POPULAR SITES Maps Interactive

• MapQuest
  MapQuest provides interactive maps and driving directions for cities and towns worldwide. Also provides road trip planner, addresses, and phone number finder.
  www.mapquest.com
• Google Earth
  Google Earth shows 3D overviews of major cities, mountains, and other terrain, as well as driving directions and maps. Also includes Sky, which allows users to view stars and galaxies.
  earth.google.com
• Google Maps
  Online map service and location finder. Features dynamic, draggable maps, as well as satellite imagery by region.
  maps.google.com
• Yahoo! Maps
  Yahoo! Maps features online mapping, driving directions, and traffic. Get interactive city maps with point-to-point directions and traffic updates. Explore city guides with the Yahoo! Maps exclusive SmartView display of nearby restaurants, shopping, ATMs, and other local features.
  maps.yahoo.com
• Multimap.com
  Offers online mapping services. Search for addresses, get travel directions, view aerial photos, or link to local information.
  www.multimap.com
• ViaMichelin
  Offers information on the Michelin maps, Red and Green Guides, and panEuropean route planning with hotels, driving directions, restaurants, and camping sites.
  www.viamichelin.com
• Maporama
  Provides maps, itineraries, and weather information.
  www.maporama.com
• Map24
  Java maps and driving directions for the USA, Canada, and Europe.
  www.map24.com
• Maps On Us
  Provides customized maps and directions integrated with nationwide yellow pages to make route planning easy.
  www.mapsonus.com
• TopoZone
  View topographical and city maps of any place in the United States at different zoom levels and sizes.
  www.topozone.com
• Expedia Maps
  Find addresses, businesses, and places, and get driving directions from Expedia. Features detailed maps of North America and Europe.
  maps.expedia.com
• MSN MapPoint
  MSN MapPoint offers maps and driving directions for a number of countries. Also including traffic maps.
  mappoint.msn.com
• National Atlas of the United States of America
  Design and explore interactive multimedia maps of the country's natural and socio-cultural landscapes. From the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners.
  www.nationalatlas.gov
• U.S. Census Bureau TIGER Mapping Service
  High-quality, detailed maps of anywhere in the United States, with multiple layers and elective marker placement.
  tiger.census.gov
• Worldtime
  Information on local time and sunrise and sunset times in several hundred cities, and a database of public holidays worldwide.
  www.worldtime.com
• Pickatrail
  Offers a variety of U.K. and U.S. trail maps. Also includes trail-side directional photos, GPS waypoints, information, and more.
  www.pickatrail.com
• Mappr
  Interactive environment for exploring places, by adding geographical information to the photographs found on Flickr.
  www.mappr.com
• Wayfaring
  Map site allows users to post and share favorite locations.
  www.wayfaring.com
• TravelPost.com
  Independent source of hotel, motel, and resort reviews from travelers. Users can also post travel journals and photos.
  www.travelpost.com
• Placeopedia
  Online application allowing you to connect Wikipedia articles with places, and then use the geographic database to browse or syndicate articles by the locations they describe.
  www.placeopedia.com

POPULAR SITES Encyclopedias

• Wikipedia
  Wikipedia is a free, open content, community-built encyclopedia with thousands of articles on topics from A to Z. Available in dozens of languages.
  www.wikipedia.org
• Encyclopedia Britannica
  Official site of the Encyclopedia Britannica, one of the world's best-known reference books. Find short encyclopedia entries and definitions, or register for complete access.
  www.britannica.com
• Wikipedia in English
  English-language version of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia built and edited by users. Find encyclopedia entries on almost any topic, or click for a random Wikipedia article.
  en.wikipedia.org
• Encyclopedia.com
  Find encyclopedia entries from the Columbia Encyclopedia, with links to newspaper and magazine articles, pictures, and maps. From Highbeam Research.
  www.encyclopedia.com
• Infoplease
  Online encyclopedia entries, dictionary definitions, and thesaurus help from Infoplease, covering topics from astrophysics to Zimbabwe.
  www.infoplease.com
• Answers.com
  Get answers from a variety of encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries, and atlases with Answers.com, an online reference source.
  www.answers.com
• Encarta
  Online encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, and other reference tools from MSN Encarta. Find encyclopedia entries, dictionary definitions, and homework help.
  encarta.msn.com
• 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
  Searchable online version of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, containing 29 volumes and articles written by more than 1500 authors on topics from A to Z.
  www.1911encyclopedia.org
• Everything2
  User-created encyclopedia, web directory, and knowledge web. Everything2 offers definitions, articles, and writeups by readers about anything and everything.
  www.everything2.com
• EncycloZine
  Online store and encyclopedia. FInd information and products on topics like art, technology, history, science, sports, and space.
  EncycloZine.com
• Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
  Online version of the Columbia Encyclopedia, including thousands of searchable encyclopedia entries and topics.
  www.bartleby.com/65
• Citizendium
  Project to create a user-created encyclopedia that aims to improve on the Wikipedia model by adding 'gentle expert oversight' and requiring contributors to use their real names.
  www.citizendium.org
• Article Insider
  Community where real-life specialists share their knowledge about a wide variety of popular topics.
  www.articleinsider.com
• Probert Encyclopaedia
  Online encyclopedia specializing in short, inter-linked articles about anything from famous actors to "psychological phobias.
  www.probertencyclopaedia.com
• Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopaedia
  Cartoon, with A to Z drawings by Tim Hunkin illustrating topics like animals, geography, science, and history.
  www.rudimentsofwisdom.com
• Project Galactic Guide
  Spoof encyclopedia meant to guide and misguide its readers in matters of life, death, and finding a parking space anywhere in the Universe, in the style of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
  www.galactic-guide.com
• Yahoo! Reference
  Find an online encyclopedia, quotations, and other fact-finding tools at Yahoo! Reference. Search for dictionary definitions, spelling help, thesaurus synonyms, maps, flags, and other answers.
  education.yahoo.com/reference
• BambooWeb Dictionary
  Online dictionary and encyclopedia providing articles and information on a wide variety of topics. Browse encyclopedia entries by subject, or search for information by key words.
  www.bambooweb.com
• Fixed Reference: Snapshots of Wikipedia
  Offers periodic fixed snapshot copies of Wikipedia, the collective online encyclopedia, allowing safe reference and linking without talk pages.
  fixedreference.org
• Freebase
  An open, shared database of the world's knowledge.
  www.freebase.com

