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Casa Loma and the Pellatts

I visited Casa Loma on a trip to Toronto–a pilgrimage to a few sites in the comic series Scott Pilgrim, in which many scenes take place in real locations in the city. The history of the castle is...

I visited Casa Loma on a trip to Toronto–a pilgrimage to a few sites in the comic series Scott Pilgrim, in which many scenes take place in real locations in the city. The history of the castle is...

  • casaloma cas...

First home of Hank Greenberg

First home of Hank Greenberg 1911-1986 Hall of Fame Baseball Player Detroit TigersDonated by John Culkin and L. M. Brooks40.732662,-74.002814

First home of Hank Greenberg 1911-1986 Hall of Fame Baseball Player Detroit TigersDonated by John Culkin and L. M. Brooks40.732662,-74.002814

  • baseball
  • home
  • nyc

Charles Pinckney and Edward Rutledge burial site

A signer of the U.S. Constitution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence are both buried in this graveyard in Charleston, South Carolina. Hey, know the difference between a graveyard and cemetery?

A signer of the U.S. Constitution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence are both buried in this graveyard in Charleston, South Carolina. Hey, know the difference between a graveyard and cemetery?

  • charles pinckney
  • edward rutledge
  • graveyard

Mountaineer Bowl football stadium

Mountaineer Bowl football stadium. 1948. 7750 feet. Highest collegiate football field in the world. Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA.

Mountaineer Bowl football stadium. 1948. 7750 feet. Highest collegiate football field in the world. Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA.

    Alpine Club WWI Memorial

    This plaque reads: “Erected by the California Alpine Club and dedicated to those members who gave their services to our country during the Great War — AD 1919″ The plaque was originally placed on...

    This plaque reads: “Erected by the California Alpine Club and dedicated to those members who gave their services to our country during the Great War — AD 1919″ The plaque was originally placed on...

    • alpine club
    • memorial cairn
    • mt tamalpais
    • west peak
    • world war i

    Logan House

    Sadly, the plaque is located between the wall for a parking garage for the Altoona Amtrak station, and the chain link fence for the parking lot of the Altoona USPS building. Coordinates...

    Sadly, the plaque is located between the wall for a parking garage for the Altoona Amtrak station, and the chain link fence for the parking lot of the Altoona USPS building. Coordinates...

    • loganhouse l...

    Chandelier Tree

    location: Leggett, Californiacoordinates: 39 degrees 51 minutes 31.12 seconds North; 123 degrees 43 minutes 8.38 seconds Westfor more information, see:...

    location: Leggett, Californiacoordinates: 39 degrees 51 minutes 31.12 seconds North; 123 degrees 43 minutes 8.38 seconds Westfor more information, see:...

    • california
    • chandelier tree
    • giant redwood
    • leggett

    Middle Redoubt marker, Battle of Washington Heights, 1776

    This bronze tablet is in the Easterly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum in Washington Heights, New York, NY. Affixed to a boulder near West 153rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, the...

    This bronze tablet is in the Easterly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum in Washington Heights, New York, NY. Affixed to a boulder near West 153rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, the...

    • 1776
    • american revolution
    • battle
    • bronze
    • general washington
    • middle redoubt
    • tablet
    • washington heights

    Main Line of Defenses of Washington’s Army, September 1776

      This bronze tablet is on the northwest corner of Broadway at 153rd Street, New York, NY. Affixed to a retaining wall of the Westerly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum, the plaque...

      This bronze tablet is on the northwest corner of Broadway at 153rd Street, New York, NY. Affixed to a retaining wall of the Westerly Division of Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum, the...

    • 153rd street
    • 1776
    • american revolution
    • army
    • broadway
    • bronze
    • defense
    • sons of the ...
    • tablet
    • trinity chur...
    • washington
    • washington heights

    Apollo 17 Moon Landing Plaque

      Here man completed his first explorations of the Moon December 1972, A.D. May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind [signature] Eugene A. Cernan Astronaut...

      Here man completed his first explorations of the Moon December 1972, A.D. May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind [signature] Eugene A. Cernan...

    • apollo 17 mo...
    • moon
    • nixon
    • astronaut

    Leopold Tomschik

    This plaque reads (in German):Here lived Leopold Tomschik Born 1903 Arrested 4.2.1942 Penitentiary Brandenburg Flight into death 17.3.1944It’s part of a whole series of ‘Stolpersteine’ – Stumbling...

