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Hobby

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Miniature Railroad & Village

Pittsburgh’s largest and most detailed model train display began as one WWI veteran’s hobby.

Frame of model airplane

Schulenburg, Texas

Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum

Joseph and Victor Stanzel were Texas farm boys who built a model aircraft empire.

Slot Car City

Las Vegas, Nevada

Slot Car City

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

Zebra doves and their owners await the start of competition at Singapore's Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club in 2019.

Singapore's Birdsinging Clubs May Help Save Wild Songbirds

The centuries-old tradition includes socializing, competitions, and now, a conservation angle.

Ellie Clin June 11, 2021

Zebra doves interact from the comfort of their individual cages.

Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

The role comes with Lynne Olver's personal collections of more than 2,300 books (not pictured).

The Internet's Greatest Archive of Food History Needs a New Curator

A New Jersey reference librarian’s magnum opus could really use your help.

Luke Fater July 15, 2020

A flirty tanuki, or racoon dog, crafted by artist Masatami in the late 18th century.

These Cheeky Statuettes Were Part of Edo-Era Japan’s Answer to Pockets

Ornate netsuke were practical status symbols.

Sabrina Imbler July 31, 2019

Blacksmithing isn't out of your reach.

21 Rare Skills That Could Become Your Newest Hobby

Find your next passion, as recommended by Atlas Obscura readers.

Eric Grundhauser April 8, 2019

A seabird sits on a Baker Island sign.

Why Ham Radio Fans Want to Spend Next Summer on an Island Full of Bird Poop

Baker Island, in the middle of the Pacific, is also the last place on Earth to ring in the new year.

Cara Giaimo December 29, 2017

The 40-Year-Old Hermit Crab

Meet Jonathan Livingston Crab, the world's most venerable pet hermit crab.

Linda Lombardi October 4, 2016

The Fishing Obsessive with 250,000 Hooks in His Garage

For some fishermen, the lure of the lure is too strong to resist.

Andy Wright April 4, 2016