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

George F. Baker

A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE F.BAKER PHILANTHROPIST BENEFACTOR OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES DONOR OF BAKER FIELD TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ERECTED IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION BY THE COLUMBIA VARSITY CLUB  JUNE 1928. 

A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE F.BAKER PHILANTHROPIST BENEFACTOR OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES DONOR OF BAKER FIELD TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ERECTED IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION BY THE COLUMBIA VARSITY CLUB  JUNE 1928. 

    Beaded Sky Curtain

    "Beaded Sky Curtain"Jeanne Leffingwell, artist

    "Beaded Sky Curtain"Jeanne Leffingwell, artist

      The Panoramic Berkeley

        Elvis Country

        COUNTRY MUSIC TRAIL ELVIS COUNTRY Raised on country here in Tupelo, first introduced as "The Hillbilly Cat," then by RCA Victor as "the hottest new name in country music," Elvis Presley's...

        COUNTRY MUSIC TRAIL ELVIS COUNTRY Raised on country here in Tupelo, first introduced as "The Hillbilly Cat," then by RCA Victor as "the hottest new name in country music," Elvis...

          La Loma Steps

          CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1995 LA LOMA STEPS Circa 1910-1916 When the La Loma Park subdivision was created in 1900, the streets were laid out in harmony with the natural contours of...

          CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1995 LA LOMA STEPS Circa 1910-1916 When the La Loma Park subdivision was created in 1900, the streets were laid out in harmony with the natural contours...

            Tilden: Preserved Forever

              Montbrun

              JACQUES TIMOTHE BOUCHER DE MONTBRUN(TIMOTHY DEMONEREUN)1747-1826FRENCH CANADIAN FUR TRADER AND EXPLOREROFFICER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE ILLINOIS TERRITORYHONORED AS...

              JACQUES TIMOTHE BOUCHER DE MONTBRUN(TIMOTHY DEMONEREUN)1747-1826FRENCH CANADIAN FUR TRADER AND EXPLOREROFFICER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE ILLINOIS TERRITORYHONORED AS...

                THIS TREE PLANTED 1872

                THIS TREE PLANTED 1872 BY WILLIAM WALDO A PIONEER OF 1843

                THIS TREE PLANTED 1872 BY WILLIAM WALDO A PIONEER OF 1843

                  Pantheon Saloon

                    Hard Rock Miners

                      HARD ROCK MINERS  THIS BRONZE SCULPTURE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU DURING ITS CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY YEAR, AND IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN WHOSE WORK PROVIDED THE LIFEBLOOD...

                      HARD ROCK MINERS  THIS BRONZE SCULPTURE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU DURING ITS CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY YEAR, AND IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN WHOSE WORK PROVIDED THE LIFEBLOOD...

                      John Muir School

                      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 98 JOHN MUIR SCHOOL James W. Plachek, Architect, 1915, 1919 Collins-Byrens & Gerson-Overstreet, 1976 Baker/Vilar Architects, 1998 John Muir School was built...

                      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 98 JOHN MUIR SCHOOL James W. Plachek, Architect, 1915, 1919 Collins-Byrens & Gerson-Overstreet, 1976 Baker/Vilar Architects, 1998 John Muir School was built...

                        IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF PORTLAND

                        IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF PORTLAND WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY AND CIVILIZATION IN THE 1898- SPANISH WAR -1898 AND 1914 WORLD WAR - 1919 THIS TABLET IS ERECTED 1922 Submitted by @bthubbard

                        IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF PORTLAND WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY AND CIVILIZATION IN THE 1898- SPANISH WAR -1898 AND 1914 WORLD WAR - 1919 THIS TABLET IS ERECTED 1922 Submitted by @bthubbard

                          The Zuniga House

                            Jack F. Terrelll

                            JACK F. TERRELL MEMORIAL PICNIC AREA

                            JACK F. TERRELL MEMORIAL PICNIC AREA

                              Bernice Ratto

                              The Beauty of Life is Children at Play" OUR THANKS TO BERNICE RATTO FOR HER 13 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO THE MONTCLAIR COMMUNITY AS RECREATION DIRECTOR The Montclair Business Association 1994

                              The Beauty of Life is Children at Play" OUR THANKS TO BERNICE RATTO FOR HER 13 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO THE MONTCLAIR COMMUNITY AS RECREATION DIRECTOR The Montclair Business Association 1994

                                Further Enhancement of Sound Amplification System Given To Glory of God

                                SOUND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM GIVEN BY PATRICIA FUNSTEN COSTELLO TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF HER FAMILY FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF SOUND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN...

                                SOUND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM GIVEN BY PATRICIA FUNSTEN COSTELLO TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF HER FAMILY FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF SOUND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN...

                                  Huntington Park Centennial

                                  CENTENNIAL 1915 2015 CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF HUNTINGTON PARK IN PART THROUGH THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF THE HERBERT FAMILY

                                  CENTENNIAL 1915 2015 CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF HUNTINGTON PARK IN PART THROUGH THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF THE HERBERT FAMILY

                                    In This Room (UN)

                                    26 JUNE 1945 25 APRIL IN THIS ROOM MET THE CONSULTANTS OF FORTY- TWO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION AT THE CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE...

                                    26 JUNE 1945 25 APRIL IN THIS ROOM MET THE CONSULTANTS OF FORTY- TWO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION AT THE CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE...

                                      The Mark Hopkins Institute of Art

                                      SITE OFTHE MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE OF ARTIN FEBRUARY 1893, MR. EDWARD F. SEARLES DONATEDTHE HOPKINS MANSION TO THE UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA IN TRUST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO ARTINSTITUTE FOR...

                                      SITE OFTHE MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE OF ARTIN FEBRUARY 1893, MR. EDWARD F. SEARLES DONATEDTHE HOPKINS MANSION TO THE UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA IN TRUST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO ARTINSTITUTE...

                                        The Melvin M Swig Interfaith Memorial Labyrinth

                                        The Melvin M Swig Interfaith Memorial Labyrinth The labyrinth is an ancient pattern found in many different forms in cultures around the world since ancient times. This particular labyrinth...

                                        The Melvin M Swig Interfaith Memorial Labyrinth The labyrinth is an ancient pattern found in many different forms in cultures around the world since ancient times. This particular labyrinth...