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

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

    Kearny Gap

      Asbury Pie Cafe

      Asbury Pie Cafe  50 years supporting local charities at the New Mexico State Fair   Submitted by Sheila Paske

      • new mexico
      • state fair
      • pie

      Immigrant Impressions of Knoxville

      Knoxville was a small and inconsiderable place with a population of about two thousand souls -- with no railroads, no turnpikes -- and no means of getting merchandise to and from the place,...

      • knoxville
      • immigrant
      • william brownlow
      • alfred buffat
      • chattanooga
      • fireflies
      • french-swiss
      • gay street
      • sternwheeler
      • boat
      • 1849

      Writers' Impressions of Knoxville

      I always like summer best You can eat fresh corn From daddy's garden And okra and greens and cabbage And lots of barbecue and buttermilk And homemade ice cream At the church picnic And listen to...

      • knoxville
      • author
      • poet
      • writer
      • nikki giovanni
      • mulvaney street
      • liu zongren
      • 1982
      • tennessee river
      • li river
      • china

      Writers' Impressions of the Tennessee River

      The Tennessee River system begins on the worn magnificent crest of the southern Appalachians, among the earth's oldest mountains, and the Tennessee River shapes its valley into the form of a...

      • tennessee river
      • knoxville
      • chattanooga
      • alabama
      • wilson dam
      • david donaldson
      • poet
      • paducah
      • kentucky
      • james agee
      • novelist
      • tva
      • virginia
      • north carolina
      • georgia
      • appalachian ...
      • fortune magazine