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

Sena Plaza

    This Stone Marks the End of the Santa Fe Trail 1822 - 1879

      Thomas Edison Stone Lantern

      IN ORDER TO EXPRESS FOREVER THE APPRECIATIO) OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE OF THE SERVICES DONE BY THE LATE THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOR THE WELFARE OF MANKIND WE RESPECTFULLY PRESENT HEREWITH A STONE LANTERN...

      IN ORDER TO EXPRESS FOREVER THE APPRECIATIO) OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE OF THE SERVICES DONE BY THE LATE THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOR THE WELFARE OF MANKIND WE RESPECTFULLY PRESENT HEREWITH A STONE...

      • new jersey
      • orange
      • west orange
      • thomas edison
      • japan
      • kentaro kaneko
      • 1935

      Presentation Park

        Walnut Creek Masters Memorial Garden

          The Arcade (Cleveland)

          • ohio
          • historical market

          John L. Brown, Sr. - Northeast Louisiana Music Trail -

          1947 - 2023 John L. Brown, Sr. Born in Franklin Parish, John considered Gilbert his home. As a drummer for Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Doug Duffey, Donna Fargo & many others, he traveled the...

          1947 - 2023 John L. Brown, Sr. Born in Franklin Parish, John considered Gilbert his home. As a drummer for Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Doug Duffey, Donna Fargo & many others, he traveled...

          • music
          • entertainment

          Lincoln Heritage House

          LINCOLN HERITAGE HOUSE Pioneer homes of the Hardin Thomas family. One-room log cabin built ca. 1789. Thomas Lincoln, father of 16th president, did the carpentry and cabinet work on the four-room...

          LINCOLN HERITAGE HOUSE Pioneer homes of the Hardin Thomas family. One-room log cabin built ca. 1789. Thomas Lincoln, father of 16th president, did the carpentry and cabinet work on the four-room...

          • thomas lincoln
          • abraham lincoln
          • elizabethtown
          • kentucky
          • hardin county
          • freeman lake

          David B. Steinman

          DAVID B. STEINMAN 1887-1960 Designer of the Mackinac Bridge, firmly believed that man made structures should be beautiful. From this vantage point it is clear that he achieved his goal. It is to...

          DAVID B. STEINMAN 1887-1960 Designer of the Mackinac Bridge, firmly believed that man made structures should be beautiful. From this vantage point it is clear that he achieved his goal. It is to...

          • mackinac bridge
          • david b. steinman
          • straits of mackinac
          • mackinac
          • st. ignace
          • mackinaw city
          • michigan

          Ruffle Shirt Hill Memorial

          RUFFLE SHIRT HILL MEMORIAL Presented to Citizens of Crown Point, Indiana in observance of our nation's two hundredth anniversary July 4, 1976 by CHARLES W. AND MABLE WISE SWISHER In the four...

          RUFFLE SHIRT HILL MEMORIAL Presented to Citizens of Crown Point, Indiana in observance of our nation's two hundredth anniversary July 4, 1976 by CHARLES W. AND MABLE WISE SWISHER In the...

          • crown point
          • indiana
          • ruffle shirt hill
          • charles w. swisher

          St. Mark's School

          West Orange ST. MARK'S SCHOOL ST. MARK'S SCHOOL OPENED AT THIS LOCATION CIRCA 1862 AND WAS WEST ORANGE'S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL USED FOR ALL GRADES. THE TOWN'S FIRST HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF NINE...

          West Orange ST. MARK'S SCHOOL ST. MARK'S SCHOOL OPENED AT THIS LOCATION CIRCA 1862 AND WAS WEST ORANGE'S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL USED FOR ALL GRADES. THE TOWN'S FIRST HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • st. mark
          • 1862
          • 1896
          • 1893
          • 1912
          • 1926
          • 1863

          Cristoforo Colombo

          THE COLUMBUS DAY SOCIETY OF HARRISON, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY CRISTOFORO COLOMBO, DOES HEREBY REDEDICATE THIS MONUMENT IN RECOGNITION OF HIS...

          THE COLUMBUS DAY SOCIETY OF HARRISON, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY CRISTOFORO COLOMBO, DOES HEREBY REDEDICATE THIS MONUMENT IN RECOGNITION OF HIS...

          • new york
          • harrison
          • christopher columbus
          • cristoforo colombo
          • 1992

          Hamilton Grange, Manhattan

          NEW YORK HAMILTON GRANGE GEN. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. ONE OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION, FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1802. STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932 Submitted by @lampbane

          NEW YORK HAMILTON GRANGE GEN. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. ONE OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION, FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1802. STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1932 Submitted by @lampbane

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • hamilton heights
          • alexander hamilton
          • 1802
          • 1932

          Koninklijke stallen

          This plaque informs that you're standing in front of the "koninklijke stallen": the royal stables. It holds a description in English: "Behind these walls are the Royal Stables, built at the...

          This plaque informs that you're standing in front of the "koninklijke stallen": the royal stables. It holds a description in English: "Behind these walls are the Royal Stables, built at the...

          • royalty
          • den haag
          • historic building

          The Fred F. French Building

          THE FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING THE FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1926-27 AS THE HOME OF THIS PROMINENT REAL ESTATE FIRM. DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF SLOAN & ROBERTSON, IT IS...

          THE FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING THE FRED F. FRENCH BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1926-27 AS THE HOME OF THIS PROMINENT REAL ESTATE FIRM. DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF SLOAN & ROBERTSON, IT...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • fred french
          • 1926
          • 1927
          • 1993

          Norwegian Memorial - Crew of the bark Prince Arthur which foundered January 2, 1903

          This monument commemorates the Prince Arthur, which ran aground during a storm at 1 a.m. on Jan. 3, 1903. The Prince Arthur was commanded by an experienced captain from Larvik, Norway, named Hans...

          This monument commemorates the Prince Arthur, which ran aground during a storm at 1 a.m. on Jan. 3, 1903. The Prince Arthur was commanded by an experienced captain from Larvik, Norway, named Hans...

            Simpson Bros.

            This plaque has been a mystery to me since I moved in across the street 6 years ago. Submitted by E.M.

            This plaque has been a mystery to me since I moved in across the street 6 years ago. Submitted by E.M.

            • simpson bros.
            • 1912

            Spinoza huis

            This plaque tells us that the philosopher Spinoza lived here the last years of his life, from 1671 until his death in 1677. He completed his work "Ethica" here. Submitted by Danny Kalkhoven...

            This plaque tells us that the philosopher Spinoza lived here the last years of his life, from 1671 until his death in 1677. He completed his work "Ethica" here. Submitted by Danny...

            • spinoza
            • philosophy

            Former hospital

            This plaque tells the story of three concatenated houses. The building has a front dating from1875, and the construction behind it going further back in time. It served as the 35-bed hospital "St...

            This plaque tells the story of three concatenated houses. The building has a front dating from1875, and the construction behind it going further back in time. It served as the 35-bed hospital...

            • hospital
            • doesburg
            • monumental building

            Former bridge "julianabrug"

            This plaque tells about the brifge "julianabrug" that was here from 1931 until 1957. The bridge became too narrow for the growing traffic, and was replaced with the "oranjebrug" just north of this...

            This plaque tells about the brifge "julianabrug" that was here from 1931 until 1957. The bridge became too narrow for the growing traffic, and was replaced with the "oranjebrug" just north of...

            • infrastructure
            • disappeared bridge