I’ve always loved the visitor maps you get when you visit a national park. I’ve got little stashes of them tucked into the seat back pockets of my car and hidden away in closets. I can never bring ...

ONE OF THE reasons I became a geologist was the maps. I will never have enough walls in my house for all the beautiful geologic maps I'd love to hang. But these maps are also full of information about ...

As someone who loves geography and particularly maps, I've had various maps on my walls for years, allowing for closer study and decoration that is both beautiful and educational. Some maps can be ...

The most detailed national vegetation US land-cover map to date has been released by the US Geological Survey. The map will enable conservation professionals to identify places in the country with ...

Yellowstone National Park's nearly 3,500 square miles seep slightly across state borders into Montana and Idaho, but its major attractions are contained in the northwest corner of Wyoming. The park is ...

There’s so much to love about our national parks! That’s why we’ve put together a national parks checklist and map you can use to keep track of the ones you’ve visited and make plans to see the ones ...

Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic magazine’s founding editor, is credited with saying: A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams. This ...

As with most national parks, your primary safety concern has less to do with threats from your fellow travelers and more to do with the elements and wildlife. Unless you're near a lodge or visitor ...