Websites Selected by Librarians

• TripSpot
  Features travel guides, transportation, accommodations, destination ideas, maps, and travel news.
  
• Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
  Guide to official tourist information sources, including government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, and chambers of commerce.
  
• Karen's Reference Notebook - Travel Information
  A selection of online travel guides and reservation sites.
  
• Maps and Geography
  This category includes a selection of mapping services and geographical information.
  
• Airtimetable
  Presents airline timetables, arrivals and departures, flight tracker, airline seat maps, and an airline and airport locator.
  
• Ships and Cruises
  Provides cruise information including a cruise line directory.
  
• Travel by Train
  Links to worldwide railway lines and their schedules, such as the Eurail.
  
• Bureau of Consular Affairs
  Information from the State Department about travel in other countries including travel warnings, visa information, passport services, and an index of topics.
  
• Transportation Security Administration for Travelers
  From the Transportation Security Administration, this is the traveler and consumer center providing up-to-date and comprehensive information on aviation security.
  
• Travelers' Health (CDC)
  This site for international travelers gives vaccination requirements, disease outbreaks, food warnings, and country health information from the National Center for Infectious Disease and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
  
• Elderhostel
  Provides the online catalog of the organization's worldwide educational travel programs for people 55 and over.
  
• California Find Yourself Here
  From the California Division of Tourism, this site provides tourist information and links for California including accommodations, attractions, transportation, entertainment, events, and recreation.

Parks - National, State, and Local

• Recreation.gov
  Find U.S. recreation information and reservations for campgrounds, tours and wilderness areas.
  
• U.S. National Park Service
  Find a U.S. National Park, discover history, and explore nature.
  
• Park Search
  From L.L. Bean covering America's parks and recreational areas.
  
• California State Parks
  The official state site for camping, reservations, and events.
  
• Santa Clara County Department of Parks and Recreation
  Find maps and reservation information for 28 recreational areas in the County.
  
  
• Transit 511
  Sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, this site contains current transit information for the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties including maps, schedules and fares for buses, trains and ferries.