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

The Burghers of Calais

    Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless Grape

    Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless GrapeWilliam Thompson, an Englishman, and his family settled here in 1863. In 1872 he sent to New York for three cuttings called Lady de Coverly of...

    • california
    • highway 20
    • sutter county
    • agriculture history
    • thompson see...

    Ramona Street Architectural District

      The Gates of Hell

        Payton Jordan Plaza

          John I. Danielson

          GIFT OF THE FRIENDS OF JOHN 1. DANIELSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID, EMERITUS 1968 - 1982 STOP AND STAY A WHILE FOR TOMORROW'S JOURNEY REQUIRES YOU BE RESTED

            F Street Bridge

            Plaque noting the construction of the concrete bridge over the Arkansas River in Salida, ColoradoERECTED AD 1900BY THE CITY OF SALIDALOUIS WENZMAYORJ.W. LODGEV.C. DAVENPORTJ.U....

            • bridge
            • colorado
            • salida
            • arkansas river
            • 1900

            Woolworth's Sit-In, Jackson MS

            Woolworth’s Sit-in“Woolworth’s variety store was the scene of a pivotal event in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement on May 28, 1963. When three black Tougaloo College students sat down at...

            • woolworth's
            • sit-in
            • civil rights
            • integration
            • jackson
            • mississippi ...
            • tougaloo college
            • 1963

            Charles Evans Hughes

            New York, Home of Distinguished Americans Charles Evans Hughes April 11, 1862 - August 7, 1948 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1930-1941 Governor of New York,...

            • charles evans hughes
            • supreme court
            • secretary of state
            • governor
            • court of int...

            Japanese Pillbox White Beach, San Jose, Tacloban City

            Submitted by JMatthewLara