Veronica's

Idle Diversions

This page has a little something for everyone, it's family-rated!. Most of the sites are sponsored/funded by public or philanthropic organizations. A good way to get away from the commercial sites that litter the web! More sites will be added from time to time.

The Louvre Museum Take a virtual tour of the famous Louvre Museum in Paris, France and more
The National Library of Canada Images, music, history, literature, archives and more. Discover Canada and explore our history in the online digital library. Great for school projects! See the Stephen Leacock page (Canada's answer to Mark Twain)
Project Gutenberg Literary classics on the Internet, from Louisa May Alcott to Emile Zola, free-of-charge brought to you by Project Gutenberg. Search by title or author, most are in text files you download, open and read in Microsoft Word or similar program. For light reading search for works by Mark Twain; all of Twain's major works are here. Other classic American works are Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edgar Allan Poe's works, Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, Common Sense by Thomas Paine, the fiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs and more
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Official site of this Cleveland, Ohio museum. Cleveland is the home of comedian Drew Carey
Experience Music Project is an interactive music museum located in Seattle, Washington.
The Web Museum Famous artwork for you to view on the web.
Art Gallery of Ontario Public art gallery located in Toronto, Canada.
Quackwatch: Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions EXCELLENT SITE! You've seen infomercials, magazine ads and web sites promoting questionable treatments. Quackwatch, Inc., a member of Consumer Federation of America, is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.
Environment Canada the Canadian Government weather and environment website. What's it like out?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a U.S. Government agency. Coral reefs, weather, El Niño, 20,000 public domain photos, global warming and much, much more
Jazz Learn about jazz music. Info on jazz styles, mix your own jazz on the web. History, timeline, biographies, music samples, photos and much more. A website based on the Ken Burns' film Jazz that aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Vegetarian Recipes 1794 vegetarian recipes (in English) from the International Vegetarian Union
What's New a weekly Internet newletter by Bob Park of the American Physical Society. Commentary on science and critical thinking
The Internet Movie Database A commercial site but one with redeeming values for those of you interested in current movies
National Space Science Data Center Images and info about earth and the other planets
ESP Experiment How does this site know which card you've picked?
Computer History Museum, Mountain View, California online (of course!). Discover the beginnings of the Internet, early computers and more.
Top webcams from around the world Travel the world live! Go to different cities, even into space. See live volcanoes and more. Note: Quite a few of the links to popular webcams seem to be broken, try the city and town public webcams, these cams seem to be up and running.
Scientific Investigation of the Paranormal A non-profit organization investigating ESP, haunted houses, UFO's and much more from a skeptical perspective. Read the articles in the archives, latest new and special features. Stuff for children too. Excellent site
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website. Find out about the Oscars, the academy and its activities
Recipe Archive Recipes for nearly any food. Meat, cookies, desserts, etc. Yummy
Android World And now for something completely different . . . a site is devoted to androids. An android is an anthropomorphic robot - i.e. a robot that looks like a human. An amusing, interesting and educational site.