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

Paul D. Hileman Jr

    Duke Paoa Kahanamoku

      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