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National Geographic's People and Places feature provides a short overview of the destination and include a Features section with related articles, photos, and videos, depending on the destination.

Travel + Leisure Magazine's guide to the greatest hotels worldwide as selected by its team of reporters and editors.

Weatherbase provides historical weather information such as "average number of day above 90," "average number of days with thunderstorms," and other similar types of data.

Department of Transportation websites often provide information on road construction and other traffic related information.

Official state websites often have a Visiting section that provides travel information such as festivals, state parks, popular destinations, and travel conditions.

Tourism websites often list lodging, attractions, restaurants, and events information. The sites may also contain scenic byways and maps.

Frommer's Forums for US are divided into states, and all the messages relating to a state are presented in a list that makes it easy to browse through the topics.

Gayot's Restaurant Guides provide detailed restaurant reviews and rate restaurants on a scale of 1 to 20. For many cities, Gayot also provides Best of lists, such as Best Seafood, Best Romantic Restaurants, Best Heart-Healthy, ... etc.

Frommer's has put a substantial amount of content online, making Frommers.com a good resource for travel planning. The site is easy to navigate since all the destinations are organized by similar topics such as "Getting There," "Restaurants," and "Suggested Itineraries."

From Lonely Planet
While its popular big sister Manhattan got all the dates, Brooklyn was left at home with a video and a bag of chips....click for full article

From website: JFK is located in the southeastern section of Queens County, New York City, on Jamaica Bay. It is fifteen miles by highway from midtown Manhattan.

From website: Located in the Borough of Queens, New York City, bordering on Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay. It is eight miles from Midtown Manhattan.

Virtual Tourist has user reviews on topics such as Hotels, Things To Do, Restaurants, Local Customs, Nightlife, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Transportation, ... etc.

In addition to standard listings on attractions, restaurants, and lodging, Fodors.com has a section called "Features" that are specific to the destination. For example, the Features section for Paris has articles titled "Cheese Primer," "Bistro to Brasserie," "Pampering Spas," . . . etc.

IGoUGo is a travel review site. The reviews are organized into "journals," which are a collection of reviews by an author about a trip, such as reviews on hotels, restaurants, nightlife, experiences, photos, ... etc.

Published May/June 2005
A student practices an adrenaline-pumping maneuver at the Trapeze School New York. Classes there aren't difficult, says administrator Anne Brown. ...click to view photos

Podcasts of Traveler Magazine's selection of the world's greatest walking tours. The podcasts last about 20-30 minutes.

Online version of Time Out New York Magazine

Review site with hotel reviews and candid photos posted by users.

From National Geographic Traveler
Published May/June 2005
The Big Apple still leads the way with its world-class cuisine, great hotels, and an extravaganza of museums, shops, shows, and vibrant neighborhoods. And who better to point you in the right direction than savvy New Yorkers?...click for full article