Scratch World Map + USA

Great for kids or classroom or traveling family. Sure there is an app for this..... But wall display fun.

The media could not be loaded. Really pleased with this scratch map. When shopping for this product I found many maps to choose from. I chose this one as its colors were quite different to the rest. I'm really glad I opted for this map.I was impressed with the quality of the map. The big deal for me was this is a proper world map, it's pretty well detailed and has quite a lot of information on the map compared to the others I looked at. There are a lot of cities on the map plus it shows all the US states outline on the top layer and underneath. Extra detail like hill shading makes it quite a grown up map. It is lovely to look at and a real centerpiece.I found the colors underneath the scratch material worked really well, they are fairly subtle but vibrant enough, which is a great balance. I'd done my homework before I bought this and saw some of these maps had problems when trying to scratch off places. I used a guitar pick which worked really well. When you scratch, my advice would be to start on the border lines first and work your way in. The scratch material on the top scratch's off pretty easy, so on that note take care when taking the map out of the tube. You don't want to accidentally scratch off places you haven't visited yet by being rough with it.The size of the map is impressive too, making it easy to scratch off even the smallest countries of the world. It's large compared to others out there, and easy to find a frame for a good price. I just need to get around to putting it into the frame!I've traveled across some parts of Europe and the US and this map will be a great way for me to document the places I've been. People have already started to notice the map in my hallway and it's so much fun talking about memories I've had and people I've met along the way. Now I've scratched most of the places off I've already been it's also making me think about booking trips to all the places I haven't been yet, which is still a lot by the looks of the unscratched bits!For me with these concept maps it's all about the map itself, which is beautiful. It doesn't need the other gimmicky bits like magnifying glasses and stickers. If you want something that you're proud to keep in your own home and on your wall then this is the scratch map for you.I'll probably buy this again but this time for a friend. I have buddies that travel so this would be the perfect gift for them.The price was reasonable as well and it came really quickly, so on all counts really happy with my purchase.

I looked at several scratch maps before ordering, but this one seemed to fit the bill, and I haven't been disappointed. We hung it in our camper. It scratches off easily, revealing the detail underneath. The cities displayed are limited, but it still highlights main ones, and that's not so much the point. This map didn't break the bank and looks nice on the wall. Would be a great gift for a travel loving family or relative

I like the markings on the maps and a lot of the format of it, I have a few qualms though:1. The projection used for the world map is kinda weird, with Alaska and New Zealand both being fully/partially on the map in two places.2. On both the world map and US map, the lines on the scratch-off layer don't match up well with the lines on the actual poster underneath, which has resulted in me scratching off small places I didn't mean to scratch off.

Before my map arrived, I received an e-mail with instructions on how to carefully open the map. So when, the map arrived (which was rolled in a cardboard poster tube), I thought I would be immune from a scratched-map-review since I followed the instructions exactly. However, when I opened the map, unfortunately, there were already small scratches throughout. I reached out to the seller and was able to reach a happy resolution.To scratch off the map, I used slightly dulled point mechanical pencil to outline the state/country and a metal credit card to scratch off the larger interior sections. The colors are a little muted, but you can already see that from the photos. I didn’t want a black-ocean map though, so I made places pop more by adding push pins. I mounted the map on a foam board, since I saw that the seller had recommended a foam core board as opposed to a cork board in the product Q&A. This was a great recommendation, since the foam board holds pins pretty well. To frame it, I bought a 24 x 35 ¾ inch frame from IKEA (24 x 36 should be a common frame size at any store). I cut off the white-border of the map so that there wouldn’t be a contrast between the map white border and the white foam board. I’m super happy with the results and think that it looks gorgeous in the frame!A few other things to note that I didn’t specify above:CONS:- Since the map has curved lines, there are some duplicates that appear – like part of Russia, Alaska, and New Zealand on both the left and right side of the map.- Sometimes a City/Country/State text goes over other regions. So it’s a little weird when I have a pin in the location of Chicago, but the word “Chicago” is partially still un-scratched with the gold background since I haven’t been to the state on the left. I assume this would be a common issue on other maps though.PROS:- This does have USA state lines.- This doesn’t have extra stuff at the bottom like flags or whatever. This to me was a huge plus, since I just wanted a simple map.- The customer service is excellent.

My kids are going to be rewarded with writing little geography assignments by getting to scratch off a state or a country on these maps. They're fairly easy to scratch, and it's a very satisfying thing to do. I don't bribe my kids very often, but if it's something like this, I'm all for it. Another benefit of scratching them off is that it will make it easier for the kids to pick out a place that we haven't studied yet. I'm very happy with these maps! They are pinned up in our hallway and a few guests have commented on how cool they are.

Just be sure to not scratch an area by mistake or you might have to visit a country you weren’t planning on!!