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:

Ronald D. Nelson

    Chief Crazy Horse

    The text: Chief Crazy Horse Oglala War-Chief of the Sioux Nation Killed Near This Spot September 5, 1877 A great chief of heroic character. He fought to the last to hold his native land for the...

    The text: Chief Crazy Horse Oglala War-Chief of the Sioux Nation Killed Near This Spot September 5, 1877 A great chief of heroic character. He fought to the last to hold his native land for...

    • fort robinson
    • nebraska
    • crazy horse
    • indian wars

    Yankton Sioux Treaty of 1858

    A 1907 Yankton Sioux monument commemorating the tribe's 1858 treaty by which it surrendered 11 million acres in southeastern South Dakota to the federal government for $1.6 million — about 13...

    A 1907 Yankton Sioux monument commemorating the tribe's 1858 treaty by which it surrendered 11 million acres in southeastern South Dakota to the federal government for $1.6 million — about...

    • yankton sioux
    • south dakota
    • charles mix county
    • treaty of 1858
    • native americans

    The Ranger Tower

    The Ranger Tower "Dedicated to all Rangers Observers and Wardens who have watched over our forests" 2000 AD   Kermit E. Remele '43(Submitted by Alan R. Reno)

    The Ranger Tower "Dedicated to all Rangers Observers and Wardens who have watched over our forests" 2000 AD   Kermit E. Remele '43(Submitted by Alan R. Reno)

    • forest ranger
    • fire tower
    • wanakea ny
    • alan r reno
    • forestry

    Lillian Litzsey

      Ice Center of San Jose

        George Shirakawa, Sr.

        GEORGE SHIRAKAWA, Sr. "In recognition of his tireless efforts from 1990 to 1994 to provide community recreation and quality youth activities."

        GEORGE SHIRAKAWA, Sr. "In recognition of his tireless efforts from 1990 to 1994 to provide community recreation and quality youth activities."

          Riverside Trail - The Unseen History of Riverside Park

          WPA CampsitesIn the 1930's the idea of creating campsites to accommodate the rising influx of tourisits [sic] was booming in parks across the State. Tourists taking advantage of these affordable...

          WPA CampsitesIn the 1930's the idea of creating campsites to accommodate the rising influx of tourisits [sic] was booming in parks across the State. Tourists taking advantage of these affordable...

          • wpa
          • parks
          • campsite
          • river
          • logjam
          • grand rapids
          • michigan
          • logging

          Wolf Point Bridge

          One naturally wonders how Wolf Point, the town just upriver from the bridge, got such an evocative name. The town's <a href="https://ci.wolf-point.mt.us/community/page/history-wolf-point"...

          One naturally wonders how Wolf Point, the town just upriver from the bridge, got such an evocative name. The town's...

          • missouri river
          • wolf point
          • bridges
          • montana

          Thorn Creek Woods

          Thorn Creek Woods is dedicated to the memory of Mary Lou Marzuki, 1926-1984, whose skill, enthusiasm and integrity made possible the preservation of these woods as a natural heritage for all...

          Thorn Creek Woods is dedicated to the memory of Mary Lou Marzuki, 1926-1984, whose skill, enthusiasm and integrity made possible the preservation of these woods as a natural heritage for all...

          • thorn creek woods
          • park forest
          • illinois
          • chicagoland
          • will county

          Nathan Louis Peck Memorial

          Nathan Louis Peck 12/10/1995 - 07/28/2006 Slid off a cliff near here during family hike. In his short time here he taught us all to love more deeply, openly. Dearly missed by family, friends,...

          Nathan Louis Peck 12/10/1995 - 07/28/2006 Slid off a cliff near here during family hike. In his short time here he taught us all to love more deeply, openly. Dearly missed by family,...

          • peck
          • wanakena ny
          • adirondacks
          • accidental death
          • hike
          • alan r. reno
          • 2006
          • cathedral rocks

          Massacre of Wounded Knne

          It's well known that this is a contested piece of ground and a contested piece of history. It's also an episode that remains an open wound, largely because Congress saw fit to bestow the nation's...

          It's well known that this is a contested piece of ground and a contested piece of history. It's also an episode that remains an open wound, largely because Congress saw fit to bestow the...

          • wounded knee
          • pine ridge r...
          • oglala sioux
          • native americans
          • american west
          • u.s. army
          • massacres

          Lusk Rest Area

          Although paved highways have existed in the U.S. since the 1920s, rest areas are a more recent feature of highway travel. In the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson...

          Although paved highways have existed in the U.S. since the 1920s, rest areas are a more recent feature of highway travel. In the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady, Lady Bird...

          • wyoming
          • lusk
          • rest areas
          • u.s. 20

          Breaks in the Prairie

          Rawhide Buttes in front of you is an island habitat within the shortgrass prairie. Because the Buttes contain forest habitat, they support different species of wildlife than the surrounding...

          Rawhide Buttes in front of you is an island habitat within the shortgrass prairie. Because the Buttes contain forest habitat, they support different species of wildlife than the...

          • wyoming
          • lusk
          • rest areas
          • u.s. 20
          • wildlife

          Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail

          Note the sign's last line about the killing of the last buffalo in the area. One sort of wonders exactly when that happens. I can't believe it was in the era when the rest stop was built, the...

          Note the sign's last line about the killing of the last buffalo in the area. One sort of wonders exactly when that happens. I can't believe it was in the era when the rest stop was built,...

          • wyoming
          • lusk
          • rest areas
          • u.s. 20
          • wildlife

          Uwe Düne

          UWEDÜNE"Uwe's Dune" is the highest natural elevation of the island Sylt with 52.5m. It is named after lawyer and bailiff Uwe Jens LornsenUwe Jens Lornsen is one of the first syltian students with...

          UWEDÜNE"Uwe's Dune" is the highest natural elevation of the island Sylt with 52.5m. It is named after lawyer and bailiff Uwe Jens LornsenUwe Jens Lornsen is one of the first syltian students with...

            Art in the City

            6 blocks Art in the City Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Seattle has been home to a nationally recognized group of painters-past and present. These artists, called The Northwest...

            6 blocks Art in the City Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Seattle has been home to a nationally recognized group of painters-past and present. These artists, called The...

              Not a Julia Morgan

                Western Data Processing Center

                The site where one of the first computer telephone networks connected five other schools in 1963. Submitted by @krtplzr.

                The site where one of the first computer telephone networks connected five other schools in 1963. Submitted by @krtplzr.

                  Cees van Corrie

                  This plaque on the island of Texel in the Waddenzee commemorates the grenade collecting action of a man locally known as "Cees van Corrie", who lived in this house in the village of Den Burg. The...

                  This plaque on the island of Texel in the Waddenzee commemorates the grenade collecting action of a man locally known as "Cees van Corrie", who lived in this house in the village of Den Burg. The...

                  • granaat
                  • grenade
                  • fortress
                  • texel