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

The Port of Oakland

    Site of Don Bernardo Yorba Hacienda

    Submitted by @Ritterton

    Submitted by @Ritterton

      William Tecumseh Sherman

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      Submitted by @Ritterton

        The Original New Hampshire State House

        The Original New Hampshire State House Located in Market Square Seat of Colonial Government, 1758- 1776 The Declaration of Independence was read from the Building, July 18, 1776 President George...

        The Original New Hampshire State House Located in Market Square Seat of Colonial Government, 1758- 1776 The Declaration of Independence was read from the Building, July 18, 1776 President...

          Saint John City Market

          SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET LE MARCHÉ DE SAINT JOHN Built between 1874 and 1876, the Saint John City market narrowly escaped the fire that swept through the town in 1877 and stands today as a rare and...

          SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET LE MARCHÉ DE SAINT JOHN Built between 1874 and 1876, the Saint John City market narrowly escaped the fire that swept through the town in 1877 and stands today as a rare and...

            Country Inn Roadhouse

            GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE COUNTRY INN ROADHOUSE This is the last of several roadhouses that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel" rooms...

            GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE COUNTRY INN ROADHOUSE This is the last of several roadhouses that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel"...

              The First World Series

              Submitted by @RNewengland

              Submitted by @RNewengland

                Solon Hannibal Borglum

                Bucky O'Neil cowboy statue by Solon Hannibal Borglum Submitted by @JimStLeger

                Bucky O'Neil cowboy statue by Solon Hannibal Borglum Submitted by @JimStLeger

                  Desoto Park Fort Prudhomme

                  In this section of the Clarendon Grant on the Chucaqua portion of the Mississippi River, LaSalle, the French explorer, built Fort Prudhomme in 1682. Erected by the Tennessee Society of the...

                  In this section of the Clarendon Grant on the Chucaqua portion of the Mississippi River, LaSalle, the French explorer, built Fort Prudhomme in 1682. Erected by the Tennessee Society of...

                  • shelby county
                  • tennessee

                  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....