The works of many classical composers can be listened to at the Classical Midi Collection site where you can also link to the download site for the Crescendo plug-in, needed to play the midis. CD fans can browze a huge collection of discs, sample some, and even place an order at Music Boulevard . If art is the signature of a culture and music its soul, then literature is its history. Information about major literary works can be found at the Electronic Library . But the actual works can be read on the net at such locations as Project Gutenberg and Project Bartleby , each of which is comitted to posting hundreds of masterpieces on the net.
Travel is another way of expanding one's knowledge by direct rather than vicarious experience.
Many very specialized sites exist on the net as well. One can spend hours examining the beauty of mathematics at The Fractal Explorer . One can also explore the animal kingdom at Yahoo's Zoology Site or visit many of the great zoos of the world at Zoonet . Sites of particular interest to use will be found on our family page. At the rate knowledge is growing, one cannot hope to know even one percent of it.