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

Abandoned June 1964

  • campbell
  • california
  • school
  • grammar
  • abandoned

Packing Company

  • campbell
  • california
  • packing

Agricultural Heritage Plaques

  • campbell
  • california
  • agricultural
  • orchard city

Black Walnut Trees Planted About 1885

  • campbell
  • california
  • agricultural
  • orchard
  • walnut

In Memoriam

  • saratoga
  • california
  • wwi

Saratoga State Bank

  • saratoga
  • california
  • bank
  • bar
  • hogg
  • blaney
  • garden city

That Citizenship Which Serves Without Reward The Common Good

  • saratoga
  • california
  • wwi
  • common good

People's Time Capsule 1978 - 2028

  • big basin
  • california
  • time

Elks Club Building

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • elks
  • earthquake

United States Post Office

  • berkeley
  • california
  • post office

Chittenden Locks and Lake Washington Ship Canal

  • seattle
  • ballard
  • washington
  • locks
  • gardens

Flood of 2008

Dedicated to the tireless efforts of Mercy employees, community volunteers, contract workers, the City of Cedar Tapids and countless others who came to our aid in the time of our greatest need....

Dedicated to the tireless efforts of Mercy employees, community volunteers, contract workers, the City of Cedar Tapids and countless others who came to our aid in the time of our greatest...

    Ingólfur Arnarson´s Seat Pillars

    This monument commemorates where Ingólfur Arnatson´s seat pillars came to shore. Ingólfur was a chieftain and first permanent settler of Iceland. After sailing from Norway, he took the pillars of...

    This monument commemorates where Ingólfur Arnatson´s seat pillars came to shore. Ingólfur was a chieftain and first permanent settler of Iceland. After sailing from Norway, he took the pillars of...

    • statue
    • commemorative

    The Sun Voyager

    Sólfarið (or, The Sun Voyager) is one of the most iconographic sculptures in Reykjavík. Part Viking vessel, part imaginary metal ship, the shinning sculpture sites prominently on the Reykjavik...

    Sólfarið (or, The Sun Voyager) is one of the most iconographic sculptures in Reykjavík. Part Viking vessel, part imaginary metal ship, the shinning sculpture sites prominently on the...

    • statue
    • plaque
    • informative
    • dedication

    Ingólfur Arnarson Monument Plaque

    Ingólfur Arnarson is one of the most famous and most revered people in Iceland. According to the Saga manuscripts, he was the first permanent settler, having landed in 874. Though he settled in...

    Ingólfur Arnarson is one of the most famous and most revered people in Iceland. According to the Saga manuscripts, he was the first permanent settler, having landed in 874. Though he settled in...

    • monument
    • iceland
    • statue
    • informational

    Hólavallagarður Cemtary, Reykjavík Iceland

    This plaque provides a map for visitors to the Hólavallagarður cemetery in central Reykjavik. The cemetery was constructed in 1838; as of 1932 all plots had been reserved. It is Icelandic...

    This plaque provides a map for visitors to the Hólavallagarður cemetery in central Reykjavik. The cemetery was constructed in 1838; as of 1932 all plots had been reserved. It is...

    • map
    • informational
    • iceland
    • reykjavik

    Elizabeth Ann Clause

    IN HALLOWED MEMORY OF ELIZABETH ANN CLAUSE WHO DIED DECEMBER 13TH, 1911  THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED BY HER HUSBAND TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SEWICKLEY VALLEY

    IN HALLOWED MEMORY OF ELIZABETH ANN CLAUSE WHO DIED DECEMBER 13TH, 1911  THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED BY HER HUSBAND TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SEWICKLEY VALLEY

    • sewickley
    • pennsylvania
    • clause
    • heard

    Samuel L Fox Building

    Historic Building 72 Samuel L. Fox Building, 1929 Entrepreneur Samuel Fox built this four-story structure for half of a million dollars.  It was intended to accommodate his Lion Clothing Company...

    Historic Building 72 Samuel L. Fox Building, 1929 Entrepreneur Samuel Fox built this four-story structure for half of a million dollars.  It was intended to accommodate his Lion Clothing...

    • san diego
    • california
    • fox

    IOOF Building

    Historic Building 77 I.O.O.F. Building, 1882 A joint effort of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges, this Classical Revival-style building required nearly a decade to complete due to a lack of money...

    Historic Building 77 I.O.O.F. Building, 1882 A joint effort of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges, this Classical Revival-style building required nearly a decade to complete due to a lack of money...

    • san diego
    • california
    • ioof
    • masons

    Louis Bank of Commerce

    Historic Building 32 Louis Bank of Commerce, 1888 Punctuated by twin rising towers, San Diego’s first granite building is an excellent example of Baroque Revival architecture.  The four-story...

    Historic Building 32 Louis Bank of Commerce, 1888 Punctuated by twin rising towers, San Diego’s first granite building is an excellent example of Baroque Revival architecture.  The...

    • san diego
    • california
    • brothel