- ⤷ Note: This article is about the places featured in-universe. For the real-life locations, see Filming locations.
World locations from the Earth dimension listed with their known events:
Africa[]
- The Shadowmen created the first Slayer during the Primordium Age.[1]
- Weirick had a rare breed of hyenas exported to Sunnydale Zoo in 1996.[2]
Egypt[]
- The cult Temple of Sobek worshiped Sobek and reptiles in ancient times.[3]
Cairo[]
- A Desert Gnome sold the last known urn of Osiris on eBay.[4]
Morocco[]
- Angelus, Darla, James, and Elisabeth planned to take a ship to the country in 1767,[5] where Holtz lost them.[6]
Nigeria[]
- Place of origin of a shipment containing Ovu Mobani mask.[7]
Uganda[]
America[]
Argentina[]
Buenos Aires[]
- The U.S./Argentinian air forces defeated a gigantic horned gorilla who used one of the Restless Door's portals.[9]
Belize[]
- Riley Finn rejoined the military for a mission in the rainforest.[10]
- Home of Manjet until he came to Los Angeles when the Ra-Tet was eliminated.[11]
Brazil[]
Rio de Janeiro[]
- Willow Rosenberg and Kennedy spent a lot of time after the destruction of Sunnydale.[13]
- A vampire sired Walt Zane.[14]
São Paulo[]
Canada[]
Ontario[]
- The Restless Door released an attack of ice demons.[9]
Vancouver[]
- Home of a technopagan who performed the Circle of Kayless in 1997.[15]
Chile[]
Easter Island[]
Honduras[]
Yoro Mountains[]
Jamaica[]
- Home of the Slayer Kendra and her watcher Sam Zabuto.[18]
Mexico[]
- Home to an unidentified Aztec Slayer.[19]
- Nikki lived with an infant Robin in 1974 until they returned to New York City.[20]
- Cordelia Chase and the Groosalugg took a vacation in 2002.[21]
- Jonathan Levinson and Andrew Wells ran away from Willow in 2002.[22]
Ciudad Juárez[]
Mexico City[]
- Home of a technopagan who performed the Circle of Kayless in 1997.[15]
Puerto Peñasco[]
- Location of the Las Palmas resort where Cordelia and her family spent the summer of 1998.[24]
Nicaragua[]
Puerto Cabezas[]
- A man presented Darla with contact information for a shaman.[5]
Paraguay[]
- Riley and Samantha Finn took out nests of Suvolte demons in jungles that included Paraguay's.[25]
Peru[]
- Location of the Crown of Coils.[26]
- The place where the Inca Princess was born and sacrificed.[27]
- Home of Ampata Gutierrez.[27]
Suriname[]
United States[]
Arizona[]
Dolan Springs[]
- The Pandora Project assassinated the 2,000 people in town to incriminate the Safe Zone fugitives.[30]
Phoenix[]
- Home of relatives of Willow Rosenberg.[31]
California[]
Antioch[]
- The Black Diamonds Mine was the lair of the Mistress, the Soul Glutton, and the Sculptor.[32]
Berkeley[]
Gilroy[]
- A Gilroy mission contained a secret room with an inscription concerning the mystical weapon mʔ.[34]
Greenville[]
- In 1978, Spike betrayed a gang of criminals after stashing their loot beneath a pawnshop's floor.[35]
- In 2002, Spike returned town while struggling with his new soul and met Dylan Turner.[35]
Los Angeles[]
- Birthplace of Buffy Summers.[36]
- Location of Angel Investigations' base of operations.[37]
- Location of a branch of Wolfram & Hart.[37]
- In 2004, the city was sent to hell.[38]
Mill Valley[]
Monterey[]
- Dingoes Ate My Baby played a gig.[40]
Oakland[]
- Giles followed a lead to this city in his search for Buffy.[24]
- Location of Andrew's home after the return of magic.[41]
Ojai[]
- Home of the T'ish Magev.[42]
Oxnard[]
- Xander's car broke down and he spent a month and a half washing dishes at Ladies Night.[43]
San Diego[]
- Location of a Navy base.[44]
- Buffy and Dawn visited their father in the summer and picked shells off the beach.[45]
San Francisco[]
- Home of Robert Dowling and the San Francisco Police Department.[46]
- Home of the Scooby Gang since the end of magic.[47]
Santa Monica[]
- The vampire Tom Mitchell visited the pier with his son Cyrus twice: first in 1930 then in 2000.[48]
- Bro'os became the Lord of Santa Monica during the fall of Los Angeles.[49]
Santa Rosita[]
- Home of Billy Lane.[50]
- The Scoobies slay the last zompires and face the first new vampires.[51]
Stockton[]
- Location of Northern California Women's Facility, where Faith was incarcerated.[52]
Sunnydale[]
- Location of a Hellmouth.[36]
- Location of the original Seed of Wonder.[53]
- In the late 19th century, the location of the fight between a Navajo Slayer and a vampire.[54]
- Home of the Scooby Gang from 1997[36] to 2003.[55]
