Geography & Travel

Maps - etc.

• A National Geographic collection of world maps & online atlas

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• Education Place--Outline Maps

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• How far is it?

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• Local Times Around the World

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• Mapquest

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• Nationalatlas.gov

  Create custom U.S. maps with Map Maker.

• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

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• Time in many time zones

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Travel Accommodations

• BBTravel

  Bed and breakfast, country inns and lodging accommodations around the world.

• Bed & Breakfast Inns Online

  Bed & breakfasts and country inns.

• BedandBreakfast

  Bed & breakfast descriptions, photos, reviews, and more.

• BnBFinder

  Worldwide Bed & Breakfast Directory for B&B lodging, inns and small hotels.

• Hotels & Travel on the Net

  Links to over 75,000 hotels, discount hotels and travel-related services.

• Hotels.com

  Search over 85,000 hotels worldwide.

• Inn Site

  Bed and Breakfast Directory.

• Pamela Lanier's Bed and Breakfast Guide Online

  Bed and breakfast inns, cottages, guesthouses, and ranches.

• Restaurant Row

  Search over 190,000 restaurant listings in over 13,000 cities worldwide.

• Roadfood

  Most memorable local eateries along the highways and back roads of America.

• The Hostel Handbook

  A directory for hostels of all affiliations in the United States and Canada.

• TheInnKeeper

  B&B's in the United States & Canada.

Travel Arrangements - Air Transportation

• AirGorilla

  Best selection of low fares & travel discounts.

• Bookit

  Travel & vacation deals to popular travel destinations.

• CheapAir

  A source for cheap flights.

• CheapTickets

  Search for low airfares.

• EuroTrip

  Europe hostels and air, bus, & train travel deals.

• Expedia

  Global travel reservations.

• Fodor's Travel Guides

  Online trip planning & reviews.

• Free Travel Guides

  Travel Information.

• Frommer's Travel Guides

  Money saving travel planning.

• Hotwire

  Travel discounts.

• Kayak

  Compare prices across selected web sites.

• Lonely Planet Travel Guides

  Travel advice, tips, and destination information.

• LowFares

  Find the best travel deals.

• Luxury Link

  An elite network of hotels, resorts, cruises, & tours for auction or purchase.

• OneTravel

  More travel deals.

• Orbitz

  Global travel reservations.

• Priceline

  Exclusive travel discounts.

• Smartertravel

  Travel bargains.

• Travel Now

  Global travel discounts.

• Travel Source

  Travel reservations, guides, and information.

• Travelocity

  Travel & vacation deals.

• Tripadvisor

  Traveler reviews & opinions.

• Tripology

  Personalized travel agent service.

• Vacation Travel Mart

  Luxury travel discounts.

Travel Arrangements - Ground Transportation

• Amtrak

  Official site for schedules, fares, promotions, and reservations.

• Car Rental Express

  A reservation guide to independent car rental agencies.

• Cruise Time Tables

  Schedules listed by ports of departure, cruise destinations, & cruise line ship names.

• Free Trip

  Free road trip & tour planning.

• Greyhound Bus Line

  Fares, scheduling, & ticketing.

• Jefferson Lines

  Bus tickets, tours, & travel information.

• Metro Transit

  Mpls/St Paul bus, light rail, & Northstar maps & schedules, etc.

Travel Planning

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Travel health information.

• Explore Minnesota

  Travel information on Minnesota, including lodging, attractions, events, free brochures and more.

• Federal Aviation Administration

  Flight Delay Information.

• Mn/DOT Traveler Information Service

  "511" service provides information to travelers on weather-related road conditions, construction, and congestion.

• MomsMinivan

  Car travel games & road trip ideas for kids.

• Passport Home Page

  Application for a U.S. Passport.

• Roadside America

  Tourist attractions & oddities.

• SeatGuru

  Airline seating charts.

• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

  Safety guidelines for air travel -- includes lists of prohibited items.

• Travel Information

  Free Travel brochures, vacation guides, maps, and travel planning kits.

• U.S. State Department Travel Services

  Information for U.S. Citizens Travelling abroad. Information for foreign Citizens trying to obtain a Visa to enter the United States.

• Yelp

  Worldwide cities guide with reviews and recommendations.

U.S. Geography

• 50States.com

  About the 50 states

• Monster Moving

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• National Scenic Byways

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• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Places

  Contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural features in the U.S.

• U.S. National Parks

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• USA City Link

  For travel or relocation.
  

World Geography

• Asia Source

  A resource of the Asia Society.

• Country Reports

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• Country Studies

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• Portals to the World

  Links to electronic sources for in-depth information on many countries--selected by Library of Congress subject experts.

• State Department Background Notes

  Country Information.

• The World Factbook

  Country information from the CIA-an excellent source of statistics.