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

Betty Fuller

Betty Fuller 1930 - 1999 A Friend of Parks and People 

Betty Fuller 1930 - 1999 A Friend of Parks and People 

  • pleasant hill
  • california
  • parks

John Northwood

Submitted by @caddickbrown

Submitted by @caddickbrown

  • birmingham
  • england
  • northwood
  • cameo
  • glass
  • portland vase

George Cadbury

ENGLISH HERITAGE GEORGE CADBURY 1839 - 1922 Chocolate Manufacturer and Philanthropist lived here 1872 - 1881 Submitted by @caddickbrown

ENGLISH HERITAGE GEORGE CADBURY 1839 - 1922 Chocolate Manufacturer and Philanthropist lived here 1872 - 1881 Submitted by @caddickbrown

  • cadbury
  • birmingham
  • england
  • chocolate ph...

Old Vermilion Trail

Past this point ran the old Vermilion Trail, from Minnesota Point on the north shore of Lake Superior through eighty miles of unbroken forest to the shores of Lake Vermilion. This wilderness...

Past this point ran the old Vermilion Trail, from Minnesota Point on the north shore of Lake Superior through eighty miles of unbroken forest to the shores of Lake Vermilion. This...

  • minnesota
  • duluth
  • north shore
  • iron range

Lawrence A. Smookler Medical Clinic

THE LAWRENCE A. SMOOKLER MEDICAL CLINIC This San Francisco International Airport Medical Clinic was founded in 1972 by Dr. Lawrence A. Smookeler, who devoted twenty-three years of extraordinary...

THE LAWRENCE A. SMOOKLER MEDICAL CLINIC This San Francisco International Airport Medical Clinic was founded in 1972 by Dr. Lawrence A. Smookeler, who devoted twenty-three years of...

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • sfo
  • medical
  • smookler

Valour Road

  More than 65 Canadian soldiers earned the Victoria Cross during the First World War, but only three of them lived on the same Winnipeg street. When Frederick William Hall, Leo Clarke and Robert...

  More than 65 Canadian soldiers earned the Victoria Cross during the First World War, but only three of them lived on the same Winnipeg street. When Frederick William Hall, Leo Clarke and Robert...

  • winnipeg
  • manitoba
  • canada
  • great war
  • wwi
  • victoria cross
  • valour road
  • pine street
  • canadian history

Boudin Bakery

BOUDIN BAKERY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A HISTORIC BUSINESS BY THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR OVER 100 YEARS OF OPERATION FOUNDED 1849 Submitted by @jqmcd

BOUDIN BAKERY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A HISTORIC BUSINESS BY THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR OVER 100 YEARS OF OPERATION FOUNDED 1849 Submitted by @jqmcd

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • boudin
  • sourdough
  • bread

Moon Tree (Sycamore)

MOON TREE THIS SYCAMORE WAS GROWN FROM A SEED CARRIED ON THE APOLLO XIV MOON MISSION BY THE ASTRONAUT STUART ROOSA AND GERMINATED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE. FORESTS GREETED THE FIRST EXPLORERS TO...

MOON TREE THIS SYCAMORE WAS GROWN FROM A SEED CARRIED ON THE APOLLO XIV MOON MISSION BY THE ASTRONAUT STUART ROOSA AND GERMINATED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE. FORESTS GREETED THE FIRST EXPLORERS TO...

  • florida
  • moon tree
  • roosa
  • forest service

Jacoby Building

JACOBY BUILDING THE BASEMENT AND FIRST STORY 0F THE BUILDING AT 8TH AND H STREETS (OPPOSITE) WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1857 FOR AUGUSTUS JACOBY. FOR MANY YEARS IT WAS A PRINCIPAL SUPPLY POINT FOR THE...

