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

The Olympic Diamond

Submitted by @caddickbrown

Submitted by @caddickbrown

    Don Pedro Fages Expedition

    DON PEDRO FAGES EXPEDITION  THIS MARKER DESIGNATES THE AREA WHERE ON MARCH 27, 1772 A SCIENTIFIC TEAM UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE EMPIRE OF SPAIN STOPPED ON STRAWBERRY CREEK TO INCLUDE AN...

    DON PEDRO FAGES EXPEDITION  THIS MARKER DESIGNATES THE AREA WHERE ON MARCH 27, 1772 A SCIENTIFIC TEAM UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE EMPIRE OF SPAIN STOPPED ON STRAWBERRY CREEK TO INCLUDE AN...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • golden gate
    • strawberry creek
    • crespi
    • fages

    Site of the Kellogg School

    BERKELEY HISTORY SITE OF THE KELLOGG SCHOOL 1884 An apple orchard, two houses, and a tailor shop once occupied this block. In 1879, six local businessmen and a university professor financed the...

    BERKELEY HISTORY SITE OF THE KELLOGG SCHOOL 1884 An apple orchard, two houses, and a tailor shop once occupied this block. In 1879, six local businessmen and a university professor financed the...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • kellogg
    • school
    • 1879

    Tiger Company Fire Hall

    This sign contains information about the Tiger Company, which "was one of three volunteer fire companies dedicated to protecting Victoria's growing business district during the late 1800s." The...

    This sign contains information about the Tiger Company, which "was one of three volunteer fire companies dedicated to protecting Victoria's growing business district during the late 1800s." The...

      McPherson Playhouse

      Transcription: McPherson Playhouse Dedicated 26th February 1965 Named in honour of Thomas Shanks McPherson Born Airdrie, Scotland. Prominent businessman, philanthropist and a citizen of Victoria...

      Transcription: McPherson Playhouse Dedicated 26th February 1965 Named in honour of Thomas Shanks McPherson Born Airdrie, Scotland. Prominent businessman, philanthropist and a citizen of Victoria...

        Victoria Fire Department Headquarters, 1899 - 1959

        This sign contains information about the headquarters of the Victoria Fire Department, which was nearby between 1899 and 1959. It complements another nearby sign that contains information about an...

        This sign contains information about the headquarters of the Victoria Fire Department, which was nearby between 1899 and 1959. It complements another nearby sign that contains information about an...

          Nagasaki Peace Park sculpture by Naoki Tominaga

          One of the more than 50 peace monuments in Nagasaki Peace Park is a sculpture by Naoki Tominaga depicting a stricken child sleeping in her mother's warm embrace.  "Embodied in the monument is the...

          One of the more than 50 peace monuments in Nagasaki Peace Park is a sculpture by Naoki Tominaga depicting a stricken child sleeping in her mother's warm embrace.  "Embodied in the monument is the...

          • nagasaki peace park
          • japan
          • wwii
          • nuclear weapons

          Guadalcanal Memorial

          The Guadalcanal Memorial overlooks the town of Honiara in the Solomon Islands.  It honors the Americans and Allies who lost their lives from August 7, 1942 to February 9, 1943 taking Guadalcanal...

          The Guadalcanal Memorial overlooks the town of Honiara in the Solomon Islands.  It honors the Americans and Allies who lost their lives from August 7, 1942 to February 9, 1943 taking Guadalcanal...

          • guadalcanal
          • wwii
          • solomon islands

          Gilbert High School and Mexican School

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          • gilbert
          • arizona
          • school
          • also a black school
          • segregation

          Plaque in Beaufort

          Plaque located on the side of a building in the main street. Reads: Beaufort Community Resource Centre A State Government initative With the Beaufort Community and the Pyrenees Shire [logos for...

          Plaque located on the side of a building in the main street. Reads: Beaufort Community Resource Centre A State Government initative With the Beaufort Community and the Pyrenees Shire [logos for...

          • beaufort
          • victoria