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* ''[[Sakigake Cromartie Koukou|Cromartie High School]]''
* ''[[Sakigake Cromartie Koukou|Cromartie High School]]''
* ''[[Macross]]''
* ''[[Macross]]''
* ''[[Metropolis (Anime)|Metropolis]]''
* ''[[Metropolis (anime)|Metropolis]]''




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* ''[[Gorky Park]]''
* ''[[Gorky Park]]''
* ''[[Gosford Park]]''
* ''[[Gosford Park]]''
* ''[[House of Wax (Film)|House of Wax]]''
* ''[[House of Wax]]''
* ''[[House On Haunted Hill (Film)|House On Haunted Hill]]''
* ''[[House on Haunted Hill]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (Film)|Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Film)|Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
* ''[[LA Confidential]]''
* ''[[L.A. Confidential]]''
* ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]''
* ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]''
* ''Manhattan''
* ''Manhattan''
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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]''
* ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]''
* ''[[Abarat (Literature)|Abarat]]''
* ''[[Abarat]]''
* ''Barchester Towers''
* ''Barchester Towers''
* ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Barrayar]]'', ''Komarr'', and ''Cetaganda'' by [[Lois McMaster Bujold]].
* ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Barrayar]]'', ''Komarr'', and ''Cetaganda'' by [[Lois McMaster Bujold]].
* ''Brighton Rock''
* ''Brighton Rock''
* ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Literature)|Callahans Crosstime Saloon]]'' (the second time the Saloon moved locations, they did in fact decide just to call the new building The Place)
* ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon|Callahans Crosstime Saloon]]'' (the second time the Saloon moved locations, they did in fact decide just to call the new building The Place)
* ''[[Chasm City]]'' by [[Alastair Reynolds]].
* ''[[Chasm City]]'' by [[Alastair Reynolds]].
* ''Cold Comfort Farm''
* ''Cold Comfort Farm''
* The ''[[Discworld]]'' series in general and at least one book, ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Last Continent|The Last Continent]]'', in particular.
* The ''[[Discworld]]'' series in general and at least one book, ''[[Discworld/The Last Continent|The Last Continent]]'', in particular.
* The [[Divine Comedy]]: ''Inferno'', ''Purgatorio'' and ''Paradiso''.
* The [[Divine Comedy]]: ''Inferno'', ''Purgatorio'' and ''Paradiso''.
* ''[[Elantris]]''
* ''[[Elantris]]''
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* ''The House of the Seven Gables''
* ''The House of the Seven Gables''
* ''Howards End''
* ''Howards End''
* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Literature)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''
* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (novel)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''
* ''Main Street'' by Sinclair Lewis
* ''Main Street'' by Sinclair Lewis
* ''[[Mansfield Park]]''
* ''[[Mansfield Park]]''
* ''Middlesex'' by Jeffrey Eugenides
* ''Middlesex'' by Jeffrey Eugenides
* ''[[Mistress Mashams Repose (Literature)|Mistress Mashams Repose]]''
* ''[[Mistress Masham's Repose|Mistress Mashams Repose]]''
* ''[[My Side of the Mountain (Literature)|My Side of the Mountain]]''
* ''[[My Side of the Mountain]]''
* ''[[The Mysterious Island]]''
* ''[[The Mysterious Island]]''
* "New Archangel", a 2009 short story by Desmond Warzel, takes place in Sitka, [[Alaska]], which [[Tsarist Russia|at the time the story is set]] was called Novoarkhangelsk, or New Archangel.
* "New Archangel", a 2009 short story by Desmond Warzel, takes place in Sitka, [[Alaska]], which [[Tsarist Russia|at the time the story is set]] was called Novoarkhangelsk, or New Archangel.
* ''[[Northanger Abbey (Literature)|Northanger Abbey]]''
* ''[[Northanger Abbey]]''
* ''Poland'' (Michener again)
* ''Poland'' (Michener again)
* ''Pompeii''
* ''Pompeii''
* ''[[Redwall]]'' and its sequel ''Mossflower''. Also the later books ''Salamandastron'' and ''Loamhedge''.
* ''[[Redwall]]'' and its sequel ''Mossflower''. Also the later books ''Salamandastron'' and ''Loamhedge''.
* ''[[Ring World]]''
* ''[[Ring World]]''
* ''[[Salems Lot]]''
* ''[[Salem's Lot]]''
* ''[[The Secret Garden]]''
* ''[[The Secret Garden]]''
* ''[[Solaris (Literature)|Solaris]]''
* ''[[Solaris]]''
* ''[[Sophies World|Sophie's World]]''
* ''[[Sophie's World]]''
* ''[[Earthsea Trilogy|The Tombs of Atuan]]''
* ''[[Earthsea Trilogy|The Tombs of Atuan]]''
* ''Texas'' (Michener yet ''again'')
* ''Texas'' (Michener yet ''again'')
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* ''Waverley''
* ''Waverley''
* ''Twilight'' book 1 was originally named Forks, but Stephenie Meyer changed the name since.
* ''Twilight'' book 1 was originally named Forks, but Stephenie Meyer changed the name since.
* ''[[Wuthering Heights (Literature)|Wuthering Heights]]''
* ''[[Wuthering Heights (novel)|Wuthering Heights]]''
* ''Berlin Alexanderplatz''
* ''Berlin Alexanderplatz''
* ''[[The Dark Tower]]''
* ''[[The Dark Tower]]''
* ''[[Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets]]''
* ''[[Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Two Towers]]'' (Notable in that we don't know for certain ''which'' two towers it refers to. It could have been any pair out of Orthanc, Barad-Dur, Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul, or the Tower of Cirith Ungol. [[The Movie]] definitively identifies it as the first two, but Tolkien himself [[wikipedia:The Two Towers#Title|named different pairs at different times.]])
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Two Towers]]'' (Notable in that we don't know for certain ''which'' two towers it refers to. It could have been any pair out of Orthanc, Barad-Dur, Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul, or the Tower of Cirith Ungol. [[The Movie]] definitively identifies it as the first two, but Tolkien himself [[wikipedia:The Two Towers#Title|named different pairs at different times.]])
* ''[[Perdido Street Station]]'' and ''[[The Scar (Literature)|The Scar]]'' by [[China Mieville]]
* ''[[Perdido Street Station]]'' and ''[[The Scar]]'' by [[China Mieville]]




== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[21 Jump Street]]''
* ''[[21 Jump Street]]''
* ''[[30 Rock (TV)|Thirty Rock]]''
* ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]''
* ''[[Babylon Five]]''. It even includes the phrase "the place" right in the [[Opening Narration]]: "The year is 2260. [[The Place]]: Babylon FIVE."
* ''[[Babylon 5]]''. It even includes the phrase "the place" right in the [[Opening Narration]]: "The year is 2260. [[The Place]]: Babylon FIVE."
* ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]''
* ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''
* ''[[Boston Legal]]''
* ''[[Boston Legal]]''
* ''[[Boston Public]]''
* ''[[Boston Public]]''
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* ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' (also an [[Epunymous Title]])
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' (also an [[Epunymous Title]])
* ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'' (''[[Serenity (Film)|Serenity]]'')
* ''[[Firefly]]'' (''[[Serenity]]'')
* ''[[Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV)|Garth Marenghi's Darkplace]]''
* ''[[Garth Marenghi's Darkplace]]''
* ''[[General Hospital]]''
* ''[[General Hospital]]''
* ''[[Gilligans Island]]''
* ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''
* ''[[Godivas (TV)|Godivas]]'' (also a [[Character Title]], since the owner of the restaurant named it after herself)
* ''[[Godiva's]]'' (also a [[Character Title]], since the owner of the restaurant named it after herself)
* ''[[Green Acres]]''
* ''[[Green Acres]]''
* ''[[Harpers Island]]''
* ''[[Harpers Island]]''
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* ''[[Miami Vice]]''
* ''[[Miami Vice]]''
* ''Midsomer Murders''
* ''Midsomer Murders''
* ''[[NCIS Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[The Office]]''
* ''[[The Office]]''
* ''[[Oz]]''
* ''[[Oz]]''
* ''[[Petticoat Junction (TV)|Petticoat Junction]]''
* ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
* ''[[Rome]]''
* ''[[Rome]]''
* ''[[Roswell]]''
* ''[[Roswell]]''
* ''[[Smallville]]''
* ''[[Smallville]]''
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
** [[Star Trek Voyager]] and [[Star Trek Enterprise]] also count, albeit loosely since [[The Place]] in question isn't always in the same... uh... place.
** [[Star Trek: Voyager]] and [[Star Trek: Enterprise]] also count, albeit loosely since [[The Place]] in question isn't always in the same... uh... place.
* ''[[St Elsewhere]]''
* ''[[St Elsewhere]]''
* ''[[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip]]''
* ''[[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip]]''
* ''[[Summer Heights High]]''
* ''[[Summer Heights High]]''
* ''[[The OC]]''
* ''[[The OC]]''
* ''[[3rd Rock From the Sun]]''
* ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
* ''[[Treme]]''
* ''[[Treme]]''
* ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
* ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
* ''[[Waterloo Road]]''
* ''[[Waterloo Road]]''
* ''[[The West Wing]]''
* ''[[The West Wing]]''
* ''[[The Wild Wild West (TV)|The Wild Wild West]]'' (A [[Epunymous Title|play on words]]: The main character is named Major James West.)
* ''[[The Wild Wild West (TV series)|The Wild Wild West]]'' (A [[Epunymous Title|play on words]]: The main character is named Major James West.)
* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''
* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''
* ''[[Zoobilee Zoo]]''
* ''[[Zoobilee Zoo]]''
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''. Three of the games are named after places in Tamriel.
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''. Three of the games are named after places in Tamriel.
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall (Video Game)|Daggerfall]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall|Daggerfall]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind (Video Game)|Morrowind]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind|Morrowind]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim (Video Game)|Skyrim]]''
** ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim|Skyrim]]''
*** ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion (Video Game)|Oblivion]]'' is also a place name, albeit in a different dimension.
*** ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion|Oblivion]]'' is also a place name, albeit in a different dimension.
*** Even ''[[The Elder Scrolls Arena (Video Game)|Arena]]'' counts since it's the Ehlnofey word for Nirn.
*** Even ''[[The Elder Scrolls Arena|Arena]]'' counts since it's the Ehlnofey word for Nirn.
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: Vice City'' and ''San Andreas''
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: Vice City'' and ''San Andreas''
* ''[[Halo]]''
* ''[[Halo]]''
* ''[[LEGO Island]]''
* ''[[Lego Island]]''
* ''[[The Oregon Trail]]''
* ''[[The Oregon Trail]]''
** ''[[The Yukon Trail]]''
** ''[[The Yukon Trail]]''
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== Web Comics ==
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Achewood (Webcomic)|Achewood]]''
* ''[[Achewood]]''
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]''
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''
* ''[[Wapsi Square (Webcomic)|Wapsi Square]]''
* ''[[Wapsi Square]]''




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== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Code Lyoko]]''
* ''[[Code Lyoko]]''
* ''[[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]''
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''
* ''[[South Park]]''
* ''[[South Park]]''
* ''[[Transformers]]: Cybertron''
* ''[[Transformers]]: Cybertron''
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