Starting Points: Guide to Travel

Nonfiction   l  Reference  l   Additional Material  l    Web Sites
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Nonfiction - 3rd Floor  

The frequent traveler’s guide - 910.202 Ano

50 best girlfriends getaways in North America - 917.04 Bon      

1,000 places to see in the USA and Canada before you die - 917.04 Sch 

 
Reference - 1st Floor  

World Chamber of Commerce Directory - R 301 Wor

Lists U.S. and foreign chambers, tourism boards, embassies and more. Located behind Reference Desk.   

Rand McNally Road Atlas: U.S., Canada & Mexico - R 912 Ran

State and city maps including populations and driving distances.                               
 

Parks Directory of the United States - R 917.3 Par

National and state parks, forests and grasslands, wildlife refuges, and marine sanctuaries covering all 50 states and Territories.                                   
Fodor's Florida - R 917.59 Fod

Fodor's thorough guide to eating, sleeping, touring and playing in Florida.        

                                 
Florida - Off the Beaten Path - R 917.59 Gle

A guide to the unique and generally and little traveled sites throughout Florida.                           
 

Florida State Parks – a Complete Recreation Guide - R 917.59 Str

Florida’s natural and historical parks, preserves and recreational areas.   

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 910 - 919
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject searches for this topic are, for example, Italy – description and travel; or Italy – guidebooks, etc.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·            The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost and Infotrac Onefile  - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit the search to a
       certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

Currency Sites                                                                      
       Full Universal Currency Converter                                    
       Oanda                                                                              

Lodging/ Restaurants/ Miscellany                                       
        City Search                                                                     
        Hotels                                                                             

        Open Tables                                                                    
        Smarter Travel                                                                 

        Travelocity                                                                      
        Yahoo Travel                                                                 

Map Sites
       Google Maps                                                                   
       MapQuest                                                                        
       Yahoo Maps                                                                    

Travel/Booking Sites
       Booking Buddy                                                                
       Cheap Tickets                                                                  
       Expedia                                                                            
       Hot Wire  

       Kayak                                                                              

       Last Minute Travel                                                            

       Orbitz                                                                               

       Side Step                                                                                

Travel/Guide Sites                                                                
       Fodor's                                                                            
       Frommer’s                                                                       
       Lonely Planet                                                                    
       Rough Guides                                                                    

U.S. Dept. of State Travel: Passports, visas, international travel, travel warnings, news updates and more.      
    
  

**The Library also offers a collection of travel-related sites on its website.  Go to (www.wppl.org), then to Reference Resources, then Good Web Sites, then click on Travel & Outdoors.**

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