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

Jenolan Caves

      Well worth a visit if you are ever in Sydney. It was one of the first tourist attractions in NSW and early Sydneysiders would trek days to get there and tour the caves by candlelight. Plaque...

  • caves
  • nsw
  • australia

Eric Swanson Memorial Grove

ERIC SWANSONMEMORIAL GROVEThis grove is dedicated to the memory ofEric Swanson in recognition of hisextraordinary efforts to create a whole andhealthy forest and a sustainable forest economy....

  • mendocino
  • california
  • forest
  • trail

Point Reyes Station Commons

A very simple plaque commemorating the work of a local author and economist, the late Jonathan Rowe. He wrote about the importance of the commons for the prosperity of societies, about...

  • california
  • marin county
  • point reyes station
  • jonathan rowe

Mountain Blue Gum

Plaque reads: 'Mountain Blue Gum (Eucalyptus deanei) These magnificent Eucalypts are famous for their white shafted trunk. These trees spouted soon after the miners abandoned this area in 1896, so...

  • tree
  • blue gum
  • nsw
  • australia

Katoomba Coal Mine Ventilation Furnace

Plaque reads: 'Katoomba Coal Mine 1878 This furnace was used to draw air through the mine to the work face. The air was directed to the miners by use of baffles made of wood or hessian' Submitted...

  • katoomba
  • coal
  • mine
  • nsw
  • australia

Scenic Railway

 Wikipedia: 'the steepest cable-driven funicular railway in the world, the steepest incline of 52 degrees contained within a total incline distance of 310 metres (1,020 ft)   Plaque reads: '...

  • funicular
  • railway
  • katoomba
  • nsw
  • australia

Queen Elizabeth Lookout

Plaque reads: 'Queen Elizabeth Lookout Her most Gracious Majesty viewed the Jamison Valley from this lookout during her visit on 12th February 1954' Submitted by: @IanThorp

  • queen
  • lookout
  • blue mountains
  • nsw
  • australia

Old town's Early Settlers

In the 1830s, the marshland of what is today known as Old Town was settled by a group of Roman Catholic immigrants from Southern Germany. As farmers and laborers, the settlers converted mainland...

  • chicago
  • illinois
  • settlers
  • north town
  • old town

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

  Evansdale class exploring @LegAssemblyofAB grounds and learning to @readtheplaque! Submitted by @CityHallSchool

    Cordova School

    Cordova School has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    • shelby county
    • tennessee