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

World's First Successful Long Distance Telephone Call

On this site Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, recieved from Brantford, Ontario, on August 10, 1876, the world's first successful long distance telephone call. Erected by the...

On this site Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, recieved from Brantford, Ontario, on August 10, 1876, the world's first successful long distance telephone call. Erected by...

    Dedicated to the Men of the Boston Naval Shipyard

      The Saxony

      The Saxony Built in 1899, in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, the Saxony is the first apartment building designed by Emery Roth, the pre-eminent residential architect of New York City

      The Saxony Built in 1899, in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, the Saxony is the first apartment building designed by Emery Roth, the pre-eminent residential architect of New York City

      • emery roth
      • architect

      WWII Bomb Strike Marker

      Submitted by @cyclingtiger.

      Submitted by @cyclingtiger.

        Old Ironsides in Dry Dock 1

          Pale Male

          Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk, is the P.S. 6 school mascot. In 1993, Pale Male came to New York CIty and built his nest on the facade of a Fifth Avenue apartment building. He was the first and one...

          Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk, is the P.S. 6 school mascot. In 1993, Pale Male came to New York CIty and built his nest on the facade of a Fifth Avenue apartment building. He was the first and one...

          • hawk
          • bird
          • elementary school

          Chester Harding House

            Norwegian Ships World War II

              National Corrosion Restoration Site

              • statue of liberty

              Benson Island History

                Harvard Law School

                  Shandwick Stone

                  Submitted by @thefourthcraw.

                  Submitted by @thefourthcraw.

                    Old Burying Grond

                      Emma Lazarus

                        Benjamin Franklin Printer Patriot Philosopher Statesman

                          New Croton Dam

                          • croton

                          Margaret Brady

                          In Memory of Margaret Brady Past President of the Garden Club of Madison

                          In Memory of Margaret Brady Past President of the Garden Club of Madison

                            The Salvation Army

                            THE SALVATION ARMY LED BY CAPTAIN ANNIE SHIRLEY OPENED FIRE IN BOSTON NEAR THIS SPOT SEPTEMBER 7 1884

                            THE SALVATION ARMY LED BY CAPTAIN ANNIE SHIRLEY OPENED FIRE IN BOSTON NEAR THIS SPOT SEPTEMBER 7 1884

                              Charleston Serving the Fleet

                                Marge Baker Anderson

                                IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGE BAKER ANDERSON MOM & NANNY 1914-1977 HAMMONASSETT BEACH WHERE OUR HEARTS ARE FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1949

                                IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGE BAKER ANDERSON MOM & NANNY 1914-1977 HAMMONASSETT BEACH WHERE OUR HEARTS ARE FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1949