 Martello Towers 
by:  Martello Towers The Irish coastline is dotted with the famous Martello Towers, small round towers with flat roofs.
These towers were designed and built as lookout posts during the Napoleonic Wars. |
 Mosques
by: Moslem Art & Architecture - Mosques
This category is a place to log the location of any official mosque, past or present. It includes structures that were originally mosques and then converted to other purposes. Suitable candidates for this category which are present day mosques must have clear signage and the word "mosque" or its equivalent in the local language included on the sign or website/website reference if one exists. Sites which are only "Islamic Centers" are not included in this category. |
 People-Named Places
by: The Selection Committee The mission of this category is to document specific cities, towns, airports, bridges, dams and buildings that are named after a person. Please submit only man-made structures named after a person. The structure must still exist. |
 Geographic High Points
by: High Points The point of this category is to list the political area high points including continents, countries, states, provinces, counties, parishes, territories, districts and similar political entities.
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 Hospitals
by: Hospitals A hospital is an institution for health care, often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays. Today, hospitals are usually funded by the state, health organizations (for profit or non-profit), health insurances or charities, including direct charitable donations. In history, however, they were often founded and funded by religious orders or charitable individuals and leaders. Hospitals are nowadays staffed by professional physicians, surgeons and nurses. |
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 E Clampus Vitus Historical Markers
by: E Clampus Vitus Historical Markers To discover and record the location of E Clampus Vitus Historical Markers. We are looking for E Clampus Vitus markers that serve as a reminder and commemoration of those obscure people, places or events that might have otherwise gone unnoticed or been lost or forgotten. |
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 George Washington
by: Here's George The goal of this category is to locate and document George's image on permanent display, as well as places named in his honor. Please do not include any bushes, trees, stones, etc. It can be a park, but no streets. Nothing accepted otherwise, including George slept here or said this. These are the requirements that must be met for this category. |
 Wastewater Treatment Facilities
by: Ye Olde Turd Mill Wastewater collection and treatment is the ultimate "Cinderella Service". Greatly under funded/appreciated, it has been the single greatest advancement in public health in the history of mankind. We each produce about 100 gallons of wastewater a day and yet it all disappears down the drain never to be seen again. So where does this vile stuff go and how is it reclaimed? This category is a technical catalog of Wastewater Treatment Facilities around the world. |
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 Historic Reenactments
by: Historic Reenactments Reenactments that depict a historical event, whether it be perpetual (i.e., Colonial Williamsburg - Virginia), annual (i.e., Battle of Largs - Scotland, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous - Alaska), or ocassionally (i.e., Battle of St. Fagans - Wales). It must be a living history type event (not theatrical or fantasy) based on an actual historical event or person. |
 Monopoly in the Real World
by: Monopoly Boards Waymark the specific real world locations that can be found on any edition of Monopoly or its variants. Please click on "show additional information" below to see requirements for posting in this category.
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 U.S. Route 99 - The Pacific Highway
by: U.S. 99 Road Trippers U.S. Route 99 ran from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada and was the major north/south highway for the West Coast of the United States for decades. This category seeks to waymark the unique pieces of Americana and history that still lie along this long ago supplanted route. |
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 Lifeboats and Rescue Stations
by: Lifeboats This category will be about shore based life boats (i.e. rescue boats) and their stations.<br>
In Europe, lifeboats are typically manned by volunteers, where as in the United States rescue operations are typically managed by a variety of government agencies. |
 Ancient Traces and Roads
by: Ancient Traces Many ancient migratory paths of buffalo and other grazing mammals served as the basis of some of our current routes. Aboriginal people would often use the paths to hunt these same animals, as well as to travel throughout their territories. Early military expeditions and explorers took advantage of the existing routes to travel into the wilderness. Settlers also used these same paths to travel into the new territories. Eventually many of these became the basis of our modern roads. |
 Orthodox Churches
by: Orthodox Churches This is to document all Orthodox Church buildings around the world, whether they be associated with Eastern or Oriental Orthodoxy. One of their most recognizable features are their domes. The Orthodox Church has been around since the 1st Century. |
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 Chinese Restaurants
by: Chinese Restaurants CHINESE RESTAURANTS IS GOING IN A NEW DIRECTION
Read the new requirements before posting a waymark.
Any public restaurant that is independently owned and the main cuisine offered is Chinese.
Buffet restaurants are excluded. |
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