JACOBY BUILDING THE BASEMENT AND FIRST STORY 0F THE BUILDING AT 8TH AND H STREETS (OPPOSITE) WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1857 FOR AUGUSTUS JACOBY. FOR MANY YEARS IT WAS A PRINCIPAL SUPPLY POINT FOR...

  • arcata
  • california
  • jacoby
  • mining

Our Centenial, Ferndale

Submitted by @Wolfkenn .

Submitted by @Wolfkenn .

  • ferndale
  • california
  • centenial
  • shaw
  • slaughter
  • allen

National Day of Mourning

NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING Since 1970, Native Americans have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day or Mourning on the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Many Native...

NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING Since 1970, Native Americans have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day or Mourning on the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Many...

  • native americans
  • plymouth
  • massachusetts
  • genocide
  • thankgiving

Birmingham Biomedical Innovation Hub

Birmingham Biomedical Innovation Hub This project provides a share laboratory, office and grow on space for small and medium size businesses and is part-funded by the European Regional Development...

Birmingham Biomedical Innovation Hub This project provides a share laboratory, office and grow on space for small and medium size businesses and is part-funded by the European Regional...

  • birmingham
  • england
  • biomedical
  • small and me...

Louise Grounds

Louise Grounds The land from Victoria Avenue north of 11th Street was originally called Louise Grounds, after Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria and wife of the Marquess of Lorne who was...

Louise Grounds The land from Victoria Avenue north of 11th Street was originally called Louise Grounds, after Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria and wife of the Marquess of Lorne who...

  • saskatoon
  • queen victoria
  • saskatchewan
  • nutana collegiate
  • nutana
  • princess louise

The Fine Arts Building

"Possibilites to add convenience, intensity and cheer in cities...are limitless." - Jane Jacobs

"Possibilites to add convenience, intensity and cheer in cities...are limitless." - Jane Jacobs

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • fine arts
  • jacobs

The Santa Claus Parade

THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE  In 1905, Timothy Eaton's department store began the tradition of theSanta Claus Parade. Initially, the parade featured Santa Claus on a horse-drawn cart. The parade has...

THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE  In 1905, Timothy Eaton's department store began the tradition of theSanta Claus Parade. Initially, the parade featured Santa Claus on a horse-drawn cart. The parade has...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • canada
  • santa claus
  • eaton's
  • splendour

Blue Star Memorial Highway

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by The Bartlett Garden Club in cooperation with The City of Bartlett and The Tennessee Federation of Garden...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by The Bartlett Garden Club in cooperation with The City of Bartlett and The Tennessee Federation of...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Edward D. Baker

EDWARD D. BAKER  COL.  71 PA. INF.  KILLED HERE IN THE BATTLE OF BALL'S BLUFF, VA OCT 21, 1861 Submitted by @jqmcd

EDWARD D. BAKER  COL.  71 PA. INF.  KILLED HERE IN THE BATTLE OF BALL'S BLUFF, VA OCT 21, 1861 Submitted by @jqmcd

  • civil war
  • leesburg
  • virginia
  • baker
  • presidio

Claremont Court Gate and Street Markers

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2005 Claremont Court Gate and Street Markers Claremont Boulevard and Russell Street John Galen Howard, Architect, 1906   These entry gates help define one...

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2005 Claremont Court Gate and Street Markers Claremont Boulevard and Russell Street John Galen Howard, Architect, 1906   These entry gates help define one...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • claremont

Springs of Achievement

Submitted by Linda Nutman.

Submitted by Linda Nutman.

  • fort mills
  • south carolina
  • springs

The American Banknote Company Printing Plant landmark designation

 Designed by Kirby, Petit and Green and built from 1909 to 1911, this architecturally significant factory housed the printing and engraving operations of the American Bank Note Company for 75...

 Designed by Kirby, Petit and Green and built from 1909 to 1911, this architecturally significant factory housed the printing and engraving operations of the American Bank Note Company for 75...

  • the bronx
  • banknote
  • landmark
  • new your
  • saw-tooth