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    Travel/Geography

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    bullet 50 States - -

    bullet Adventurous Traveler Bookstore - - stocks more than 10,000 books

    bullet Airfare Watch Dog - -

    bullet Airline Quality Rating - -

    bullet Airlines of the Web - - shop on more than 500 airlines worldwide

    bullet AirSafe -

    bullet Amtrak -

    bullet Atlapedia Online - - information on countries

    bullet AutoPilot® - - plan a trip

    bullet Best Places to Live in America - - Money magazine ratings

    bullet BiblioTravel - - for books that take you away

    bullet Chamber of Commerce - - world directory including state tourism boards, embassies, etc.

    bullet Cheap Tickets - -

    bullet CIA World Factbook - - data about countries and economies worldwide

    bullet City Data - - facts about U.S. towns

    bullet Columbia Gazetteer - - over 50,000 entries of geographical places and features

    bullet Concierge.com -

    bullet Consulates and Embassies - -

    bullet Country Studies/Area Handbooks - - from the Library of Congress

    bullet CountryReports.org - - includes flags, national anthems, maps, etc.

    bullet Currency Converter - - for 164 currencies, convert from US dollar

    bullet Earth Calendar - - holidays and celebrations around the world.

    bullet Embassies of the World - -

    bullet Expedia - -

    bullet Explore Minnesota -

    bullet Fare Report - - info from Department of Transportation on typical airfare prices

    bullet Farecast - -

    bullet Fifty States and Capitals -

    bullet Flight Tracker - - track progress of flights in the air in U.S. in real time

    bullet Fodor's travel site -

    bullet Foreign Government Resources -

    bullet Foreign Languages - - for Travelers

    bullet Frommer's - - Outspoken Encyclopedia of Travel

    bullet Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - - lists place names, longitude/latitude

    bullet Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names -

    bullet GORP - Great Outdoors Recreation Page -

    bullet Hostelling International - - American Youth Hostels

    bullet How Far Is It? - - calculates miles between x and y

    bullet Insider's Guide - - locals write on U.S. cities and regional destinations

    bullet International Home Exchange Network -

    bullet Kayak - - Federated travel search engine providing at-a-glance overviews. Not a travel agency.

    bullet Last Minute - -

    bullet Let's Go - - web site of the popular book travel guides

    bullet Lonely Planet -

    bullet MegaBus - - inexpensive bus, for example, from Minneapolis to Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago

    bullet Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport - -

    bullet Minnesota Place Names -

    bullet Minnesota Travel Guide for Persons with Disabilities - -

    bullet Moto Europa - - car travel in Europe

    bullet National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - - enter make, model and year of autos to find test results or safety information

    bullet National Scenic Byways - - from Federal Highway Administration

    bullet National Tourism Database -

    bullet OneTravel - -

    bullet Orbitz -

    bullet Passport Services - - from the U.S. Dept. of State

    bullet Portal to the World - - from the Library of Congress provides detailed information on countries

    bullet Priceline -

    bullet RandMcNally U.S. Road Construction Database -

    bullet Rental Cars - - 80 major airport auto rental companies and franchises

    bullet Rick Steves' - - popular author of travel guides/videos

    bullet Roadside America - - strange and unusual attractions

    bullet Rochester (Minnesota) International Airport - -

    bullet Safe Road Maps - - shows the location of every fatal American road accident in 2006. Search by address, zip code or state.

    bullet Savvy Traveler -

    bullet Schedules and fares for European trains -

    bullet Security Checkpoint Wait Times - - at airports - from the Transportation Security Administration

    bullet See America - - from the Travel Industry Association of America

    bullet SkyTrax - - Large choice of Airline and Airport reviews for over 620 airlines and 645 airports. Flight reviews, lounge Reviews, seat reviews and the Official Airline Star Ranking guide.

    bullet State Symbols: birds, flowers, etc. -

    bullet Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory - -

    bullet Travel Channel - - explore by destination, idea

    bullet Travel Library - - personal travelogues, trip reports and worldwide tourist information

    bullet Travel Warnings - - issued by the US Department of State

    bullet TravelNow - -

    bullet Travelocity's travel planner -

    bullet Trip Advisor - - useful for planning a trip; includes users experiences

    bullet U.S. Federal Aviation Administration: Travelers - - prohibited/limitations on items brought on board or in luggage, security, flying with children/pets, safety, health, etc.

    bullet U.S.G.S. Publications Warehouse - - reports and thematic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey

    bullet US Gazetteer -

    bullet World Clock -

    bullet World Public Holidays -

    bullet WorldLinks - - a site for people who speak hmong, khmer, lao, russian, somali, spanish, vietnamese


    *These links have been selected by RPL staff based on reviews or their usefulness to staff and library patrons. For additional sites in this subject area, try one of these SEARCH TOOLS

    Last updated: 12/3/07-- #EndDate -->