Lincolnwood Public Library District: Travel & Geography

Airfare Watchdog
This site claims to be the only airfares website that tracks all airlines, including Southwest. You can sign up for email notification of fares on your chosen route.
Asia.com
Discount airfares and hotels in Asia.
Euroflights.info
European discount airlines.
Europe's Low Cost Flights Search & Booking Engine
In addition to finding a airfare deal, this is a good tool for finding which cities are served by which airline.
Expedia Travel
Discount airfares, hotels, cars, vacations, cruises, activities, and maps.
Kayak.com
Flight, hotel and car rental search engine.
Momondo
Flight search engine.
Orbitz
Discount airfares, hotels, cars, and more.
Travelocity
Discount airfares, hotels, cars, and more.
Vayama
Specializes in international airfare deals.
HotelsCom
Hotel prices worldwide.
Hotel Discount Reservations
Hotel prices worldwide.
Octopus Travel
Hotel prices worldwide.
Quickbook
Hotel prices in U.S.A.'s big cities.
VibeAgent
Hotel prices, reviews and social networking.
Lastminute.com
Last minute weekend packages on sale.

Currency Converter
MapQuest
Driving directions.
Yahoo!
Maps, driving directions and traffic.
How Far Is It?
Find the distance between two places, as well as their latitudes, longitudes and altitudes.
National & Local Weather Forecast
World Weather Information Service
Offical forecasts from the World Meteorological Organization.
World Time Server
Find the country or city in the left column and read the current time on the right side.

Official Travel Guide
Find tourism offices, convention & visitors bureaus, and chambers of commerce by selecting the place in the drop down menu.
Tourism Offices of the 50 States and Foreign Countries

Budget Travel Online
The website for Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine.
Fodor's Travel Online
Fare finder and a resource center. The resource center has a universal currency converter, languages for travelers, and weather updates.
GORP Great Outdoors Recreation Pages
Lists recreational activities by category or state.
Hostel and Backpacking Guide
The Man in Seat 61
Guide to train travel.
The National Park Service
Browse the alphabetical listing of parks by name or theme. View maps of some of the parks, get information on fees, camping, etc.
Official Travel Guide
Find tourism offices, convention & visitors bureaus, travel packages and more.
Rick Steves' Europe through the Backdoor
This site complements Rick Steves' guidebooks. Download audio guides for France and Italy to your iPod or other type of MP3 player.
Travel Guides for Weekend Getaways
Worldhum: Dispatches from a Shrinking Planet
Travel articles.

AARP'S Travel & Leisure
A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people over 50.
Adventure Travel for Women over Thirty
For women who want to combine an athletic activity with travel.
Asia Travel
An online booking agency concentrating on travel to Asia.
Elderhostel
Not-for-profit organization offering educational travel for older adults.
Tripology.com
Fill out a detailed request form and this site will match you up with several travel agents.

The 50 States
Maps as well as birds, flags, state songs and other information on each state.
Atlapedia
Political and physical maps of the world's countries. Also, statistical data and information on climate, geography, history, people, religion, etc.
Google Earth
Fly to any place on your PC. Worldwide satellite imagery and maps are viewable once the free software has been downloaded. Type an address and zoom in, view a driving route and much more.
Panoramic Map Collection
A map collection of show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective. From The Library of Congress.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Worldwide and historical maps, cartographic reference resources and links to other map sites from the University of Texas at Austin.
U.S. Gazetteer of Place Names
Type in name or zip code to find latitudes/longitudes, population figures, maps and detailed demographic tables.
World Factbook
A CIA publication with detailed information on most countries of the world.