Geography

Geographic Names Information System

Search for places in the United States by feature, state or county name; feature type; population or elevation range. Returns detailed geographical data for each region found.

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

1 million place names representing approximately 900,000 places.

How Far Is It?

Provides distance between cities worldwide.

Map Collections: 1544 - 1996

Includes maps from the Library of Congress Map Collection covering historical U.S. and world maps, environmental, transportation, city & town maps.

MapBlast!

Map an address; search yellow pages, Canadian maps and world maps.

Maps On Us

Maps, routes and Yellow Pages.

MapQuest

Street maps of U.S and the world.

Stately Knowledge

Basic facts about the states.

U. S. Gazetteer

Geographic information, maps and census data searchable by name, state abbreviation or 5-digit zip code.

University of Texas at Austin Map Collection

Includes world and local maps.

Travel

Country Information

Los Angeles Consular Corps

Alphabetical listing by country with updated contact information. Published by the County of Los Angeles Office of Protocol.

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory

Directory of official tourism offices and convention and visitors bureaus.

World Factbook

Comprehensive site for country information.

Health

CDC Travel Information

A guide to disease outbreaks worldwide as well as recommended vaccinations and health precautions for travelers.

Outdoor Recreation

Campnet America

Campground, RV park and camping directory.

U.S. National Park Service

Official Web site for the US National Park Service. Has links to other web services which include national parks, historic monuments and state parks. Includes WAIS search so that information on flora, fauna, geology etc may be searched.

Woodall's Camping and RVing in the Great Outdoors

 

Travel Planning

Amtrak

Official site for Amtrak.

California

The official California visitors guide.

Elderhostel

A key travel resource for those age 55 and over.

Expedia.com

A one-stop travel site.

Foreign Entry Requirements

Visa requirements for U.S. travelers visiting other countries.

Greyhound Lines

Includes schedules and fare information for most Greyhound routes.

Hosteling International

Useful information for the budget traveler.

Orbitz

A one-stop travel site.

Passport Services and Information

Passport information including "How To Apply" and help links.

Travel-Ascending

A one stop travel search spot with an informative travel guide.

Travelocity.com

A one-stop travel site.

Travlang

Travlang offers both language and travel related services.

Trip Advisor

Unbiased reviews on cities, hotels, and attractions in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the South Pacific.

United States Customs & Border Protection Services

Information and advice for travelers leaving from or returning to the United States.

U.S. Department of State

Travel Publication

Travel Guides

Lonely Planet Guides

Basic destination information from their guidebooks, covering about 65 countries and eight cities.

Rough Guides

Content includes full text descriptions form the Rough Guides books.

Sunday News

Sunday News.com is a travel related site that enables visitors to link to several travel related services and compare prices. After you have compared prices and checked availability you can even make your reservations online.