Pointer Pointer
Wiggle your cursor and a stranger in a photo points right at it.
- 30 seconds
- Desktop
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
41 sites · every link checked daily
Weird websites you won't believe exist
The internet is full of weird websites, but most "weird websites" lists are a pile of dead links and a thinly disguised ad for a hosting plan. This one is different: every site below was visited, and every link is checked daily.
Weird, to us, means a site with a point of view that nobody asked for and somebody made anyway. Take Pointer Pointer, which answers your cursor with a photo of a stranger pointing right at it. The Password Game starts like a sign-up form and keeps adding rules until your password is a hostage situation. The Library of Babel claims to hold every possible page of text, and searching for any sentence will find it, usually surrounded by gibberish. Internet Roadtrip lets a crowd of strangers steer one Street View car, together.
Not every weird site is a joke. Priyom.org tracks mysterious number stations on shortwave radio, and Your World of Text is an endless text canvas anyone can write on.
Use the "Surprise me from this list" button to jump to a random pick, or work from the top: the first eight are the ones we would send to a friend. Every card shows a time-to-enjoy badge (30 seconds, 5 minutes or rabbit hole), a mobile badge, and any content notes, so you will not open a loud page in a meeting.
The sites
All the sites
The list (41)
The Library of Babel
A website that contains every possible page of text.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Internet Roadtrip
A shared Street View road trip steered by everyone online at once.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive
Windows 93
A deranged fake operating system with surreal apps.
- Rabbit hole
- Desktop
- Flashing images
- Loud audio
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
This Person Does Not Exist
Every refresh shows a human face that never existed.
- 30 seconds
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Sandwich Tribunal
A years-long, alphabetical blog judging the world's sandwiches.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Staggering Beauty
Shake your mouse vigorously. Flashing images and loud noises.
- 30 seconds
- Desktop
- Flashing images
- Loud audio
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Cat Bounce
Bounce cats around the screen. Gently, they cry.
- 30 seconds
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Wonders of Street View
Funny buildings, strange costumes and other oddities caught by Google.
- 5 minutes
- Works on phones
- Alive
This Word Does Not Exist
AI invents a word, a definition and an example sentence.
- 30 seconds
- Works on phones
- Mature themes
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
This Rental Does Not Exist
AI writes and illustrates a holiday rental that isn't real.
- 30 seconds
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Absurd Trolley Problems
The trolley problem, escalated until it stops making sense.
- 5 minutes
- Works on phones
- Alive
Earth Reviews
A review site for Earth itself, to help improve the simulation.
- 5 minutes
- Works on phones
- Alive
SCP Foundation
A collaborative horror-fiction wiki about secure, contain, protect.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Mature themes
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Priyom.org
A hub for tracking mysterious number stations on shortwave radio.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
WebSDR
Listen to shortwave radio through receivers all over the world.
- Rabbit hole
- Desktop
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Telehack
A simulation of the old ARPANET you play from a terminal.
- Rabbit hole
- Desktop
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Your World of Text
An infinite shared text canvas anyone can write on.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Unmoderated user content
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Wikipedia: Unusual Articles
Wikipedia's own list of its strangest entries.
- Rabbit hole
- Mature themes
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Weird Universe
A tour of odd news, inventions and strange history.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Roadside America
A guide to uniquely odd tourist attractions across America.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Esolang Wiki
A catalogue of deliberately bizarre programming languages.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Zoomquilt
An infinitely zooming painting that never stops falling in.
- 5 minutes
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
The Long Doge Challenge
A clicker game about making an ASCII doge unreasonably long.
- 5 minutes
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Passive Aggressive Passwords
A password machine that is brutally honest about your choices.
- 30 seconds
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Unusual Suspects
Sketch a suspect from vague, unreliable witness testimony.
- 5 minutes
- Works on phones
- Alive
The Million Dollar Homepage
A million pixels sold at a dollar each, preserved in all its glory.
- 5 minutes
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Antipodes Map
Dig a hole and see where you would come out the other side.
- 30 seconds
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Always Judge a Book by its Cover
Satirical reviews of strange book titles and covers.
- 5 minutes
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Hundred Rabbits
A tiny studio on a sailboat making open-source tools and games.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Koalas to the Max
Click through a pixelated mosaic until the picture appears.
- 5 minutes
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Bouncing DVD Logo
Watch the DVD logo bounce and wait for the perfect corner hit.
- 30 seconds
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Cameron's World
A web collage built from archived GeoCities pages, 1994-2009.
- 5 minutes
- Desktop
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Wiby
A search engine for the classic web, with a surprise button.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
Infinite Craft
An endless crafting game that starts with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive
Universal Paperclips
An idle game about making paperclips that goes somewhere dark.
- Rabbit hole
- Works on phones
- Alive · checked 15 days ago
How we picked. Each site is live at the time of checking, loads without a signup, and has a clear idea at its center. We skip anything that is mostly ads, that pushes an app, or that has been taken over by a parked or gambling page. The list is curated by hand and is meant to grow; we would rather add a good one next week than pad it today.
How to use it. If you have thirty seconds, start at the top. If you have an afternoon, work down to the rabbit holes: Telehack, a simulation of the old ARPANET you play from a terminal, or Esolang Wiki, a catalog of deliberately bizarre programming languages.
A few warnings. Staggering Beauty opens with a content warning for flashing images and loud noises. Windows 93 is loud and chaotic, and is best on a desktop. Endless Horse only loads over plain HTTP, so use the link on its profile.
Where next. If you prefer pure pointlessness, the useless websites list is the sibling to this one. For a gentler weird, try Interesting Websites You Never Knew Existed, or browse the Internet Culture category. And if you can't decide, take me somewhere odd.
Frequently asked questions
What is the weirdest website on the internet?
It depends on your definition, but strong candidates are The Library of Babel, Windows 93 and Endless Horse. The Library of Babel claims to contain every possible page of text, Windows 93 is a deranged fake operating system, and Endless Horse is just a very long horse. Each is on this list.
Are weird websites safe?
The sites here are checked daily for dead links, parked domains and hijacked redirects, and we skip anything adult, gambling or malicious. That is not a security audit, so use normal caution. Some entries have content notes, such as flashing images or loud audio, shown on their cards.
How do you find weird websites?
You can browse lists like this one, press our random button, or use search engines that favor the small web, such as Wiby and Marginalia Search. Community directories like Neocities Browse also surface hand-made sites. All of those are included in this directory.
How often is this list updated?
We check every link daily, and the list is added to as new sites are submitted and approved. When a site dies, it is removed from the list and moved to a rest-in-peace page, so the list stays honest rather than padded.
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