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

The Lexington Club

The Lexington Club January 31, 1997 - April 30, 2015 Here marks the site of the Lexington Club, "you friendly neighborhood dyke bar" where "every night is ladies' night", which cultivated a...

The Lexington Club January 31, 1997 - April 30, 2015 Here marks the site of the Lexington Club, "you friendly neighborhood dyke bar" where "every night is ladies' night", which cultivated...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • club
  • lgbtq

John Scull

JOHN SCULL 1765 - 1828 Pioneering editor and publisher who issued first edition of Pitts-burgh Gazette, 1786. First newspaper west of Alleghenies, it became the Post-Gazette, 1927. A Berks County...

JOHN SCULL 1765 - 1828 Pioneering editor and publisher who issued first edition of Pitts-burgh Gazette, 1786. First newspaper west of Alleghenies, it became the Post-Gazette, 1927. A Berks County...

  • pittslburgh
  • newspaper
  • scull
  • post-gazette
  • pennsylvania

Leif Erickson, Cambridge House

Hmmmm questionable.  ON THIS SPOT IN THE YEAR 1000 LEIF ERIKSON  BUILT HIS HOUSE IN VINELAND Submitted by @devincole

Hmmmm questionable.  ON THIS SPOT IN THE YEAR 1000 LEIF ERIKSON  BUILT HIS HOUSE IN VINELAND Submitted by @devincole

  • leif erickson
  • cambridge
  • massachusetts

New Smethwick Pumping Station

Submitted by @caddickbrown

Submitted by @caddickbrown

  • smethwick
  • england
  • pumping

John Betts Building

Submitted by @caddickbrown

Submitted by @caddickbrown

  • birmingham
  • england
  • metal

Frederick Rowland Emett OBE

FREDERICK ROWLAND EMETT OBE (1906-1990) Locally educated, Punch  cartoonist, artist, inventor and creator of whimsical machines worked here in the 1920s. 2014 Submitted by @caddickbrown  [Location...

FREDERICK ROWLAND EMETT OBE (1906-1990) Locally educated, Punch  cartoonist, artist, inventor and creator of whimsical machines worked here in the 1920s. 2014 Submitted by @caddickbrown  [Location...

  • birmingham
  • england

Hiran Minar

This plaque stands before the entrance to the causeway by the concession stand. The Hiran Minar is the grave and monument of the beloved pet antelope of the fourth Mughal emperor Jahangir...

This plaque stands before the entrance to the causeway by the concession stand. The Hiran Minar is the grave and monument of the beloved pet antelope of the fourth Mughal emperor...

  • mughal
  • seventeenth century
  • pakistan
  • pet
  • antelope
  • causeway
  • water tank
  • hunting resort
  • jahangir
  • shah jahan

Little House Wayside

Plaque at the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder TRANSCRIPTION:  LITTLE HOUSE WAYSIDE "Once upon a time . . . . . . a little girl lived in the Big Woods of Wisconsin in a little gray house made of...

Plaque at the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder TRANSCRIPTION:  LITTLE HOUSE WAYSIDE "Once upon a time . . . . . . a little girl lived in the Big Woods of Wisconsin in a little gray house made of...

  • little house
  • wayside
  • wisconsin
  • pepin

Oxford Hotel

Lower Downtown  Walking Tour Oxford Hotel and Annex 1891 The Oxford Hotel, built in 1891, is Denver's oldest hotel. Bankrolled by brewer Adolph Zhang and his partners Philip Feldhauser Andy...

Lower Downtown  Walking Tour Oxford Hotel and Annex 1891 The Oxford Hotel, built in 1891, is Denver's oldest hotel. Bankrolled by brewer Adolph Zhang and his partners Philip Feldhauser...

  • oxford hotel
  • denver
  • colorado
  • frank e. edbrooke
  • lodo

Minuteman National Park

Submitted by @coolroadtrip

Submitted by @coolroadtrip

  • concord
  • grapes
  • revolutionary war
  • concord
  • massachusetts
  • ephraim wales bull
  • welch
  • vineland
  • juice

Knute Rockne

TO KNUTE ROCKNE  IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MAN WHOSE STANDARDS OF FAIR PLAY ARE IAN IMMORTAL INSPIRATION TO THE YOUTH OF AMERICA, AND WHOSE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GREAT SPORT OF FOOTBALL...

