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

The Sowerby Family

    Frieda Klussmann, the Cable Car Lady

    Submitted by @Ritterton

    • cable car museum
    • frieda klussman
    • cable car
    • san francisco
    • nob hill
    • powell street

    Sentier Rideau Trail

    Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

      First Post Office In California

      1849  FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY  The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event brought the first mail to the...

      • monterey
      • california
      • mail
      • steamer

      Mother Lode Fair and Horse Show

      • legalized ho...
      • wagering
      • furtherance ...
      • earl warren

      Pony Express Wharf

      PONY EXPRESS WHARF  NEARBY WAS THE LOCATION OF THE BROADWAY WHARF. THE WHARF EXTENDED FROM BROADWAY AND DAVIS STREETS EAST TO THIS LOCATION. ALL OF THE PONY EXPRESS MAIL THAT WAS DELIVERED TO...

      • pony express
      • wharf
      • san francisco

      Brisbane Rain Bank

      Plaque reads: 'RAIN BANK was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh in the presence of The Honourable Anna Bligh MP Premier of...

      • sustainability
      • water
      • brisbane
      • queensland
      • australia
      • queen
      • duke

      Church of the Saints James and Christopher

      Plaque reads: 'This church is the oldest architectonically  relevant building of the area. The tabernacle shaped facade, made in square stone ashlars, and the tiny walled-up door on the left flank...

      • italy
      • tuscany
      • church
      • medieval

      In Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Klickitat County

      #stonehenge #columbiariver #explorewashingtonBuilt by US Senator #SamHill and it became a #WWI #warmemorial pic.twitter.com/GVvy0he5i7 — WeatherChanging (@Ritterton) October 15, 2017   Submitted...

        Tommy Roberts

        DEDICATED TO  THOMAS J. "TOMMY" ROBERTS  LABOR AND CIVIC LEADER, A DIRECTOR OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT SINCE 1934, FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO HIS FELLOW MAN  OCTOBER 19, 1952  CENTRAL...

        • park
        • alameda
        • 1934