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

Bronzeville, Illinois

A monument to the erasure of Bronzeville for the Illinois Institute of Technology. Architecture is not neutral. Submitted by @blaservations

A monument to the erasure of Bronzeville for the Illinois Institute of Technology. Architecture is not neutral. Submitted by @blaservations

    Emporium of the Valleys

      19th Century Architecture

      Center Lane alley is one of the best examples of what Memphis looked like in the late 19th century. Note the arched windows, the metal shutters, and the decorative cast iron columns, probably made...

      Center Lane alley is one of the best examples of what Memphis looked like in the late 19th century. Note the arched windows, the metal shutters, and the decorative cast iron columns, probably made...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

        Parliament Fined the Town for its Negligence

        MRS. BLUNDEN, WIFE OF WILLIAM BLUNDEN, MALTSTER, WAS BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CEMETERY IN JULY 1674. PARLIAMENT FINED THE TOWN FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE BASINGSTOKE HERITAGE SOCIETY Submitted by @Elephantgoesmoo

        MRS. BLUNDEN, WIFE OF WILLIAM BLUNDEN, MALTSTER, WAS BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CEMETERY IN JULY 1674. PARLIAMENT FINED THE TOWN FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE BASINGSTOKE HERITAGE SOCIETY Submitted by @Elephantgoesmoo

        • maltster

        Debbie Reynolds, Halloweentown

        Submitted by @Ritterton, photo by emmagraycetf

        Submitted by @Ritterton, photo by emmagraycetf

          NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent's Triangle

          Submitted by @Ritterton

          Submitted by @Ritterton

            Thomas M. Hartnett

            Submitted by @Ritterton

            Submitted by @Ritterton

              Battle of Collierville An Unexpected Guest

              Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun...

              Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun...

              • shelby county
              • tennessee

              A Request From the Holiday Fellowship

              A Request From the Holiday Fellowship Friend, when you stray, or sit and take your ease On Moor , or Fell, or under spreading trees Pray, leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag, no...

              A Request From the Holiday Fellowship Friend, when you stray, or sit and take your ease On Moor , or Fell, or under spreading trees Pray, leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag,...

                Alico Building

                ALICO BUILDING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET & STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911 AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM. THE...

                ALICO BUILDING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET & STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911 AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM....

                  Holliwell Covered Bridge

                    Constructed by First Engineers 1933

                    These brick were brought from ENGLAND in the 17th CENTURY and used in the construction of LORD FAIRFAX MANSION, at BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 1730 From...

                    These brick were brought from ENGLAND in the 17th CENTURY and used in the construction of LORD FAIRFAX MANSION, at BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 1730...

                      Lake Washington Boulevard

                      [location approximate]

                      [location approximate]

                        Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9

                        Submitted by @Ritterton

                        Submitted by @Ritterton

                          The Society of West End Theatre Half Price Ticket Booth

                          Submitted by @GaspardWinckler

                          Submitted by @GaspardWinckler

                            A Day in the Canneries

                              1116 West Sixth

                              Submitted by @pkmonaghan

                              Submitted by @pkmonaghan

                                Lincoln Highway Marker

                                Submitted by @jqmcd

                                Submitted by @jqmcd

                                  Palm Springs Municipal Airport

                                  Submitted by @jqmcd

                                  Submitted by @jqmcd