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

Commemorating the Beginning in America of Modern Irrigation in this Vicinity

    Venice Beach Poets Monument & The Windward Piers

    Submitted by @Ritterton

    Submitted by @Ritterton

      Geri Moulton Children's Park

      Geri Moulton Children's Park is a gift to the people of Mobile from the University of South Alabama. The park was created in 2001 through the efforts and donations of hospital employees and...

      Geri Moulton Children's Park is a gift to the people of Mobile from the University of South Alabama. The park was created in 2001 through the efforts and donations of hospital employees...

      • alabama
      • children's hospital
      • park

      Confederate Rest Cemetery

      The Grand Hotel and the Gunnison House served as a hospital for wounded Confederate soldiers from the Battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War. The Confederate Rest Cemetery commemorates more than...

      The Grand Hotel and the Gunnison House served as a hospital for wounded Confederate soldiers from the Battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War. The Confederate Rest Cemetery commemorates more...

      • alabama
      • civil war
      • cemetery

      Le quai Choiuseul

        The Tubbs Cordage Building

          La Facade Nord et le Cloitre de la Cathedrale

            4 Story Totem, John Wallace

              Honda Point Disaster

              The Honda Point Disaster, 1923, in which seven ships and 23 sailors perished on the California rocks off Pedernales Point. A faded plaque marks the actual spot, which is a beautiful stretch of...

              The Honda Point Disaster, 1923, in which seven ships and 23 sailors perished on the California rocks off Pedernales Point. A faded plaque marks the actual spot, which is a beautiful stretch...

                18 Congress

                18 CONGRESS On this site were leased lots provided by the North Church Parish dating from 1709. One such parcel was the home of Hunking Wentworth, Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety and...

                18 CONGRESS On this site were leased lots provided by the North Church Parish dating from 1709. One such parcel was the home of Hunking Wentworth, Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety...

                • hunking
                • hunking wentworth

                Fenway Studios

                FENWAY STUDIOS BUILT 1905 THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FENWAY STUDIOS IS ONE OF A FEW BUILDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES...

                FENWAY STUDIOS BUILT 1905 THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FENWAY STUDIOS IS ONE OF A FEW BUILDINGS IN THE UNITED...

                  Former residence of Thomas Jefferson

                  This plaque marks the site of the former residence of Thomas Jefferson third President of the United States of America who on March 21 1790 as first Secretary of State under President Washington...

                  This plaque marks the site of the former residence of Thomas Jefferson third President of the United States of America who on March 21 1790 as first Secretary of State under President Washington...

                    St Olave's Churchyard

                    Welcome to St Olave's churchyardSt Olave Hart Street, founded in the 11th century, is one of the few medieval City churches to have escaped the Great Fire of London.The churchyard dates back many...

                    Welcome to St Olave's churchyardSt Olave Hart Street, founded in the 11th century, is one of the few medieval City churches to have escaped the Great Fire of London.The churchyard dates back many...

                    • church; chur...

                    The Lansdowne Sycamore

                    The Lansdowne sycamore is estimated to have germinated in the mid-1600s and is a link to the pre-Colonial history of the area. The sycamore is the symbol of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. 

                    The Lansdowne sycamore is estimated to have germinated in the mid-1600s and is a link to the pre-Colonial history of the area. The sycamore is the symbol of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. 

                      Bombardment of Ellwood, 1942

                      Submitted by @oranv

                      Submitted by @oranv

                        Golden Gate Windmills History

                          Historic Moore Homestead The Gateway to the Klondike Goldfields

                            Nampaweap - Pathway to the Past

                            Nampaweap Is a Pauite word that means “Foot Canyon.”  As you walk the path, reflect on the many early travelers who have walked here before you. At the end of this half mile trail is an array of...

                            Nampaweap Is a Pauite word that means “Foot Canyon.”  As you walk the path, reflect on the many early travelers who have walked here before you. At the end of this half mile trail is an array of...

                              General Lafayette 1757 - 1834

                              Submitted by @jqmcd

                              Submitted by @jqmcd

                                Remembrance Reiterated

                                Nedda Baba and Amber Helene Müller St. Thomas Remembrance Reiterated Remembrance Reiterated consisted of writing the names of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida in...

                                Nedda Baba and Amber Helene Müller St. Thomas Remembrance Reiterated Remembrance Reiterated consisted of writing the names of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida in...