What are D&D's Iconic Locales?

[AFGNCAAP]

The Greyhawk poll got me thinking...

What are some of the classic locales of D&D? What towns, nations, lands, or other places in various D&D settings instantly spring to mind just at the mention of "D&D," or at the least, at the mention of a campaign setting like Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, or Eberron?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Hommlet
The City of Greyhawk
The Sea of Dust
The Pomarj
The Temple of Elemental Evil
The Tomb of Horrors
The Ghost Tower of Inverness

Waterdeep
Shadowdale
Myth Drannor
Undermountain

Solace
Xak Tsaroth

 

[francisca]

First of all, look right in your .sig. Lankhmar is the quintessential D&D city.

Others:
Mystara: Caves of Chaos, Karameikos, Glantri

 

[shilsen]

No love for Sigil?

 

[Andrew D. Gable]

Greyhawk
The Empire of Iuz
The Vault of the Drow

Forgotten Realms
Anauroch
Evermeet
Icewind Dale
Jungles of Chult
Menzoberranzan
Netheril
Silverymoon
Thay

Dragonlance
Inn of the Last Home
Solamnia
Thorbardin
Tower of High Sorcery

Eberron
The Mournlands
Sharn
Xen'drik

 

[Krypter]

Icewind Dale, Waterdeep, Phlan, Menzoberranzan, Temple of Elemental Evil, Castle Greyhawk, Sigil, City of Brass, Neverwinter, The Underdark.

Depends on whether you're a casual or hardcore hobbyist. Most casual players are familiar with the computer games the most, and those are skewed towards the Forgotten Realms. Most hardcore types seem to be Greyhawk fans with a love for the old modules.

 

[painandgreed]

Isle of Dread.

 

[Kashell]

Never played non-home brew...

 

[AFGNCAAP]

Icewind Dale, Waterdeep, Phlan, Menzoberranzan, Temple of Elemental Evil, Castle Greyhawk, Sigil, City of Brass, Neverwinter, The Underdark.

Depends on whether you're a casual or hardcore hobbyist. Most casual players are familiar with the computer games the most, and those are skewed towards the Forgotten Realms. Most hardcore types seem to be Greyhawk fans with a love for the old modules.

I'd hafta agree, to a certain extent. I think that the D&D CRPGs have helped define certain cities/areas as "iconic" for some players. If it weren't for the CRPGs, I'm not sure that places like Phlan, Baldur's Gate, and Neverwinter may be in this category.

Some of the iconic D&D locales, IMHO, are:

Greyhawk City
Keep on the Borderlands/Caves of Chaos
Karameikos (for players like myself introduced via the basic Red Box)
Waterdeep (& the Sword Coast, to an extent)
Icewind Dale (thanks to the books, then the CRPGs)
Castle Greyhawk
Tomb of Horrors
Ravenloft
Tyr (for Dark Sun)
Sigil (for Planescape)
Sharn (for Eberron)
Baldur's Gate (thanks to the CRPGs)
Phlan (thanks to to "Gold Box" CRPGs)
Neverwinter (thanks to online play & the CRPG)
Solace/Inn of the Last Home
City of Brass
Vault of the Drow
Blackmoor
Village of Hommlet/Temple of Elemental Evil

 

[rounser]

Threshold (!!!...can't believe this one's been missed)
Athkatla
Ravens Bluff
City State of the Invincible Overlord
The Abyss (a lot of 1E campaigns seemed to holiday here)

(and perhaps revealingly, I note not a single sign of the Adventure Path in this thread)