TELL THE STORY OF NORTH AMERICA. AT THE LEVENTHAL MAP CENTER. INSIDE THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. THAT STORY STRETCHES BACK CENTURIES. MAPS AREN’T JUST STATIC DEPICTIONS OF THE WAY THE WORLD IS, BUT ...

Explore the history and significance of various locations on Boston's map in this informative video, uncovering their ...

BASED SOLELY ON. [MUSIC] YOUR ADDRESS. WHAT IF THERE WERE A TIME MACHINE THAT COULD FIT IN YOUR POCKET AND SHOW YOU INSTANTLY WHAT A PLACE LOOKED LIKE 100 YEARS AGO? WELL THERE IS. IT’S CALLED ATLAS ...

Greater Boston is the 10th most populous metropolitan area in the country. But according to geographer Garrett Dash Nelson, that statistic doesn’t actually mean much. “An averaged-out stat doesn’t ...

The City of Boston wants to take steps now to mitigate the disastrous outcomes associated with predicted sea level rise in upcoming decades. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh laid out an ambitious vision for ...

Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, once called Boston’s Emerald Necklace “the most important work of our profession now in hand.” His elegant system of parks tamed the Muddy ...

For almost two years, Boston Public Library intern Rachel Mead helped to create the library’s digital Atlascope. Incorporating historic maps of urban Boston, the tool lets users see how places have ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday quietly signed the City Council–approved redistricting map, making official newly redrawn voting district boundaries for the next municipal election. Wu’s press ...