List of DC Universe locations facts for kids

The DC Universe is a huge world filled with amazing heroes like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. But where do these heroes live, work, and fight crime? Just like our world has cities and famous landmarks, the DC Universe has its own special places. From secret hideouts to bustling cities and even planets far away, these locations are where epic adventures happen every day!

Hero Headquarters and Bases

These are the secret spots and main offices where heroes plan their missions and keep their gear safe.

Famous Hero Hideouts

• Batcave: This is Batman's secret headquarters. It's hidden right underneath his home, Wayne Manor, outside Gotham City.
• Fortress of Solitude: Superman uses this amazing fortress as his secret base. It's located in the cold Arctic near the North Pole.
• Titans Tower: This is the main headquarters for the Teen Titans. It was first in New York City and is now in San Francisco.
• Arrowcave: This was an early base for the Green Arrow and his sidekick, Speedy.
• Flash Museum: A special museum in Central City built to honor the hero Barry Allen.
• Sanctum of Doctor Fate: The magical home of Doctor Fate, located in Salem, Massachusetts.
• Secret Sanctuary: This was the very first headquarters for the Justice League of America. It was in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island.

Justice League Bases

• Hall of Justice: This grand building was once the main base for the Justice League. You might have seen versions of it in cartoons like Super Friends or Young Justice. In Young Justice, it's a public tourist spot that hides their real base.
• Justice League Satellite: This was the Justice League of America's headquarters, orbiting high above Earth. It was destroyed and rebuilt a few times.
• Justice League Watchtower: This is another headquarters for the Justice League. It started as a base on the Moon and has super advanced technology.

Villain Lairs

• Hall of Doom: This is the main base for the Legion of Doom, a group of supervillains.
• Iceberg Lounge: A fancy nightclub in Gotham City that is secretly the base for the villain Penguin.

Magical and Mysterious Places

• Danny the Street: This is a very unique character – a street that is actually alive! Danny is also a member of the Doom Patrol.
• House of Mystery: A strange, magical house that exists outside normal dimensions. It's looked after by a character named Cain.
• House of Secrets: Similar to the House of Mystery, this is another magical place looked after by Abel.
• Oblivion Bar: A hidden bar that only people with magic powers can find. It's a hangout spot for magic users and the headquarters for the Shadowpact.

Important Cities on Earth

The DC Universe has many fictional cities, and some real-world cities too!

Fictional Cities

• Amnesty Bay: The home of Aquaman and his father. It's located in Maine.
• Blüdhaven: This city is close to Gotham City in New Jersey. It was once the home of Dick Grayson (Nightwing).
• Blue Valley: The hometown of the third Flash, Wally West, and the hero Stargirl. It's in Nebraska.
• Central City: This is the home of the Flash. Its exact location has changed over time, but it's often shown near Keystone City.
• Coast City: The home of Green Lantern Hal Jordan. This city was once destroyed but later brought back. It's in California.
• Fawcett City: The main home of Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family.
• Gateway City: This city was once the home of Wonder Woman and the Spectre. It's in California.
• Gorilla City: A secret city in Africa where super-smart gorillas live. Famous residents include Detective Chimp and Gorilla Grodd.
• Gotham City: The dark and famous city where Batman protects the innocent. It's located in New Jersey.
• Happy Harbor: A small town in Rhode Island that was the first headquarters for the Justice League of America.
• Ivy Town: The home of the hero Atom. It's in Massachusetts.
• Keystone City: The home of the first Jay Garrick and the third Flash. It's often shown across a river from Central City, in Kansas.
• Metropolis: The bright and bustling city protected by Superman. It's often shown across a bay from Gotham City, possibly in Delaware.
• Midway City: The former home of Hawkman and Hawkwoman. It's in Michigan.
• Nanda Parbat: A mystical, hidden city in the mountains of Tibet. It's often linked to the hero Deadman and the League of Assassins.
• National City: The home of Supergirl. It's in southern California.
• Opal City: The home of the hero Starman.
• Smallville: The quiet farm town where Clark Kent grew up. It's in Kansas.
• Star City: The home of the Green Arrow. Its location has changed, but it's often shown as a renamed Seattle.
• Sub Diego: A part of San Diego that sank into the ocean after an earthquake. It's now home to Aquagirl and other underwater residents.

