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

Harbor Oaks Historic District

    Kensington Hilltop School

      Guns Into Plowshares

      This GUNS INTO PLOWSHARES Monument Was Erected in 1994 Over the Grave of 21 Guns as Part of Memorial Services for Victims of Guns and Other Violence. Let Us Forever Reject Hate And Violence

      This GUNS INTO PLOWSHARES Monument Was Erected in 1994 Over the Grave of 21 Guns as Part of Memorial Services for Victims of Guns and Other Violence. Let Us Forever Reject Hate And Violence

        The Fin Project

        Submitted by @Adi_O_S

        Submitted by @Adi_O_S

        • nuclear submarines
        • subs
        • plowshares
        • pruning hooks

        Lake Pepin

        LAKE PEPIN This beautiful lake is twenty- two miles long, varies in width from one to two and a half miles, and covers about thirty- eight square miles. It was caused by the delta of the Chippewa...

        LAKE PEPIN This beautiful lake is twenty- two miles long, varies in width from one to two and a half miles, and covers about thirty- eight square miles. It was caused by the delta of the...

          SF Redevelopment Agency, Western Addition Area Two

          "SF Redevelopment Agency, Western Addition Area Two" Submitted by friscolex

          "SF Redevelopment Agency, Western Addition Area Two" Submitted by friscolex

            Leslie N. Simonsen Memorial Activities Field

            LESLIE N. SIMONSEN MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES FIELD

            LESLIE N. SIMONSEN MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES FIELD

              BRYANT'S GROCERY

              MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM TRAIL BRYANT'S GROCERY Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till came to this site to buy candy In August 1955. White shopkeeper Carolyn Bryant accused the black youth of flirting with...

              MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM TRAIL BRYANT'S GROCERY Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till came to this site to buy candy In August 1955. White shopkeeper Carolyn Bryant accused the black youth of flirting...

                The Price Tower

                Submitted by @BBQsnob.

                Submitted by @BBQsnob.

                • frank lloyd wright

                York

                York The first African American to cross North America and reach the Pacific Coast. Born into slavery in the 1770's to the family of William Clark, York became a member of the 1804 Lewis and Clark...

                York The first African American to cross North America and reach the Pacific Coast. Born into slavery in the 1770's to the family of William Clark, York became a member of the 1804 Lewis and Clark...

                  Mission San Rafael

                    The Body of B. Franklin, Printer

                    The Body of B. Franklin. Printer Like the Cover of an old Book, Its Contents torn out. And Stript of its Lettering & Gilding Lies here. Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be lost. For it will...

                    The Body of B. Franklin. Printer Like the Cover of an old Book, Its Contents torn out. And Stript of its Lettering & Gilding Lies here. Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be lost. For it will...

                      The Ordnance Datum

                      Submitted by benhammersley

                      Submitted by benhammersley

                        Joseph John’s Homestead

                        Joseph Johns was an escaped slave who came to Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in the mid-1800s and made a living producing charcoal on the slopes of Blue Mountain in what is now Bashore Scout...

                        Joseph Johns was an escaped slave who came to Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in the mid-1800s and made a living producing charcoal on the slopes of Blue Mountain in what is now Bashore...

                          Saw Mill River Daylighting - Tribute to Yonkers Labor

                          Saw Mill River DaylightingTribute to Yonkers LaborThe numerous saw mills and grist mills for which Mill Street is named allowed Yonkers to grow into a manufacturing powerhouse from the 1600s to...

                          Saw Mill River DaylightingTribute to Yonkers LaborThe numerous saw mills and grist mills for which Mill Street is named allowed Yonkers to grow into a manufacturing powerhouse from the 1600s...

                          • yonkers
                          • saw mill river
                          • elisha graves otis
                          • 1852
                          • 1900
                          • 1922

                          Saw Mill River Daylighting - Where is the Saw Mill River?

                          Saw Mill River Daylighting   Where is the Saw Mill River? Look closely at the map in front of you. It shows the path of the Saw Mill River above ground and below buildings. The map also shows...

                          Saw Mill River Daylighting   Where is the Saw Mill River? Look closely at the map in front of you. It shows the path of the Saw Mill River above ground and below buildings. The map also shows...

                          • yonkers
                          • saw mill river
                          • river
                          • 2012
                          • 1876
                          • 1672
                          • 1867

                          In Remembrance of Dave DeChant

                          In Remembrance of Dave DeChantA Respected Engineer, a Trusted Colleague, and a Generous HumanitarianSubmitted by @lampbane

                          In Remembrance of Dave DeChantA Respected Engineer, a Trusted Colleague, and a Generous HumanitarianSubmitted by @lampbane

                          • brooklyn
                          • greenpoint
                          • newtown creek
                          • dave dechant

                          Bergen Street Subway Station

                          Built 1933Reconstructed 1992 by employees of the New York City Transit Authority.Alan F. Kiepper, PresidentNew York City Transit AuthoritySubmitted by @lampbane

                          Built 1933Reconstructed 1992 by employees of the New York City Transit Authority.Alan F. Kiepper, PresidentNew York City Transit AuthoritySubmitted by @lampbane

                          • brooklyn
                          • cobble hill
                          • subway
                          • mta
                          • 1933
                          • 1992

                          A & B Lobster House

                          A & B LOBSTER HOUSE ESTB. 1947 A & B Lobster House was founded in 1947 by two fishermen, ALONZO and BERILIN, Thus the name A & B Lobster House. They established a reputation for outstanding...

                          A & B LOBSTER HOUSE ESTB. 1947 A & B Lobster House was founded in 1947 by two fishermen, ALONZO and BERILIN, Thus the name A & B Lobster House. They established a reputation for outstanding...

                            Pete Ham

                            EnglishPete HamMaster of MelodyOf the Swansea BandThe Iveys 1962-1969withRon Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and David Jenkinsand Badfinger 1969-1975withTom Evans 1967, Joey Molland (Liverpool)Mike...

                            EnglishPete HamMaster of MelodyOf the Swansea BandThe Iveys 1962-1969withRon Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and David Jenkinsand Badfinger 1969-1975withTom Evans 1967, Joey Molland (Liverpool)Mike...

                            • wales
                            • music
                            • rock
                            • entertainment