USA and Canada

External Links

A - E


AAA (American Automobile Association)

The home page of this site demands entry of the user's ZIP code (USA) or postcode (Canada). Visitors from other countries can enter a ZIP code of 32746 in order to enter the site. This information does not appear on the site; I discovered it by Emailing the question to them.


ABC (television network)


Abingdon, Virginia area

Including Mount Rogers Recreation Area and the Virginia Creeper Trail.



Air Canada


Air France

Checked Apr-97. 


Air New Zealand (US Site)

Checked Apr-97. 


Air New Zealand (New Zealand site)

Checked Apr-97. 


Air Traveller's Handbook

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) of the rec.travel.air newsgroup. Includes links to airline and other travel related web sites.

Checked Sep-97. 


Air UK

Checked Apr-97. 


Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Web Sites

Checked Sep-97. 


Alabama Government Information Service

Checked May-97. 


Alabama State Information

Checked May-97. 


AlaWeb - Online Connection For The State Of Alabama

Checked May-97. 


Alamo (car rental)

Includes detailed descriptions of some scenic drives in the USA, plus suggestions for games for children during car journeys.

Checked Apr-97. 


Alamo (car rental)

Appears to be identical to the other Alamo site.

Checked Apr-97. 


Alamogordo, New Mexico

Checked Apr-97. 


Alaska Connect

Checked Apr-97. 


Alaska State Information

Checked May-97. 


Alaska Tourist Information

Checked Jul-97. 


Alberta

Checked Apr-97. 


Alberta Provincial Information

Checked May-97. 


Alberta Provincial Parks

Unofficial site with a great deal of information

Checked May-97. 


Alberta Provincial Parks

Unofficial site with a great deal of information.

Checked May-97. 


Alberta Tourism Partnership

Checked Apr-97. 


Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Official site.

Checked May-97. 


Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Unofficial site with a great deal of useful information.

Checked Apr-97. 


Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Unofficial site with photographs.

Checked Apr-97. 


Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Unofficial site with photographs.

Checked Apr-97. 


Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Unofficial site with photographs.

Checked May-97. 


Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Unofficial site with photographs.

Checked May-97. 


American Airlines

Checked Apr-97. 


American Express

Checked Apr-97. 


American Park Network

Checked Aug-97. 


Amtrak (US passenger railway system)

Checked Apr-97. 


Anasazi Heritage Centre, Dolores, Colorado

Checked May-97. 


Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California Virtual Visitor Centre

On the DesertUSA web site.

Checked Dec-97. 


Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

Some useful information (on the web site of the town of Borrego Springs)

Checked Dec-97. 


Arizona Office of Tourism

When I explored this site in May-96 it had large graphics which took a long time to load, but not much other content. The maps on this site fail to load on my setup, but other users report having no problems with them.

Checked Apr-97. 


Arizona State Information

Checked May-97. 


Arizona State Parks

Checked May-97. 


Arkansas Post National Monument

National Park Service site.

Checked May-97. 


Arkansas Scenic Byways

Checked May-97. 


Arkansas State Information

Checked May-97. 


Arkansas State Information

Checked May-97. 


Arkansas Travel and Tourism Information

Including Arkansas State Parks. Good information but slow, and most pages fail to completely load.

Checked May-97. 


Army Corps of Engineers (United States)

The US Army Corps of Engineers are responsible for civil engineering works such as dams; this site contains information on some of these works.

Checked Apr-97. 


Around America by Rail

A personal site containing a travelogue.

Checked Feb-98. 


Avis Car Rental

Checked Apr-97. 


Banff National Park

Checked Apr-97. 


Banff National Park

Probably the same contents as the above site.

Checked Aug-97. 


B.C. Ferries

B.C. Ferries operate various passenger and car ferry routes in the area of Vancouver and Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This site has full details of their services including timetables and fares. See also Washington State Ferries and Coho Ferry (the latter being the car ferry between Port Angeles, Washington State and Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia).

Checked Nov-97. 


B.C. Rail

B.C. Rail are one of the companies who operate railway services in British Columbia.

Checked Jan-98. 


L.L. Bean Parksearch

L.L. Bean is a sporting equipment and clothing supplier. This site contains a lot of information on the National Parks and similar areas.

Checked Aug-97. 


Best Western (US) (hotel/motel chain)

Checked Apr-97. 


