Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

Here’s where the Tamiami Trail is, what to know about its history and why the Florida senator that proposed its name change dropped the bill.

At one point the Gulf of Mexico was called the Gulf of New Spain, and Mexico was referred to by the Spanish as New Spain.

The Texas Gulf Coast is calling—and its 3,359 miles of shoreline are filled with cultural sights, affordable seafood, serene ...

The Gulf of Mexico is the Gulf of Mexico is the Gulf ... but that place names are not sacrosanct even when no discreditable history begs to lose a place of honor. Put all that aside, though ...

Town councils and businesses along the gulf are conflicted over whether and how to ditch ‘Mexico’ in its name.

A Republican-led effort to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" is moving forward in Florida’s Legislature, ...

The Pentagon made waves Monday when it announced the deployment of the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer Gravely to patrol near ...

She is a photographer and writer who covers Texas, Mexico ... A Texas Gulf Coast road trip offers ample educational moments through culture, history, and nature—and endless experiences that ...

To ensure Louisiana is aligned with the president’s order, “I recommend striking the name ‘Mexico’ and replacing it with ‘America’ in reference to the Gulf in Louisiana’s standards ...