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

Robinson Block / Kane Building

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING The Robinson Block was built in 1889. Zebulon Franks, a Jewish immigrant from Russia who arrived in 1887, relocated his general supply store here from Carrall...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building
  • gastown

Regis High School

    Grand Hotel / Terminus Hotel

    CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING The Grand Hotel was built in 1889. It was known as the Granville Hotel until its expansion in 1904. Designed by Noble Stonestreet Hoffar, one of Vancouver’s...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • building
    • gastown
    • hotel

    Little Traverse Bay

    For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, who's warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the...

      Riverton Yacht Club

      Riverton Yacht Club Oldest Yacht Club On The Delaware Founded 1865 - Clubhouse Built On Pier At This Site 1881 Marker Erected 1966 By Burlington County Historical Society Submitted by: Melissa McCurley

      • yacht club
      • riverton
      • nj
      • delaware

      Winged Victory

      To commemorate those in the service of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company who, at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardship, faced danger and finally passed...

      • vancouver
      • british columbia
      • canada
      • art
      • sculpture
      • memorial
      • war
      • solider
      • angel
      • train station

      Hudson House

      Hudson House Built in 1895 as Hudson’s Bay Company’s fur & liquor warehouse Heritage Recognition Award City of Vancouver  1980   Photo of the building: http://imgur.com/HSP3laF    Attribution:...

      • vancouver
      • british columbia
      • canada
      • building
      • hudson’s bay company
      • gastown

      Mason Street School

      Mason Street School First Public Schoolhouse in this County.  Erected at this site in 1865 and known as "Mason Street School -- District No. 1" when San Diego County covered an area greater the 3...

      • california
      • school
      • old town
      • landmark

      Gabriel Garcia Moreno assassination spot

      This plaque maks the exact spot where ecuadorian president Gabriel Garcia Moreno was assassinated. The plaque is located in Quito - Ecuador, near the main plaza in downtown, at the outside of...

      • gabriel garc...
      • ecuador
      • quito

      Draper House 1821

      This is a plaque for the second oldest home in Fairfax called the Dreaper House built in 1821 and is still there today. This plaque was published in 2007 by the City Of Fairfax Historic Fairfax...

      • fairfax
      • draper house
      • 1821