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These puzzles, games, and educational activities from the Geography and Map collections are free to download, print, and use for teachers, students, parents, and children alike!
Did you know that you can bulk download map images using the loc.gov API? To help you get started, check out the LC Maps for Robots Python tutorials, which explore how to download and analyze cartographic materials in the Library of Congress's online collections.
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Story Maps are immersive, interactive, narrative-based web applications that bring the stories of the Library’s diverse collections to life.
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The Sanborn Fire Insurance map collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale maps, dating from 1867 to the present and depicting the commercial, industrial, and residential sections of some twelve thousand cities and towns in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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The Geography and Map Division holds many political maps and atlases within its collection that illustrate the growth of democracy within the Unites States.
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