Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for a travel-junkie friend, or you just want to treat your own globe-trotting self, maps are ideal for every adventurer. Here are a few maps that would make splendid gifts any time of year (but especially for Christmas!).
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1. National Parks Sticker Map
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Price: $55.00 at uncommongoods.com
I have a goal: to visit one national park in every state. This map would be a perfect gift (for me... hint, hint!) for anyone who shares my vision.
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2. USA Scratch Map
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Price: $28.95 at uncommongoods.com
When you visit a state, scratch it off. So much fun!
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3. Watercolor World Map
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Price: $35.00 at uncommongoods.com
I love the bright colors of this big world map!
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4. Magnetic Future Map
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Price: $96.00 at uncommongoods.com
Mounted with two strips, and including wee metal balls to use to mark your travels (bye bye push-pins), this map is pretty high-tech.
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5. Personalized Wedding & Anniversary Pushpin Map
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Price: $149.00 at uncommongoods.com
Celebrate your best friend's wedding and all their future anniversaries with this custom map.
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6. Beer Cap Map USA
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Price: $35.00 at uncommongoods.com
Made of sturdy birch plywood, this map features little cutouts for the beercaps from your bestie's coast-to-coast brewery adventures.
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7. Birds and Blooms Art U.S. Map
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Price: $75.00 to $215.00 at uncommongoods.com
Available framed, or framed in black or natural wood, this map features each state's bird and flower.
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8. Map of Our Hearts
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Price: $130.00 at uncommongoods.com
If your sister and her husband come from two different places, this custom map would make such a sweet gift!
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9. This Land is Your Land Kids' Map
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Price: $17.00 at uncommongoods.com
If the little globe-trotter on your list is under 4 feet tall, this may be the map gift for them.
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10. United States Beer Tasting Map
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Price: $30.00 at uncommongoods.com
With a space for one beer cap from every state, this map would make an excellent gift for the brew lover on your list.
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11. Boston Marathon Map
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Price: $28.00 at uncommongoods.com
If there's a runner on your list, this would be such a thoughtful, perhaps race-inspiring gift!
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12. Children's World Map
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Price: $17.00 at uncommongoods.com
Your niece's sticky jam fingers are no match for this colorful, laminated world map.
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13. Brooklyn Subway Map Tumblers
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Price: $40.00 at uncommongoods.com
It takes a moment to see it, but the pattern on these tumblers will be easily recognized by the New Yorker on your list.
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14. Neighborhood Leaf Maps
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Price: $36.00 at uncommongoods.com
From Boston to San Francisco (and a few places in between), this organic-feel map could be a bit of home in your nephew's new place.
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15. Pin World Map
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Price: $39.00 at uncommongoods.com
Made of blue or black felt, this world map includes a set of red pins designed to look like GPS markers.
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16. Great Wines of France Tasting Map
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Price: $30.00 at uncommongoods.com
This map would make an excellent gift for every oenophile you know, especially the ones who are so hardcore, they go on pilgrimages.
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17. World Map Inlay Wooden IPhone Case
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Price: $29.00 at uncommongoods.com
Also available for Android devices, this wood inlay map is just fantastic, and it's budget-friendly, too.
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18. We Found Each Other Custom Puzzle
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Price: $129.00 at uncommongoods.com
It's a tough call: would this make a nicer gift for the holidays, or for a wedding?
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19. Scratch Travel Journal
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Price: $28.95 at uncommongoods.com
If your sister's planning her trip of a lifetime, she's going to need this travel journal.
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20. Places in America
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Price: $120.00 at uncommongoods.com
Designed by You & Me The Royal We, this U.S. map is just incredibly cool and unique!
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21. Around the World Geography Scarf
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Price: $60.00 at uncommongoods.com
If your mom's both a fashionista and a travel junkie, this scarf would make an excellent gift.
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22. United States of America Block Set
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Price: $100.00 at uncommongoods.com
Non-toxic and educational (and not nearly as noisy as a drum set), these blocks will make you your nephew's favorite (and your sister's, too).
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23. Rivers of the US: All Things Merge into One
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Price: $45.00 at uncommongoods.com
This gorgeous map, detailing the whereabouts of the nation's life's-blood, is just so pretty and calming.
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