A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.
Explore the 20,000+ worldwide plaques on the Big Map big map screenshot
The most recent plaques:

Schooner Stephen Taber

SCHOONER STEPHEN TABER LAUNCHED 1871 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SCHOONER STEPHEN TABER LAUNCHED 1871 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

    Fragiskos Sakellarides Field

    ΑΤΛΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΒΩΛΑΔΟΣΕΤΟΣ ΙΔΡΣΗΣ: 1924ΓΗΠΕΔΟ: ΦΡΑΓΚΙΣΚΟΣ ΣΑΚΕΛΛΑΡΙΔHΣ• Ο ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΒΩΛΑΔΙΩΤΩΝ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗΣ ΑΓΙΟΙ ΑΝΑΡΓΗΡΟΙΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΔΟΤΗΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΟΥ ΓΗΠΕΔΟΥΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ...

    ΑΤΛΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΒΩΛΑΔΟΣΕΤΟΣ ΙΔΡΣΗΣ: 1924ΓΗΠΕΔΟ: ΦΡΑΓΚΙΣΚΟΣ ΣΑΚΕΛΛΑΡΙΔHΣ• Ο ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΒΩΛΑΔΙΩΤΩΝ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗΣ ΑΓΙΟΙ ΑΝΑΡΓΗΡΟΙΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΔΟΤΗΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΟΥ ΓΗΠΕΔΟΥΗ...

      Dolly Pentreath

      HERE LIVED DOLLY PENTREATH ONE OF THE LAST SPEAKERS OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE AS HER NATIVE TONGUE DIED DEC 1777 [location approximate] Submitted by @invertiert

      HERE LIVED DOLLY PENTREATH ONE OF THE LAST SPEAKERS OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE AS HER NATIVE TONGUE DIED DEC 1777 [location approximate] Submitted by @invertiert

        Hartland Covered Bridge Details

        Submitted by @bthubbard

        Submitted by @bthubbard

          Appellate Division of the Supreme Court

            Sits By Her Crescent Bay

              In Honor of Paul Cornell 1822 - 1904 Father of Hyde Park

              Submitted by @HydeParkTrish

              Submitted by @HydeParkTrish

                Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

                Submitted by @drewdaraabrams

                Submitted by @drewdaraabrams

                • gantt chart

                William McGonagall / Poet and Tragedian

                Submitted by @slashdotat

                Submitted by @slashdotat

                  Pulses, Plants & Persistence

                    The San Gregorio House

                    Submitted by friscolex

                    Submitted by friscolex

                      Trevelyan House

                      THIS YOUTH HOSTEL IS ONE OF MANY, BOTH IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CREED, MAY SPEND THE NIGHT. THE BUILDINGS ARE DIVERSE IN CHARACTER BUT THEY HAVE A...

                      THIS YOUTH HOSTEL IS ONE OF MANY, BOTH IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CREED, MAY SPEND THE NIGHT. THE BUILDINGS ARE DIVERSE IN CHARACTER BUT THEY HAVE...

                        St. Williams College

                         Submitted by @slashdotat

                         Submitted by @slashdotat

                          Scow Villages

                          Submitted by normnode

                          Submitted by normnode

                            Business Men's Club

                            The "B-M-C" over the door of this 1910 building stood for the Business Men's Club, which became the Chamber of Commerce in 1913. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

                            The "B-M-C" over the door of this 1910 building stood for the Business Men's Club, which became the Chamber of Commerce in 1913. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

                            • shelby county
                            • tennessee

                            To The City of Weed From The People of Its Community

                            TO THE CITY OF WEED FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITS COMMUNITY THE ARCH IS THE STRONGEST FORM OF ARCHITECTURE KNOWN TO MAN THIS STEEL ARCH REPLACES THE ORIGINAL CONCRETE ARCH FIRST ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN...

                            TO THE CITY OF WEED FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITS COMMUNITY THE ARCH IS THE STRONGEST FORM OF ARCHITECTURE KNOWN TO MAN THIS STEEL ARCH REPLACES THE ORIGINAL CONCRETE ARCH FIRST ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN...

                              Royal Coburg Theatre

                              THIS FIRST STONE OF THE ROYAL COBURG THEATRE WAS LAID ON THE 14 DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR 1816 BY HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF SAXE COBURG AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF...

                              THIS FIRST STONE OF THE ROYAL COBURG THEATRE WAS LAID ON THE 14 DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR 1816 BY HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF SAXE COBURG AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE...

                                Constitutional Convention

                                  GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY

                                  GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC TELESCOPES On a clear night you can see forever. Located in Goldendale, Washington, just 15 miles north of Maryhill; this 24.5 inch "Cassegrain"...

                                  GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC TELESCOPES On a clear night you can see forever. Located in Goldendale, Washington, just 15 miles north of Maryhill; this 24.5 inch...

                                    Grassi Lake