The state outline is subtle enough so you could place photos over it or around it. I wound up using the page as a stand-alone with some journaling in the corner. Great quality and such a reasonable price.
I took a road major road trip in my motorhome for the first time and the US Collection is making the scrapbooking of the journey easy to do. I do with the name of the state in the center of each map was a little darker to ready, but I may just use a pen and add some shadows.