63% matchNature & Outdoors
Stargazing
Step outside, look up, and learn the sky one constellation at a time.
OutdoorsSolo focusBudget-friendly start
Cheaper to startMore social
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Top pick63%matchCollecting & Appreciation · closest to Mudlarking
Fossil Hunting
Split rock and meet a creature that died a hundred million years ago.
OutdoorsSolo focusCollecting
Cheaper to startMore social
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ranked 2–2463% match
59% matchNature & Outdoors
Birdwatching
Learn to name the birds around you by sight, song, and habit.
OutdoorsSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
59% matchNature & Outdoors
Herping
Go looking for snakes, frogs, and lizards where they actually live.
OutdoorsSolo focusNature observation
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
58% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Mineral & Gem Collecting
Collect crystals and gems straight out of the earth.
OutdoorsSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
58% matchNature & Outdoors
Cloud Spotting
Look up. Learn the cloud types, read the weather they bring, and rediscover the sky for free.
OutdoorsSolo focusEasy to start
Cheaper to startLess physical
56% matchNature & Outdoors
Astronomy
Learn the night sky by name, from planets to galaxies a million years away.
OutdoorsSolo focusEasy to start
Cheaper to startLess physical
52% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Watch Collecting
Research, acquire, and wear mechanical watches: history, engineering, and quiet obsession.
Solo focusCommunityEasy to start
Cheaper to startMore social
52% matchNature & Outdoors
Metal Detecting
Sweep the ground and dig up coins, relics, and the occasional treasure.
OutdoorsSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
51% matchNature & Outdoors
Fishing
Read the water, cast, and wait for the line to pull tight.
OutdoorsSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
51% matchNature & Outdoors
Gardening
Put plants in soil and coax food and flowers out of the ground.
OutdoorsSolo focusEasy to start
Cheaper to startMore physical
50% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Meteorite Hunting
Search the desert for rocks that fell from space.
OutdoorsSolo focusCollecting
Steeper to learnCheaper to start
50% matchNature & Outdoors
Foraging
Learn which wild plants and mushrooms are dinner, and which aren't.
OutdoorsSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
49% matchNature & Outdoors
Topiary
Clip living shrubs into clean geometric and animal shapes.
OutdoorsSolo focus
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
48% matchNature & Outdoors
Geocaching
Follow GPS coordinates to a container someone hid for you to find.
OutdoorsLight physicalityEasy to start
Cheaper to startMore social
48% matchNature & Outdoors
Terrarium Making
Plant a tiny, self-sustaining world inside a jar of glass.
Solo focusEasy to startQuick wins
Cheaper to startLess physical
47% matchNature & Outdoors
Aquascaping
Garden underwater: driftwood, stone, and plants composed into a living landscape.
Solo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
46% matchNature & Outdoors
Mushroom Cultivation
Grow gourmet mushrooms from spore to harvest at home.
Solo focusLight physicalityBudget-friendly start
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
46% matchGames & Strategy
LEGO Building
Build intricate sets and your own creations. It's a calm, tactile, deeply absorbing craft.
Solo focusCommunityBudget-friendly start
Cheaper to startMore social
45% matchScience & Curiosity
Entomology
Get close to the insect world, and collect, identify, and understand it.
OutdoorsSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
45% matchNature & Outdoors
Beekeeping
Tend a hive of thousands and take a share of the honey they make.
OutdoorsSolo focus
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
45% matchNature & Outdoors
Chinese Cricket Keeping
Appreciate the melodious chirps of crickets in this ancient art form.
Solo focusBudget-friendly startEasy to start
Cheaper to startLess physical
45% matchNature & Outdoors
Urban Scavenger Hunting
Crack clues and chase your own city for things hidden in plain sight.
OutdoorsBudget-friendly startEasy to start
Cheaper to startMore social
44% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Coin Collecting (Numismatics)
Hold history in your palm and chase the coins that tell its story.
Solo focusCommunityBudget-friendly start
Cheaper to startMore social