Real Cities in the DC Universe

Many real cities exist in the DC Universe and are home to heroes.

• Chicago: This city has been a base for Supergirl, Hawkman, Nightwing, and Batman.
• Detroit: The hometown of heroes like Cyborg and John Stewart.
• London, England: A current home base for Wonder Woman and a frequent spot for John Constantine.
• Los Angeles: The hometown of Kyle Rayner (a Green Lantern) and a former base for the Outsiders.
• New York City: A major city that has been home to many superheroes, including the Teen Titans.
• San Francisco: Another former home base for the Teen Titans and Superboy.
• Seattle: The current home of the Green Arrow.
• Washington, D.C.: The current home base for Steel and the Freedom Fighters.

Prisons and Secure Facilities

These places are built to hold the most dangerous criminals and super-powered individuals.

• Arkham Asylum: A mental hospital in Gotham City that holds many of Batman's criminally insane enemies.
• Belle Reve: A high-security prison in Louisiana that is also the headquarters for the Suicide Squad.
• Blackgate Penitentiary: A prison near Gotham City that holds many non-super-powered criminals.
• Iron Heights Penitentiary: A high-security prison designed for many of the Flash's enemies. It's near Keystone City.
• Slabside Island: Also known as the Slab, this is a high-security prison for super-powered criminals. It was once in New Jersey but was moved to Antarctica.
• Stryker's Island: A well-known prison in Metropolis.

Big Companies and Labs

These are the powerful businesses and scientific research centers that often play a role in hero and villain stories.

• ': A chemical plant in Gotham City where the Joker is believed to have gotten his start.
• AmerTek Industries: A company that sells military weapons. John Henry Irons used to work here.
• Big Belly Burger: A popular fast-food restaurant chain that is actually owned by LexCorp.
• Ferris Aircraft: An aerospace company in Coast City, run by Carol Ferris, who is sometimes connected to the Green Lanterns.
• GothCorp: A company in Gotham City that was targeted by Victor Fries.
• Kord Industries: An industrial company founded by Ted Kord, who is the second Blue Beetle.
• LexCorp: A huge international company owned by Lex Luthor, Superman's greatest enemy.
• Queen Industries: A large international company founded by Oliver Queen's parents and later run by him.
• S.T.A.R. Labs: Short for Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories, this is a major scientific research center with many facilities. It's often used to study super-powered individuals and help heroes. In The Flash TV show, it's the main base for the Flash team.
• Wayne Enterprises: A massive international company owned by Bruce Wayne.

Places Beyond Earth

The DC Universe extends far beyond our planet, with many alien worlds and space stations.

Space Stations and Cities

• Hardcore Station: A lawless city in space run by big corporations.
• Portworld: A busy spaceport where aliens from across the galaxy come and go.
• Starlag: A prison station used by an alliance of aliens.
• Ranx the Sentient City: A city that is actually alive and can move on its own. It's a member of the Sinestro Corps.
• Warworld: A giant artificial planet used by villains like Mongul and Brainiac for battles.

Alien Homeworlds

• Almerac: The home planet of Maxima, a powerful alien princess.
• Bizarro World: The strange, cube-shaped home planet of Bizarro, a flawed copy of Superman.
• Bolovax Vik: The former home planet of Kilowog, a Green Lantern who trains new recruits.
• Colu: The home planet of Brainiac and Brainiac 5, a super-smart hero from the future.
• Czarnia: The home planet of Lobo, a tough alien bounty hunter. It was destroyed.
• Daxam: A planet where people are related to Kryptonians but have a weakness to lead instead of Kryptonite. Mon-El is from here.
• H'lven: The home planet of Ch'p, a squirrel-like Green Lantern.
• Korugar: The home planet of Sinestro, a powerful former Green Lantern who became a villain.
• Krypton: The famous home planet of Superman and Supergirl. It was destroyed, but its legacy lives on.
• Maltus: The original home planet of the Guardians of the Universe, who created the Green Lantern Corps.
• Mogo: A unique member of the Green Lantern Corps – Mogo is a sentient planet!
• Oa: The central headquarters and home planet of the Guardians of the Universe. It's like the main base for all Green Lanterns.
• Odym: A peaceful planet that is the home of the Blue Lantern Corps, who are powered by hope.
• Rann: The adopted home planet of Adam Strange, an Earth hero who teleports there.
• Ryut: A dead planet that is the location of the Black Lantern Corps Power Battery, a source of dark power.
• Slyggia: The home planet of Salaak, a Green Lantern known for his strict rule-following.
• Sol System: This is our own solar system!

* Earth: Our home planet, where many DC heroes live. * Luna: Earth's moon, where the Justice League Watchtower was located. * Mars: The former home planet of the Martian Manhunter and his people.

• Tamaran: The home planet of Starfire from the Teen Titans.
• Thanagar: The former home planet of Hawkman (Katar Hol) and Hawkwoman. It was destroyed.
• Ungara: The home planet of Abin Sur, the Green Lantern who gave his ring to Hal Jordan.
• Xudar: The home planet of Tomar Re, another Green Lantern.
• Zamaron: The home planet of the Zamarons and the Violet Lantern Corps, who are powered by love.

Planets in the Future (Legion of Super-Heroes Era)

These planets exist far in the future, during the time of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

• Bgztl: The home planet of Phantom Girl, where everyone can become intangible (pass through things).
• Bismoll: The home planet of Matter-Eater Lad, where people can eat and digest anything!
• Braal: The home planet of Cosmic Boy, where people have magnetic powers.
• Cargg: The home planet of Luornu Durgo, where people can split into three copies of themselves.
• Durla: The home planet of Chameleon Boy, where everyone can change their shape.
• Imsk: The home planet of Shrinking Violet, where people can shrink to tiny sizes.
• Naltor: The home planet of Dream Girl, where people can see the future in their dreams.
• Shanghalla: An asteroid that serves as a burial place for the greatest superheroes in the galaxy.
• Starhaven: A planet colonized by Native Americans, and the home of Dawnstar, who can track things across space.
• Titan: A moon of Saturn and the home of Saturn Girl, where everyone has telepathy (can read minds).
• Trom: The home planet of Element Lad, who can change elements.
• Winath: A planet where twin births are very common, and the home of Lightning Lad and Lightning Lass.
• Xanthu: The home planet of Star Boy, a hero with powers similar to Superman.
• Zerox: A magical planet where the White Witch learned magic.

Extradimensional Realms

These are places that exist outside of our normal universe, often with their own rules and magic.

• Azarath: The home dimension of Raven, a member of the Teen Titans.
• Bleed: The empty space between different dimensions in the Multiverse.
• Dreaming: The realm of dreams, ruled by Dream of the Endless.
• Fifth Dimension: An amazing dimension that exists outside of normal space and time. It's the home of Mister Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite, who are powerful tricksters.
• Fourth World: A dimension that contains two major planets:

* Apokolips: The harsh, fiery home planet of the evil New Gods led by Darkseid. * New Genesis: The peaceful, beautiful home planet of the good New Gods led by Highfather.

• Gemworld: A magical realm ruled by royal families named after gems.
• Heaven: The afterlife for good souls.
• Hell: The afterlife for bad souls and home to demons.
• Hypertime: A huge web of all possible timelines and alternate histories.
• Magiclands: Seven different magical realms that can be reached through the Rock of Eternity. They include places like the Darklands (spooky monsters), Funlands (amusement park), Gamelands (like a video game), Monsterlands (where monsters are imprisoned), Wildlands (talking animals), and Wozenderlands (a mix of Oz and Wonderland).
• Mount Olympus: The home of the Greco-Roman gods, like Zeus and Wonder Woman's mother, Hippolyta.
• Multiverse: A collection of many different alternate Earths, each with its own version of heroes and history.
• Phantom Zone: A prison dimension created by Kryptonians to hold their criminals. General Zod was often trapped here.
• Qward: An anti-matter universe that is the opposite of Oa. It's home to the Anti-Monitor and the Weaponers of Qward, who create yellow power rings.
• Rock of Eternity: The home of the wizard Shazam, located at the center of space and time. It holds the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man prisoner.
• Skartaris: A magical dimension hidden deep inside the Earth.
• Speed Force: A dimension of pure energy that gives all speedsters, like the Flash, their super speed.
• Themyscira: Also known as Paradise Island, this is the hidden home of Wonder Woman and the Amazons.
• Timestream: A dimension where time can be seen as a physical path. It's home to the Linear Men, who try to protect the timeline.