Recreation & Sports
563 sites
Subcategories:
- Gardening (38)
- Hobbies (110)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
- Collecting (166)
- Model Building (139)
https://infiltration.org/
Infiltration is the legendary online home of Ninjalicious, the pioneer of urban exploration, featuring his iconic zine documenting unauthorized visits to abandoned buildings, tunnels, drains, churches, and other off-limits spaces. The site preserves his collected writings, back issues of the print zine, and his book 'Access All Areas,' making it an essential archive for the urban exploration community.
https://cnwmr.com/scmrr
The South Coast Model Railroaders Club, based in North Bend, Oregon, has been bringing HO scale enthusiasts together since 1993, culminating in a massive 100x75 foot layout with nine scale miles of track. The site documents the club's history, facility, and modular railroad layout including a detailed mountain division with grades and passing sidings.
https://people.well.com/user/arturner/heath.html
Alan Turner built a detailed Excel spreadsheet cataloging over 1200 varieties of heaths and heathers, tracking bloom colors by month, hardiness zones, and plant heights. It's a practical gardening tool for planning seasonal color combinations, and even earned praise from the chief programmer at eBay and a public radio garden show host.
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.
http://mcor-nmra.org/
The Mid-Continent Region of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) serves hobbyists across Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, uniting over 900 members through local divisions and regional events. The site offers access to regional newsletters like the Main Line and Caboose Kibitzer, upcoming convention listings, and resources for model railroad enthusiasts throughout the central United States.
https://alco628.com/
The Railroad Press offers back issues of its railroad magazine, hardcover books, postcards, and merchandise for railfans, with titles covering locomotive rosters, railroad history, maps, and vintage photography. A standout feature is 'A Railroad Life' by Mike Bednar, a richly illustrated hardcover series recounting firsthand stories of railroading life in the 1960s through 1980s.
http://vinologue.com/
Vinologue is a wine and travel guide publisher specializing in regional wine books covering areas like Priorat, Georgia, Dalmatia, Montsant, and the Costa Brava. The site by Hudin.com offers enotourism resources, tastings, tours, and an online shop for wine enthusiasts exploring off-the-beaten-path wine regions.
http://wetrotabout.com/
Andy and LuAnn document their extensive travels across the US and abroad, with trips spanning Spain, Belize, Mexico City, the UK, and Germany logged over nearly a decade. The blog captures destinations, photos, and personal milestones from a couple who clearly love exploring the world together.
https://trainweb.us/cascadebruce
Cascade Bruce shares decades of railroad photography spanning the 1970s through the 2000s, capturing trains across Wyoming, New York, Oregon, and beyond with an eye for scenic composition. The site includes personal reflections on a lifelong passion for rail history, riding, and photography inspired by legends like Richard Steinheimer and O. Winston Link.
http://encasedcoins.info/
Bruce Perdue's comprehensive reference site dedicated to encased coins, a niche area of numismatics covering coins pressed into aluminum or other encasements bearing advertisements and good luck mottos. Visitors will find detailed variety guides, a newsletter archive, checklists, and articles covering specific series like the 1901 Pan American Expo and Stork Club encased cents.