Recreation & Sports
563 sites
Subcategories:
- Gardening (38)
- Hobbies (110)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
- Collecting (166)
- Model Building (139)
http://backpackeurope.com/
Created by Kaaryn Hendrickson and praised by the Washington Post and Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, BackpackEurope.com is a comprehensive guide for budget travelers planning a backpacking trip across Europe. Visitors will find first-hand travel tips, hostel and hotel info, packing advice, transportation guides, and an active community forum.
https://sylvanscalemodels.com/
Sylvan Scale Models is a Canadian manufacturer celebrating 30 years of producing fine quality resin kits for model railroaders, specializing in 1/87th scale (HO) vehicles, trailers, buildings, rolling stock, and marine kits. Their catalog spans HO, N, and O scales with offerings ranging from classic freight vehicles to ship kits like the Imperial Oil Tanker, making it a go-to source for discerning layout builders.
https://straer.neocities.org/
Straer's personal site, titled 'The Hobbyist,' welcomes visitors through a whimsical portal guided by their AI-style assistant character 57-R-43-R. The site has a mysterious, atmospheric tone hinted at by its tagline 'The Past Knows You' and its participation in 'Weird Web October,' suggesting a creative hobbyist space with eclectic interests.
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://stampforgeries.com/
Stampforgeries of the World is an exhaustive reference archive documenting stamp forgeries from countries across the globe, featuring over 6000 high-resolution images comparing genuine stamps side-by-side with known fakes. Covering notorious forgers like Fournier, Sperati, and Spiro alongside digitized classic references such as Album Weeds and the Spud Papers, this site is an indispensable tool for philatelists and postal history researchers.
https://phoenixtropicals.com/citrus.html
Phoenix Tropicals covers the art of growing citrus and tropical fruits in the Arizona and California deserts, with detailed guides on varieties like Meiwa kumquats, pest management, soil, watering, and frost damage. The site is a practical reference for desert gardeners tackling everything from avocados and mangoes to orchid trees and passion fruit.
https://napmltd.org/
North American Prototype Modelers (NAPM) is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based HO scale model railroad club founded in 1977, dedicated to building and operating one of the finest model railroads in the country. The site covers the club's history, permanent layout facility, membership requirements, and their commitment to high standards of prototype modeling.
http://northatlantarailbarons.com/
The North Atlanta Rail Barons is a club of over twenty model railroaders based in the Northwest Atlanta suburbs, organized in 2005 to help members build and operate model railroad layouts in each other's homes. As one of only two 100% NMRA Member Operating Groups in Georgia, the group meets weekly and covers topics like HO-scale layout construction, prototype railroad operations, and regional train shows.
https://people.reed.edu/~reyn/transport.html
Robert Reynolds has assembled one of the web's most comprehensive collections of world subway and urban transit maps, organized alphabetically by city and spanning both archival and contemporary examples. Beyond maps, the site links to light rail, tram, and other transport resources globally, reflecting Reynolds' personal collection of physical transit memorabilia spanning decades.
https://australian-postcard-society.com/
The Australian Postcard Society Inc. is an Adelaide-based club founded in 2009 for enthusiasts who collect and study postcards, affiliated with the South Australian Philatelic Council. The site offers membership information, meeting schedules, research articles, book reviews, a photo gallery, and archived issues of the club's quarterly magazine.