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Step 1
Check with the Automobile Association of America (AAA). Members can stop in any AAA office anywhere to get free maps. This auto club is perhaps the largest publisher of folding road and street maps in the country now, since the gasoline companies stopped handing them out several decades ago.
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Step 2
Call the local Chamber of Commerce. For up-to-date, detailed local maps, the Chamber is a good bet because their membership usually includes many realtors and developers, who benefit from having their newest neighborhoods and business parks represented on them.
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Step 3
Look through the local telephone books. Many telephone books include informational sections that detail local events, landmarks, and regional history, in addition to maps of the cities, neighborhoods and suburbs of the region.
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Step 4
See if your area has a local chapter of Welcome Wagon. This organization's mission is to introduce new residents and homeowners to the area and they often have many goodies, including coupons to local attractions, restaurants and shops, as well as maps to help newcomers get around.
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Step 5
Call or visit the regional or local Convention and Vistior's Bureau or Tourism Bureau. Many cities and regions with a lot of tourist traffic also maintain a Welcome Center, usually located on a main highway or road, that is stocked with helpful maps and brochures.
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Step 6
Don't forget to look in the gift and book stores at the airport, or train and bus stations, at newsstands and bookstores, large tourist hotel gift shops, and at large convenience service stations, especially those located at the exits of major highways, interstates and toll roads.