- Location of a battle in 2003 between the First Evil's Turok-Han army and Buffy's Slayer army. The Hellmouth collapsed, destroying the city in the process.[55]
- Location of a battle between placenturians and the Slayer Organization. The confront between Buffy and Twilight resulted in the end of magic.[56]
Colorado[]
Denver[]
- Home of a technopagan who performed the Circle of Kayless in 1997.[15]
Florida[]
Miami[]
- Home of Seth Anderson and his family before they moved to Akron.[57]
Georgia[]
Atlanta[]
- One of the places the Inca Princess was exposed.[27]
Hawaii[]
Kauai[]
Illinois[]
Chicago[]
- Home of Stewart Burns until 1914.[59]
- Home of Angel in the 1920s.[60]
- Home of Joyce's sister Arlene.[61]
- The Slayer Organization Chicago headquarters was led by Rona.[62]
Indiana[]
Muncie[]
- Location of a branch of Wolfram & Hart.[63]
Iowa[]
- Birthplace of Riley Finn.[64]
Huxley[]
- Location of the farm of Riley Finn's grandparents.[65]
Kansas[]
- Home of the vampire Joe Cooper when he was sired in 1933.[66]
Salina[]
- Judy Kovacs was fired from the City Trust Bank when they discovered she was biracial.[67]
Louisiana[]
Baton Rouge[]
- Home of Seth Anderson and his family before they moved to Akron.[57]
Morgan City[]
Massachusetts[]
Boston[]
Salem[]
Minnesota[]
- Birthplace of Dylan Turner.[35]
Montana[]
Missoula[]
- Angel spent time in town during the Great Depression, finding it "pretty country."[37]
Nebraska[]
Omaha[]
- In 1949, Hans and Gretta Strauss were found near the town.[70]
Nevada[]
Death Valley[]
- Home of Semkhet; Angel and Gwen traveled there to protect this totem.[11]
- Location of the Cup of Perpetual Torment.[72]
Las Vegas[]
- Location of the Tropicana casino.[73]
- Location of Hart, the casino and branch of Wolfram & Hart.[74]
- Location of the first VampCon.[9]
Primm[]
- Location of the Mosaic Wellness Center.[75]
New Hampshire[]
Nashua[]
New Mexico[]
- Archeologists from the University of New Mexico unearthed a tomb containing the Shroud of Rahmon.[77]
Santa Fe[]
- The Scooby Gang stayed in the Sav-Mor Motel to hide from the Pandora Project.[30]
New York[]
Bethel[]
- Spike attended the Woodstock music festival in 1969.[78]
New York City[]
- Home of Angel in 1902, the 1970s,[60] and 1996.[79]
- Home of Rachel O'Connor in 1937.[80]
- Home of Nikki Wood (born 1955) and her son, Robin Wood (born in the early 1970s).[20]
- In 1977, Spike fought and killed the Slayer Nikki Wood.[81]
- One of the places the Inca Princess was exposed.[27]
- Location of a branch of Wolfram & Hart.[37]
- Violet led the Slayer Organization New York headquarters.[82]
- In the 23rd century, it became known as Haddyn, a derivation of Manhattan.[82]
- Home of Melaka Fray and her family.[83]
Ohio[]
Akron[]
- Home of Merl until he moved back to Los Angeles.[5]
- Home of Seth Anderson and his family until they moved to Los Angeles.[57]
Cleveland[]
- Location of a Hellmouth.[55]
- Home of Buffy Summers in the Wishverse.[84]
- Location of a squad of Slayers, led by Robin Wood and assisted by Faith.[85]
Oklahoma[]
- In 1935, Susan Finney summoned a demon to impregnate her, leading to the birth of the half-demon twins Pearl and Nash.[86]
Texas[]
Abilene[]
- Hometown of Lyle and Tector Gorch.[88]
Utah[]
- In 1899, Hans and Gretta Strauss's influence tore apart a rural community.[70]
Virginia[]
Virginia Colony[]
Washington, D.C.[]
- Headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)[15] and the United States Senate.[90][91]
- The source of the orders that governed the Initiative.[92]
Wisconsin[]
Gills Rock[]
- Location of Thorpe's Academy, where Gwen Raiden enrolled in 1985.[93]
Wyoming[]
Asia[]
Afghanistan[]
- The Slayer Saabira grew up under the Taliban regime.[95]
- Riley and Sam Finn were sent to the country at the time of the battle of the Reckoning.[96]
China[]
Beijing[]
Hong Kong[]
- An unidentified Slayer was killed by the vampire Lothos.[97]
Shanghai[]
Tibet[]
- Oz first learned to suppress his werewolf affliction.[99] He met Bayarmaa with whom he later devised a more effective method, leading to the creation of a werewolf community a Tibetan monastery.[100]
- Oz settled in a monastery with Bayarmaa and their son Kelden.[100]
- Site of a brutal military conflict between Twilight's army and the Slayer Organization.[101]
- Burial site of the wrathful goddesses Ekajati, Remati, and Vajrayogini.[101]
India[]
- Home of the Order of the Nanjin.[102]
- Home of an unidentified Slayer in 2003.[55]
Japan[]
- Home of an unidentified Slayer in 2003.[55]
