Travel

  • areavibes.com rates cities and neighbors in the U.S. in 7 different categories including nearby amenities, cost of living, crime rates, education, employment, housing, and weather
  • Cities Around the World over 6000 photographs from the National Geographical Society Library
  • Current Travel Warnings list of countries that the State Department recommends Americans avoid and links to Consular Information Sheets on countries
  • ePodunk in-depth information about more than 46,000 communities across the country including information about parks, museums, historic sites, colleges, schools and other places
  • festivals.com search for arts, cultural, kids, music and sports events (US and world)
  • Fodor’s basic travel information and links to travel-related web sites from the travel publisher
  • Frommer’s trip ideas, tips, tools, etc.
  • lonely planet online counterpart of the travel series
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority schedules, maps, advisories
  • National Park Service information on our national parks
  • National Park Service Park Histories histories of our national parks
  • National Traffic and Road Closure Information from the Federal Highway Administration clickable US map with traffic and road closure information
  • slowtravel reviews of vacation rentals (villas, farms, cottages, apartments), hotels and restaurants and travel information for Italy, France, England, Europe, and North America
  • Transportation Security Administration information on air travel for consumers
  • TRAVELCHANNEL.COM reviews, destination guides, tools and ideas
  • TRAVEL.STATE.GOV international travel information for US citizens traveling abroad and foreign citizens traveling to the US from the US Department of State
  • Travelers’ Health from the Centers for Disease Control–health information for international travel
  • UrbanRail.net maps of urban railway systems in the world’s largest cities
  • USA CITYLINK listing of states and cities offering information on travel and tourism