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

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...

                          Puertocito de la Piedra Lumbre