The map might not be the territory, but gosh darn it both aren't fascinating to look at! We’re pretty big fans of maps and we can’t wait to set our eyes on even more unusual and peculiar ones in order to expand our minds and feed our imaginations which are hungry for aesthetic designs. Luckily for us, there are tons of like-minded internet users who are nearly bursting with their love of maps.
This subreddit about maps has nearly 1.5 million members and probably has more creativity than I’ve personally seen anywhere else on Reddit so far. Even though we can’t mention the subreddit’s full name because we'll get censored, the community is truly friendly and has stood the test of time since May 2011. And the person to thank is land surveyor Patrick McGranaghan, the founder of the entire project, whose passion for maps is beyond measure and keeps the online group together.
Patrick and I had a wholesome chat about how to get ourselves moving outside our comfort zones and on adventures, what maps he's recently been working on, as well as the ins and outs of moderating the subreddit.
"I've noticed, especially as I've gotten older, that you only have so much time on this planet and every day that is wasted is a day that you'll never get back. If you want to get out and explore the world you just have to do it. Some adventures will cost time and resources, but the real question I ask myself is can I afford not to do some goal I have my heart set on. There are so many opportunities in this world that it may be hard to choose, but if you wait too long those opportunities will be gone forever," he told Bored Panda to seize the day and really start living.
Bored Panda has featured the subreddit extensively in our previous articles. When you’re done upvoting and commenting on your fave maps in this list, keep in mind that there’s a whole land of adventure waiting for you in these earlier posts right here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
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#1 This Is A LEGO World Map I Designed! I Spent Many Hours Staring At Google Earth And Topological Maps To Make This
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#2 Map Of Africa's Borders If Divided By Languages and Ethnicities
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#3 Hello! I Was Told You Would Enjoy This- Took Me 3 Years!
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#4 World Map Of Borders
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#5 Hello! I Cross Stitch Earth Science Maps And Have Been Told They Belong Here. Great Lakes Bathymetry Is My Favorite So Far
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#6 I Am Working On A Picture Book With Each State Drawn With One Line. I Finished My 7th State Last Night
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#7 Hand Drawn Map Of China And Neighboring Countries With Placenames In Mandarin (I Drew It As An Exercise To Memorise All The Provinces)
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#8 Antarctica Without Ice, U Don't See That A Lot
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#9 Are You Closer To Georgia, Or To Georgia?
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#10 Mythical Beasts Of The United States Of America
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#11 The Topography Of The Roman Empire, Ad 117
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#12 Average Number Of Languages Spoken By The EU Population
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#13 How To Read A Topographical Map
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#14 I Drew A Map Of All Japanese Prefectures (Took 6 Hours). Hope You Like It
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#15 This Is My Friends Wood Shop Project, Thought It Would Be Fitting Here
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#16 If US Land Were Divided Like US Wealth
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#17 The United States — All Of It
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#18 What Are Your Thoughts On This Breggsit?
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#19 My Son’s (12) Map Of The Balkans
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#20 Rural Equivalent Of New York City, Los Angeles And Chicago
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#21 Children’s Map Of The World (Only Shows Countries Where Smacking Children Is Illegal)
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#22 The Great Lakes And Saint Lawrence River Superimposed On A Map Of Europe
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#23 Why Is [country]...? - Google Autocomplete Results (European Countires, 2021)
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#24 I Made A Gingerbread Eastern Hemisphere!
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#25 Age At First Marriage
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#26 Africa, 10 Million Years Later. (Based On Current Predictions And Data)
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#27 The Most Culturally Chauvinistic Europeans
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#28 What Does A Horse Say In Your Language?
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#29 Territories Of Modern Ghana And Ghana Empire
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