Recreation & Sports
563 sites
Subcategories:
- Gardening (38)
- Hobbies (110)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
- Collecting (166)
- Model Building (139)
https://silverrails.net/
Created in 1995 by Stephen Grande out of a love for rail travel, SilverRails.net serves as a hub connecting TrainWeb.com and a constellation of related ventures including rail travelogues, a railroad directory, and regional interests like wineries and travel resources. The site chronicles Stephen and Barbara Cepinko's journey from aerospace software engineers to builders of one of the largest railroad-related web presences on the internet.
https://dvdnerd.neocities.org/
DVD Nerd is a passion project dedicated to reviewing and appreciating the often-overlooked artistry of physical media, from disc art and menus to case design and bonus features. Creator dvdnerd makes the case that DVDs and Blu-rays offer a richer viewing experience than streaming, filling a gap on the internet where detailed physical media reviews are surprisingly rare.
http://howjust.de/
A detailed reference site dedicated to 1/72 scale plastic Napoleonic War figures, cataloging sets by manufacturer, battle (Austerlitz, Borodino, Jena, Waterloo), and personality figures for collectors, wargamers, and diorama builders. The site fills a niche by focusing on practical usage information rather than photos, helping hobbyists identify which figure sets are appropriate for specific historical scenarios.
https://elgincoinclub.com/
The Elgin Coin Club is a numismatic collectors organization based in Elgin, Illinois, hosting monthly meetings, annual coin shows, auctions, and member bourse sales for hobbyists in the Chicago metro area. Maintained by communications chairman Michael Kahn, the site includes a newsletter index, membership information, club history, and resources covering coins, tokens, medals, paper money, and ancient coinage.
https://steamonly.org/
Riverside Live Steamers is a club based in Riverside, California dedicated to operating and maintaining a historic 7.5-inch gauge live steam miniature railroad at Hunter Park, originally built in the 1950s. The site covers the club's rich history, public run days, rules, and even a for-sale section for steam locomotive enthusiasts.
http://trainweb.org/EVL
The Los Angeles N-Scale Association has operated the East Valley Lines model railroad at Griffith Park's Travel Town Museum since 1979, running one of the largest N-scale layouts in the world across 2,000 square feet. The layout recreates California's diverse landscapes with trains spanning from World War I to the present day, featuring beloved railroads like the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and California Zephyr.
https://deathbusters.org/sweets
Love Sweets is a revival clique run by Christina, dedicated to celebrating all things sugary including candies, cakes, and desserts, originally created in 2001 by Glowbot. Members can join and display a sweet-themed badge on their own webpages, keeping this charming piece of old-web internet history alive.
https://salinegardenclub.com/
The Saline Stone & Thistle Garden Club is a community gardening club based in Saline, Michigan, with 51 members who have been meeting monthly since their founding in August 1986. The site covers club meeting schedules, member gardens, a pollinator bed project, and an upcoming plant sale, offering a welcoming entry point for anyone interested in joining.
http://starshipmodeler.net/talk/index.php
Starship Modeler's discussion forums bring together thousands of scale modelers focused on sci-fi, fantasy, and imaginative subjects like starships, robots, and movie props. With nearly 77,000 posts and over 13,000 members, it serves as a bustling community hub for tips, news, and hobby discussion.
http://british-ho.com/
A niche hobby site dedicated to British railway modelling in the HO scale of 1:87, an unusual choice given that British modellers typically use OO scale instead. Visitors interested in the crossover between British prototype trains and the international HO standard will find this a rare and specialist resource.