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

Brooklyn Basin

    State of California Department of Transportation District 4 Headquarters

      Beringer Brothers Winery

        The Rhine House

          The History of Wine

            Hudson House

              St. Helena's Electroliers

                Richie Block

                  Centennial Rededication Richie Block Building

                    St. Helena Historic Commercial District

                      To the Glory of God

                        William Tell Hotel

                          North Conway 5¢ and 10¢ Store

                          Submitted by @beckerben  

                          Submitted by @beckerben

                            Liberty Bank Landmark and Legacy

                            LIBERTY BANK LANDMARK AND LEGACY  First Black Bank in the Pacific Northwest  May 30, 1968 to 1988   2320 E Union  Multicultural Founders  James Purnell, President Dr. James E. Jackson, Chairman ...

                            LIBERTY BANK LANDMARK AND LEGACY  First Black Bank in the Pacific Northwest  May 30, 1968 to 1988   2320 E Union  Multicultural Founders  James Purnell, President Dr. James E. Jackson,...

                              Rochfort Trestle, AB

                              Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

                              Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

                              • rail
                              • railway
                              • trestle
                              • train
                              • alberta
                              • se-24-57-05

                              Wildfire Memorial Kamloops

                              During the summer of 2003 the Thompson-Nicola region endured its most devastating wildfires ever. Unprecedented in numbers and massive in scope, the fires destroyed 89 homes and 7 businesses,...

                              During the summer of 2003 the Thompson-Nicola region endured its most devastating wildfires ever. Unprecedented in numbers and massive in scope, the fires destroyed 89 homes and 7 businesses,...

                              • wildfire
                              • memorial
                              • kamloops
                              • bc

                              Marconi's First Radio Transmissions Across Water

                              1897 1947 NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST RADIO MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ACROSS WATER BY GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND GEORGE KEMP BETWEEN LAVERNOCK AND FLAT HOLM 11th MAY, LAVERNOCK AND BREAN DOWN 18th MAY 1897...

                              1897 1947 NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST RADIO MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ACROSS WATER BY GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND GEORGE KEMP BETWEEN LAVERNOCK AND FLAT HOLM 11th MAY, LAVERNOCK AND BREAN DOWN 18th MAY 1897...

                              • marconi
                              • wireless
                              • radio transmission

                              The Comfort Maple

                              This tree believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) was accepted for its preservation April 30 1961 by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority from Miss Edna Eleanor...

                              This tree believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) was accepted for its preservation April 30 1961 by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority from Miss Edna Eleanor...

                              • maple tree
                              • natural monument
                              • canada
                              • ontario
                              • comfort maple

                              William Budd lived here

                              Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                              Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                              • william budd
                              • epidemiology
                              • infectious diseases

                              Ashburn Colored School

                              On this site stands Ashburn Colored School, a one-room public schoolhouse built ca. 1892 for African American students. Virginia's public school system, established in 1870, was racially...

                              On this site stands Ashburn Colored School, a one- room public schoolhouse built ca. 1892 for African American students. Virginia's public school system, established in 1870, was...

                              • historic school
                              • segregation