Travel to the U.S.
Planning a trip to the U.S.?
There is a great deal of useful U.S. travel information on the Internet, and a preliminary excursion in cyberspace will serve you well when you are ready to begin your journey in the real world.
- E-Journal USA
- Discover America
- Visit USA Ireland
- Travel and Tourism Sites for the 50 States and U.S. Territories
Transportation/Getting Around
Accommodation
- All-Hotels: One of the largest online hotel reservation companies.
It offers every kind of lodging including B & B's, discount motel and
luxury 5-star accommodation all over the world.
Alternative accomodation can be found at:
Campgrounds & trailer parks:
- Kampgrounds of America
- Go Camping America
- Woodalls Campground Guide
- CampNet America: Includes links to a wealth of outdoors attractions
and a useful U.S./Canada Public Parks Locator Map.
Vacations on a dude or guest ranch:
Things to do
-
Musea: Virtual Library with museum listings by name, state, type, etc. (courtesy of Oakland Museum of California)
- National Parks Service: All the information you are looking
for about visiting the National Parks (courtesy of National
Park Service). - Ticketmaster: Ticket reservations for sports, arts, music and family events.
- World Heritage Sites in the U.S. (courtesy of National Park Service)
Disabled Travelers
For information on barrier-free vacations, accessible air travel, transportation and destinations start with the Disability Travel and Recreation Resources (courtesy of Jim Lubin)
How far is/ How much is/ What's the weather/ Where is?...
- How far is it ...?: Calculates the distance between 2 places around
the globe (courtesy of Indo) - How much is ...? Currency converter (courtesy of Oanda).
- What's the Weather today in ...? (courtesy of the Weather
Channel). - What time is it in ...? (courtesy of WorldTime).
- Where in the U.S. is ...? (courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau).