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

Featured Plaque:

Tom Mix, 1880-1940

"Thru you posterity shall glimpse the glory of the West that was." Seen on a walking tour of the Fox movie lot in Century City, Los Angeles. Here's a bit more on the life and death of Tom Mix, who died in an Arizona highway crash. Submitted by @danbrekke

hollywood
movie stars
movie studios
westerns
tom mix

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Burke And Wills Explorers

This just goes to show that no matter how bad you fail there's still a chance of getting a statue. It's worth having a look at the website just to see the rediculous stuff they took with...

explorer
australia
melbourne

King Bhumibol Square

Flowers for King Bhumibol in Cambridge MA where he was born. His father was a medical student at #Harvard. Submitted by bsubram

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massachusetts
thailand