Hiroshima[]
- Whistler witnessed the destruction in 1945 caused by the atomic bomb detonation.[103]
Tokyo[]
- The Slayer Organization Tokyo headquarters was led by Aiko then Satsu.[104]
- Location of a battle between the Slayer Organization and Toru's sect.[104]
- Location of an attack of the Swell, intercepted by Satsu and Kennedy.[105]
Kazakhstan[]
- Habitat of Tien Shenin demons.[106]
Korea[]
- Home to an unidentified Slayer in the 1930s.[107]
Malaysia[]
Kuala Lumpur[]
- Willow found the chained body of a Slayer inside a bloody apartment.[68]
Nepal[]
- After visiting Sunnydale, Riley and Sam had their next mission in this country.[25]
Pakistan[]
- Habitat of Hindu Kush demons.[106]
Philippines[]
Luzon[]
- The creation of Twilight caused a volcanic eruption on the island.[108]
Singapore[]
- Location of a branch of Wolfram & Hart.[63]
Sri Lanka[]
- Angel spent the summer fighting demons at a monastery to help him cope with Buffy's death.[5]
Turkey[]
Istanbul[]
- An unidentified Potential Slayer was hunted down and killed by Bringers in 2002.[109]
Europe[]
Austria[]
Vienna[]
- In 1765, Angelus followed Darla from France intending to make her pay for abandoning him in a burning barn.[5]
- In 1963, Spike slaughtered an orphanage, as well as two members of the Watchers Council.[110]
Czech Republic[]
- Monks from the Order of Dagon succeeded in transforming the Key into human form, but were attacked by Glorificus.[111]
Prague[]
- Drusilla was tortured by an inquisitor and Spike was nearly dusted by an angry mob in 1997.[112] Records claimed that Drusilla was killed during these events.[113]
France[]
- Home of the sorcerer Cloutier, who created the Tirer la Couverture spell in the 16th century.[111]
Arles[]
- Holtz chased Angelus and Darla in 1765.[114]
Marseilles[]
- Holtz chased Angelus, Darla, James, and Elisabeth in 1767.[5]
Paris[]
- The Watcher Jean conspired for his Slayer Claudine to kill an unidentified aristocrat.[115]
- Location of a branch of Wolfram & Hart.[37]
- Refuge of Harmony Kendall and Clem during the Supernatural Crisis Act.[116]
Rouen[]
- In the 16th century, the cobbler Roche was sired by Sophie Downs.[117]
Germany[]
- In 1649, Hans and Gretta Strauss's influence torn apart a village near the Black Forest.[70]
- Birthplace of Frederick and Hans Gruenshtahler.[118]
Berlin[]
- Location of a branch of Wolfram & Hart.[63]
- Location of Hitler's bunker, which was temporarily used by Faith and Giles while in hiding.[119]
Frankfurt[]
- An unidentified Potential Slayer was hunted down and killed by Harbingers of Death in 2002.[120]
Hanselstadt[]
- Location of the Slayer Sanctuary.[121]
Munich[]
- Location of one of the Watchers Council operations in 2002.[122]
Nuremberg[]
Prussia[]
Greece[]
Hungary[]
Budapest[]
- Angelus and Darla enjoy the chaos after an earthquake circa 1890.[125]
- Location of one of Giles's safe houses.[68]
Iceland[]
Reykjavík[]
- A meteor containing an extraterrestrial Queller demon impacted in the region in the 12th century.[126]
Ireland[]
- In 1786, Angel sired a Puritan named Penn.[127]
- Birthplace of Allen Francis Doyle, circa 1974.[128]
Dublin[]
Galway[]
- Birthplace of Liam in 1727.[79]
- Home of Liam and his family before he was sired by Darla in 1753.[130]
- While on vacation, Fred and Angel discovered a coven using the blood of a Gachnar to harvest fear as a means of control.[131]
Italy[]
- The Slayer, a barmaid at the height of the bubonic plague epidemic, was killed by Lothos.[97]
- Spike and Drusilla visited the country in the 1950s.[132]
- The Slayer Organization Italy headquarters was watched by Andrew.[133]
Cortona[]
- Moloch lived in a castle before a monastery trapped him inside a tome in 1418.[15]
- Brother Luca sent emails about the Anointed One in 1997.[134]
Pisa[]
- The Restless Door released an attack of flying centipedes.[9]
Rome[]
- Location of a branch of Wolfram & Hart.[132]
- Home of the Immortal.[132]
- In 1771, Holtz tracked Angelus and captured him.[6]
- In 1894, Angelus and Spike were captured by henchmen of the Immortal.[132]
- Location of one of the Watchers Council operations in 2002.[122]
- Location of a partying Buffy Summers decoy..[135]
Venice[]
- Amy witnessed Warren dying with the end of magic.[56]
Portugal[]
Azores[]
- A Slayer Organization squad was attacked by Pearl and Nash during a training, having Nadira Kureishi as the sole survivor.[136]
Romania[]
- Home of an unidentified Slayer.[13]
- Home of Dragomir, the warlock.
