It's All About Tintin by: It's all about Tintin The Adventures of Tintin by the cartoonist Hergé is one of the most popular and beloved comics in Europe and is popular in many other countries of the world as well. This category seeks to find locations, sculptures and other items connected with the Tintin stories and characters.
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Feeding the Animals by: PLEASE Feed the Animals The mission of this category is to seek out any and all worldwide, <b>permanent</b> locations that cater to the feeding of animals in public or private places. These locations can be at zoos, wildlife parks, resorts, aquariums, or any location where the public is encouraged to interact with animals by way of feeding them from a vending machine, providing an animal food from an employee, or something similar. |
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. |