POPULAR SITES Dictionaries

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  Free online version of the Merriam-Webster English dictionary, with searchable dictionary definitions, thesaurus, and a student dictionary for kids. Also offers online subscription versions of Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
  www.merriam-webster.com
• OneLook Dictionaries
  Dictionary search service that offers definitions from a variety of online English and foreign language dictionaries. Find the definition of a term, see terms that correspond to definition key words, or search for the correct spelling of a word.
  www.onelook.com
• YourDictionary
  Directory of online English dictionaries and thesauruses, translation dictionaries of 150 different languages, grammar help for 70 languages, and pages of linguistic fun.
  www.yourdictionary.com
• Dictionary.com
  Free online English dictionary site, offering word definitions, synonyms, word of the day emails, and writing resources.
  dictionary.reference.com
• Free Dictionary, The
  Free online dictionary search, offering English, medical, legal, and computer dictionaries as well as a thesaurus, encyclopedia, and literature reference library.
  www.thefreedictionary.com
• Cambridge International Dictionaries
  Search Cambridge's free online dictionaries of English, English for students, French, Spanish, phrasal verbs, or idioms.
  dictionary.cambridge.org
• AskOxford.com
  Searchable online version of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, as well as thesauri, quotations, foreign language dictionaries, a word of the day, and games.
  www.askoxford.com
• DICT.org
  Dictionary search site that draws on dictionaries and reference sources including Webster's, Jargon File, translation dictionaries, and Roget's Thesaurus. Created as part of an experiment to create a data exchange protocol for dictionary information.
  www.dict.org
• Merriam-Webster's Word Central
  Offers kids a student dictionary, Word of the Day, and interactive word games. Includes homework help and lesson plans for parents and teachers.
  www.wordcentral.com
• AllWords.com
  Online English dictionary with multi-lingual translations to or from Dutch, French, German, Italian, or Spanish. Includes crossword puzzle solver features, creative writing tips, and slang words.
  www.allwords.com
• Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus
  Online dictionary, thesaurus, and other American English resources for students and the general public. Find word definitions, spellings, and synonyms, or try tools like the Wordsmyth glossary maker or anagram solver.
  www.wordsmyth.net
• HyperDictionary
  Online dictionary featuring links to explanations of difficult terms within a given word's definition. Includes computer, dream, and medical dictionaries.
  www.hyperdictionary.com
• VoyCabulary
  Turns the words on a webpage into links to their dictionary definitions, so you can look them up with a single click. Includes thesauri and foreign language dictionaries.
  www.voycabulary.com
• Newbury House Dictionary of American English
  Free online version of the Newbury House Dictionary of American English, with simple definitions for students and English learners.
  nhd.heinle.com
• CoolDictionary.Com: Audible Webster Dictionary
  Online version of Webster's American Dictionary, with audio clips of the correct pronunciation of words and quotes.
  www.cooldictionary.com
• Encarta World English Dictionary
  Online English dictionary and thesaurus, featuring audio clips of words pronounced, as well as a word of the day.
  dictionary.msn.com
• Word Assault
  Searches multiple English dictionaries for words and phrases. Includes thesaurus, place names, computing terms, a Bible dictionary, and the CIA World Factbook.
  www.wordassault.com
• Visual Dictionary, The
  See definitions for terms from biology, anatomy, and music with the InfoVisual visual dictionary. Browse by topics and thumbnails, or search for a word or phrase.
  www.infovisual.info
• OneLook Reverse Dictionary
  Reverse dictionary lets you enter a concept to see matching words and phrases, for those times when you remember the definition but not the word.
  www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
• WordIQ.com
  Reference resource that includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, almanac, thesaurus, and dream interpretation database as well as a general search engine.
  www.wordiq.com

POPULAR SITES Regional Web Directories

• Cities.com
  Includes a searchable database of city guides in different countries.
  www.cities.com
• International Centre for Island Studies
  Links to information relevant to small islands.
  www.islandstudies.org
• Worldwide Directory of Cities and Towns
  Includes maps of towns and cities in the world with optional weather information.
  www.calle.com/world