URL Bar and "Lower" Bar Question

Good evening. I am a recent convert from PC to Mac. On my PC I used Foxfire. I am now trying Safari on my new iMac. I have 2 questions regarding Safari . . .
1) On Foxfire and IE, there is a drop down arrow button on the URL box. Does that make sense? Its a way to drop down all of the URL's I have typed. Does this exist in Safari? I see it drop down if I begin to type a URL, but no way to just point and click.
2) On browsers I used on the PC, there was a bar at the bottom of the browser window that displayed information. For instance, if my mouse was over a link, it would appear in the bar. As I am looking at Safari now, there is no such bar. Is that correct or is there a way to make one appear?
Forgive me if these questions seem dumb. I am a n00b . . .
Anyway, thanks in advance!
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.5) Safari 2.0.3

Well there is a way to see what sites you have visted other than reviewing your history. And that is, you will notice to the left of your URL: box, you will see the stop, refresh and the back and forward buttons of your browser.
Well i fyou put the mouse on the back button and hold it down you will see all the past sites you have visited. I think what im explaining to you is very simliar to this "drop down" box that you are talking about in your post.
I dont know if that helps you, or if im missing the point , but i hope you can use it to your advantage.
Peace

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