Maps are more than just tools for navigation—they can tell some pretty fascinating (and funny) stories about the world we live in. This collection of maps takes a fresh look at geography, blending ...

Cartography is cool. Where would we be without it as a species? I, personally, wouldn't know that my country looks like a tiny Africa and would get lost driving in any new city that I visit. We can ...

A city’s shapes are invisible from the vantage point of the ground. Airplanes, high-rise views, and catching glimpses down wide avenues while crossing a street provide reminders of the scale and ...

Drawing on comparisons between an 1836 topographical New York City map done by Joseph Colton and a current day Google satellite map, The Smithsonian has created a wonderful interactive map (which we ...

In this video I show and talk about a few interesting maps which depict the United States. Presenting us with information about how each state and/or county compare in certain aspects. (Map timestamps ...

BuzzFeed posted this map of where fireworks are legal and illegal. Iowa is the bright yellow dud, along with Illinois, sitting in the middle of the nation's big blue Boom!-Bang! belt. There's still ...

Google Maps is one of the best apps Google ever made, and it's obviously a must-have app on either an Android device or an iPhone. However, the app does have one huge downside, and it's one Google has ...

Google Maps is perhaps one of the most influential apps ever, with the service having been available for two decades now. But what if it had launch a bit earlier? A fun new design video imagines what ...