26.  Neon Signs 
by:  Neon Liberation Front "Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled noble gasses yearning to breathe freon, the wretched refuse of your second hand store. Send these, the tubeless, tempest-tost & bulbs lost, to us, We lift our lamps beside the broken door!"
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30.  Firehouses
by: Firehouses (Please read the full category description before posting a Firehouse - Especially the section highlighted in red.)
Buildings or other areas set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus (i.e, fire engines and related vehicles), personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other firefighting equipment (including ambulances). It may also have dormitory living facilities and work areas such as meeting rooms, workshop, or laundry. |
31.  Abstract Public Sculptures
by: Public Sculptures Managers Incredible abstract sculpture abounds for the public's viewing pleasure, IF they can find it. This category is dedicated to locating these sometime hidden treasures and waymarking them for all to see and enjoy. Please click on "show additional information" below to see requirements for posting in this category. |
32.  Bell Towers
by: Bell Tower Managers To locate and waymark bell towers that are either still in use or dormant. Many towers have unique architecture and very useful in their design. Towers for this group MUST not be able to fall into either Static Displayed Bells or Carilions Waymarking groups. |
33.  Water Towers
by: Water Towers Management Is your town's water tower a Plain Jane or is it Picturesque. As we've traveled around the world we've seen some very pretty ones and some very plain ones. What's yours like? Please state the tower name along with the city state and country in the title and two different view pictures are required to post! (ONE CLOSE-UP AND ONE DISTANCE TO SHOW THE TOWER IN IT'S SETTING TO SHOW PERSPECTIVE.2 photos of the tower simply zoomed in or out will not be accepted.) |
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35.  World War I Memorials and Monuments
by: World War I Memorials This category seeks to waymark all World War I Memorials and Monuments, big and small, located throughout the world. This category applies to general memorials erected by cities, counties, towns, villages and nations to honor native soldiers as a group. (Monuments and memorials to individual soldiers of WWI are not permitted.) Please click on "show additional information" below to see requirements for posting in this category. |
36.  Wi-Fi Hotspots
by: WiFi Seekers This category is for providing the location of a WiFi Hotspot for accessing the Internet via a wireless device.
TWO photos are required (ONE with WiFi logo of the establishment, or Screenshot of connection), and an English narrative Long Description; an additional 'local description' is welcome if from a non-English speaking country.
Required Naming Convention:
Location Name - Wi-Fi Hotspot - City, State, [and] Country [may be abbreviated] |
37.  McDonald's Restaurants
by: Ronald and Friends Any McDonald's restaurant location across the globe can be recorded here. It doesn't matter if it's a standalone building or a watered-down version sitting inside of a Home Depot. If you see the golden arches, post it here. |
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39.  Free Community Book Exchanges
by: Little Free Librarians <b>*Category Update 8/5/18* (read the expanded description below for more details).</b> The mission of the Free Community Book Exchanges category is to seek out any and all locations that exist in communities across the globe where free books are offered to the public to borrow, return, exchange with other books, etc. Most exchanges operate on the 'take a book, leave a book' policy. |
40.  Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures
by: Art Archivist The Smithsonian Art Inventory includes over 400,000 works of art, including paintings and sculptures. This category is looking ONLY for outdoor public sculptures. This encompasses many sculpture types including monuments, mounted art, statues, abstract and realistic sculptures. |
41.  Coats of Arms
by: Heraldists Your mission is to find any interesting static manifestation of heraldry in the form of coat of arms - connected with aristocratic families (noble family coat of arms), burgher arms (used by famous commoners), church or knight orders, universities and towns or counties. The commercial and state (country) coat of arms are excluded from this category... |
42.  Public Playgrounds
by: Public Playgrounds Group chstress53 we miss you! RIP
A playground is a place created for children to play freely. Modern playgrounds often have recreational equipment such as the see-saw, merry-go-round, swingset, slide, climber, walking bridge, jungle gym, chin-up bars, sandbox, monkey bars, overhead ladder, trapeze and trapeze rings, playhouses, and mazes, many of which help children develop physical coordination, strength, and flexibility, as well as providing recreation and enjoyment. |
43.  Movie Locations
by: Movie and Television Shooting Locations In order to achieve a greater degree of realism, many movies and TV shows are shot on location away from studio backlots. These locations can be anywhere in the world. Maybe in your home town! Please be aware that there are specific posting requirements for this category. To view them, please click on "more detail" next to the category name above.
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45.  Train Stations/Depots
by: All Aboard Train stations were often the first impression visitors had of a community as they were traveling across the country by train. Many stations had unique architecture and very useful in there design. We are looking for stations/depots both old and new and documenting what is happening there today. |
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50.  Payphones
by: Payphones Managers Due to the mass use of cell phones nowadays, the payphone can be a rare find. Locate a working payphone and note the phone number. |