Surf the web as it was

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine puts the history of the World Wide Web at your fingertips. The Archive contains over 100 terabytes and 10 billion web pages archived from 1996 to the present.

To start using the Wayback Machine to surf the web as it was, just type a URL (a web site address) into the box above, click the Take Me Back button, and start exploring the past.

Special Collections
The Internet Archive has put together some special purpose collections of web sites from the Archive. You can explore these collections below.

September 11
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, prompted web creators around the world to respond. This special collection of archived web sites preserves this unique moment in our history.
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Election 2000
The United States Elections of 2000 were perhaps the most controversial elections in our nation's history. Use this collection to revisit the historic elections of 2000.
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United States Government
This collection contains thousands of United States government web sites.
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Web Pioneers
This collection highlights a handful of sites that played a role in the early internet.
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