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

Vining: Small Town, Big Talent

Submitted by @thepracticalpen.

Submitted by @thepracticalpen.

    Pony Express, Marysville Kansas

    Submitted by @prchovanec.

    Submitted by @prchovanec.

    • pony express

    Calloway County

    Submitted by @HerbertHistory.

    Submitted by @HerbertHistory.

      Dedicated to M. R Atkinson Not Dead, Just Likes Plaques

      • not dead
      • just likes plaques

      Pine to Palm Highway

      Submitted by @brent_bellamy See here for the southern end of this highway.

      Submitted by @brent_bellamy See here for the southern end of this highway.

        Pine to Palm Highway, New Orleans

        See here for the northern end of this highway. Submitted by @brent_bellamy

        See here for the northern end of this highway. Submitted by @brent_bellamy

          Carted and Mounted on this Wagon

          THIS LOG WAS CARTED AND MOUNTED ON THIS WAGON BY WALTER MARWEN BROOKS AND HIS MATES ON SEPTEMBER 4 1968 HE DIED AS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT 1930-1968 Submitted by @priyabgandhi

          THIS LOG WAS CARTED AND MOUNTED ON THIS WAGON BY WALTER MARWEN BROOKS AND HIS MATES ON SEPTEMBER 4 1968 HE DIED AS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT 1930-1968 Submitted by @priyabgandhi

            Honorable Phra Ajarn Sombar Yanavarn

            Founder of Buddhist Temple of Chino Hills Submitted by @Ritterton

            Founder of Buddhist Temple of Chino Hills Submitted by @Ritterton

              BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY

              NEW YORK BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY HERE DISCOVERING MAGNETIC INDUCTION, JOSEPH HENRY PIONEERED THE TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, 1829-31

              NEW YORK BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY HERE DISCOVERING MAGNETIC INDUCTION, JOSEPH HENRY PIONEERED THE TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, 1829-31

                John Herbert Chapman

                JOHN HERBERT CHAPMAN John Herbert Chapman (1921-1979) was born in London and educated at The University of Western Ontario, receiving a BSc (Honors) degree in 1948. After completing a PhD in...

                JOHN HERBERT CHAPMAN John Herbert Chapman (1921-1979) was born in London and educated at The University of Western Ontario, receiving a BSc (Honors) degree in 1948. After completing a PhD...

                  The Black Snake Affair

                  THE BLACK SNAKE AFFAIR In 1808. the Federal goverament. reacting to unfair British policies, passed an Embargo Act. forbidding trade with Great Britain. The Champlain Valley relied on trade with...

                  THE BLACK SNAKE AFFAIR In 1808. the Federal goverament. reacting to unfair British policies, passed an Embargo Act. forbidding trade with Great Britain. The Champlain Valley relied on trade...

                    EarthScope Plate Boundary Observation Station

                    Submitted by @zxqwd

                    Submitted by @zxqwd

                      Captain Jock Porteous

                      At this place on the night of September 7th 1736 Cpt. Jock Porteous of the Edinburgh City Guard was brutally lynched from a dyers pole by an Edinburgh Mob Erected by the Porteous Associates 7th...

                      At this place on the night of September 7th 1736 Cpt. Jock Porteous of the Edinburgh City Guard was brutally lynched from a dyers pole by an Edinburgh Mob Erected by the Porteous Associates...

                        The Franklin Institute

                        Submitted by cruicej

                        Submitted by cruicej

                          Regional Districts BC

                          Submitted by @robertdall

                          Submitted by @robertdall

                            Shire of Flinders Electric Ball

                            SHIRE OF FLINDERS ELECTRIC BALL THIS SPHERE WAS PART OF A DEVICE DESIGNED BY A MR ROBILLIARD IN 1909, WITH A VIEW TO HARNESSING THE SEA TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR SORRENTO TOWNSHIP THE SPHERE WAS...

                            SHIRE OF FLINDERS ELECTRIC BALL THIS SPHERE WAS PART OF A DEVICE DESIGNED BY A MR ROBILLIARD IN 1909, WITH A VIEW TO HARNESSING THE SEA TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR SORRENTO TOWNSHIP THE SPHERE...

                            • although at ...
                            • electric ball
                            • severe wave action

                            Perronkap Utrecht Centraal

                            The plaque tells the story of the old railway station roof. In Dutch: perronkap. The iron roof was constructed in 1895. In 1968, when the station (Utrecht central station) was replaced by a new...

                            The plaque tells the story of the old railway station roof. In Dutch: perronkap. The iron roof was constructed in 1895. In 1968, when the station (Utrecht central station) was replaced by a...

                            • historic rai...
                            • iron construction

                            Stephen Henshaw

                            IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN HENSHAW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BATTALLION OX BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY WHO WAS WOUNDED IN BATTLE LANGEMARK AUGUST 16" 1917. HE LAY WOUNDED ON THESE FIELD FOR SIX DAYS. HE WAS FOUND ON...

                            IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN HENSHAW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BATTALLION OX BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY WHO WAS WOUNDED IN BATTLE LANGEMARK AUGUST 16" 1917. HE LAY WOUNDED ON THESE FIELD FOR SIX DAYS. HE WAS FOUND ON...

                              State of Washington John L. O'Brien Building

                              Submitted by @Ritterton

                              Submitted by @Ritterton

                                Great 1909 Auto Race

                                GREAT 1909 AUTO RACE From this point in front of The Tampa Daily Times Building on Nov. 23, 1909, was started the Tampa - to - Jacksonville "endurance run" to promote good roads for Florida....

                                GREAT 1909 AUTO RACE From this point in front of The Tampa Daily Times Building on Nov. 23, 1909, was started the Tampa - to - Jacksonville "endurance run" to promote good roads for...