Recreation & Sports
563 sites
Subcategories:
- Gardening (38)
- Hobbies (110)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
- Collecting (166)
- Model Building (139)
https://oneminutepark.tv/
Created by Elliott Cost, One Minute Park is a collaborative video project that lets visitors experience one-minute clips of parks from around the world, aiming to fill every minute of a 24-hour day with a unique park scene. Contributors are invited to film and upload their own 60-second park recordings, making it a growing communal archive of natural spaces and urban greenery.
https://rvgoddess.com/
Terry Taylor chronicles life on the road in a motorhome from the passenger seat, sharing travel dispatches, golf outings, desert adventures, and recipes gathered along the way. With archives stretching back to 2008, this long-running blog offers a genuine slice of the full-time RV lifestyle across years of wandering.
https://railroaddata.com/
RailroadData.com is one of the oldest and largest railroad links directories on the web, hand-curated by editor Bob Harbison since 1996 with over 4,500 verified links organized into categories covering passenger trains, freight, tourist railroads, railcams, and model railroading. Whether you're a railfan or a professional railroader, the built-in search engine, viewer ratings, and hit counters make it easy to discover the best railroad websites from around the world.
https://trainmaster.ch/Y-204.htm
Trainmaster by Werner Meer is a Swiss shop and community hub dedicated to American model railroad layouts, showcasing 30 detailed layouts across scales from Z (1:220) to G, built by members of the American Railroadfans in Switzerland and contributors from the USA. With hundreds of photos and films documenting each layout, plus links to brass models, passenger cars, and hobby shows, this site is an impressive reference for serious model railroading enthusiasts.
http://78records.cdbpdx.com/
An extensive archive dedicated to 78 RPM records, featuring digitized audio recordings and photographs spanning jazz legends like Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton, early Columbia pressings, and rare international recordings from West Africa, Japan, Portugal, and the Balkans. The collection is a treasure trove for vintage record enthusiasts, offering password-protected access to hundreds of catalogued 78s alongside label scans and historical ephemera.
https://hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/
Carole's blog chronicles her miniature wargaming hobby, showcasing painted 15mm figures, resin buildings, and scenic pieces across historical periods from the Nine Years' War to WW2. With hundreds of labeled posts covering specific manufacturers like Gripping Beast, Hovels, and Bad Squiddo, it's a rich visual diary of a dedicated miniature painter and wargamer.
http://flagdude.com/
Flag Dude specializes in hand-crafted paper flags for historical miniature wargaming, covering periods from Ancients through the Napoleonic era, American Civil War, and beyond. The site offers flag lists organized by historical period, worksheets for complex orders, show schedules, and pricing for custom flag work done from customer-supplied research.
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://vpets.thefrugalgamer.net/
The Oddpets Database is a dedicated catalogue of electronic virtual pets that fall outside the Tamagotchi and Digimon mainstream, covering obscure devices like Dinkie Dinos, Nano Pets, and knock-off clones from dozens of manufacturers. Featuring reviews, reference info, photos, and curated links, it serves as a centralized hub for collectors and enthusiasts hunting down scattered information about these overlooked handheld toys.
https://www.sports-central.org/
Sports Central has been delivering original fan-written commentary and columns on professional and college sports since 1998, covering the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, tennis, golf, and more. With named columnists, regular features like "Slant Pattern" and "Foul Territory," and coverage spanning everything from spring training to the Winter Olympics, it reads like an independent sports magazine built by passionate fans.