These are some historical locations and settings throughtout Second Life.
Please keep these in alphabetical order.
- Abbotts Aerodrome - Second Life's second oldest airport, greatly-known location for high-quality planes and other aircraft.
- Americana - Small area which housed recreations of popular landmarks from around real-life America.
- Avatar Central - A Linden-owned store where anyone could place goods for sale to the general public.
- Beta Contributors - Monument in Plum displaying the name of beta residents and thanks for their help in testing.
- Cannabis Cathedral - Cartel de Juarez nightclub in Deimos.
- Castle Blackmoor - Castle based on different influences.
- China Town - Bedazzle's Unreal SL project.
- Cyrus Apollo's House - Home of a long-time resident.
- Deadwood 1876 - Historical roleplay sim showcasing the town of Deadwood, South Dakota circa 1876 during the Black Hills Gold Rush.
- Disco Alt-Zoom - An old disco from beta which no longer exists.
- Fermi Sandbox - A medium sized sandbox that has many builder come through. Owned and run by Arthur Fermi & Kai Eldrich.
- Governor's Mansion - A short history of the once-home of Steller Sunshine and now home to Governor Linden.
- Gravity Space Station - Space station with a view of the Earth.
- Green Clock Tower - Old standing clock tower.
- Hiro Pendragons - Home of a long-time resident.
- Ivory Tower of Primitives Natoma Branch - Education in the field of building and other SL standards, as well as an impressive build itself.
- Ivory Tower of Primitives, Noyo - A massive tower filled with detailed tutorials on building in SL.
- Linden World - At one time an amusement park featuring rides built by residents.
- Linden Village - Land owned by Linden Lab from the early days of SL.
- Little Tokyo - This group-themed project made up much of Sage in the early days of SL.
- Luna Oaks - Linden-owned, -run, and -built shopping mall.
- Luskwood - A large, wooded park spanning two sims, known as a popular hangout for anthro fans.
- MochaStyle - Famous mall in Mocha, now long since gone.
- Natoma Boat Pond - Small boating area that no longer exists.
- Neualtenburg - Second Life's first Democratic Republic
- Neverland - Recreation of fabled settings from the Peter Pan stories, spanning three sims.
- New Citizens Plaza - Helping new residents since 2005.
- Nexus Prime - Futuristic Cyberpunk city.
- Outlands - A damage-enabled war zone that spanned four and a half sims!
- Oceana - One of the first private estate continents.
- Rockers Requiem - Second Life's longest running metal, rock and punk club. Open since October 2004.
- Sandboxes - Many sandboxes are located around the grid, providing free areas open for anyone to experiment with the creative possibilities of SL.
- Shooting Gallery - A small build where new residents could sample the combat possibilities of SL.
- Skyline Graveyard - Creepy graveyard area set in the sky.
- SL Historical Museum - Displaying historical artificats, images, and notecards of Second Life
- Stage4 - Once a popular gathering and events location.
- Stillman Sun Tower - Impressive eerie tower.
- The Bazaar - A place where residents can leave free items for others.
- The Chamber - Once a club, now a lake.
- The Eric Linden Bridge - Bridge connecting Kissling mountain with the northern ridge, not built by Eric Linden.
- The Green Lantern Corps Headquarters - Home to a popular group of heroes.
- The Gnubie Store - Freebies store founded in 2003.
- The Kentucky Fried Engineering Bucket - Landmark of experimenting and engineering residents.
- The Man - A historic statue from the distant past.
- The Shelter - A lounge with the mission of helping newbies feel at home in SL. A safe place to visit after the Welcome Area. :)
- Tombstone Arizona - A Roleplay Build over 2 sims representing Tombstone in 1897. Some textures were taken from original buildings.
- Teen Grid Transfer Station - A place where teens celebrate their 18th birthday when they transfer to main grid.
- Varney Boardwalk - An old gathering place that has since been deleted.
- Varney Mountain - Tall natural landmark standing for quite some time.
- Vehicle Sims - Six Linden-owned simulators north of the sandboxes designated for vehicle testing and large-scale special events.
- Welcome Area - A central gathering hub in Second Life. The first destination for newcomers after their Orientation Island experiences, and a popular hangout location for many other residents as well.
- Yamato - Historic account of the Yamato Project (Shangri-La village located in Dore).
- YadNis Junkyard - First and biggest organized freebies store in SL history.