A display at the bottom of the globe tell you how many hours each zone is behind or ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. To find a local time, hold the cursor over the red dots that represent cities. The time converter is a handy tool. This interactive map site is great for the child who left her atlas at school or just wants to find her favorite cousin s hometown. Map Quest can provide directions from point A to point B, pinpoint a street address, or show you a whole country.
Kids can trace their route and look up attractions along the way.
A White House History Avoid the long lines at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with this virtual tour of the White House. From the clickable sketch on the front page, explore any of the 12 accessible rooms, or start with the Library and use the arrows at the bottom of the page for a more methodical tour. Each page has links to biographies of individual presidents. There s also information at the bottom of each page about the room s furnishings and history. The American West A presentation of the History and Development of the American West, from the Frontier and Pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern West.