view gallery |  ENDE - Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
in Human Error The END of a bicycle lane gone wrong. You had ONE job! posted by: SpeedCore location: Tirol, Austria date approved: 1/19/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Putnam Memorial State Park "Cemetery" - Redding, CT
in Human Error They thought it was a cemetery. They thought wrong. posted by: chrissyml location: Connecticut date approved: 11/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Balboa Park "You are Here" Map (Village Place) - San Diego, CA
in Human Error An incorrect "You are Here" map at Balboa Park, incorrectly showing that you are at the Veteran's Museum when indeed the sign is at the Village Place next to the Spanish Art Village and the San Diego Zoo. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 11/21/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Balboa Park "You are Here" Map (Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden) - San Diego, CA
in Human Error A You are Here map that incorrectly shows where you are. It shows that you are at the Plaza de Panama, over a half mile away from the location where the map is at the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 11/21/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Jenkins Obelisk, Church of Saint Mary - Bolton on Swale - UK
in Human Error Jenkins Obelisk at St Mary's church, Bolton on Swale erected to commemorate the longest living man in England. Unfortunately there is an
embarrasing misprint on the plint. posted by: kallehaugerne location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom date approved: 10/12/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Theatre Tillsonburg Station, Tillsonburg, ON
in Human Error The town name was misspelled in the shingle art on the roof. posted by: Vhoneyman location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/18/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  This Big Saw - Anaheim, CA
in Human Error A large lumber saw on display in Anaheim, California. The word "stretches" is misspelled in the third line of the plaque. It's missing the second "t". posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 6/15/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Born in 1958, Died in 977 - Bluegrove, TX
in Human Error The headstone marking the final resting place of Thomas James Watts in Bluegrove Cemetery has a serious typo, noting his death nearly a century before he was born. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 5/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  No steps at the church - Kutna Hora, CZ
in Human Error At the Church of Saint James in Kutna Hora, you will find this strange entrance to the church. I assume there was a wooden frame/stairs in the past... but no longer. Which makes exiting through this door quite a risk. posted by: T-Team! location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia date approved: 4/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Fool's Gold I 99 - Port Matilda, PA
in Human Error Construction of a major road unearthed toxic rocks. The posted coordinates are a safe side road to stop and explore the area. posted by: r.e.s.t.seekers location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/22/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Gasthuispoortje dateert niet uit 1391 - Gorinchem, the Netherlands
in Human Error The Gasthuispoortje in Gorinchem is often misdated because of the wrong date stone in the top of the gate posted by: Becktracker location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands date approved: 4/15/2022 last visited: 6/24/2022 |
view gallery |  "God calles away When he thinks best" - Snyder Cemetery - Snyder, TX
in Human Error The sculptor got it wrong when he worked the epitaph on the Woodmen of the World monument marking the final resting place of Sidney Grubbs in historic Snyder Cemetery, Snyder, TX. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 3/23/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Mother Franc at JWU Xavier Hall - Providence, Rhode Island
in Human Error Well...there's a faux pas for ya. The building honoree's name was not only misspelled, but crudely rubbed out on this cast metal plaque. The marker mounted to Xavier Hall botched "Mother Frances Xavier Warde" as "Franch", then rubbed out the "h". posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/31/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  "Argorne Forest" - Lindsay, TX
in Human Error Corporal Joseph H. Block is buried in Saint Peters Cemetery, Lindsay, TX, and the headstone marking his final resting place notes that he was Killed in Action during the Great War. The engraver blew it on the locale, though. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 11/2/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bicycle path detour - Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands.
in Human Error Bicycle path detour. posted by: Axel-F location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands date approved: 11/2/2021 last visited: 11/15/2022 |
view gallery |  Bobslsleigh - Lillehammer, Norway
in Human Error Since 1994, this beautiful Olympic Winning Monument has been in the Olympic Park. Unfortunately, the stonemason was disturbed in his work. posted by: Walking Boots location: Innlandet, Norway date approved: 10/27/2021 last visited: never |
 |  Tower Grote Kerk - Hindeloopen - the Netherlands
in Human Error The tower of the "Grote Kerk" in Hindeloopen hangs out of plumb, due to construction failures. posted by: eilers1 location: Friesland, Netherlands date approved: 9/29/2021 last visited: 9/30/2021 |
view gallery |  Stadsplattegronden-fonteinen - Bergen op Zoom, NL
in Human Error In Bergen op Zoom a series of fountains have been shut down because the tourists might get wet.. posted by: Becktracker location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands date approved: 9/20/2021 last visited: 3/28/2022 |
view gallery |  "G.N. Cook" - Mt. Antioch Cemetery - Limestone County, TX
in Human Error The engraver got it wrong on the inscription scroll on the Woodmen of the World headstone for George Mann Cook in historic Mt. Antioch Cemetery, southeast of Mt. Calm in rural Limestone County, TX. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 8/30/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Halvt begravet brandhane - Odense, Denmark
in Human Error Halvt begravet brandhane i fortovet på Østre stationsvej i Odense. Brandhanen er begravet så dybt i vejbelægningen, at det vil være umuligt at tilslutte en brandslange til brandhanen. posted by: Klabautermanden location: Denmark date approved: 7/23/2021 last visited: 9/8/2021 |
view gallery |  John 3:16 & John 14:9 - NIV - near Beaufort, MO
in Human Error The second quote is from the NIV bible John 14:19 ... but the engraver missed and put down John 14:9 posted by: YoSam. location: Missouri date approved: 6/17/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Fehlender Buchstabe "C" seit über 100 Jahren - Hamburg, Deutschland
in Human Error Seit dem Bau der U-Bahnhaltestelle "Hudtwalckerstrasse" 1914 fehlt über beiden Eingängen im Schriftzug jeweils der Buchstabe "C". posted by: Windschattenwanderer location: Hamburg, Germany date approved: 6/12/2021 last visited: 1/29/2022 |
view gallery |  You Are NOT Here - Atlantic City, NJ
in Human Error A You are Here map that is incorrectly showing you on the other side of the bay, a few miles away. posted by: bluesnote location: New Jersey date approved: 6/8/2021 last visited: 6/8/2021 |
view gallery |  St. Michael's By-The-Sea - Carlsbad, CA
in Human Error A historical marker in downtown Carlsbad, California. The plaque says "airconditioning" when it meant "air conditioning". posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 5/23/2021 last visited: 5/23/2021 |
view gallery |  "A Quater of a Mile to the North" - Sweetwater, TX
in Human Error The Southwell Company in San Antonio produced Texas Historical Markers for over six decades before closing down in 2019. They did an outstanding job, but occasionally, a typo slipped by. Here's one, at the I-20 service road and Avenger Field Rd. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 4/29/2021 last visited: never |
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