and i always treasure it when i find one because the thing is that with every place i stumble across where im like "oh wow i've never been here before" that's like, diminishing a finite resource. i can only walk so far so the range of places i could walk where i havent explored them thoroughly increases each time. i would have to walk further to find a brand new place
but the thing is, that at least with areas of the map that are far away, exploring them thorougly is harder, because i already have to expend a bunch of energy to get there, so i'm less likely to go there and i have less energy to just walk around for a long time once i get there. so the edges of my map are always fuzzy and full of new things.
but the EXTRA SPECIAL THING is when i find a cool place that was well within my so-called "thoroughly explored" walking radius; a nearby alleyway i just havent gone down in all of 3 years, a little piece of art i've never noticed before, a cool shop i'd never been inside. those are extra rare and so have to be cherished
(i also love when i explore an alleyway i've never been down and i come out the other side and suddenly realize where i am and its like i've discovered a shortcut)