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From the YouTube channel The Unmapped States

Every state is hiding something. Take the file with you.

Printable field guides built from the channel's research. Each file has the hidden history, 25 places to see for yourself, and where the locals actually eat. Print it, fold it, keep it in the glovebox.

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46Deep-dive episodes
91K+Views so far
25Places per file
50States to map
Cover drafts
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Pick a state. Open its file.

Choose any state and we'll declassify one story from its file. The rest stays blacked out until you get the full guide.

  1. Pick your stateWhere you live, where you grew up, or where you're driving next.
  2. Read one story freeA real finding from the channel's research, with the source in the full file.
  3. Unlock the rest25 places, the hidden history, the food, and the printable map.

Try New Mexico, Florida or Ohio. Those files are furthest along.

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Choose your file. Hit the road.

Every guide is a printable PDF, sized for US Letter and easy to print at home. Launch prices hold until the timer runs out.

Available now The State Files · No. 01

New Mexico

The file behind the channel's most-watched episode.

$7$12Save $5
  • Places to visit, with coordinates25
  • Hidden-history stories18
  • Where to eat and drinkIncluded
  • Printable fold-out mapIncluded
  • FormatPDF · US Letter

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One state up close, the whole country in the glovebox.

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  • The State Files: New MexicoIncluded
  • The Road-Trip AtlasIncluded
  • Printable mapsBoth books
  • Road-trip checklistsBoth books
  • FormatPDF · US Letter

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Road-Trip Atlas

The strangest places in all 50 states, mapped for the drive.

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  • States covered50
  • Ready-made routesIncluded
  • Fold-out USA mapIncluded
  • Tick-off checklistIncluded
  • FormatPDF · US Letter

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What's inside a State File

Nine sections. One state, front to back.

The episode gives you the story. The file gives you the places, the directions and the details to go and see it yourself.

§ 1

25 places worth the drive

Each with coordinates, the best season to go, and the nearest town for gas and food.

§ 2

The hidden history

The episode's stories in print, with the details that didn't fit in the video.

§ 3

Fun facts locals will test you on

The records, oddities and trivia that win an argument at the bar.

§ 4

Where to eat and drink

Diners, bars and roadside stops worth planning a route around.

§ 5

Say it right

A pronunciation guide for the place names visitors always get wrong.

§ 6

Day trips and routes

Three ready-made drives with distances, times and stops.

§ 7

The printable map

All 25 places pinned on one fold-out page.

§ 8

Your field checklist

Tick off each place as you visit. Date it, note it, keep it.

§ 9

Sources and further reading

Where every fact comes from, so you can check it yourself.

Sample entry · Place 07 of 25New Mexico

Blue Hole, Santa Rosa

Where
34.94° N, 104.67° W · off old Route 66
Best time
May to September, on a weekday morning
From ABQ
About 2 hours east on I-40

An 80-foot-deep artesian pool that stays near 62°F all year. Divers train here. At the bottom, a locked grate seals off a flooded cave system that still has no confirmed end.

Visited on ____ / ____ / ______
And inside the Road-Trip Atlas

The whole country, one glovebox book

  • The strangest stop in every state, with a short story and directions
  • Regional routes you can drive in a long weekend
  • A fold-out USA map with every stop pinned
  • A 50-state checklist to track where you've been
Collect the states

One new file for every state the channel covers.

When a state gets its episode, it gets its file. Hover a state to see where it stands.

File released
Episode out, file in the works
Still unmapped

Want your state next? Say so in the comments on the channel. The most-requested states go first.

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Questions

Before you hit the road.

Is this the same as the video?
No. The file starts where the episode ends. You get the stories in print, plus 25 places to visit with directions, food and drink stops, a pronunciation guide and a printable map.
How do I get it?
Right after checkout you get a download link by email. The PDF opens on any phone, tablet or computer.
Can I print it?
Yes. Every page is sized for US Letter and prints well in black and white or color on a home printer.
When is my state coming?
Each state gets its file after it gets its episode. Check the map above, and tell us in the YouTube comments which state you want next.
Are the facts checked?
Every file ends with a sources section listing where each fact comes from. If you spot a mistake, tell us and the file gets corrected for everyone.
What if I'm not happy with it?
Email us within 30 days and we'll refund you. No questions asked.
Launch prices end soon

The map is not the whole story. The file is.

The launch sale has ended. Every file is still available at its regular price.

New Mexico File $7 · Field Kit $22 · Road-Trip Atlas $19

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