While conventional hobbies like gardening, sewing, crocheting, and sports hold widespread appeal, a plethora of unconventional pursuits offer unique experiences and fulfillment to those who embrace them.
Here are a few weird and quirky hobbies –
1. Cemeteries
“I like cemeteries. I’ve always found them super interesting, and I like searching for old family plots from the 1800s and such.”
“Me too. I like checking out the interesting headstones, plus they’re very quiet, peaceful places.”
2. Making Miniatures
“I make miniatures. I have a 30+ building Victorian village with a tavern, inn, pub, lawyer’s office, orphanage, tea room, jewelers, blacksmith, a haunted swamp, a dungeon, a fairy forest, a castle, and a lot more.
I started it in 2019, and it’s still going!”
3. Weaving
“Weaving on a floor loom like it’s 1700”
4. Restoring
“Right now, I am restoring several vintage gumball machines manufactured in Chicago. They are already bringing in cash flow.”
“Restoring old arcades, claw games, gumball machines, pinball games, etc., brings in some serious money; you should try and do a whole business out of it. Might be some traveling though.”
5. Autocross
“Driving a car as hard as possible at relatively low speeds (<50 MPH) through many traffic cones. Trying to get the best time through the given course. It’s called “autocross,” and it’s a lot of fun!”
6. Collect Miniatures
“I collect miniatures of famous landmarks from around the world.”
7. Social Psychology
“Social psychology and anthropology.
I like observing the current pulse of a nation by following its areas of interest and reading through its comments on social media. I also like to understand why history happened the way it did. What was going on in the minds of people who made important decisions? My favorite book is Sapiens and Horse, The Wheel and the Language.”
8. Reddit
“I go on Reddit”
9. Eating Pen Caps
Yes, there are people with a hobby of eating pen caps.
10. Crime Scenes
“Analyzing crime cases, I like trying to figure out how a killer failed in getting caught, or learning about the victims, because I want to know more about them than just their death. I also collect dolls, I love specifically porcelain dolls, I have one from the early 1900s from my great aunt, and it has a music box, it’s so pretty”
11. Skipping Stones
“Skipping stones, I like to hike and travel a lot, and it is the first thing I do when I come to a large lake with a stone beach.”
12. Beer Money Sites
“I’m pretty obsessed with “beer money” sites. So most of my free time is spent on those trying to make an extra dollar!”
13. Shrimp keeping
Some people are into shrimp keeping as a hobby.
14. Collect G.I. Joes
“I collect 3 3/4 G.I. Joes from the 80s and early 90s. Easy to fix with o rings.”
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