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A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

Dozens of bronze glove sculptures symbolizing loss and life decorate a busy Cambridge subway station

This imperial marble stele was given to Harvard by Chinese alumni in the 1930s.

A perfectly crafted Pre-Columbian artifact dating back to 600 CE.

An engraved granite slab claims to mark the location where Leif Erikson built his house in the year 1000.

A small plaque promises cold, hard cash in exchange for work by the famous pop artist.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.