A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Minster Gates

MINSTER GATES  Here stood one of the entrance gates into the Minster Liberty, for foot traffic only. There have been posts here for probably 600 years. The approach was at one time called Bookland...

  • york
  • england
  • books
  • minster
  • minerva

Wollemi Pine

Plaque reads: ' The Wollemi Pine: almost as rare as a dinosaur This is one of the world's rarest plants. Australia's very own Wollemi pine (wollemi nobilis). There are only three  stands of...

  • pine tree sy...

Alumni Endowment

The Alumni Endowment Established by the Class of 1964 The adjacent sweet gum tree  symbolizes alumni support for the long-term future of the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine...

    Margaret Elizabeth Twigg

    MARGARET ELIZABETH TWIGG 4/1/1940 - 3/9/2008 "REMEMBER ME WHEN I AM GONE AWAY"Submitted by @caddickbrown

      Double Wave

      The same wave motif on the cornice of the Tennessee Trust Building was repeated on the 81 Monroe Building that can be seen one block south. Architects Shaw and Pfeil designed both buildings within...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Volunteer Firefighters

      The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea protected by VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Since July 16, 1915 Protecting Lives and Property The Carmel-By- The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department dissolved on January 1st 2012...

      • carmel
      • california
      • fire fighters

      Civil War Capital

      After the fall of Nashville Governor Isham Harris convened the Tennessee Legislature on this site February 20-March 20, 1862. The state archives were also stored here. Submitted from the...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Cobalt Teletherapy Unit

      COBALT TELETHERAPY UNIT APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT AU COBALT In 1951 Canadian scientists, here and in London, Ontario opened a new front in the battle against cancer. Through a pioneering...

      • saskatoon
      • saskatchewan
      • cancer
      • cobalt

      Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza

      BUFFALO SOLDIER LEGACY PLAZA DEDICATED 23 APRIL 2009  HONORING THE STAMINA, COURAGE, AND TENACITY OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO THE  9TH CAVALRY REGIMENT  24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 22ND...

      • buffalo solider
      • huachua
      • arizona

      Spanish Public Well

      SPANISH PUBLIC WELL  CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1763 FILLED AND PARTIALLY DESTROYED DURING BRITISH OCCUPATION 1763-1784  RESTORED 1975 AS A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT OF: CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE HISTORIC ST....

      • st. augustine
      • florida
      • british occupation
      • 1763