There's the question of tagging the services available: - law enforcement / search and rescue - interpretive exhibits - maps - permits - entrance fee payment - museum - naturalist contact
And a *separate* question of appropriate rendering. It is typical on paper maps to see more than one symbol type used, e.g. [image: Inline image 1] and [image: Inline image 2]. With the house under flag used for the official comprehensive information stations, and the (i) symbol used for things as insubstantial as a sign post. The iconography of the flag over the house implies (and means on NPS maps) this is an "official" building of the landowner, as opposed to a brochure rack claiming to be tourist information. In the USA you'd upstand that to be an American flag. In Canada, a maple leaf flag. ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ranger Station has a specific well defined meaning for the a variety of USA government agencies: National Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife, etc. It is commonly used by state parks as well,there are thousands of them. The term is used by private natural area landholders also, such as the Nature Conservancy. The government agencies all use the standardized [image: Inline image 1] icon, and that reason alone is one to consider mimicking the symbol. I think the generic version of the concept is "official visitor contact outpost of the landowner". Perhaps: information=office (a dedicated office one can visit, that's the official representative of a region, attraction, or protected area) [image: Inline image 5] . information=ranger_station (a specific type of information office for specific natural areas) [image: Inline image 1] information=yes (tourist information as part of another amenity such as a shop) [image: Inline image 2] information=board (a static sign board one can view, but not expect to find human contact at) [image: Inline image 2]
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