GEOGRAPHY

What the U.S.-Mexico Border Looks Like, in Timelapse

Satellite images show how diverse the geography of America's southern boundary is.

12 Bizarre Rooms at Wind Cave National Park

If you discover it, you get to name it.

15 Towns with a Population of 15 (Or Less)

When you're the only family in town, you can name your 5-year-old the mayor.

15 Places You Won’t Believe Have Seen Snow

Here are 15 sunny places that are, surprisingly, no stranger to the white stuff.

12 States That Considered Splitting Apart

From North Maine to South Nebraska.

How Each State Decided What to Put on Its Commemorative Quarter

Here's how each state decided what to put on its commemorative quarter.

The 25 U.S. Cities With the Lowest Cost of Living

If you’re sick of spending all of your hard-earned income on rent, it might be time to move.

New Geocoding System Creates Hyper-Specific Global Addresses

Now you have no excuse for getting lost.

6 Short-Lived Countries That Don't Exist Anymore

Rulers and nations have come and gone throughout history. Some of them have been important, leaving behind a legacy that affects us to this day; others, like the ones on this list, vanished almost as quickly as they started.

Web App Reveals How Misleading Maps Really Are

The Size Of lets you compare the relative sizes of different nations.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland via Flickr // CC BY-ND 2.0

Zalipie, Poland’s Prettiest Painted Village

It started out as an attempt to cover soot stains, but now you’ll find find houses, barns, bridges, chicken coops, and even garbage cans covered in garlands.

Point Nemo: The Point in the Ocean Farthest From Land

No place on Earth is farther from land than Point Nemo, also known as the Oceanic Pole of Inacessability.

25 Things You Should Know About Anchorage

Anchorage is a city on the edge of civilization—and that’s exactly what locals and visitors love about it.

10 Locations That Allow You to Be in Multiple Places at Once

A few more spots that play it loose and free with the idea of clear boundaries.

Olaus Magnus (1539) via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

What’s With the Sea Monsters on Old Maps?

The world was a scary place in the Middle Ages.

15 Things You Should Know About the Adirondacks

New York’s mightiest mountains are as historic as they are breathtaking: The Adirondacks have seen Olympic glory, resurging wildlife, and the sudden dawn of a presidency.

12 Deep Facts About Crater Lake National Park

It's more than a strikingly blue lake. Located in southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park’s 183,224 acres are filled with evergreens, old-growth forests, and volcano remnants.