Maps feel simple at first glance, but every now and then one forces you to pause and look again. The maps in this list play ...

Want to go from Venice to the Swiss Alps all without a passport? Discover the movie location map that lets you see the world ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions suggest.

Ever wondered what your hometown looked like centuries ago? Thanks to a hidden feature in Google Earth, you can now step back ...

Learning how to create a 3D globe with the world map in Illustrator is quite easy to do and remember. This project can also be the start of another project on how to make this 3D globe revolve. For ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — A new interactive map ...

The world is a big place. There is plenty to see on our planet: cities, mountains, and a lot of countries that can be tricky to tell apart on a map. This quiz is here to test how well you really know ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.

There's a galaxy of globes out there. Celestial globes map stars and constellations. Lunar globes depict the craters, seas and mountain ranges of Earth's moon. Terrestrial globes, the most common type ...

LONDON — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy surface. You’re likely to pinpoint a spot in the water, ...