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

Point Bolivar

Bolivar Point In 1815, Colonel Henry Perry established a military camp here as part of a plan to invade Spanish Texas. In 1816, Galveston-based privateer Lewis-Michelle de Aury forced shiploads of...

Bolivar Point In 1815, Colonel Henry Perry established a military camp here as part of a plan to invade Spanish Texas. In 1816, Galveston-based privateer Lewis-Michelle de Aury forced shiploads of...

    Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long

    Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (July 23, 1798 – December 30, 1880) Born in Charles county, Maryland, Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was a Texas pioneer. She married James Long in 1815, and joined him in...

    Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (July 23, 1798 – December 30, 1880) Born in Charles county, Maryland, Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was a Texas pioneer. She married James Long in 1815, and joined him in...

      Fort Travis

      Fort Travis In early 1836, soon after Texas declared independence from Mexico, Republic of Texas president David Burnet dispatch Colonel Ed Harcourt to Galveston Island to erect a fort. Using army...

      Fort Travis In early 1836, soon after Texas declared independence from Mexico, Republic of Texas president David Burnet dispatch Colonel Ed Harcourt to Galveston Island to erect a fort. Using army...

        Flying Toasters

        Flying Toasters 2095 Rose St. On this spot, starting in 1989, the original flying toaster factory operated. Millions of aerial bread-warming ma- chines flew from, this location to comput- ing...

        Flying Toasters 2095 Rose St. On this spot, starting in 1989, the original flying toaster factory operated. Millions of aerial bread-warming ma- chines flew from, this location to comput-...

        • toaster
        • flying toaster
        • after dark
        • screen saver

        Northern Outfall Sewer

        On the side of the bridge over Abbey Creek. The text on the plaque is "Metropolitan Board of Works / Northern Outfall Sewer / Constructed 1862-63 / John Thwaites Esqr Chairman / J W Bazalgette...

        On the side of the bridge over Abbey Creek. The text on the plaque is "Metropolitan Board of Works / Northern Outfall Sewer / Constructed 1862-63 / John Thwaites Esqr Chairman / J W...

        • sewer
        • 1862
        • 1863

        Whose Anchor Was This?

        Submitted by @Ritterton

        Submitted by @Ritterton

          Tavares Strachan, 'Belong/Brooklyn'

          TAVARES STRACHAN Belong/Brooklyn, 2021 You Belong Here White neon, sintra, transformers 44' 2" L x 14' 8" Η Brooklyn is the vibrant center of New York City, a refuge for explorers and immigrants...

          TAVARES STRACHAN Belong/Brooklyn, 2021 You Belong Here White neon, sintra, transformers 44' 2" L x 14' 8" Η Brooklyn is the vibrant center of New York City, a refuge for explorers and...

          • new york
          • brooklyn
          • atlantic center
          • barclays center
          • prospect heights
          • park slope
          • art
          • 2021

          Mission San Xavier Del Bac

            Hiram S. Stevens House

              Fr. Eusebio Kino

                Jacob Schneider

                  The Cannery Loop Trail

                    Putah Creek Settlements

                    • davisville
                    • davis
                    • grizzly-covered
                    • hamel

                    Col. Joesph B. Chiles, Jerome C. Davis, Putah Creek Holdings

                    • hamel

                    Werer's Granary Carpenter's Shed, and Blacksmith Shop

                      In Commemoration of the Treaty Between Great Britain and the Russian Empire

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                        Family Library Table

                        FAMILY LIBRARY TABLE 1995 BY ROLANDO BRISEÑO AN ORIGINAL WORK COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAM AND THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY RICHARD DATTNER, ARCHITECT Submitted by @lampbane

                        FAMILY LIBRARY TABLE 1995 BY ROLANDO BRISEÑO AN ORIGINAL WORK COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAM AND THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY RICHARD DATTNER, ARCHITECT Submitted by @lampbane

                        • new york
                        • brooklyn
                        • art
                        • brooklyn pub...
                        • richard dattner
                        • 1995

                        Stuart Davis

                        STUART DAVIS (1392-1964) ON THIS SITE, THE AMERICAN ARTIST STUART DAVIS MAINTAINED HIS STUDIO AND RESIDENCE FROM 1934 ΤΟ 1954. IT WAS HERE THAT HE PAINTED MANY OF HIS MOST IMPORTANT WORKS...

                        STUART DAVIS (1392-1964) ON THIS SITE, THE AMERICAN ARTIST STUART DAVIS MAINTAINED HIS STUDIO AND RESIDENCE FROM 1934 ΤΟ 1954. IT WAS HERE THAT HE PAINTED MANY OF HIS MOST IMPORTANT...

                        • new york
                        • manhattan
                        • west village
                        • stuart davis
                        • 1934
                        • 1954
                        • 1998

                        Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Cast & Crew

                        IN CELEBRATION OF THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL CAST & CREW

                        IN CELEBRATION OF THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL CAST & CREW

                        • new york
                        • manhattan
                        • nypl
                        • snfl
                        • chair
                        • tv show

                        Dream BoxXx

                        Dream BoxXx This full-sized arcade multicab houses a collection of nine collaborative multiplayer games created by LGBTQ developers. Game design by: Robert Yang, Ayla Myers, Eddie Cameron, Elana...

                        Dream BoxXx This full-sized arcade multicab houses a collection of nine collaborative multiplayer games created by LGBTQ developers. Game design by: Robert Yang, Ayla Myers, Eddie Cameron, Elana...

                        • new york
                        • brooklyn
                        • bed-stuy
                        • bushwick
                        • video games
                        • death by audio
                        • lgbtq