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

Light Batten

The Capitol Theatre, in Melbourne, was recently renovated. In the depths of the building, behind the proscenium, stage right, is this fantastic easter egg. #alwaysreadtheplaque (photo Darren...

The Capitol Theatre, in Melbourne, was recently renovated. In the depths of the building, behind the proscenium, stage right, is this fantastic easter egg. #alwaysreadtheplaque (photo...

    Amy Pryor - 'Day Into Night Into Day'

    Amy Pryor Day Into Night Into Day 2020 Glass mosaic Fabricated by Mayer of Munich Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and New York City Transit #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

    Amy Pryor Day Into Night Into Day 2020 Glass mosaic Fabricated by Mayer of Munich Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and New York City Transit #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • bronx
    • subway
    • amy pryor
    • art
    • mosaic
    • mta
    • 2020

    La Finca Del Sur

    La Finca Del Sur South Bronx Urban Farmer Cooperative Bronx Green-Up, a program of The New York Botanical Garden, provides horticultural advice, technical assistance, and training to the Community...

    La Finca Del Sur South Bronx Urban Farmer Cooperative Bronx Green-Up, a program of The New York Botanical Garden, provides horticultural advice, technical assistance, and training to the Community...

    • new york
    • bronx
    • garden
    • community garden

    The Lafayette Mall

    The Lafayette Plaque was dedicated on Boston Common ninety-seven years ago today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the return of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, to Boston, in...

    The Lafayette Plaque was dedicated on Boston Common ninety-seven years ago today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the return of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, to Boston, in...

      Cecy Krone

      IN MEMORY OF CECY KRONE DECEMBER 17, 1956 - SEPTEMBER 4, 1999 A BICYCLIST KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER LOVING DAUGHTER, SISTER AND AUNT, AVID CYCLIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WORKING WITH LOCAL...

      IN MEMORY OF CECY KRONE DECEMBER 17, 1956 - SEPTEMBER 4, 1999 A BICYCLIST KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER LOVING DAUGHTER, SISTER AND AUNT, AVID CYCLIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WORKING WITH...

        NIcaso School 1871

        Truth - Liberty - Toleration

        Truth - Liberty - Toleration

          Bill Soberanes

          BILL SOBERANES ARGUS COURIER COLUMNIST AND PEOPLEOLOGIST PETALUMA'S NUMBER ONE BOOSTER FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WRIST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS. TRADE MARK - HE'S BEEN...

          BILL SOBERANES ARGUS COURIER COLUMNIST AND PEOPLEOLOGIST PETALUMA'S NUMBER ONE BOOSTER FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WRIST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS. TRADE MARK - HE'S...

            Washoe House

            WASHOE HOUSE ERECTED 1859 LOCATED ON SPANISH GRANT ROBLAR DE LA MISERIA. THE PIONEER HOSTELRY WAS BUILT BY ROBERT AYRES AND SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STATION BETWEEN PETALUMA, SANTA ROSA AND BODEGA...

            WASHOE HOUSE ERECTED 1859 LOCATED ON SPANISH GRANT ROBLAR DE LA MISERIA. THE PIONEER HOSTELRY WAS BUILT BY ROBERT AYRES AND SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STATION BETWEEN PETALUMA, SANTA ROSA AND...

            • ecv
            • ayres

            Key System

              First Presbyterian Church, Alameda

                Chauncey Bailey Jr.

                1949 2007 IN MEMORY OF CHAUNCEY BAILEY JR. WHO, WITH DIGNITY AND DEDICATION TO JOURNALISM, SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO PRIORITIZED THE VOICES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND, CA.

                1949 2007 IN MEMORY OF CHAUNCEY BAILEY JR. WHO, WITH DIGNITY AND DEDICATION TO JOURNALISM, SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO PRIORITIZED THE VOICES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND, CA.

                  The Windward Piers

                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Angelina Eberly

                    Submitted by agentFin

                    Submitted by agentFin

                      First Electrically Lighted City in the World

                      Wabash, IN: First Electrically Lighted City in the World and home to an Honest Abe statue. Submitted by MSKaltenmark

                      Wabash, IN: First Electrically Lighted City in the World and home to an Honest Abe statue. Submitted by MSKaltenmark

                        Beatrice Worsley

                        The pioneering Beatrice Worsley (1921-1972) wrote software for the first commercially-available computer, the Ferranti Mark I, at U of T in the 1950s. She’s the latest recipient of a Legacy plaque...

                        The pioneering Beatrice Worsley (1921-1972) wrote software for the first commercially-available computer, the Ferranti Mark I, at U of T in the 1950s. She’s the latest recipient of a Legacy plaque...

                          The Historic Cajon Canal

                          Submitted by @Ritterton

                          Submitted by @Ritterton

                            Gay Rights Demonstrations

                            GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS July 4,1965-1969 Annual public demonstra- tions for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in...

                            GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS July 4,1965-1969 Annual public demonstra- tions for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in...

                              Tommy Ramone Birthplace

                              Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                              Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                                Shelby Farms Park

                                Shelby Farms Park has a rich history as the former site of the Shelby County Penal Farm Across the slough used to be the largest ground silo in North America. It was so large that trucks and...

                                Shelby Farms Park has a rich history as the former site of the Shelby County Penal Farm Across the slough used to be the largest ground silo in North America. It was so large that trucks and...

                                  In Memory of Those Who Died for King and Country

                                  AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @bthubbard

                                  AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @bthubbard