--- title: Funny Maps of America: 12 U.S. Maps You Won't Find in a Textbook description: We've never felt more patriotic canonical: https://time.com/10850/12-hilariously-revealing-u-s-maps-you-wont-find-in-a-textbook/ author: Dan Macsai article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-02-28T20:00:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:48.239Z og:title: Funny Maps of America: 12 U.S. Maps You Won't Find in a Textbook og:description: We've never felt more patriotic og:url: https://time.com/10850/12-hilariously-revealing-u-s-maps-you-wont-find-in-a-textbook/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbae298cb71f5a1e5/69868357e53aba98014d1392/distinctive_artist_map11.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1260 og:image:height: 709 og:image:alt: distinctive_artist_map1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Funny Maps of America: 12 U.S. Maps You Won't Find in a Textbook twitter:description: We've never felt more patriotic twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbae298cb71f5a1e5/69868357e53aba98014d1392/distinctive_artist_map11.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 12 Hilariously Revealing U.S. Maps You Won't Find in a Textbook > Sponsored content. 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Feb 28, 2014 8:00 PM UTC The Echo Nest’s recent round-up of [each state’s most distinctive band](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/25/here-is-a-map-of-every-states-favorite-band/) generated quite a bit of discussion—and not just because it revealed [Kentucky’s secret obsession with Fall Out Boy](http://kentuckysportsradio.com/pop-culture/kentuckys-signature-artist-is-fall-out-boy/), and Illinois’ [soft spot for Sufjan Stevens](http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/sufjan-stevens-most-popular-singer-for-illinois-residents-ears/). But it’s hardly the first meme-able U.S. map to surprise, delight and/or disturb us. **1\. The map that may help you career-switch.** _More info_ [_here_](http://deadspin.com/infographic-is-your-states-highest-paid-employee-a-co-489635228) **2\. The map that revels in stereotypes.** _More info_ [_here_](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/27/why-is-louisiana-so-racist-google-autocomplete-map-shows-state-stereotypes/) **3\. The map that suggests you might want to date more New Mexicans.** [ ](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/19/sex-map-which-states-do-it-longest/) _More info_ [_here_](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/19/sex-map-which-states-do-it-longest/)[ ](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/19/sex-map-which-states-do-it-longest/) **4\. The map that will drive you to drink.** _More info_ [_here_](http://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/red-white-and-booze-mapping-all-50-states-most-iconic-beerhooch) **5\. Or eat.** _More info_ [_here_](http://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/red-white-food-mapping-all-50-states-most-significant-chain-restaurants) **6\. The map that puts America in perspective.** _More info_ [_here_](http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1pk4dj/america%5Fas%5Flabeled%5Fby%5Fan%5Faustralian/) **7\. The map that could give you bragging rights.** _More info_ [_here_](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/28/and-heres-why-your-state-doesnt-suck/) **8\. And the map that takes ’em away.** _More info_ [_here_](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/26/why-your-state-sucks-the-great-american-map-of-fail) **9\. The map that shows, in real time, how many Americans are** **_not_** **reading American news sites.**[](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/26/why-your-state-sucks-the-great-american-map-of-fail) _More info_ [_here_](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/07/bit-ly-media-map-reveals-whos-reading-what-in-real-time/) **10\. The map that’ll make you proud to be a Smith (or not).** _More info_ [_here_](http://io9.com/interactive-map-reveals-the-most-common-surnames-in-the-788227040) **11\. The map that suggests Florida’s most famous brand is Hooters.** _More info_ [_here_](http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/corporate-states-america-map-shows-each-states-most-famous-brand-150794) **12\. The map that introduces the forgotten city of Fort Raccoon.** _More info_ [_here_](http://crasstalk.com/2011/02/infographic-if-u-s-cities-had-kept-their-original-names/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/10850/12-hilariously-revealing-u-s-maps-you-wont-find-in-a-textbook/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/10850/12-hilariously-revealing-u-s-maps-you-wont-find-in-a-textbook/"},"headline":"12 Hilariously Revealing U.S. Maps You Won't Find in a Textbook","datePublished":"2014-02-28T20:00:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:48.239Z","description":"We've never felt more patriotic","url":"https://time.com/10850/12-hilariously-revealing-u-s-maps-you-wont-find-in-a-textbook/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Education","Maps","National"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbae298cb71f5a1e5/69868357e53aba98014d1392/distinctive_artist_map11.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Macsai","jobTitle":"Macsai is Chief Strategy Officer at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/dan-macsai/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbae298cb71f5a1e5/69868357e53aba98014d1392/distinctive_artist_map11.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"distinctive_artist_map1","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/10850/12-hilariously-revealing-u-s-maps-you-wont-find-in-a-textbook/","name":"12 Hilariously Revealing U.S. Maps You Won't Find in a Textbook"}}]}] ```