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Subject Guides - Travel in the United States
These Library items and helpful Internet sites provide assistance
in researching travel in the United States. These Internet sites
are not connected with the Oak Park Public Library. A bookmark
detailing where each state's travel section can be found on
the shelves is available at the Information Services Desk on
the Third Floor of the Main Library.
General Guidebooks
The Library owns a broad array of the standard guidebooks such
as Fodor's, Frommer's, Mobil, Let's Go, TimeOut, CityGuide,
Unofficial Guides, and Compass American Guides, but
look further. We have an intentionally wide and interesting variety
of other guidebooks for US travel destinations, including:
Off
the Beaten Path This excellent series offers insights
into each location's culture, history, museums, monuments,
hotels, parks, and so much more. A guide for those interested
in something slightly different. The Library owns titles for
44 locations - from Alaska to Florida, California to Virginia.
Oddball
Illinois This is a guide to some really interesting
and unusual places. The Library
also has Oddball guides to Florida, Iowa, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
The
Library also has over 25 titles on Florida's Walt Disney World
(917.5924) and many titles covering cruises and ocean travel
(910.45 and 917.29).
A Few of Many Specialty
Travel Books
Family
Travel
Fun with the Family The Library has 19 destination
titles in this series.
National
and State Parks
Frommer's Family Vacations in the National Parks 917.304
FRO
National Geographic's Guide to the State Parks of the United
States 917.3 NAT
Mature
Travelers
Unbelievably Good Deals And Great Adventures That You Absolutely
Can't Get Unless You're Over Fifty 910.202 HEI
Travel Unlimited:
Uncommon Adventures for the Mature Traveler
910.2 GAR
Solo
Travelers
Traveling Solo: Advice and Ideas for More than 250 Great
Vacations 910.2902 BER
Travel Alone and Love It! 910.202 WIN
Unusual
1000 Places to See Before You Die 910.2 SCH
Volunteer Vacations 910.2 MCM
Practical Nomad 910.202 PRA
Hip Hotels series 910.2 YPM
The World's Most Dangerous Places 910.202 FIE
Travel
Advice
First-Time Around The World 910.2 LAN
Ask the Pilot 910.202 SMI
Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World 910.202
PRA
The Packing Book 910.202 GIL
Traveler's Rights: Your Legal Guide to Fair Treatment and
Full Value 910.202 ANO
Reference Books
Although not available for check-out the Reference Shelves also
have useful resources, including:
Oxford
Literary Guide to the United States REF 810.9 HER
The
Accessible Guide for Specialized Ground Transportation: a
guide for locating nationwide transportation services for
disabled and senior travelers REF 917.3 ACC
Internet Sites
for General Travel Information
USA.gov is the government's official
web portal. Look under the section labeled travel and recreation
to access a wealth of information, including a link to each state's
website.
National Park Service provides
an avalanche of information on our nation's parks, with cultural,
natural, and historical information and thousands of useful
links. A must for trip planning.
Rand McNally is a great
mapping site, good for planning a road trip. Also provides highway
construction information. Mostly free content.
Trip Advisor is a great
resource for hotel, resort, and vacation reviews, including a
popularity index of over 75,000 hotels and destinations.
Internet Sites
for Tickets and Fares
Expedia Travel
is easy to use and packed with content and services.
Orbitz offers a broad selection
of fares, allows for time-flexible fare searching, and lots
of packages.
Travelocity is full-service,
with customer service available around the clock. Especially
strong with cruises.
CheapTickets is great
for cheap tickets. You must register to use.
Hotwire.com is a no frills
site with some great (binding) ticket deals.
SeatGuru.com helps you
know which seat to choose. Enter information by airline and
model of the plane and SeatGuru tells you legroom, noise level,
etc.
Amtrak provides fare and scheduling
information on Amtrak trains.
A Few of Many
Interesting Specialty Internet Sites
Mature
Travelers
Elderhostel is very
easy to use with amazingly broad offerings all over the country
and the world.
Adventure
Travel
iExplore is affiliated
with National Geographic, committed to sustainable tourism,
and offers a plethora of options.
Family
Travel
Family Travel
Network is a rich site with advice, hot deals, articles,
general information, and some great off-beat ideas.
Golf
Aficionados
GolfCourse.com is
Golf Magazine's course guide. This one stop source
for golf course information includes greens fees, reviews,
dress code, etc. Great for planning a golf-centered vacation.
City
Guides
Citysearch is a free
online local network lets you find local listings ranging
from restaurant reviews to movie times to street maps. Provides
guides for every zip code in the US.
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