Everyone has their favorite Christmas movie, but it turns out that those tastes are often regional. For example, the Rust Belt seems to love Elf while the West has a soft spot for The Nightmare Before Christmas. Love for...

Some maps are geographically and/or historically interestin...  ...ing, but not much to look at aesthetically. Other maps are gorgeous, as the artists intended. This artic...  ...d. This article is about the latter, specifically maps that artists have made of New York City. And...

We in the US believe a lot of things about our neighbors, many of which aren't true (though some of them are). Now thanks to Google and Redditor Salem-Witch you can see what stereotypes people have about your state. The...

Point No Point, Hansville, US #nopointA photo posted by @sadtopographies on Sep 25, 2015 at 11:29pm PDT Are you desperate to travel but have no choice other than to do so on a stolen gasoline and bedbug motel budget? Fo...

As the Soviet Union was falling apart in 1989, Rus...  ...to be a treasure. They were intricately-detailed maps of the world, created by Soviet cartographers wit...  ...to the level of individual buildings. The Soviet maps of US and European cities have details that aren&...  ...cities have details that aren&rsq...

While an overwhelming number of movies are set in California because it's just easier for Hollywood studios to say they're filming where they're already located, there are still plenty of movies set outside the Golden St...

Jeffrey Linn, a designer and urban planner, made a...  ...n, a designer and urban planner, made a series of maps illustrating how cities might appear if sea level...  ...might appear if sea levels rose dramatically. The maps are also filled with tongue-in-cheek name changes...

Oona McGee of Rocket News 24 explains that eating oranges is a popular New Year’s tradition in Japan. This is often done over a kotatsu, which is a low table with heater underneath it. People sit under them during...

You’ve probably heard of New Zealand. You ma...  ...which is why it commonly doesn’t appear on maps .World Maps Without New Zealand is a Tumblr blog devoted to maps that show all of the nations and large islands ar...

If you live in the heart of a major city, easy access to public transportation is essential. In New York City, that priority includes the subway system. If you live in Manhattan, how far away from you is the nearest subw...