Introduction |
REady Reference
50 States
Find your state’s official tourism site. Search for what will make people want to visit your city over all of the others.
Fodor’s Travel
This is a professional travel site. You can click on the U.S. map or search for your city. Find out what activities, restaurants, entertainment, and landmarks are popular. What makes your city worth the trip?
Infoplease
The top of this site has a map of the U.S. Click on your state for quick facts and information about your city/state. Who are some famous people from your state? How does your city’s population rank with other cities in the state? (NOTE: Under the U.S. map, you can find links to all kinds of interesting information that will help you make your brochure stand out from the rest!)
tripadvisor
Search for any city in the nation and get access to official travel guides as well as reviews from people in your social media network. (Of course, you can’t access that in school, but you can get ratings and reviews of places, restaurants, and places of interest from people who have actually visited.)
Find your state’s official tourism site. Search for what will make people want to visit your city over all of the others.
Fodor’s Travel
This is a professional travel site. You can click on the U.S. map or search for your city. Find out what activities, restaurants, entertainment, and landmarks are popular. What makes your city worth the trip?
Infoplease
The top of this site has a map of the U.S. Click on your state for quick facts and information about your city/state. Who are some famous people from your state? How does your city’s population rank with other cities in the state? (NOTE: Under the U.S. map, you can find links to all kinds of interesting information that will help you make your brochure stand out from the rest!)
tripadvisor
Search for any city in the nation and get access to official travel guides as well as reviews from people in your social media network. (Of course, you can’t access that in school, but you can get ratings and reviews of places, restaurants, and places of interest from people who have actually visited.)