Bicentennial Highway, Utah State Road 95 from Hanksville to Blanding

This excellent site includes photographs. Note that the directory name is spelt "souteast", not "southeast".

Checked Feb-98. 


Big Bay, Michigan

Big Bay is on the northern (Lake Superior) lakeshore of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, northwest of Marquette. The Big Bay web site has a reciprocal link arrangement with this site, so please give it a visit!

Checked Nov-97. 


Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee

National Park Service site.

Checked May-97. 


Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee

Checked May-97. 


Black Canyon of The Gunnison National Monument, Colorado

National Park Service site.

Checked May-97. 


Black Canyon of The Gunnison National Monument, Colorado

Excellent pictures and text.

Checked May-97. 


Black Hills Passion Play

This official site provides full answers to any questions which anyone interested in seeing a performance of the Passion Play might have.

Checked Jan-98. 


Blind River, Ontario - official site

Checked Feb-98. 


Blue Ridge Parkway

National Park Service site.

Checked May-97. 


Blue Ridge Parkway Virtual Visitor Centre

National Park Service site.

Checked May-97. 


Borrego Springs, California

Besides information on the town of Borrego Springs, this site also includes some useful information about Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Checked Dec-97. 


Breaks Interstate Park, Virginia and Kentucky

Checked May-97. 


British Airways

Checked Apr-97. 


British Columbia Provincial Parks - Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

Unofficial site; lots of information.

Checked May-97. 


British Columbia Provincial Parks - High Country

Unofficial site; lots of information.

Checked May-97. 


British Columbia Provincial Parks - Kootenay Region

Unofficial site; lots of information.

Checked May-97. 


British Columbia Provincial Parks - North by Northwest Region

Unofficial site; lots of information.

Checked May-97. 


British Columbia Provincial Parks - Okanagan

Unofficial site; lots of information.

Checked May-97. 


British Columbia Provincial Parks - Rocky Mountains

Unofficial site; lots of information.

Checked May-97. 


British Columbia Provincial Parks - Vancouver and Southwest British Columbia

Unofficial site; lots of information.

Checked May-97. 


British Columbia - Recreation British Columbia

This site includes an extremely useful accommodation database which can be searched by type of accommodation (motel, campsite, etc), location (town name) and upper price limit.

Checked Nov-97. 


British Columbia Provincial Parks - Vancouver Island

Unofficial site; lots of information.

Checked May-97. 


British Columbia Tourism

Checked Apr-97. 


Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario

ParksCanada site.

Checked May-97. 


Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

Checked May-97. 


 Buena Vista, Virginia - History

Checked Dec-97. 


Buena Vista, Virginia - Photo Gallery

Checked Dec-97. 


Bureau of Land Management (United States) (BLM)

Checked Apr-97. 


Burger King

Checked Jul-97. 


Cabot Head Provincial Park, Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

Checked May-97. 


California Driver's Handbook

This site contains a copy of this official publication for drivers. It provides an excellent guide to driving regulations in the USA. However, some rules may differ in other American states and Canadian provinces.

Checked Mar-98. 


California Highway Conditions

This excellent site has detailed reports on the current conditions of each road.

Checked Mar-98. 


California State Information

Checked May-97. 


California State Information

Appears to be identical to the other California State Information site.

Checked May-97. 


California Division of Tourism

Includes some excellent downloadable road maps (Adobe Acrobat format).

Checked Apr-97. 


California State Parks

Checked Oct-97. 


California State Parks - Sierra Nevada

Checked Aug-97. 


CampNet America

Information on RV and tent campsites, camping cabins, etc.

When I visited this site in Nov-97 it had a good outline structure, but the database of campsites and other information didn't have very many entries in it.

Checked Nov-97. 


Canada (general information)

Checked Apr-97. 


Canada 3000 Airlines

Checked Nov-97. 


Canadian Airlines

Checked Apr-97. 


Canadian Highway Markers

This personal site contains pictures of numerous Canadian highway markers.

Checked Feb-98. 


Canadian National Park Service - Parks Canada

In both English and French.

Checked Apr-97. 


Canadian Rockies Net

Checked Aug-97. 


Canadian Tourism Commission

In both English and French. Includes numerous links.

Checked Apr-97. 


Canyonlands

A guide to the various National Parks, National Monuments and State Parks of southeastern Utah.

Checked Feb-98. 


Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico

National Park Service site.

Checked May-97. 


Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico

Checked May-97. 


