If you were to drop Dave Imus anywhere in the United States, he could likely point out something unique in the landscape around him. This winding road through flat farmland, 30 miles outside of Eugene ...

The U.S. Minor Outlying Islands are a group of nine very remote, unincorporated territories straddling the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. While many people do not think of them this way, these ...

When the United States officially emerged as an independent country after the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, it was a nation rich in promise but disstructured in design. Its boundaries were ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. The “Eagle Map of the United ...

Think you know your U.S. state geography? We’ll start you off with an easy one. Which state is this thumbtack located in? It may look like it here, but Florida isn’t the southernmost state in the U.S.

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. These pages from Anna Heermans’ ...

In 2006 the National Geographic Education Foundation released the results of its “geographic literacy” survey of young Americans. The findings were painful. Only half of men and women aged 18 to 24 ...