Borșa[]
Transylvania[]
- Location of Dracula's castle.[138]
Russia[]
Saint Petersburg[]
- Anyanka and Halfrek observed the start of the Russian Revolution in 1905.[139]
- Angelus and Spike used a trick that involved them holding hands and beheading their enemies with a length of wire.[140]
- Giles traveled there to instruct a Slayer Organization squad.[133]
Ural Mountains[]
- A sorcerer in a village in the Koskov Valley became the embodiment of the demon Lohesh, circa 1200.[58]
Spain[]
- Home of an unidentified Slayer in late 1590s.[141]
- At some point, Spike and Drusilla observed the running of the bulls.[142]
- Hank Summers lived there with Francesca.[143]
Barcelona[]
Madrid[]
- In 1843, Luke lost a fight to an enemy who caught him sleeping.[144]
- Darla and Angel killed a poet.[5]
- Spike, Nostroyev, and the Prince of Lies were captured by Nazi agents at a virgin blood party.[145]
Sweden[]
Sjornjost[]
Switzerland[]
- Location of one of the Watchers Council operations in 2002.[122]
- Buffy led a group of Slayers in the robbery of a Swiss bank vault stocked with Nazi-stockpiled treasure.[33]
United Kingdom[]
England[]
- Whistler guided the future King Arthur to the Sword in the Stone.[86]
- In the Middle Ages, a noblewoman was called as the Slayer.[97]
Bath[]
- Giles kept a flat there.[146]
Cotswolds[]
- Location of the Deeper Well.[140]
- Dr. Ferris Carlyle hunted the She-Mantis after the death of several teenage boys.[147]
- Location of the Watchers Retreat.[69]
Devon[]
- Location of the Devon coven.[8]
Guildford[]
Hampshire[]
- Location of the Watchers Academy.[148]
- In 1813, at the Porter Hall, the Slayer Elizabeth Weston slayed the vampire Catherine after disguising herself as a man.[149]
London[]
- Location of the Watchers Council headquarters until it was destroyed by the First Evil.[122]
- Darla brought Angel here to meet the Master in 1760.[89]
- Home of Drusilla and her family in 1860, in the East End.[150]
- Location of the Pratt residence in 1880.[151]
- Angelus killed Margaret in 1883.[129]
- The Giles residence was home of the Giles family for several generations,[152] passed to Faith after Rupert's death.[47]
- Ripper's crowd was first introduced in the 1970s, in Soho.[153]
- The Potential Slayer Nora was killed along with her Watcher Robson in 2002.[154]
- Home of Nadira, Daphne, Marianne, and other members of the London Slayer squad.[155]
- Kensington in West London was home to Clement and Harmony in her celebrity career.[156]
- Hackney in East London was the site of Whistler's plan to unleash a magical plague on the world.[157] After many of the locals were mutated into magical creatures,[158] this borough became known as the Magic Town.
Westbury[]
- Giles helped Willow overcome her dark side in his country house.[109]
York[]
- Location of the Holtz residence until Angelus and Darla killed his family in 1764.[63]
Northern Ireland[]
Belfast[]
Scotland[]
- Birthplace of the Slayer Leah.[135]
- Home of Buffy Summers and her squad of Slayers as the Slayer Organization command center.[135]
Oceania[]
Australia[]
Melbourne[]
- Location of one of the Watchers Council operations in 2002.[122]
New Zealand[]
Lake Taupo[]
- Home to one of two entrances to the Deeper Well.[160]