 Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious
by:  All Things Dated
This category's mission is to seek out and document the many dated architectural structures that exist worldwide and to waymark them here as an alternative to existing categories that will not accept these dated architectural structures. |
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 Portuguese Inventory of Architectural Patrimony
by: IPA [PT] Esta Categoria de Waymarking é para compilar a lista do património arquitectónico Português (em território nacional) e de raiz Portuguesa (espalhado pelo Mundo). [EN] This Waymarking Category is for recording the Portuguese architectural patrimony (in Portugal) and of Portuguese roots (spread throughout the world). |
 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. |
 German Benchmarks
by: German Benchmark Hunters <p>[DE] In dieser Kategorie sollen alle <b>offiziellen Höhenfestpunkte in Deutschland</b> eingetragen werden. In Deutschland gibt es ca. 60 000 Höhenfestpunkte, welche in der Örtlichkeit fest vermarkt sind.
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[EN] This category contains <b>all official registered Benchmarks in Germany</b>. In Germany there are about 60,000 benchmarks, which are solid fixed on site. |
 Carriages and Coaches on Permanent Display
by: the Coachmen
Horse-drawn vehicles were the most important means of land transport for centuries. Many of them have survived the era of motorization and were put on display. We are looking for places where carriages or coaches are on permanent display.
Please take a look at the Expanded Description for further details. |
 Funerary Art
by: Funerary Art Graves and headstones often contain creative and special artwork done by the surviving dependents for their beloved decedents. Our category, 'Funerary Art' is looking for those stunning, unique 'WOW' works of art. Please click on "show additional information" below to see requirements for posting in this category. |
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 Charnel Chapels, Charnel Houses and Ossuaries
by: Charnel Chapel Searchers Charnel Chapels, Charnel Houses or Ossuaries were common in many cultures all over the world. This category is for recording the many former ones that have been converted to other use over the centuries, as well as the ones still existing.
Please take a look at the Expanded Description for further details. |
 Cable Skiing and Wakeboarding
by: Cableways A Cableway is used to practice towed water sports such as Water Ski, Wakeboarding, or others. Instead of being pulled by a boat the user is pulled by a cable suspended above water in a specifically designed pylons. The Cableways can be used either for people with experience or without experience and are extremely fun to ride. |
 Fish Ladders
by: Fish Ladders Find and waymark <b>Fish Ladders</b> all around the world. They are also known as <b>Fishways</b>, <b>Fish Pass</b> or <b>Fish Steps</b>.
They are used to give fish and other water-living animals the chance to come across artificial barriers (such as dams and locks). |
 Humming Stones
by: Humming Stones "Put your head in the hollow of the stone and hum different notes. When you hit the right note, you will feel a gentle vibrating sensation in your body. The result is a harmonious feeling of well-being."
All over the world you can find Humming Stones... and here is the place to waymark them! Let's hummmmm! [:)] |
 Insect Hotels
by: Insect Hotel Managers Looking for <b>Insect Hotels</b> all around the world.<br><br>
Insect Hotels? What are you talking about?
An Insect Hotel is a man-made structure offering good living conditions to different kinds of insects that are pollinators and pest controllers, like wild living bees, wasps, ladybugs, dragonflies, beetles, spiders and other beneficial insects. Find and waymark them. |
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 Grand Opening
by: Let's Open To Waymark plaques and monuments placed to celebrate the opening/inauguration of a large variety of locations <b>by a person</b>. |
 Olympic Memorabilia
by: Goin' for Gold This Waymark Category is for recording Olympic Memorabilia throughout the world. This includes Memorabilia of the Olympic Games and the many Olympians who competed during the Modern Olympic Games, including the Modern Paralympic Games. |
 Preserved Machines on Public Display
by: Industrial History Seekers
Sometimes, old machines are preserved and put on display after their activity period. They often provide interesting information about the history of technology and science and are sometimes more decorative than many sculptures. We are looking for preserved machines on display all over the world.
Please take a look at the Expanded Description for further details. |
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 Framed Views
by: Framed Views We are looking for Framed Views all around the world. Have you ever seen a huge picture frame or a free standing window showing the best view to an interesting location? This is the place to waymark them.
Please take a look at the Expanded Description for further details. |
 Current and Former Exchanges
by: Traders An exchange is an organized market where tradable goods are sold and bought. We are looking for the locations of current and former exchanges around the world. |
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 Paleontology and Fossils
by: Fossil Finders This category is to discover paleontological and fossil locations that are open to the public. Please click on "show additional information" below to see requirements for posting in this category. |
 Pergolas
by: Pergolas This category's goal is to highlight the many pergolas located around the world. Most are freestanding and some are attached to an existing building. Pergolas submitted to this category are required to be artistic in their design and/or have some history attached to them. If they have some ornamentation or foliage in their creations, even better. Plain-looking, run-of-the-mill pergolas submitted here will be denied. |
 Way of St. James
by: By the Way The Way of St. James is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe and coming together in Santiago de Compostela that exists since the ninth century.
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