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Fallout 4 Guide: All 20 Bobblehead Locations

Scattered throughout the wasteland in Fallout 4 are Vault Boy Bobbleheads. There are a total of 20 of them located in The Commonwealth, and finding them grants a permanent perk. Each of the 20 Bobbleheads have a different perk effect; seven will improve a specific SPECIAL skill by one rank, while the remaining 13 will improve individual skills.

As I mentioned, the Bobbleheads are scattered throughout the wasteland. Below you can find each location and perk effect they have on your character.

Bobblehead	Effect	Location Name	Location Description
Agility	Agility +1	Wreck of the FMS Northern Star	On the edge of the bow of the ship, located on a rickety wooden platform past the deck huts
Barter	Prices are 5% better	Longneck Lukowski's Cannery	Go to the assembly room and follow the catwalks up and around. The bobblehead is located inside the metal catwalk hut of the main cannary room.
Big Guns	+25% critical damage with heavy weapons	Vault 95	Down in the living quarters (northern most room), located on the radio between two couches
Charisma	Charisma +1	Parsons State Insane Asylum (level 10 required to enter)	Jack Cabot quest chain must be started \| Follow Cabot to his office in the Asylum and you'll find the Bobblehead on his desk.
Endurance	Endurance +1	Poseidon Energy	Inside the central chamber, you'll find the bobblehead on the metal desk near the steam trunk in the central metal catwalk hut.
Energy Weapons	+25% critical damage with energy weapons	Fort Hagen	Located in the kitchen area of the Command Center section of Fort Hagen. It's sitting between two refridgerators on a small table.
Explosive	+15% dmaage with explosives	Saugus Ironworks	Located in the Blast Furnace area (use the destroyed catwalks to reach), the bobblehead can be found on the tall computer attached to the steamer.
Intelligence	Intelligence +1	Boston Public Library	In the northwest corner of hte Library, reach the mechanical room on the second floor. The Bobblehead is on the computer bank.
Lockpicking	Lockpicking is made easier	Pickman Gallery	Head to the lowest levels of the Gallery and you'll find Pickman being held up by raiders. The bobblehead is located on the ground between the brick pillars near a flaming trashcan in the center of the room.
Luck	Luck +1	Spectacle Island	Located on a green tugboat in the southern part of the island, you'll find the bobblehead in a locker next to the steamer trunk.
Medicine	Stimpacks heal 10% more damage	Vault 81	Take the elevator down to Curie's office. The bobblehead is on a desk.
Melee	+25% cirtical damage with melee weapons	Trinity Tower	Inside the cage where Rex and Strong are being held at the very top of Trinity Tower. You'll need to take elevators up to reach the top floor.
Perception	Perception +1	Museeum of Freedom	Located on a metal desk in the chamber where you first meet Preston Garvey.
Repair	Fusion Cores last 1-% longer	Corvega Assembly Plant	Head to the roof and follow the blue catwalks until you reach the top exterior gantry.
Science	Get one extra guess when hacking terminals	Malden Middle School (Vault 75)	Head to Basement Level 3, the bobblehead is on a desk overlooking the subterranean "Diner" area.
Small Guns	+25% critical damage with ballistic guns	Gunners Plaza	Head to the room with the sign above the doors saying "On the Air" (Master lockpick required). You'll find the bobblehead on the broadcast desk inside.
Sneak	You're 10% harder to detect	Dunwich Borers	Deep within the caves, search for Ghouls. The bobblehead is located on a small metal table by a lantern, near the metal post terminal for area #4.
Speech	Vendors have 100 mor Caps for bartering	Park Street Station (Vault 114)	Located in the Overseer's Office where you find Nick Valentine (during the main quest "Unlikely Valentine"). The bobblehead is on the desk.
Strength	Strength +1	Mass Fusion Building	Located on the metal wall sculpture high above the lobby desk.
Unarmed	+25% critical damage with unarmed attacks	Atom Cats Garage	In the main warehouse, located on the hood of the rusty car.