Travel

March 2008: All Travel Categories Were Revised Extensively
A Miscellaneous Travel Information Section was Added.

TRAVEL CATEGORIES

Security,Travel & Health Information WebSites

Country Home Pages and National Tourist Offices


This Website will provide the Viewer with Governments on the WWW: Institutions in the Area of "Tourism".
These Country WebSites will have:
  1. Have Their Descriptions in English. Look for Link on the Main Page to Click On.
  2. Use their Native Language OR MAY Not HAVE the Latest URL.
    If This is be Either Case, It is suggested that the Viewer contact their Consulate for Travel Info or a Travel Agency familiar with Internation Op's.


The Following is an Abbreviated Tourism List of Various Popular Countries that Span Our Globe.

Cruise Line Web Sites

Foreign Currencies

Hotels & Motels

Maps

Road Conditions


If your would like to avoid conjestion and construction delays when you travel on the road or just around town, try one of these on-line traffic reports:

Airline WebSites


These Airline Websites provide Current Flight Information, Current Flight Status, and Ability to Book an Online Airline Ticket.

Time Shares

Travel Agents & Tour Company Packages

Travel Planning

Individual Travel Recommendations


These sites were developed by individuals with extensive travel experience.

Weather

Railway Travel (RT)

Miscellaneous Travel Information



  1. There's Nothing Like a Dam.

    Here are some Great Dams Sites to Consider Visiting when You are in their Vicinity.
    Bear in mind there maybe certain security restriction in place at the dam site.
    Hoover & Glen Canyon Dams are Located in State of Arizona. The Grand Coulee and the Bonneville Dams are located in State of Washington.

    A Dam is a Concrete Structure. It is Constructed using Job Skills that are Performed in Harsh Working Conditions and Sometimes with Lives Lost.
    The Western Dams have tamed several Wild Rivers.
    They provide water for Irrigation to make Desert Land come to Life. They Generated much needed Electrical Power to Light Western Cities.
    They provided Area Recreation - Boating, Swimming, & Fishing.

    1. The Epic One: Hoover Dam

      This Site refers the 1999 PBS "American Experience" program about the Dam. It took well over 4 yrs to complete the Dam. It was dedicated in 09/1935 as Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
      This Site Index has:
      • Features: Dam Facts and Divided over Dams;( Are They Environmentally Friendly or Are They Harmful ? )
      • A TimeLine
      • Maps
      • People & Events

    2. Glen Canyon Dam

      The Glen Canyon Dam (GCD) is Located a few hundred miles NE of the Hoover Dam where the Colorado River leaves Utah and enters Arizona. This Site has:
      • A Description (With Pics) of this 710-ft high Structure.
        The GCD doesnot have a Roadway that runs across is top like that of the Hoover Dam. A separate Bridge was built which spans the Colorado River.
      • Operations
      • Environmental Impacts
      • References

    3. Glen Canyon Dam (GCD) Tour

      This WebSite covers both the GCD and the nearBy Area:>

      The Site Index offers Information about:
      • Colorado River
      • Colorado Basin
      • Glen Canyon Dam
      • Rainbow Bridge
      • Lees Ferry
      • Page, AZ.

    4. BoR Data Web

      The Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) has a list of Dams that It is Responsibe for.
      The Viewer can Select a Dam of Interest by using either a Western State Map or a Regional Map.
      Example: Select State of Washington. Click on the Link - Grand Coulee. A GC Fact sheet will appear.

    5. Bonneville Dam

      This WebSite is the Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later": The "Bonneville Dam and Bonneville Locks."

  2. Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)

    1. GLIN


    This is a 6500ml Trail around the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
    The Site Index offers Information about:

  3. Art Museums

    Here is a list of Art Museum Sites located in the U.S.A to Consider Visiting when You are in their Vicinity.

    Museum Exhibits Do Change so View their WebSite First to Determine What is Being Shown and take Note of:
    • Their Location.
    • Days & Hours of Operation.
    • Ticket Cost.
    • Family Events
    • Use of Cameras within the Museum.
    • Facilities: Restaurant; Shop; Handicap.


    1. The Art Institue of Chicago

    2. The Baltimore Museum of Art

    3. Boston Museum of Fine Arts

    4. Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art

    5. The Dallas Museum of Art

    6. The Denver Art Museum

    7. Guggenheim Museum

    8. The Fine Arts Museum of Houston

    9. Los Angeles County Museum of Art

    10. Metropolitian Museum of Art (NYC)

    11. Milwaukee Art Museum

    12. Museum of Moderm Art (NYC)

    13. Nelson-Adkins Museum of Art (KC)

    14. Natl. Gallery of Art (Wash.D.C.)

    15. Natl. Museum of the American Indian (Wash.D.C.)

    16. New Orleans Museum of Art

    17. Newark NJ Museum

    18. Philadelphia Museum of Art

    19. Seattle Art Museum

    20. San Fran De Young Museum

    21. St.Louis Art Museum

    22. Yale Center for British Art (NH CT)

  4. Driving Tours Within the Appalachian Region

    1. Visit The Appalachian Region


    The Appalachian Region includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama thru Viginia.
    This WebSite offer Links to the Applalachian States' Tourism Offices.
    Each Tourist Office will feature Driving Routes and Detailed Travel Information on Where To go and What To See in their particular region.
    These Driving Tours have the purpose of bring Visitors into these areas and providing a 'Boost' to the local economy.
    HAPPY TRAILS FRIEND !



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