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

Panoramic Hill

    Birthplace of Norman Rockwell

    Birthplace of American illustrator Norman Rockwell1894 - 1977

    Birthplace of American illustrator Norman Rockwell1894 - 1977

    • birthplace

    Meta V. W. Fuller

    Photo Credit: Nick-philly, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

    Photo Credit: Nick-philly, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

      George Freeth First Surfer in the United States

      Submitted by @JonathanBourne.

      Submitted by @JonathanBourne.

        The Liberation of Jane Johnson

        THE LIBERATION OF JANE JOHNSON In 1855, an enslaved woman and her two sons found freedom, aided by abolitionists William Still, Passmore Williamson, and other Underground Railroad activists. They...

        THE LIBERATION OF JANE JOHNSON In 1855, an enslaved woman and her two sons found freedom, aided by abolitionists William Still, Passmore Williamson, and other Underground Railroad activists. They...

          Cal's Student Athletes Pursuing Excellence

            Twilight

            Submitted by @Ritterton.

            Submitted by @Ritterton.

              From Heavy Industry to Prized Public Space: Columbia View Park

              Submitted by @Ritterton.

              Submitted by @Ritterton.

                St Helens Centennial Flag and Fountain

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                • time capsule

                Seaman

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                • lewis and clark
                • pittsburgh

                Site of the First Detailed Observations of the Golden Gate

                  Black Panther Party

                  BLACK PANTHER PARTY After several students from Santa Fe Elementary School nearby were killed at this busy intersection, the demand for a traffic signal by the Anti-Poverty Center and the Black...

                  BLACK PANTHER PARTY After several students from Santa Fe Elementary School nearby were killed at this busy intersection, the demand for a traffic signal by the Anti-Poverty Center and the...

                    Railroad River Crossing

                    Railroad River CrossingRailroads were vital to early residents for receiving goods and moving local produce to market. The first train into Portland arrived in November 1869. In 1881, in addition...

                    Railroad River CrossingRailroads were vital to early residents for receiving goods and moving local produce to market. The first train into Portland arrived in November 1869. In 1881, in addition...

                      Casa de Oracion

                      Submitted by @jqmcd.

                      Submitted by @jqmcd.

                        The Honorable Harold Washington, Chicago's First Black Mayor

                          The Base of the Statue Contains Steel from the U.S.S. Arizona

                            The Humpback Whale

                              (Former) South Side Trust and Savings Bank

                              Chicago Landmark (Former) South Side Trust and Savings Bank Albert A. Schwartz, architect 1922 With Its giant two-story corner columns, the South Side Trust and Savings Bank is an excellent...

                              Chicago Landmark (Former) South Side Trust and Savings Bank Albert A. Schwartz, architect 1922 With Its giant two-story corner columns, the South Side Trust and Savings Bank is an...

                                Mohandas K. Gandhi

                                Plaque for a statue of Gandhi in Union Sq. Park, NYC The obscured text on the plaque is Henry J. Stern, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. Submitted by Jonathan Reiss

                                Plaque for a statue of Gandhi in Union Sq. Park, NYC The obscured text on the plaque is Henry J. Stern, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. Submitted by Jonathan Reiss

                                  Jerome Robbins

                                  Submitted by Jonathan Reiss

                                  Submitted by Jonathan Reiss