Recreation & Sports
563 sites
Subcategories:
- Gardening (38)
- Hobbies (110)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
- Collecting (166)
- Model Building (139)
https://angelsaremathematical.neocities.org/
Sonya's personal site from southern Russia blends her life as a math major with active outdoor pursuits including urban exploration, rock climbing, and kayaking. The site features a blog with posts ranging from personal reflections to ADHD and productivity tips, alongside sections for hobbies, art, and links.
https://wamalug.org/
Wamalug is the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area LEGO Users Group, a club for Adult Fans of LEGO that has been meeting continuously since August 1999. The site archives the group's detailed history, documenting over two decades of meetings, events, shows, and displays through painstaking research across Yahoo! Groups archives, Brickshelf, Flickr, and the Wayback Machine.
http://wreckingcrew.railfan.net/
The Wrecking Crew is a Birmingham, Alabama model railroad club established in 1989 and affiliated with the NMRA, bringing together modelers working in N, HO, HOn3, and G scales. The site offers information on club events, clinics, members, and links related to their diverse modeling interests.
http://spudstravels.com/
Spud's Travels chronicles the globe-trotting adventures of a Mr. Potato Head toy over 25 years of worldwide journeys, documented with photos and stories. The site gained enough notoriety to be featured in National Geographic Traveler, United Airlines' Hemispheres magazine, NPR, and CBC Radio, making it a beloved quirky corner of the old web.
http://shutan.com/
Shutan Camera and Video was a beloved retail institution founded in 1918 that closed after 90 years in 2008, and this site preserves its legacy through a media vault packed with decades of catalogs spanning 1956 to 2007. Visitors can browse TV and radio ads, print ads, store photos, and promotional materials that chronicle the history of one of America's long-running camera and video retailers.
https://tiny-leaf.neocities.org/
Tiny Leaf is a minimalist single-page garden journal by a London-based plant keeper, tracking the slow rhythms of an urban indoor jungle one short entry at a time. Monstera, pilea, philodendron, and peace lily all get their moment as the creator logs repottings, new growth, and what to sow next.
https://uselesscar.bike/
Eric Schmidt of San Francisco converted a 1971 VW Bug into a human-powered pedal car weighing 900 pounds, and this site documents the quirky project as a hands-on argument for rethinking automobile culture. Visitors can learn about the physics of car inefficiency, read press coverage, and even contact Eric to borrow the bizarre vehicle for events or join him on a cross-country pedal adventure.
https://michaelsrailways.blogspot.com/
Michael Campbell's long-running blog chronicles his passion for building narrow gauge model railway layouts in 009 and O14 scales, with multiple named layouts each documented in detail. Posts cover everything from track laying and weathering to exhibition reports and scratch-built structures, making it a rich resource for narrow gauge modelling enthusiasts.
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://allneonlike.org/site.php
All Neon Like is the fanlisting collective of Crissy, a long-time member of the fanlistings community who has been joining and owning fanlistings since 2003 and even served on the TFL.org senior staff for six years. The site catalogs her owned and joined fanlistings, features a list of affiliates from the fanlisting community, and includes a detailed history of her involvement in this corner of the old web.