Maps

Courtesy of the David Rumsey Map Collection

The Vintage Map for Your Next All-American Road Trip

A glimpse at how road trips were planned in the pre-Internet age.

Photo - Getty Images / Map - Mike Rogalski

Driving the Lower 48 States in 124 Hours

Drive the lower 48 states 4,000 times faster than real time.

Regional Breakdown of "Firefly" Vs. "Lightning Bug"

A visual breakdown of the use of "firefly" versus "lightning bug."

Help Map the World’s Auroras With the Aurorasaurus

Can you see the aurora? Tweet NASA scientists—they're cataloguing global sightings of the beautiful shimmering light.

Massive Digital Map Tracks Metaphors in Four Million Pieces of Lexical Data

A digital map tracks metaphors from over 4 million pieces of lexical data.

Comprehensive Map Shows How Europe's Population Is Shifting

The different colors on the map show average annual population change for each municipality over the ten years studied.

Watch the Sunrises and Sunsets of Instagram

A grad student at NYU has figured out a way to make all those sunset photos even more beautiful.

How Many Kisses Make a Proper Greeting in France, Mapped

People in Corsica really, really like to kiss each other's cheeks.

Proportional Map of the World's Largest Languages

This proportional map infographic created by Alberto Lucas Lopéz for the 'South China Morning Post' shows the world's largest languages.

Watch the Dizzying World of NYC Transit in Real Time

This is What the World Looked Like to Columbus

Your Hometown Affects How Likely You Are To Get Married Early in Life

Mapping 13 Years of Clouds on Earth

The Stream Systems of the U.S. Visualized As Subway Maps

8 Fictional Places (That Sound Real)

There are fictional nations inserted into movies, TV, comics, and other pop culture media that are vaguely reminiscent of real places, but the name is fictional to avoid offense.

25 Maps That Describe America

Despite being just one country, anyone who lives in the United States knows that no two states are alike. Here are 25 maps that show some of these regional differences.

6 Cool, Chocolate-Scented, or Otherwise Interesting Maps of Chicago

If you think you completely know a city, you might be looking at the wrong map.

An Interactive Map of Earth Photos Tweeted by Astronauts

Astronauts up on the International Space Station are very busy performing space walks, running science experiments—and snapping photos of Earth that they then post on Twitter.

The Greatest Infographic of All Time

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

8 Countries & States That Moved Their Capitals

The American government has been calling Washington, D.C., home for over 200 years, but a number of other capitals have hit the road.