Mapping application with 3D presentation

A device that includes at least one processing unit and stores a multi-mode mapping program for execution by the at least one processing unit is described. The program includes a user interface (UI). The UI includes a display area for displaying a two-dimensional (2D) presentation of a map or a three-dimensional (3D) presentation of the map. The UI also includes a selectable 3D control (150) for directing the program to transition between the 2D and 3D presentations and for having a first appearance when the display area displays the 2D presentation of the map and a second appearance when the display area displays the 3D presentation of the map.