Parkes Radio Telescope
Plaque reads 'On 21 July 1969 the Parkes Radio Telescope brought television pictures of the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk to 600 million people around the world. This remarkable event was achieved...
- radio telescope
- apollo 11
- australia
- nsw
- nasa
- moon
- csiro
Johnny's Well
Plaque reads: 'Johnny's Well was not a well in the accepted sense, but a spring which provided clean water to passing ships from ports the world over, including American whalers. Water from...
- water
- spring
- nsw
- australia
Wishing Tree
Apparently people used to walk around the tree three times backwards and then make it wish, it was apparently a popular thing to do. Plaque reads: 'This was the site of the Gardens first Wishing...
- tree
- botanic gardens
- sydney
- australia
- tree
O'Shaughnessy Dam
66,000,000,000 gallons. #HetchHetchy Submitted by friscolex
- hetchhetchy
- dam
- reservoir
Lawrence Hall of Science Children's Fountain
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- lhs
Minster Gates
MINSTER GATES Here stood one of the entrance gates into the Minster Liberty, for foot traffic only. There have been posts here for probably 600 years. The approach was at one time called Bookland...
- york
- england
- books
- minster
- minerva
Wollemi Pine
Plaque reads: ' The Wollemi Pine: almost as rare as a dinosaur This is one of the world's rarest plants. Australia's very own Wollemi pine (wollemi nobilis). There are only three stands of...
- pine tree sy...
Alumni Endowment
The Alumni Endowment Established by the Class of 1964 The adjacent sweet gum tree symbolizes alumni support for the long-term future of the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine...
Margaret Elizabeth Twigg
MARGARET ELIZABETH TWIGG 4/1/1940 - 3/9/2008 "REMEMBER ME WHEN I AM GONE AWAY"Submitted by @caddickbrown
Double Wave
The same wave motif on the cornice of the Tennessee Trust Building was repeated on the 81 Monroe Building that can be seen one block south. Architects Shaw and Pfeil designed both buildings within...
- shelby county
- tennessee