perception | The bobblehead is inside the Museum of Dave on top of a bookshelf on the right side of the building. |
| Bobblehead 3 - Endurance | Bobblehead 3 is in the Deathclaw Sanctuary area. It's near the entrance on a small platform next to the rotting corpse. |
| Bobblehead 4 - Charisma | This Bobblehead is in Vault 108 inside the Cloning Lab. |
| Bobblehead 5 - Intelligence | Bobblehead 5 is located in the Rivet City: Science Lab. It's right next to the set of lockers downstairs. |
| Bobblehead 6 - Agility | The Bobblehead of Agility is in the office at the Greener Pastures Disposal Site. It's sitting on top of a desk next to a locked terminal. |
| Bobblehead 7 - Luck | The last S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Bobblehead is in the Arlington Cemetery North. It's in the basement of a house in the middle of the cemetery. |
All Skills Bobblehead Locations
For all 13 Skill Bobbleheads, use the photo above for reference on their whereabouts. Listed below are all Skill Bobbleheads with specific instructions on how to acquire them.
| Bobblehead No. and Skill | Bobblehead Location |
| Bobblehead 1 - Barter | This Bobblehead is in the Evergreen Mills Bazaar. It's inside a dark corner of the room next to the Smiling Jack. |
| Bobblehead 2 - Big Guns | The Big Guns Bobblehead is in the CO Quarters of Fort Constantine. It's inside a safe in the basement area. |
| Bobblehead 3 - Energy Weapons | Bobblehead 3 is in Colonel Autumn's bedroom in Raven Rock. The room is on the left side after passing a huge door from 2B to 2C. |
| Bobblehead 4 - Explosives | The Explosives Bobblehead is located in the WKML Broadcast Station. It's in the manhole cover behind the station. |
| Bobblehead 5 - Lockpick | The Bobblehead for the Lockpick skill is on the second floor of the Bethesda Offices East (Bethesda Ruins). It's on top of a desk with a lamp. |
| Bobblehead 6 - Medicine | The Bobblehead is inside Vault 101 on top of James' medical desk. You can grab this before taking the G.O.A.T. You can also grab this in the same location during the mission "Escape!" or in the clinic's backroom during "Trouble on the Homefront". |
| Bobblehead 7 - Melee Weapon | The Melee Weapons Bobblehead is located in a room inside the Dunwich Building after you exit the virulent underchambers. |
| Bobblehead 8 - Repair | The Bobblehead is located on top of the white table in Evan King's House. Getting inside the house requires a 50 Lockpick skill. |
| Bobblehead 9 - Science | The Science Bobblehead is in Vault 106, where you find the insane survivor. |
| Bobblehead 10 - Small Guns | The Bobblehead is inside the National Guard Armory at the National Guard Depot. It's sitting on top of a shelf in a sealed storage room in the basement. You can unlock this area by going to the third floor of the depot and flipping the switch. |
| Bobblehead 11 - Sneak | The Sneak Bobblehead is in the Yao Guai Den on top of a metal box near a big water puddle. |
| Bobblehead 12 - Speech | This Bobblehead is in Eulogy's Pad at Paradise Falls. It's on top of a table right next to a terminal. |
| Bobblehead 13 - Unarmed | You can find this Bobblehead in an unmarked area west of Smith Casey's garage in Rockopolis. You should see a large boulder with a party banner below. Enter the boulder, and you should see the Bobblehead next to a person's body. |
Are getting Bobbleheads worth it in Fallout 3?
Getting all Bobbleheads in Fallout 3 is very worth it, and I recommend you go the extra mile in digging them up to gain extra stat boosts for your character. Here are all the benefits you get from acquiring a Bobblehead:
- For each S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Bobblehead, you get +1 to its corresponding S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat. Attaining these Bobbleheads when you have Maxed (10) S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats will not do anything for your character.
- For the Skill Bobblehead, you gain +10 points on the corresponding skill. It's definitely worth getting, especially if you don't have a maxed-out character and you're struggling during the early to mid-game phase.
- You can store them in the Bobblehead Collector's Stand in the Megaton House or in the Tenpenny Tower Suite.
- Collecting all Bobbleheads is essential to get two trophies:
- Yes, I play with Dolls
- Vault-Tec C.E.O.
Bobbleheads are an awesome way to buff yourself for free permanently. Couple those stat increases with a decent weapon and armor set, and you're ready to decimate those pesky Deathclaws in one of the best RPG games of all time.
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