    This plaque reads (in German):Here lived Leopold Tomschik Born 1903 Arrested 4.2.1942 Penitentiary Brandenburg Flight into death 17.3.1944It’s part of a whole series of ‘Stolpersteine’ –...

    • holocaust memorial
    • shoah memorial

    El Tiradito

    Plaque installed at the El Tiradito “Wishing Shrine” in the Barrio Viejo neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona.It reads:This is the only shrine in the United States dedicated to the soul of a sinner...

    Plaque installed at the El Tiradito “Wishing Shrine” in the Barrio Viejo neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona.It reads:This is the only shrine in the United States dedicated to the soul of a sinner...

    • tucson arizona

    Volta Cinema

    On this site stood Ireland’s very first dedicated picture house, the Volta Cinema. It was opened on Monday 20th December 1909 and managed by James Joyce. The converted 420-seat venue was renamed...

    On this site stood Ireland’s very first dedicated picture house, the Volta Cinema. It was opened on Monday 20th December 1909 and managed by James Joyce. The converted 420-seat venue was...

    • cinema
    • dublin
    • film
    • ireland
    • james joyce
    • movies
    • theatre

    Old Slater Mill

    The Old Slater Mill The Birthplace of the Cotton Manufacturing Industry in America Here in 1793, Samuel Slater, Moses Brown and William Almy Established the First Successful Cotton Factory in the...

    The Old Slater Mill The Birthplace of the Cotton Manufacturing Industry in America Here in 1793, Samuel Slater, Moses Brown and William Almy Established the First Successful Cotton Factory in the...

    • 1793
    • birthplace
    • cotton
    • factory
    • first
    • industry
    • manufacturing
    • moses brown
    • pawtucket
    • rhode island
    • ri
    • samuel slater
    • slater mill
    • william almy

    Plaza de George Orwell

      City council of Barcelona Video surveillance zone within 500 m. George Orwell Square  

      City council of Barcelona Video surveillance zone within 500 m. George Orwell Square

    • george orwel...

    Hernando DeSoto viewed the Mississippi

      A simple plaque attached to a stone marking the approximate location of DeSoto’s discovery of the Mississippi in 1541. Located in Memphis, Tennessee.

      A simple plaque attached to a stone marking the approximate location of DeSoto’s discovery of the Mississippi in 1541. Located in Memphis, Tennessee.

    • memphis hern...

    Monument to the first round-the- world flight

    Plaque on an obelisk at the entrance to Warren G. Magnuson Park in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to the U.S. Army Air Service officers who participated in the first round-the-world flight in 1924.

    Plaque on an obelisk at the entrance to Warren G. Magnuson Park in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to the U.S. Army Air Service officers who participated in the first round-the-world flight in 1924.

    • airplane cir...

    Father Pat Noise

      Father Pat Noise Located on O Connell Bridge in Dublin Ireland (53.34725,-6.259217) this must be my favourite plaque anywhere. In the lead up to Dublin’s millennium celebrations, It was decided...

      Father Pat Noise Located on O Connell Bridge in Dublin Ireland (53.34725,-6.259217) this must be my favourite plaque anywhere. In the lead up to Dublin’s millennium celebrations, It was...

    • priest
    • spoof
    • dublin
    • fake
    • ireland

    Australia’s Highest Post Box

    On the top of Australia’s highest building, the Eureka Skydeck (nearly 300 m tall, 91 floors), is Australia’s highest post box. From here you can send letters all across the world. There is a...

    On the top of Australia’s highest building, the Eureka Skydeck (nearly 300 m tall, 91 floors), is Australia’s highest post box. From here you can send letters all across the world. There is...

    • australia
    • melbourne
    • post box

    First Meeting of the New York State County Highway Superintendent Association

    SITE OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YORK STATE COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT ASSOCIATION HELD IN 1909 AT THE WORDEN HOTEL. ALL 57 COUNTIES PRESENT.ERECTED BY NEW YORK STATE COUNTY HIGHWAY...

    SITE OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YORK STATE COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT ASSOCIATION HELD IN 1909 AT THE WORDEN HOTEL. ALL 57 COUNTIES PRESENT.ERECTED BY NEW YORK STATE COUNTY...