Links of Interest to Passengers and Other Travelers
Stop here before your next trip -- chances are good that a link here will help you prepare for your trip, especially if you're traveling in northeastern US (more links coming as I receive them for other regions of the US). Each link will open in a new window, so just close the window to return to this page. If you have suggestions as to what links you'd like to see here, please drop me an e-mail at bob@eightwheels.com. Thanks!
Maps and Directions
The first two (Google Maps and Google Earth) are my favorites; I use them all the time. Mapquest has also improved significantly and I do use their service regularly, too.
• Google Maps
• Google Earth
• Mapquest
• Yahoo! Maps
• Maps On Us
• MSN Maps and Directions
• Maps.com
• Expedia Maps
• Rand McNally
Weather and Road Conditions
• AccuWeather -- Interstate weather
• The Weather Channel -- for drivers
• SmarTraveler -- traffic reports updated continuously for major metropolitan areas
• Traffic.com -- traffic conditions updated every 60 seconds for many major cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, LA, NYC, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Tampa
• Travel Boards, Inc. -- travel info on OH, PA, MD, & NJ
Destination Information (by state)
Regional
Links
• I-95 Coalition
Connection
• Federal Highway
Administration
Connecticut
• Connecticut Department of
Transportation
Delaware
• Delaware Department of
Transportation
Maryland
• Maryland Transportation
Authority
Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Turnpike
Authority
•
Boston --
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors
Bureau
New
Jersey
• New Jersey Department of
Transportation
• New Jersey Turnpike
Authority
• E-ZPass -- New
Jersey
• New Jersey Travel and
Tourism
• New Jersey -- Virtual Jersey
Shore
• Atlantic City Convention & Visitors
Authority --
casinos and much more
• Atlantic City Online
--
casino and hotel info
New
York
• New York State
Thruway
• NY Metropolitan Transportation
Authority Bridges and Tunnels
• NYC
-- Broadway shows, reviews, theaters,
etc.:
• Broadway.com
• The New York Theatre Experience,
Inc. --
Broadway, Off-Broadway, &
Off-Off-Broadway
• NYC
--
Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts
• NYC
--
Madison Square
Garden
• NYC
--
Radio City Music
Hall
Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania
Turnpike
• E-ZPass --
Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia Convention and Visitors
Bureau
• Hawk Mountain,
near Kempton, PA
• Longwood Gardens,
Kennett Square, PA
Ohio
• Ohio Turnpike
Commission
Rhode
Island
• Rhode Island Department of
Transportation
West
Virginia
• West Virginia Department of
Transportation
Popular
Search Engines
• Yahoo!
• Google
Misc.
Links
• Cabela's --
outfitters stores, some products of interest to coach
drivers
• Road Notes! --
LOTS of information; rest stops, hotel info and 800
numbers, RV dump stations, radio stations, much more