Grand Opening
by: Let's Open To Waymark plaques and monuments placed to celebrate the opening/inauguration of a large variety of locations by a person. |
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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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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Southern African Trig Beacons 
by: Southern African Trig Beacons This category is for waymarking Southern African Trig Beacons. Specifically formal trig beacons of the style used for former British colonies, and applies to South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. |
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Time Signals
by: The Keepers of Time The purpose and goal of this category is to discover, document, and preserve the memory of "Time Balls", "Time Cannons", and "Time Flaps". These now obsolete devices were used in the 19th and early 20th century as public time markers. |
Ski Jumps 
by: Ski Jumpers We are looking for 'Ski Jumps' around the world. Whether they are large or small, active or abandoned. |
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European Post Offices
by: European Post Offices Our goal at European Post Offices is to locate and waymark post office locations, including licensed post offices. We are particularly interested in standalone, 'traditional' Post Office locations - past and present. |
Specific Wars Monuments and Memorials
by: WarVeterans This category is for monuments and memorials dedicated to specific wars, typically to honor the persons (as a whole, not as individuals) who fought in such conflicts. Exclusions made for wars which memorials and monuments already have their own categories. |
3D Map Models of Our World and Beyond
by: Raised Relief Maps 3D Map Models, also called Raised Relief maps, abound both indoors and outside. These map models demonstrate topography, geography, hydrology, town or city development or provide guidance for visually impaired. The 3D Map Model may range anywhere from high precision to an abstracted interpretation; as long as they use the three factors of length, width and height. |
Canal Tunnels
by: The Watery Burrowers Mankind has been endeavouring to discover methods of crossing natural obstructions for centuries. There are many tunnels, all vital to our infrastructure and they display some of the most marvellous feats of engineering.
This category seeks canal tunnels which are safely accessible and are of some interest. A canal is a manmade waterway which is navigable by transport and can carry boats shipping goods and people. The tunnel must have been/or be used by boats, not be a water only channel. |
Human Migration Monuments
by: Human migration This category is to Waymark monuments to Human migration and pay homage to all human beings who for one reason or another had to migrate and face the difficulties associated to build a new home away from home. |
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LEGO Sculptures and Models
by: LEGO 'plays good' LEGOs (TM) are a versatile construction toy that has evolved into a viable sculpture and model medium which artists use to create permanent pieces for the public to enjoy. Please limit submissions to two (2) creations per person at each location (most commonly a LEGOLand), meaning multiple Waymarkers can each submit two pieces at the same location. |
Freestanding Columns
by: Pillars of the Community Freestanding columns are sometimes purposeful and aesthetic, at others, remnants of what was, a surviving testament to something larger and at times, grandiose. This category seeks to document and record those detached stone sentinels, in every nation and every clime. |