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

Die Feldberg- Uckermarkische Seenlandschaft

    El Santuario de Chimayo

      Puye Ruins

        Pinckney R. Tully House

          Angelica Schuyler Church 1756-1814

          Angelica Schuyler Church 1756-1814 Sister-in-law to Alexander Hamilton Wife of British member of Parliament and businessman John Barker Church. Intelligent and socially active, Angelica Church ...

          Angelica Schuyler Church 1756-1814 Sister-in-law to Alexander Hamilton Wife of British member of Parliament and businessman John Barker Church. Intelligent and socially active, Angelica ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • angelica schuyl...
          • trinity church
          • grave
          • 1756
          • 1814

          Kim's Video

          "The only video store that makes sense for New Yorkers" - Original Kim's Video slogan From 1986 to 2012, film lovers from around the world would flock to the East Village to browse the legendarily ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • lower manhattan
          • alamo drafthous...
          • kim's video
          • 1986
          • 2012

          William Bradford 1663-1752

          William Bradford 1663-1752 Printer and publisher In 1693 Bradford was appointed the Royal Printer for the New York Colony. He printed the first American Book of Common Prayer in 1710 and founded and ...

          William Bradford 1663-1752 Printer and publisher In 1693 Bradford was appointed the Royal Printer for the New York Colony. He printed the first American Book of Common Prayer in 1710 and founded and ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • trinity church
          • grave
          • 1663
          • 1752
          • 1693
          • 1710
          • 1725
          • william bradfor...

          Robert Fulton 1765-1815

          Robert Fulton 1765-1815 Artist, engineer, and inventor Fulton is best known for developing the first commercially successful steamboat. New York's Fulton Street is named in his honor. Fulton is ...

          Robert Fulton 1765-1815 Artist, engineer, and inventor Fulton is best known for developing the first commercially successful steamboat. New York's Fulton Street is named in his honor. Fulton is ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • trinity church
          • robert fulton
          • 1765
          • 1815

          Library Walk

          The New York Public Library Grand Central PARTNERSHIP LIBRARY WALK A CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD'S GREAT LITERATURE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GRAND CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. ...

          The New York Public Library Grand Central PARTNERSHIP LIBRARY WALK A CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD'S GREAT LITERATURE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GRAND CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • library walk
          • midtown
          • new york public...
          • grand central
          • library
          • 1998

          Francis Lewis 1713-1802

          Francis Lewis 1713-1802 Signer of the Declaration of Independence Lewis, a merchant, came to New York in 1735. In retirement, he became involved in political life. He was a founding member of the ...

          Francis Lewis 1713-1802 Signer of the Declaration of Independence Lewis, a merchant, came to New York in 1735. In retirement, he became involved in political life. He was a founding member of ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • trinity church
          • francis lewis
          • grave
          • 1713
          • 1802
          • 1735
          • declaration of ...

          The Honorable John Watts 1749-1836

          The Honorable John Watts 1749-1836 Politician and jurist Watts was a member of the Third United States Congress (1793-1795). He later served as a judge in Westchester County and co-founded the Leake ...

          The Honorable John Watts 1749-1836 Politician and jurist Watts was a member of the Third United States Congress (1793-1795). He later served as a judge in Westchester County and co-founded the Leake ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • trinity church
          • john watts
          • 1749
          • 1836
          • 1793
          • 1795

          Laura Owens, "I🍕NY"

          LAURA OWENS (b. 1970, Euclid, OH) I 🍕 NY 2020 Handmade glazed ceramic tiles and grout Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners for Terminal B in partnership with Public Art Fund.   More information ...

          LAURA OWENS (b. 1970, Euclid, OH) I 🍕 NY 2020 Handmade glazed ceramic tiles and grout Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners for Terminal B in partnership with Public Art Fund. More information ...

          • new york
          • queens
          • laguardia airpo...
          • airport
          • art
          • mosaic
          • laura owens
          • 1970
          • 2020

          Library Walk: Gu Cheng, "Forever Parted: Graveyard"

          NOW, ON MY HEART'S PAGE THERE IS NO GRID TO GUIDE MY HAND, NO CHARACTER TO TRACE, ONLY THE MOISTURE, THE INK BLUE DEW THAT HAS DRIPPED FROM THE LEAVES. TO SPREAD IT I CAN'T USE A PEN, I CAN'T USE A ...

          NOW, ON MY HEART'S PAGE THERE IS NO GRID TO GUIDE MY HAND, NO CHARACTER TO TRACE, ONLY THE MOISTURE, THE INK BLUE DEW THAT HAS DRIPPED FROM THE LEAVES. TO SPREAD IT I CAN'T USE A PEN, I CAN'T USE ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • midtown manhatt...
          • bryant park
          • library walk
          • nypl
          • gu cheng
          • library
          • 1956

          Library Walk: Marianne Moore, "The Mind is an Enchanting Thing"

          THE MIND IS AN ENCHANTING THING is an enchanted thing- like the glaze on a katydid-wing subdivided by sun till the nettings are legion. Marianne Moore (1887-1972),

          THE MIND IS AN ENCHANTING THING is an enchanted thing- like the glaze on a katydid-wing subdivided by sun till the nettings are legion. Marianne Moore (1887-1972), "THE MIND IS AN ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • midtown manhatt...
          • midtown
          • library walk
          • marianne moore
          • 1887
          • 1972

          Enid's est. 1999

          Enid's est. 1999 (outside Bar Bruno)Submitted by @lampbane

          Enid's est. 1999 (outside Bar Bruno)Submitted by @lampbane

          • new york
          • brooklyn
          • greenpoint
          • 1999

          Library Walk: Willa Cather, 'O Pioneers!'

