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

The Guild of All Arts

Submitted by @Liza_Poulos

Submitted by @Liza_Poulos

    California State Railroad Museum

    TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD IN AMERICA AND TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CHINESE WORKERS OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD WHOSE INDOMITABLE COURAGE MADE IT...

    TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD IN AMERICA AND TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CHINESE WORKERS OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD WHOSE INDOMITABLE COURAGE MADE...

      Tomorrow Run 91

      Submitted by GadgetGav THE ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE OF CANADA COMMEMORATE AL HOWIE'S RECORD SETTING "TOMORROW RUN 91" BEGAN AT MILE O ST. JOHN'S FIELD. JUNE 2 AND ENDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1991 AT MILE O...

      Submitted by GadgetGav THE ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE OF CANADA COMMEMORATE AL HOWIE'S RECORD SETTING "TOMORROW RUN 91" BEGAN AT MILE O ST. JOHN'S FIELD. JUNE 2 AND ENDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1991 AT MILE O...

        Gilliam Springs Baptist Church

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License GILLIAM SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Gilliam Springs Baptist Church was founded by...

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License GILLIAM SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Gilliam Springs Baptist Church was founded by...

          Samuel Richardson

          Submitted by @heritagetoronto

          Submitted by @heritagetoronto

            Marcel Dzama, No Less Than Everything Comes Together

            Marcel Dzama No Less Than Everything Comes Together 2021 Glass mosaic Fabricated by Mayer of Munich Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and New York City Transit #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

            Marcel Dzama No Less Than Everything Comes Together 2021 Glass mosaic Fabricated by Mayer of Munich Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and New York City Transit #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

            • brooklyn
            • williamsburg
            • art
            • subway
            • marcel dzama
            • 2021

            Domino Park

            This park is dedicated to the diversity and resiliency of the Domino Sugar Refinery workers and their neighborhood. Domino Park is proud to welcome the entire Williamsburg community to this...

            This park is dedicated to the diversity and resiliency of the Domino Sugar Refinery workers and their neighborhood. Domino Park is proud to welcome the entire Williamsburg community to...

            • brooklyn
            • williamsburg
            • domino park
            • park

            John Muir, Foster Son of Wisconsin

            JOHN MUIR FOSTER SON OF WISCONSIN BORN IN SCOTLAND APRIL 21. 1838 HE CAME TO AMERICA AS A LAD OF ELEVEN, SPENT HIS TEEN YEARS IN HARD WORK CLEARING THE FARM ACROSS THIS LAKE, CARVING OUT A HOME IN...

            JOHN MUIR FOSTER SON OF WISCONSIN BORN IN SCOTLAND APRIL 21. 1838 HE CAME TO AMERICA AS A LAD OF ELEVEN, SPENT HIS TEEN YEARS IN HARD WORK CLEARING THE FARM ACROSS THIS LAKE, CARVING OUT A HOME...

              Spirit of Harlem

              SPIRIT OF HARLEM ARTIST: LOUIS DEL SARTE MOSAIC: FRANZ MAYER OF MUNICH, INC. ARCHITECT: SOFFES WOOD ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS COMMISSIONED FOR THE PEOPLE OF HARLEM BY NORTH FORK BANK 2005 RESTORED...

              SPIRIT OF HARLEM ARTIST: LOUIS DEL SARTE MOSAIC: FRANZ MAYER OF MUNICH, INC. ARCHITECT: SOFFES WOOD ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS COMMISSIONED FOR THE PEOPLE OF HARLEM BY NORTH FORK BANK 2005...

              • new york
              • manhattan
              • harlem
              • art
              • louis del sarte
              • franz mayer
              • 2005
              • 2018

              E 125th Street, Looking West from Second Avenue

              Photo by Edwin Levick, Circa 1910 Courtesy U.S. History and Geneology DivisionNew York Public Library Submitted by @lampbane

              Photo by Edwin Levick, Circa 1910 Courtesy U.S. History and Geneology DivisionNew York Public Library Submitted by @lampbane

              • new york
              • manhattan
              • harlem
              • photo
              • art
              • subway
              • edwin levick
              • 1910

              Four Rivers of Life

              Restored through the Generous Support ofScenic Hudson in Memory of KATHRYN WASSERMAN DAVIS2018

              Restored through the Generous Support ofScenic Hudson in Memory of KATHRYN WASSERMAN DAVIS2018

              • yonkers
              • untermyer park
              • park
              • kathryn wass...
              • 2018

              Pergola restored in honor of Jane Wylie Genth

              Pergola restoredin honor of Jane Wylie GenthA wonderful friend Submitted by @lampbane

              Pergola restoredin honor of Jane Wylie GenthA wonderful friend Submitted by @lampbane

              • yonkers
              • untermyer park
              • jane wylie genth
              • park
              • 2021

              Priscilla Upton Byrns Grotto

              This grotto is dedicated to the memory of Priscilla Upton Byrns whose love of gardens inspired her son, Stephen2019

              This grotto is dedicated to the memory of Priscilla Upton Byrns whose love of gardens inspired her son, Stephen2019

              • yonkers
              • untermyer park
              • priscilla up...
              • 2019

              Hartland Covered Bridge

              Submitted by @bthubbard

              Submitted by @bthubbard

                Edmonton Brewing and Malting Company

                Submitted by @lauxmyth

                Submitted by @lauxmyth

                  Hotel Del Monte

                    George A. Romero

                      Home of Dashiell Hammett and Sam Spade

                      Submitted by @shanand

                      Submitted by @shanand

                        John Steinbeck

                          KOMAGATA MARU

                          KOMAGATA MARU 75TH ANNIVERSARY ON MAY 23, 1914, 376 BRITISH SUBJECTS (12 HINDUS, 24 MUSLIMS, AND 340 SIKHS) OF INDIAN ORIGIN ARRIVED IN VANCOUVER HARBOUR ABOARD THE KOMAGATA MARU, SEEKING TO ENTER...

                          KOMAGATA MARU 75TH ANNIVERSARY ON MAY 23, 1914, 376 BRITISH SUBJECTS (12 HINDUS, 24 MUSLIMS, AND 340 SIKHS) OF INDIAN ORIGIN ARRIVED IN VANCOUVER HARBOUR ABOARD THE KOMAGATA MARU, SEEKING TO...