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my bedroom growing up was wallpapered as a giant World map. got the idea from my grandfather' library which had the samething. I also enjoyed reading the almanac, and hated fiction. go figure.
I amazed my 5th grade teacher by gong to the blackboard and drawing a fairly accurate free-hand map of the United States with all the state lines. Being Aspergers was a help.
To quote one of my parents' legendary euphemisms, I get a "chubby" when I use the street-view of Google Earth! I, too, am a map geek. I even spent over $30 last year to purchase a metro street atlas of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area from Franklin Maps, even though I already know this area like the back of my hand. This local atlas has proven quite handy when I'm on my photo tours so I can be sure to map out my walking route ahead of time to capture every angle of every local town.
Big time map geek. My friends call me "Rand McNally" because I know my way around most of Chicagoland and at times can be a walking map. I still use a map in addition to GPS so I can get an overview that stays in my head. I look at the new yearly editions of road maps to see how the new highways in all states are progressing.
I have a US map from National Geographic that I had framed and put under non-glare, archival glass. Love looking at the battle maps from Civil War, WW1 and WW2. I also dig NGEO, Discover, History and "American Experience" on PBS.
Nice to know other map affecianados.
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I, too, am a map geek. I even spent over $30 last year to purchase a metro street atlas of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area from Franklin Maps, even though I already know this area like the back of my hand. This local atlas has proven quite handy when I'm on my photo tours so I can be sure to map out my walking route ahead of time to capture every angle of every local town. 
