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

Spirit Catcher

The donation of the SPIRIT CATCHER in 1986 inspired the establishment of a public art gallery in Barrie. The Barrie Gallery Project opened to the public in 1988 and in 1992 became the MacLaren Art...

    Bohemian Monterey

    1874 Bohemian Monterey World renowned artist Jules Tavernier established a studio in Monterey. A bohemian culture soon followed as Monterey became a favorite ocean-side retreat for artists and writers.

      First Bomb of World War One

      FIRST BOMB OF WORLD WAR ONE To be dropped on London by Zeppelin LZ38fell on this house 31 May 1915 Submitted by @DrFidelius

        Ludington Hotel

        In 1864 E. Gaynor built the Gaynor House hotel, which he renamed the Ludington House in 1871 after lumberman Nelson Ludington. In the late 1880s proprietor John Christie enlarged the hotel...

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        Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by sportsedit15224, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

          Crosby Hall

          Crude oil experiments at Crosby Hall (@dartmouth ) helped lead to the early petroleum industry. Submitted by @LostToHistory

            Dr. Jose P. Rizal Community Center

            “He visited places of interest and left the city at 8:25 p.m.” https://t.co/u3wMZcBWyr TweetSubmitted by @robertloerzel

              Kiesling House

              @readtheplaque Kiesling House. New Ulm, MN #readtheplaque https://t.co/eWI2aAdW23 TweetSubmitted by @robblerouser

                New Ulm's Glockenspiel

                Submitted by @robblerouser

                  Antioch City Hall

                  CITY HALL DEDICATED NOVEMBER 29 1980 TO THE CITIZENS OF ANTIOCH   CORNERSTONE CEREMONY NOV 29, 1980 GRAND LODGE FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA