List of locations of the DC Universe

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Locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics.

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  • Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Located in Gotham City.
  • Arrowcave, former base of operations of Green Arrow and Speedy.
  • Batcave, headquarters of Batman. Located directly beneath Wayne Manor.
  • Blackgate Prison located near Gotham City, a prison known to house mostly non-metahuman criminals for Gotham. Its breach played a significant role in Knightfall.
  • Belle Reve, a high security metahuman prison. Headquarters of the Suicide Squad. Located in Louisiana.
  • Daily Planet, a great Metropolitan newspaper.
  • Flash Museum, a memorial to the Flash (Barry Allen). Located in Central City.
  • Fortress of Solitude, an Arctic fortress used by Superman as a secret lair. Located near the North Pole.
  • House of Mystery, extradimensional structure presided over by Cain.
  • House of Secrets, extradimensional structure presided over by Abel. A version is also headquarters of the Secret Six.
  • The Iceberg Lounge, nightclub and base of operations for the Penguin. Located in Gotham City.
  • Iron Heights, a high security prison devised for many of The Flash's foes. Located near Keystone City.
  • Justice Society Headquarters. Current version built on the foundation of the former brownstone headquarters and museum. The former headquarters located in Gotham City, the latter in Manhattan. Sometimes called Dodds Mansion.
  • The Lexcorp Towers complex, former headquarters of Lex Luthor. Located in Metropolis.
  • Legion Academy, training school for the Legion of Super Heroes (in the 31st century).
  • Netherworld, a fictional area of the city of Chicago.
  • Oblivion Bar, an extradimensional bar used as a gathering place/hangout for magic users, as well as the headquarters for the Shadowpact
  • Project Cadmus, an experimental genetics lab. Located in Metropolis.
  • Sanctum of Doctor Fate, located in Salem, Massachusetts.
  • Secret Sanctuary, original headquarters of the Justice League of America and briefly headquarters of the Doom Patrol. Located in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island.
  • Sherwood Florist, originally in Seattle and now in Metropolis, the business operated by Dinah Laurel Lance, the Black Canary.
  • Slabside Island, a.k.a. The Slab, a high security metahuman prison. Originally located in New York, later transported to Antarctica.
  • Superbia, floating headquarters of the Ultramarine Corps.
  • Suicide Slum, a dangerous part of Metropolis.
  • Themyscira Wonder Woman's home place filled with The Amazons.
  • Titans Tower, headquarters of the Teen Titans, originally located in New York City. Currently located in San Francisco.
  • Underworld, a place in Metropolis's sewers which is rejected by society where the Warworlders took control of.
  • Valhalla Cemetery, a burial ground for superheroes who have died in the line of duty, it is meant to be a sacred resting place for heroes.
  • Wayne Manor, ancestral home of Bruce Wayne. Located outside Gotham City.

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[edit] Extra-terrestrial sites

[edit] Sites that exist exclusively in other DC media

[edit] Cities of the DCU Earth

[edit] Fictional City names

[edit] Actual cities that also exist on the DCU Earth

[edit] Cities that exist exclusively in other DC media

  • Granville, a small Kansas town near Smallville mentioned in various episodes of Smallville.
  • Edge City, metropolitan area mentioned in various episodes of Smallville, including "Stray" and "Ryan."
  • Jump City, home to the Teen Titans in the series of the same name. Located on the West Coast.
  • Steel City, home to the Titans East in the Teen Titans series. Located on the East Coast.
  • Tempest Key, home of Arthur "AC" Curry in the unaired CW pilot Aquaman. Located near the Bermuda Triangle, presumably in Florida.

[edit] Fictional geographic locations and countries of the DCU

[edit] Planetary systems

[edit] Planets and moons which exist during the era of the LSH

[edit] Extradimensional realms

  • The Antimatter Universe of Qward
  • Asgard, home of the Norse gods.
  • Azarath, home of Raven.
  • Destiny's Garden, an endless misty pathway of possible histories.
  • The Dreaming, realm of the sleeping mind. Ruled by Dream of the Endless a.k.a. The Sandman.
  • Faerie, mystical realm of the legendary Fair Folk. Ruled by Auberon and Titania.
  • The Dream Realm, a realm where telepaths such as The Key reside
  • The Fourth World
    • Apokolips, homeworld of Darkseid and his minions.
      • Armagetto, capital city of Apokolips.
    • God Wave, an intersteller phenomenon from the previous universe
    • New Genesis, homeworld of the New Gods who are led by Highfather.
    • The Promethean Galaxy, location of the Source.
      • The Source Wall, the supposed edge of reality itself.
  • Gemworld, a mystical realm ruled by gem-based royal houses.
  • The Ghost Zone, Prometheus uses it to teleport inter dimensionally.
  • Heaven, afterworld of the blessed.
  • Hell, afterworld of the damned.
  • Hypertime, the interconnected web of divergent timelines.
  • Ifé, other dimensional homeland of the African gods known as the Orishas. (Named after an ancient Yoruba city).
  • The Land of the Nightshades, a realm of shadow-manipulators. Birthworld of Nightshade.
  • The Land of the Unliving, home dimension of the cosmic being known as Nekron, Lord of the Unliving.
  • Limbo, the void between realities. Former prison of the Justice Society.
  • The Meta-Zone, homeworld of Shade the Changing Man.
  • Mosaic World, a chaotic world on Oa.
  • Mount Olympus, home of the Greco-Roman gods.
  • Myrra, a realm of sword and sorcery. Former home of Nightmaster.
  • The Oblivion Bar, an extra-dimensional bar that only magically-talented persons can access. Headquarters of the Shadowpact.
  • Paradise Dimension, a dimension of which Superman-Prime gains his powers.
  • Pax Dimension, dimension of where the Bloodline Parasites come from.
  • The Phantom Zone, prison realm created by the Kryptonians.
  • The pocket universe created by the Time Trapper.
  • Purgatory, an afterworld where souls atone for their crimes.
  • Pytharia, an earth-like realm resembling prehistoric history.
  • The Rock of Eternity, former home of the wizard Shazam (deceased), and headquarters of Captain Marvel.
  • The Shadowlands, a place of primordial darkness. It is the power source for Obsidian and The Shade, among others.
  • The Silver City, abode of the angels.
  • Skartaris, a savage magical dimension "within" the Earth. Current home of Travis Morgan, the Warlord.
  • The Speed Force, which all speedsters tap into.
  • The Timestream, a dimension where time is expressed spatially. Home of the Timepoint, also called Vanishing Point, headquarters of the Linear Men.
  • Time Point, a prison at the end of time.
  • Zrrrf, fifth dimensional world, home of Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite, Qwsp, and The Thunderbolt.

[edit] See also