Great Escapes -- Information on MANY Topics

Mysterious Places
Wonders of the World
Architectural Wonders
Great Bodies of Water
Mountains
Outer Space

 

Try Your Own Internet Search

 
 
 

Great Escapes

World Book Encyclopedia

Encarta Concise -- www.encarta.msn.com/ Many, but not all, articles are available for free  

Museum of Unnatural Mystery Site Index

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Mysterious Places
 

Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience   Ref Q157 .E57 2000
The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World Ref CC165 .S48x 1999

 
Odd Archaeology, Museum of Unnatural Mystery (Atlantis, Stonehenge, Easter Island)
PBS: Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle (Department of the Navy)
Mystic Places: Stonehenge
Stonehenge Master Plan -- Past, Present, and Future
Circlemakers
Crop Circle Connector
The Crop Circular -- Scroll down to see topics
Mystic Places: Easter Island
NOVA Online: Secrets of Easter Island
Mysterious Places: Easter Island in Words and Pictures
Paranormal A to Z
The Mysterious & Unexplained
The Skeptic’s Dictionary

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Wonders of the World
 

The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World   Ref CC165 .S48x 1999
Atlas of Natural Wonders Ref QH75 .M38 1988
The Complete Guide to America's National Parks Ref E158 .C78 1996/97
 

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Museum of Unnatural Mystery

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Architectural Wonders

Architecture Ref NA200 .S72 1997
Dictionary of Architects and Architecture v.2: Architecture REF NA40 .I48 1993 v.2
Visual Dictionary of Buildings Ref NA31 .E97 1992
Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture Ref NA200 .F63 1996
What Style Is It? A Guide to American Architecture Ref NA705 .P6 1983
Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World Ref TA15 .B42

Greatest Hits of World Architecture: Buildings
PBS: Building Big -- Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, Tunnels
Skyscrapers.com

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Great Bodies of Water

Encyclopedia of Biomes Ref QH541.14.W45 2000
Rolling Rivers: An Encyclopedia of America's Rivers Ref GB1215 .R64 1984
Atlas of the Oceans Ref G2800 .P4 1994 (kept in the Maps and Atlases section near the windows)
Encyclopedia of the Sea Ref GC9 .E38 2000
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Minerology Ref QE5 .M3654 1997

Gulf of Mexico Foundation
Gulf of Mexico Program - Educator and Student Resources (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Dauphin Island Chamber of Commerce (island in the Gulf of Mexico)
EMuseum: Oceans
PBS: Savage Seas
CIA World Factbook -- look up the names of Oceans in the alphabetical list
Chesapeake Bay Program
Factmonster: Large Lakes of the World
Great Lakes Information Network
Environmental Protection Agency: Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
Factmonster: Principal Rivers of the World
PBS: Journey Into Amazonia
Factmonster: The Amazon
Factmonster: Mississippi River

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Mountains

World Book Encyclopedia
Atlas of Natural Wonders Ref QH75 .M38 1988
Encyclopedia of World Sport Ref GV567 .E56 1996
Mountains GB511 .M63 1971 (on Reserve at the Circulation Desk)

Everest News -- look for categories such as "Facts" and "History"
Seven Summits
Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia
American Park Network -- includes mountains and mountain ranges in U.S. National Parks

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Outer Space

Space Encyclopedia Ref QB14 .C68 1999

UFO: The Definitive Guide to Unidentified Flying Objects and Related Phenomena Ref TL789 .R57 1994b

The UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial Ref TL789 .C5497 1998

Astronomy.com
Mars Exploration (NASA)
Mars (NASA)
Exploring the Planets: Mars (National Air & Space Museum)
Human Spaceflight (NASA)
Missions (NASA)
History (NASA)
There's Space in My Life (NASA)

UFOs, Museum of Unnatural Mystery

International UFO Museum and Research Center (Roswell, NM)

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Try Your Own Internet Search:

Subject Directories: For academic research, it is usually better to start an Internet search with a Subject directory, because they are smaller and more selective than search engines.

About.com
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Yahoo!

Search Engines: Search engines can be very large, and are not at all selective about the web sites they find. Search engines are good to use when you have a very specific topic.

Google

AltaVista

Remember to EVALUATE the web pages you find!

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Created by Anne Anderson. Last updated June 2004.