About USA

Geography and Travel

Overviews

• An Outline of American Geography
• Designation of National Park System Units 
• World Heritage Sites in the United States
• National Warnings Area
  

Visa & Customs

• The Bureau of Consular Affairs (Dept. of State)
• Visa Services (Dept. of State)
• Traveler Information from U.S. Customs Service
• Customs Regulations for Nonresidents
• Travel Warnings & Consular Information for Countries of the World
• U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Travel Magazines

• National Geographic magazine
• American Park Network
• Blue Ridge Highlander
  Conde Nast Traveler
• Salon Travel 
• Travel Magazines 
• YAHOO! Travel Magazines 
• Web Travel Review
• Via: the AAA Traveler’s Companion 

Official U.S. States Tourism Office

New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
The Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C.
The South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
The Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
The West: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
The Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Destination (Cities/States Guide)

• SeeAmerica.org (Travel Industry Association)
• Fodors.com
• Budget Travel Online (Frommers.com)
• MyTravelGuide.com
• 50States.com - States and Capitals
• USA CityLink
• HM USA Travel Guide
• U.S. Gazetteer (U.S. Census Bureau)
• TravelPage.com

Sights & Activities

National Parks & Historic Sites

• The National Park Service
• U.S. National Park Guide
• National Park Foundation at NationalParks.org
• L.L.Bean's Park Search - the world's park
• Park Explorer (parkandhistory.org)
• American Indian Tribes and Reservations (American Indian Heritage Foundation)

Museums & Art Galleries

• U.S. Museums by State (Museumlink.com)
• Museums in the U.S. - alphabetic listing
• Smithsonian Museum Studies & Reference Library

Amusement & Theme Parks

• Disneyland in California / Disney World in Florida
• CampNet America - Public Parks Locator Map

Forest & Wildlife

• USDA Forest Service by State and Name
• National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
• Recreation.Gov: Recreational Opportunities on Federal Lands
• Recreation, Heritage & Wilderness Resources (U.S. Forest Service)
• National Recreation Reservation Service (Camping reservation service)
  

Ranches

• Guest Ranches of North America
• RanchWeb.com -Dude Ranches and Guest Ranch Headquarters
• The Dude Ranchers¡¯ Association

Cultural & Sports Events

• CultureFinder.com for Theater, Broadway, Music, Opera, Dance, and Visual Arts Events and Tickets
• Ticketmaster.com for Popular Music/Sports/Arts/Family Events
• Fairs Net: A Guide to North American Fairs
• The Metropolitan Opera
• Trip to Kennedy Space Center

Maps

• MapQuest.com - tools for maps, driving directions, and road trip planners
• EarthaMaps.com - detailed maps
• Indo.com - Distance between two cities
  

Weather

• Weather.com - weather forecast & current conditions around the world
• TheWeatherNetwork.com - weather forecast
  

Local Time

• Local Times Around the World
• Timezone Converter
• USA Time Zones Map with Current Local Time
  

Currency

• Exchange Rates
• 164 Foreign Exchange Currency Converter
  

Interactive Units Converter:

• Weight, Area, Speed, Temperature, Time, Distance and Length.
  

Accommodation (Hotels/Inns/B&Bs)

• Hotels: Nationwide Chains (Ecola.com)
• All-hotels.com
• Hostelling International - American Youth Hostels
• Budget Hotels Worldwide
• Bed & Breakfast Inns Online
• Notable B&B Directories on the Web
• Abba.com
  

Transportation - United States

• Airlines / Airports by States
• Greyhound Lines
• AmTrak
• Rental Cars - Nationwide Chains