| When | What |
| 2007-08-23 Thursday | Stranded at Chicago's O'Hare |
| ... |
| Name: | Comments: |
|---|---|
| Art Of Travel | Online howto book |
| Construction Zones | Rand McNally on current construction zones. |
| Currency Converter | |
| Expat Forum | information about living, working, traveling, and doing business overseas |
| FlightStats |
Status by flight, airport,
nationwide |
| Great Buildings | |
| Historic Hotels | |
| History Channel Travel | |
| http://www.hoteldiscounts.com/ | Good buys in some cities. |
| I Go U Go | Trip planning, trip reports. |
| Interstate4U | Maps, attractions, businesses, discounts |
| Laptop Travel | Sells all kinds of adapters |
| Lighthouses | |
| Lonely Planet | |
| Menus.Com | Search by zipcode and food type |
| Places To Stay | |
| Priceline.com | Bid on travel tickets |
| Recreation.gov | |
| Rick Steves | |
| Rocky Mountaineer Railtours | Canadian Rockies |
| Steve Kropla's Help For World Travelers! | Phone and electric planning info. |
| The Trip | Guides, planning aids |
| TravelSmith | Clothing and supplies |
| Wander Lust | Magazine |
| URL: | Name: | Comments: |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.city.net/maps/address/
http://www.city.net/maps/ |
Excite Maps | By address By city/country |
| http://www.infospace.com/ | Infospace | By name, reverse fone, greeting cards, many other services |
| http://pathfinder.com/travel/maps/ | Magellan Maps | By area/theme |
| http://www.mapmania.com/ | Map Mania | By address. Many svc and products (fast) |
| http://www.mapsonus.com/ | Maps On Us | Clear maps, by address, Yellow Pages, Wx (slow graphics but worth it) |
| http://www.mapquest.com/ | Map Quest | By address, sites of interest |
| http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapsurfer | Tiger Map Svc | By city. Govt/census. many features |
| http://maps.yahoo.com/yahoo/ | Yahoo Maps | By address, clear |
| Name: | Comments: |
|---|---|
| Chambers of Commerce | 50 states plus DC |
| CIA | World maps. |
| Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection | University of Texas. World maps. |
| Name: | Fone: | Comments: |
|---|---|---|
| Bed and Breakfast | ||
| Elder Hostels | 877-426-8056 | |
| Holiday Inn | 800-HOLIDAY | Good indexing |
| Westin | 800-228-3000 |
| Name: | Comments: |
|---|---|
| Cheap Tickets | cabroom2 |
| City Search | Tickets, shopping, movies in selected larger cities |
| Consolidators | Sell leftover tickets - Air 4 Less 800-Air4Less - World Travel Network 800-926-4400 |
| Discount Airfare | |
| Free Trip | Route Planning with hotels etc selected by profile |
| Gas Price Watch | Search by zip code |
| Local Eyes | Businesses by location |
| Places to Stay | World wide listings |
| Price Line | Bid on airline tickets |
| Zip Codes | Distances, population |
| Name: | Comments: | |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| By Ways | Uncle Sam thinks these roads are pretty. | |
| National Park Service | ||
| Arizona | ||
| Copper Queen Hotel | The restaurant is *GREAT*. Haven't stayed in the hotel. | |
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Tucson | |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | ||
| Titan Missile Museum | Contains an actual missile. | |
| D.C. | ||
| Smithsonian Museums | ||
| Florida | ||
| Fantasy of Flight | Polk City | |
| Georgia | ||
| Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum | Pooler, GA | |
| Hawaii | ||
| Keck Observatory | On Mauna Kea | |
| Illinois | ||
| Field Museum | Museum of Natural History | |
| Museum of Science and Industry" | ||
| Shedd Aquarium | ||
| Indiana | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | See the Hall Of Fame Museum | |
| South Side Diner Goshen ( ~ 30 miles S of South Bend ) |
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| Kentucky | ||
| Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor | ||
| Maryland | ||
| B&O Railroad Museum | ||
| Michigan | ||
| Ford Museum/Greenfield Village | Allow at least 2 days to see it all | |
| Walter P. Chrysler Museum | ||
| Missouri | ||
| Gateway Arch | ||
| New Mexico | ||
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Very Large Array. South of Albuquerque | |
| New York | ||
| Empire State Bldg | ||
| Info Niagra | ||
| NYC Tourism | Sections on many local points of interest | |
| NYC with kids | From Personal Best | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| NAWCC Museum | National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors Near Lancaster, Pa. |
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| Tennessee | ||
| International Towing & Recovery Museum | ||
| Texas | ||
| Museum of Pacific War | Admiral Nimitz Museum | |
| Utah |
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| Hill Aerospace Museum |
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| Virginia | ||
| Marinars' Museum | Newport News | |
| National Firearms Museum | NRA | |
| Virginia Air & Space Center | Hampton | |
| West Virginia | ||
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Green Bank Telescope, the largest fully steerable dish in the world | |
| Wyoming | ||
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | One of the largest firearm museums. | |
| Museum of the Mountain Man | ||
| Bay Area | ||
| Bay Area Backroads | Relates to TV Series | |
| Bay Area Info | ||
| Bay Insider | ||
| El Camino Real | ||
| Midpeninsula Regional Openspace District | ||
| Pathfinder's SF web list | Good links | |
| Peninsula Trail Guide | Portola | |
| Roaring Camp RR | ||
| Tech Museum | San Jose @ Market & Park. W of Guadalupe & N of 280 | |
| England |  |
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| Arthur | ||
| Bletchley Park | ||
| Britannia | History, travel, maps, entertainment | |
| English Heritage | Mix of history/tourism. good | |
| Monarchy's site | Official site of the Royal family | |
| Royal Network | Obviously not the official site of the Royals | |
| Tudors | History, links | |
| Unofficial British Royal Family Pages | Good links | |
| Germany |  |
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| Deutsches Museum | Looks good, I'll have to get some of it translated. | |
| Italy |
 |
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| Venice |
Newt Gingrich's brief history of
Venice |
