Anyone worth his/her steampunk salt (?) knows to give thanks to Jules Verne and H.G. Wells for their inspiring stories. One inspiree was Walt Disney, and
this weblog entry looks into just how much the 19th-meets-25th century ideal influenced early Disneyland.
If you're more drawn to the 19th century end of the neovictorian spectrum,
the 19th Century Shop is definitely worth a visit. (They're looking for a archivist, too. What an absolutely wonderful job that would be!)
(And lastly, for the retro-minded who don't care much about steampunk, I give you
The Old Robots, full of Omnibots and other awesome mechanized buddies.)