TO KNUTE ROCKNE  IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MAN WHOSE STANDARDS OF FAIR PLAY ARE IAN IMMORTAL INSPIRATION TO THE YOUTH OF AMERICA, AND WHOSE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GREAT SPORT OF...

  • forward pass
  • knute rockne
  • football
  • sandusky
  • ohio

Early Bird

IN COMMEMMORATION [sic] OF THE HISTORIC FLIGHT BY EARLY BIRD GLENN H. CURTISS  CLEVELAND - CEDAR POINT AND RETURN AUGUST 31, 1910  AWARDS TO THE EARLY BIRD BY THE SANDUSKY CHAMBER OF...

IN COMMEMMORATION [sic] OF THE HISTORIC FLIGHT BY EARLY BIRD GLENN H. CURTISS  CLEVELAND - CEDAR POINT AND RETURN AUGUST 31, 1910  AWARDS TO THE EARLY BIRD BY THE SANDUSKY CHAMBER...

  • early bird
  • airplane
  • flight
  • sandusky
  • ohio
  • misspellings

Ginko Tree

This tree is to be forever known as the Tree of Remembrance It is placed here at personal expense to represent the natural genetic makeup of the Chinese Ginkgo Tree. This is one of the few trees...

This tree is to be forever known as the Tree of Remembrance It is placed here at personal expense to represent the natural genetic makeup of the Chinese Ginkgo Tree. This is one of the few...

  • millennium park
  • grand rapids
  • michigan
  • gingko

Pendleton House, Hiram College

Many of my favorite hours were spent here. #alwaysreadtheplaque #almamater https://t.co/e2IpD9xcbz Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

Many of my favorite hours were spent here. #alwaysreadtheplaque #almamater https://t.co/e2IpD9xcbz Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • hiram
  • pendleton
  • thorn
  • frances
  • ohio

Horse Thief Canyon

Submitted by @lauxmyth

Submitted by @lauxmyth

  • horse
  • horse thief
  • thief
  • dinosaur
  • fossil
  • red deer
  • alberta
  • drumheller
  • canada

Voight House

VOIGT HOUSE  This elegant and perfectly preserved Victorian mansion was built for Carl G. A. Voigt in 1895. Voigt came to Grand Rapids in 1870 and ran mill and dry good store with W....

VOIGT HOUSE  This elegant and perfectly preserved Victorian mansion was built for Carl G. A. Voigt in 1895. Voigt came to Grand Rapids in 1870 and ran mill and dry good store with...

  • grand rapids
  • herpolshelmer
  • michigan
  • voigt

Parking Garage and Heliport

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA PARKING GARAGE AND HELIPORT

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA PARKING GARAGE AND HELIPORT

  • oakland
  • califorinia
  • heliport

High Pressure Pumping Station Number One, Oakland Fire Department

  • oakland
  • califorinia
  • merritt
  • pressure
  • fire department

MINT ROBBERY

MINT ROBBERY February 1864 The first man to rob the Denver Mint was "Small Bad Jim" - James Clark. The gold bars were so heavy that he began dropping them only one mile away in what is now...

MINT ROBBERY February 1864 The first man to rob the Denver Mint was "Small Bad Jim" - James Clark. The gold bars were so heavy that he began dropping them only one mile away in what is now...

  • denver
  • mint
  • robbery
  • wall street ...
  • 1864
  • small bad jim
  • james clark

Frank T. Johns Landmark

Frank T. Johns Landmark  A double tragedy occurred in the Deschutes River beside Drake Park on May 21, 1928. Frank T. Johns, a candidate for United States President, was on the campaign trail in...

Frank T. Johns Landmark  A double tragedy occurred in the Deschutes River beside Drake Park on May 21, 1928. Frank T. Johns, a candidate for United States President, was on the campaign trail...

  • bend
  • oregon
  • swimming
  • fishhook
  • river
  • johns