          ...there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before... ...there are only two or three human stories, and they go on ...

          ...there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before... ...there are only two or three human stories, and they go ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • midtown manhatt...
          • midtown
          • library walk
          • library
          • nypl
          • willa cather
          • 1873
          • 1947

          Library Walk: Dylan Thomas, "In My Craft or Sullen Art"

          Not for the proud man apart From the raging moon I write On these spindrift pages Nor for the towering dead With their nightingales and psalms But for the lovers, their arms Round the griefs of the ...

          Not for the proud man apart From the raging moon I write On these spindrift pages Nor for the towering dead With their nightingales and psalms But for the lovers, their arms Round the griefs of the ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • midtown manhatt...
          • midtown
          • library walk
          • library
          • dylan thomas
          • poetry
          • 1914
          • 1953

          Library Walk: Albert Camus, 'The Plague'

          Dr.Rieux resolved to compile this chronicle, so that he should not be one of those who hold their peace but should bear witness in favor of those plague-stricken people; so that some memorial of the ...

          Dr.Rieux resolved to compile this chronicle, so that he should not be one of those who hold their peace but should bear witness in favor of those plague-stricken people; so that some memorial of the ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • midtown manhatt...
          • midtown
          • library walk
          • library
          • albert camus
          • 1913
          • 1960

          Library Walk: Muriel Rukeyser, "The Speed of Darkness"

          The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980).

          The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980). "The Speed of Darkness"Submitted by @lampbane

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • midtown manhatt...
          • midtown
          • library walk
          • muriel rukeyser
          • 1913
          • 1980

          Library Walk: William Carlos Williams, "Poem"

          The rose fades and is renewed again by its seed, naturally but where save in the poem shall it go to suffer no diminution of its splendor -William Carlos Williams (1883-1963),

          The rose fades and is renewed again by its seed, naturally but where save in the poem shall it go to suffer no diminution of its splendor -William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), "Poem"Submitted ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • midtown manhatt...
          • midtown
          • library walk
          • william carlos ...
          • 1883
          • 1963

          Mel Chin, "Signal"

          Mel Chin Signal 1998 Ceramic tile, stainless steel, glass and electrical components Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA New York City TransitSubmitted by ...

          Mel Chin Signal 1998 Ceramic tile, stainless steel, glass and electrical components Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA New York City TransitSubmitted by ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • noho
          • subway
          • art
          • mta
          • mel chin
          • 1998

          Signal's Symbolic Message

          SIGNAL'S SYMBOLIC MESSAGE Six figures join hands representing the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) the original inhabitants of what is today New York State. We continue to ...

          SIGNAL'S SYMBOLIC MESSAGE Six figures join hands representing the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) the original inhabitants of what is today New York State. We continue ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • noho
          • art
          • subway
          • haudenosaunee
          • iroquois
          • six nations

          Lenapehoking

          Nulelintamuhena èli paèkw Lenapehoking. Kulawsihërno enta ahpièkw. -Unami Lenape Nooleelundamuneen eeli payeekw Lunaap- eewahkiing. Wulaawslikw neeli apiiyeekw. -Munsee Lenape We are glad because you ...

          Nulelintamuhena èli paèkw Lenapehoking. Kulawsihërno enta ahpièkw. -Unami Lenape Nooleelundamuneen eeli payeekw Lunaap- eewahkiing. Wulaawslikw neeli apiiyeekw. -Munsee Lenape We are glad because you ...

          • new york
          • queens
          • laguardia airpo...
          • airport
          • lenapehoking
          • lenape
          • lenape center

          Timothy Snell, 'Broadway Diary'

          Timothy Snell Broadway Diary 2002 Glass mosaic and ceramic tile Fabricated by Miotto Mosaics Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for TransitSubmitted by @lampbane

          Timothy Snell Broadway Diary 2002 Glass mosaic and ceramic tile Fabricated by Miotto Mosaics Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for TransitSubmitted by @lampbane

          • new york
          • queens
          • timothy snell
          • art
          • subway
          • mta
          • 2002

          Tony Rosenthal, 'Alamo' (The Cube)

          ALAMO 1966-1967 BY TONY ROSENTHAL AN ANONYMOUS GIFT TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK NOVEMBER 1967 JOHN V LINDSAY MAYOR AUGUST HECKSCHER, ADMINISTRATOR PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS DORIS FREEDMAN, ...

          ALAMO 1966-1967 BY TONY ROSENTHAL AN ANONYMOUS GIFT TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK NOVEMBER 1967 JOHN V LINDSAY MAYOR AUGUST HECKSCHER, ADMINISTRATOR PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS DORIS FREEDMAN, ...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • east village
          • astor place
          • tony rosenthal
          • john lindsay
          • 1966
          • 1967