What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Legend has it that a headless sculpture of the god Yaxachtun at the site formerly terrified the local Lacandon people, who feared that the world would end when the head was replaced. With its ...

Kids of every age will be fascinated by the ... There’s also an excellent café overlooking a giant floor map of the world ...

If you thought the members of the British royal family had to follow a bunch of rules, you don’t even know what the royal ...

“You have to mentally map and remember where the walls are, building that knowledge set while you’re exploring and racing around the board.” Kids learn how to strategize and work together to ...

Parents of school-aged boys decided to up and leave their home in England to travel the world. Now, the children attend a "pop-up school" and learn about various cultures.

One of the many joys I’ve found through parenthood is seeing the world through the eyes of my kids. It’s fascinating how a child’s unencumbered view can give old things new light. Hearing my kids’ ...

With gesture control, kids have fun acting out “paper” to start recording and “scissors” to take photos, plus flight trajectory to map out custom ... for Runner's World, Bicycling, and ...

They make life more fun by periodically providing kids with a fresh activity that ... development by helping children make sense of the world around them,” she says. Huffman suggests that ...

mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and paper. Using the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of the better-known Maya sites.