Abandoned Places

Urban explorers. Compulsive trespassers. Whatever you call them, the Web offers those with a yen for poking around abandoned buildings a place to celebrate their discoveries. This site features interesting photos from abandoned factories, hospitals, and other buildings in Poland, Beirut, and many other spots around the world.

Nobel Laureate

Trace the humble origins and post-presidential accomplishments of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jimmy Carter. Recounting in words and pictures his troubled presidency, this PBS site also depicts his subsequent efforts to resolve political conflicts and eradicate disease around the world.

Beautiful Mozambique

Hold on to your pith helmet and keep an eye on your guide as the World Wildlife Fund leads you into the exotic woodlands of Mozambique. Video and audio clips introduce you to the African land's strange and wonderful creatures, while daily dispatches let you experience it all through an explorer's eyes.

Name That Tune

If the World Wide Web accomplishes nothing else (uh uh, now that's a debate for another time), it will, at the very least, allow you to finally get the name and artist of that funky new song you heard on the radio last night. Yes.net lets you find out what song is or has been playing on any of a thousand different stations.

Cartoon Database

Designed to do for cartoons what the Internet Movie Database did for films, the Big Cartoon DataBase serves up the stats on your favorite animated series, shorts and features. Includes running times, synopses, credits, and more. Also feel free to vote for your favorite cartoon.