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Travel and Geography Links
Tourism Guides
Fodors.com
Includes restaurant and hotel reviews in cities
around the world.
Frommer's
Travel articles and excerpts from Frommer's guidebooks.
Go Green Travel Green
Articles and tips on how to be green while traveling, staying in hotels and flying. Includes blog posts on trip locations and activities from around the world.
GORP
Adventure travel and outdoor recreation.
I LOVE NEW YORK: The Official New York State Tourism Website
Lonely
Planet
Online version of the popular off-the-beaten-track
guides.
NYC & Company: New York City's Official Tourism Website
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
TripAdvisor
Reviews of hotels, destinations, and attractions.
Transportation and Reservations
511NY-Get Connected To Go
New York State's official traffic and travel information source features real-time New York State roadway conditions, transit info and travel links.
QIXO
Searches 28 airfare sites for the best fares.
Urban Rail
Site includes maps, photos, helpful current information and historical information on public transportation for major cities around the world
Travel Abroad
BBC Country Profiles
Get the latest news, maps and video about countries around the world. Site also delves into history, economy and politics with timelines, news clips and past articles.
Currency Converter
This site converts over 164 foreign currencies.
Eurotrip
Travel planner with rail passes, lodging, tips, suggested itineraries and connections to facebook, podcasts and travel blogs.
Travel Abroad for the Independent Traveler
OCPL's librarian created/reviewed guide to library & internet resources for traveling abroad.
Travel and Living Abroad
From the U.S. Department of State. Includes passport, visa, and U.S. customs
information.
Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
Traveler's Health
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, news, alerts and tips for domestic and international traveler's. Covers topics such as traveling with pets, medical help abroad, safety information and vaccinations.
City Information
BestPlaces
City profiles, a cost of living calculator, and
a "Find Your Best Place" tool.
Cities and Buildings Database
A collection of images of cities and buildings from around the world. Search for buildings by country, city, style, title, architect, or date of construction.
ePodunk.com
Profiles of cities and counties that include census data, genealogical resources, and historical images. Each search then provides links to local information such as the chamber of commerce, media, government, weather past and present, military installations, obituaries, museums, attractions, and more.
Ersys
Detailed information, including demographics, economic
indicators, schools, transportation, and more for
over 2600 U.S. cities.
World
Chamber of Commerce Directory
Includes tourist information bureaus and embassies.
Geography
Atlapedia Online
Maps and profiles of countries of the world.
Background
Notes
Country profiles from the U.S. Department of State.
BBC
Country Profiles
Profiles of countries around the world, published by BBC News Online. Each
profile includes an overview, key facts, a biography of the head of state,
and short notes on the media.
The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
An encyclopedia of geographical places and features.
50 States and Capitals
An extensive listing of facts on each state. Includes links to other sites
for more information.
Getty
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Identifies place names throughout the world.
Library of Congress Country
Studies
Note: "Studies included here were published between
1988 and 1998. Information on some countries may no longer
be up to date."
Wolfram|Alpha
A computational knowledge engine covering 29 diverse areas, including socioeconomic data, statistics and data analysis. Useful for all education levels.
The
World Factbook
Country profiles and reference maps from the CIA.
Maps
How Far
is It?
Calculates the distance between two cities (as the
crow flies), and provides geographical and population
data.
MapQuest
MapQuest creates street maps based on an address
you enter. It can also give driving directions from
point A to point B in the U.S. or Canada.
Microsoft Research Maps
Topographic and aerial maps online. Search by street, city, state; zoom in and out.
National Atlas
of the United States
National maps and geographic information, including
printable reference and outline maps of the U.S.
and individual states.
National Geographic MapMachine
Ordering U.S. Geological Survey Products
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Over 25,000 maps from around the world including historical maps from the CIA, the US Army and U.S. Geological Survey.
Schmap
City and tourism information integrated with maps. There are guides for attractions by city and district. Share personalized maps with friends on your mobile devices, tweet about them and publish them to the web.
Urban Rail
Site includes maps, photos, helpful current information and historical information on public transportation for major cities around the world
Yahoo! Maps
Interactive maps, driving directions, and business
finders.
Last updated: June 16, 2011