The telephone can be the enemy of a person wanting to order tickets to a baseball game or a musical. Getting online can take the frustration out of constant voice recordings reminding you "someone will be with you soon." You're a busy person, so cut through the calls and take care of business yourself.

Just about every online ticket site offers the same products: tickets for film festivals, operas, symphonies, concerts, ballets, exhibits, sporting events, ice shows and rodeos. The trick is finding the ticket sites that allow you to order online.

Log on to ticketmaster.com and purchase tickets for shows nationwide. You can narrow down your search for events by your state, city, venue and date.

If your planning a trip abroad, you can visit ticketslive.com and order ahead of time. You can order tickets for performing arts, sports, museums, festivals and tours across America, Belgium, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. If your planning on traveling within the United States, you can visit citypass.net. Tourists visiting New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Boston or San Francisco can purchase a book of tickets and passes to local attractions and shows.

Need a little culture in your life? Check out www2.culturefinder.com and enhance your cultural perspective. You can click on nearly 50 cities nation wide to purchase tickets online for theater, Broadway, classical, opera, visual art, dance and film showings. You can also sign up for a culture finder newsletter through e-mail.

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