Carl's Jr (US fast food chain)

Checked Apr-97. 


Cascade Bicycle Club

This site, based in Washington State, includes a fascinating and detailed diary of a bicycle trip from Seattle to Chicago.

Checked Apr-97. 


Cascade Peaks

A personal site with extensive descriptions and numerous photographs of the higher peaks of the Cascade Mountains.

Checked Aug-97. 


CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Checked May-97. 


CBS (television network)

Checked Apr-97. 


Cedar Breaks National Monument

National Park Service site.

Checked May-97. 


Chicago Sun-Times (newspaper)

Checked Apr-97. 


Choice Hotels

Comfort Inns, EconoLodge, Friendship Inns, Quality Inns, Rodeway and Sleep Inns.

Checked Apr-97. 


C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency)

Checked Apr-97. 


CityNet

Mainly information on more expensive hotels and restaurants.

Checked Apr-97. 


CNN (television news network)

Checked Apr-97. 


Coho Ferry

This is the car ferry between Port Angeles, Washington State and Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This site has full details of the service, including timetables, fares and a picture of the ferry. See also B.C. Ferries and Washington State Ferries.

Checked Nov-97. 


Colorado State Information

Checked May-97. 


Colorado Travel and Tourism Authority

Checked Apr-97. 


Comfort Inns

Checked Apr-97. 


Confederation Bridge

The Confederation Bridge, opened in the summer of 1997, connects Prince Edward Island to the Canadian mainland. This site is in both the English and French language.

Checked Nov-97 


Connecticut State Information

Checked Jul-97. 


Connecticut Tourism Information

Checked Jul-97. 


Connecticut Tourism Information

Checked Jul-97. 


Continental Airlines

Checked Apr-97. 


Cook County News Herald, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Checked Mar-97. 


Crook County, Wyoming

The area around Devils Tower National Monument.

Checked Sep-97. 


Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Colorado and New Mexico

Checked Nov-97. 


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Old subscription address checked Apr-97; this new subscription address was introduced Nov-97. 


Days Inn

Checked Apr-97. 


Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah

Checked Feb-98. 


Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah

Checked Feb-98. 


Delaware State Information

Checked May-97. 


Delaware Tourism Information

Checked May-97. 


Delta Airlines

Checked Apr-97. 


Dennis' Travel Link

Links to travel related sites around the world. Also a free weekly EMail newsletter called Travel Link Express.

Checked Sep-97. 


Dennis' Travel Link - Fall Foliage

An extensive list of links to fall foliage web sites.

Checked Sep-97. 


Denver, Colorado

Checked Apr-97. 


Denver Post (newspaper)

Checked Apr-97. 


Department of Agriculture (United States) (USDA)

Checked Apr-97. 


Department of Motor Vehicles for each state

The Massachusetts Department of Motor Vehicles site includes a list of links to the Department of Motor Vehicles sites for many other states.

Checked Feb-98. 


Desert USA

Information on the desert southwest of the USA.

Checked Apr-97. 


Discover Alberta

Checked Apr-97. 


Discover America

Only includes Florida, Mississippi and Vermont so far.

Checked Apr-97. 


Discover Vermont

Checked Apr-97. 


Discovery Channel USA (educational television channel)

Checked Apr-97. 


Discoveryweb

Includes some information on the Canadian Rockies.

Checked Apr-97. 


Discoveryweb

Appears to be identical to the other DiscoveryWeb site.

Checked Apr-97. 


The Walt Disney Organisation

Checked Apr-97. 


Disneyland - Donald Laird's Virtual Disneyland Tour

Unofficial. Large pictures make access slow.

Checked Apr-97. 


Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (DSNGRR)

Checked Mar-98. 


Durango, Colorado

Checked Apr-97. 


Durango, Colorado

Service provider site with some local information.

Checked Apr-97. 


Durango, Colorado Tourist Information

Checked Apr-97. 


EconoLodge

Checked Apr-97. 


Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa

National Park Service site.

Checked May-97. 


Epicurious Travel

Includes a travel magazine.

Checked May-97. 


ESPN (television sports channel)

Checked Apr-97. 


Excite's Travel Channel

General travel information.

Checked Sep-97. 


Expedia

Microsoft's travel information site.

Checked Sep-97. 


The Exploration Network

Ex Discovery Channel Canada - educational television channel

Checked Apr-97. 


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