Recreation & Sports
563 sites
Subcategories:
- Gardening (38)
- Hobbies (110)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
- Collecting (166)
- Model Building (139)
https://oldcarbrochures.com/
The Old Car Manual Project is a massive free archive of original sales brochures and owners manuals for classic American cars and trucks, spanning from the early 1900s through the 1980s. Visitors can browse digitized promotional materials from iconic manufacturers like Chevrolet, Ford, Cadillac, Chrysler, and more, making it an invaluable resource for collectors, restorers, and automotive history enthusiasts.
http://robsplants.com/
Rob's Plants chronicles the gardening journey of a plant enthusiast who transformed bare suburban lots in both Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley and suburban Houston into richly landscaped gardens. The site features detailed plant portraits, seed-starting information, wildlife observations, winter temperature data, and even a downloadable Excel seed-tracking tool.
https://www.modelrailroaddata.com/
ModelRailroadData.com is a comprehensive searchable directory of over 2,000 model railroad websites, organized into informational and commercial sections covering everything from layout design and track plans to hobby shops and manufacturers. Viewer ratings, hit counters, and editor-verified listings make it easy to find trusted resources across all scales, including tinplate, toy trains, and live steam.
https://trainorders.com/
Trainorders.com is a comprehensive online community for railroad enthusiasts, featuring thousands of photos, videos, and discussion forums covering everything from Western and Eastern US railroads to steam, passenger trains, and international rail. Members can share trackside media, browse a library of historic railroad content, and participate in lively discussions about both real-world railfanning and model railroading.
https://thewildrose.org/rice/index.php
Oryza is a fanlisting dedicated entirely to rice, boasting 840 registered fans from around the world who share a love of this staple food. Hosted on TheWildRose.org, the site invites visitors to join the growing community and browse affiliate fanlistings for other food favorites like pizza, Chinese food, and Nutella.
https://modelrailroaddata.com/links/tinplate_and_hi-rail/clubs
ModelRailroadData.com hosts a comprehensive directory of model railroad links, with this section specifically cataloging tinplate and hi-rail clubs from across the United States. Maintained by Bob Harbison, the directory organizes 42 club listings alongside dozens of other subcategories spanning all gauges from Z scale to live steam.
https://gemme.org/
GEMME (Groupe d'Etude du Modélisme à Voie Métrique et Etroite) is a French association dedicated to narrow gauge and metric gauge railway modelling, bringing together enthusiasts from across France and abroad. The site offers a forum, photo library, newsletter, and membership resources for hobbyists passionate about building and collecting narrow gauge model trains.
https://members.tripod.com/~tx_rockhound/index.html
The unofficial home page of the Central Texas Gem & Mineral Society, a non-profit rockhound club based in Abilene, Texas, covering lapidary skills, silversmithing, wire wrapping, field trips, and their annual Gem & Mineral Show. Visitors will find links to rockhounding resources, fossil and rock collections, and info on weekly club workshops open to the public.
http://adrianwarren.com/faq
Adrian Warren's Technical Travel FAQ is a comprehensive reference guide covering the practical challenges of international travel, from navigating electricity and DVD standards across countries to choosing cameras, lenses, and gadgets for the road. The alphabetical index spans dozens of topics including mobile phone standards, film safety, spyware removal, and online banking, making it a remarkably thorough resource for the tech-conscious traveler.
http://varmintal.com/asubj.htm
Varmint Al's sprawling personal site covers coyote and deer hunting, rifle reloading and barrel dynamics, finite element analysis of firearms, and even ham radio packet networking. The depth of engineering content applied to hunting and shooting topics makes this a uniquely technical resource for outdoor sportsmen and rifle enthusiasts.