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

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole

    Post Dispatch Lake - 1894

    The economic panic of 1893 hit St. Louis hard. Joseph Pulitzer’s Post Dispatch, then 15 years old, offered a day’s wages to anyone willing to help dig this lake. Some 20,000 men excavated the...

    The economic panic of 1893 hit St. Louis hard. Joseph Pulitzer’s Post Dispatch, then 15 years old, offered a day’s wages to anyone willing to help dig this lake. Some 20,000 men excavated...

    • man-made lake
    • public improvements
    • civic pride

    Gafenberg Medical Institute

      Dedicated to the Eternal Memory of our Gallant Shipmates

        U.S.S. Arizona Memorial: War Memorial of the Pacific

          U.S.S. Arizona Memorial

            Truckee's Chinatowns

              Old Truckee Jail

                Don Rogers

                • rolling pin donuts
                • donuts

                Kitchen Herbs

                KITCHEN HERBS ALONG THIS RAIL USED FOR FLAVORING OR SEASONING FOOD. SMALL PLANTS IN THE WALL BELOW ARE PLANTED FOR DECORATION ONLY.

                KITCHEN HERBS ALONG THIS RAIL USED FOR FLAVORING OR SEASONING FOOD. SMALL PLANTS IN THE WALL BELOW ARE PLANTED FOR DECORATION ONLY.

                • new york
                • brooklyn
                • brooklyn bot...
                • garden
                • cooking
                • herbs
                • braille

                Sweet Marjoram

                SWEET MARJORAM MAJORANA HORTENSIS EUROPE

                SWEET MARJORAM MAJORANA HORTENSIS EUROPE

                • new york
                • brooklyn
                • brooklyn bot...
                • marjoram
                • plant
                • braille

                Chinese Massacre Memorial

                On September 2, 1885, a riot occurred in Rock Springs over labor and race disputes. As a result, 28 Chinese miners were killed and Chinatown was razed. Chinatown was located in front of you across...

                On September 2, 1885, a riot occurred in Rock Springs over labor and race disputes. As a result, 28 Chinese miners were killed and Chinatown was razed. Chinatown was located in front of you across...

                • chinese american
                • asian american
                • rock springs
                • wyoming
                • mining
                • race riot
                • racism
                • chinatown

                Caister's Tavern

                Caister's Tavern c. 1845-1854 Caleb Caister Sr. came from England to Oxford County in 1833. In 1836 he settled on this site, cleared farmland and built a one-storey log building. This building was...

                Caister's Tavern c. 1845-1854 Caleb Caister Sr. came from England to Oxford County in 1833. In 1836 he settled on this site, cleared farmland and built a one-storey log building. This building...

                  Venovanie

                    Yokohama

                      Graduating Classes of Ware High School

                      Meg Cutshall

                      Meg Cutshall

                        History of Ware, Iowa

                        Submitted by: Meg Cutshall

                        Submitted by: Meg Cutshall

                          Amador Valley High School Two-Story Classroom Building

                            Amador Valley High School

                              Yvette Levias