Mr. Sunderland’s fascination with maps began at a young age. “His uncle had a map of Lancashire [England] and he could see all the little towns and villages,” Ms. Sunderland-Cohen said.

Queering the Map, a crowdsourced digital atlas, has collected over half a million intimate recollections from anonymous contributors. The map is an archive of the places where L.G.B.T.Q. people ...

It will have authentic and built-to-scale historical buildings from America's history. The goal is to be an immersive colonial-style American history themed park and educational destination.