Recreation & Sports
563 sites
Subcategories:
- Gardening (38)
- Hobbies (110)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
- Collecting (166)
- Model Building (139)
https://aquariumlinks.net/
AquariumLinks.net is a human-edited web directory dedicated to tropical fish, marine fish, koi, pond fish, and aquarium-related sites, helping hobbyists find fish for sale, husbandry information, and equipment reviews. The directory spans a wide range of aquatic keeping topics, though its listings have drifted to include many unrelated commercial entries like pest control and roofing services.
https://elmhurstcoinsandcollectibles.com/collector-websites
Elmhurst Coins & Collectibles, a coin shop in Elmhurst, Illinois, maintains this curated links page pointing collectors to major numismatic organizations, regional coin clubs, grading services, and publications. It serves as a handy reference hub for anyone serious about coins, paper money, tokens, and medals, connecting visitors to resources like the ANA, ANS, and numerous local coin clubs across the Midwest.
https://sictaena.blogspot.com/
Ethereal Goat is the personal blog of Sictaena, a nature-loving hobbyist who documents outdoor adventures including GeoCaching finds and Kindness Rocks discoveries. The site also features a dream journal, stamp collecting, pixel art cliques, and a microblog, giving it a charming old-web personality.
http://wiregrasssteelwheels.org/
Wiregrass Steel Wheels is a model train club based in Hartford, Alabama, hosting an annual train show at the Westgate Sports Complex in September 2025. The site provides vendor application downloads, photos of the club's HO scale layout, and location details for both the show and the club's regular meeting space.
http://www.gatorgirlrocks.com/
Gator Girl Rocks is a comprehensive rockhounding resource covering all 50 US states, with guides to finding gems, minerals, and fossils across the country. Created by Zoe Tolbert, the site includes state-by-state rockhounding locations, an Amazon gear store, wildlife photography from field trips, and a blog chronicling real rockhound adventures.
https://tilde.town/~mgoh
Mark Y. Goh's tilde.town page chronicles over a decade of world travel, with photo journals from destinations like Vietnam, Turkey, Bali, and backcountry trails in Hawaii, California, and Idaho. Alongside the travel logs, he shares annual favorite music lists spanning 2011 to 2022 and links to his old music projects.
https://anyrail.com/forum_en/index.php
The official community forum for AnyRail, a popular model railroad track planning software, where hobbyists share layout plans, submit custom structures and scenery files, discuss tips and tricks, and report bugs or feature requests. With nearly 30,000 posts across thousands of topics and over 5,000 members, it is a lively hub for model railroad enthusiasts of all experience levels.
https://2600.greg.technology/
Greg's site presents a cleaned-up, browsable gallery of every 2600 Magazine cover, born from a chance subway moment when he recognized a 1997 cover on a broken LED sign at a New York City station. The project includes a downloadable zip of all covers and a brief story about the script he wrote to fix the chaotic original filenames from 2600's own online gallery.
http://customknives.com/
CustomKnives.com was the premier destination for handmade and Damascus knife collecting, operated by A.T. Barr since 1997, featuring listings from dozens of renowned knifemakers along with fine handle materials, engraving, and scrimshaw work. The site served as a marketplace and resource for collectors, with sections for fixed blades, recently sold knives, and detailed maker profiles before the domain was sold to BladeHQ in 2011.
https://woodcentral.com/
WoodCentral has been connecting woodworkers worldwide since 1998, offering forums, articles, galleries, and a marketplace all dedicated to the craft of woodworking. Created by Ellis Walentine, the site features an impressive archive of shared knowledge covering everything from hand tools and joinery to finishing and cabinetmaking.