Boston, Massachusetts, USA

♫ These Are a Few of My Favorite Things ♫ ~ Coffee Shops: Where does so much of the work of Geographically Yours get done? In coffee shops around the world (actually that was B.C., Before Covid). Criticize Starbucks if you want, but it is the reason we have seen a resurgence of café culture over the past 50 years. [2008] 

Crossroads, New Mexico, USA

♫ These Are a Few of My Favorite Things ♫ ~ Post Offices: A place is not a place until it has a name, and the one place you could count on to prominently display that name was the post office. The old U.S. Post Office Department was the GIS of its day. In fact, it used to have a topographer to keep track of all the places where mail had to be delivered. [2018]

Lerna, Illinois, USA

♫ These Are a Few of My Favorite Things ♫ ~ Barns: Just as the family farm is passing out of existence, so is the traditional barn. Some, like this double-pen barn on the reconstituted Lincoln farm, will be deliberately preserved; most will not. Geographers love to figure out why building materials, designs, and sizes of barns vary from place to place. [2017]

Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA

♫ These Are a Few of My Favorite Things ♫ ~ Water Towers: Water towers (and water tanks) work hand-in-hand with the spirit of place. They can make residents feel proud and visitors feel welcome, and also lift your spirits by lifting your gaze above the horizon. In residence here: the patriotic muse, the history muse, and the toponymic muse. [2018]

Hebron, Kentucky, USA

♫ These Are a Few of My Favorite Things ♫ ~ Ferries: From Kentucky to Ohio: There are few crossings where you can still make the trip by ferry boat. When you find one, treat it like a shooting star, and take a ride. Geographers like traveling the 'blue highways,' but ferries are even better. They get you off the blue highways and even deeper into the past. [2017]

Bliss, Idaho, USA

♫ These Are a Few of My Favorite Things ♫ ~ People: Dad's a trucker, but when there's nothing to haul he shares the road with his boy. Blissful, isn't it? Meeting people anywhere and everywhere is one of the joys of traveling as a geographer. Sometimes they pose, and sometimes they don't. [2020]

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

♫ These Are a Few of My Favorite Things ♫ ~ World Globes: Cool Globes, right? That's the name of the exhibit along Tryon Street in Charlotte for the rest of the year. Each one has a story to tell about sustainability. Finding a world globe anywhere on the landscape is a real treat for geophiles! Expect to see more cool globes on Geographically Yours in 2021. [2020]