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SL Botanical Gardens

Explore, relax, meditate, hang out with friends, or just soothe your weary soul. Ride the gondola, commune with Buddha, discover the secret Mermaid grotto, and hug a tree or two at the SL Botanical Gardens, one of the oldest full-region public gardens in Second Life.

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The Blarney Stone

The Blarney Stone Irish Pub offers a vibrant atmosphere with daily social events and live DJ music. Visitors can also enjoy live music concerts making it a lively hub for entertainment and community gatherings. Learn more about their events at dublinsl.net

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Beta Contributor Wall

Second Life continues to grow thanks to its Residents, and this monument recognizes the early "beta pioneers" who helped make the baby steps possible and pushed SL into the public eye (in hand — get it?). Head north to find a public sandbox that's still used to create content, and farther north to check out what an old Welcome Area used to look like.

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The Man

"The Man" statue is one of the only surviving objects from the original "Linden Town" area that was developed in Second Life during the earliest Alpha stage of its development back in 2002. At times, The Man has served as a shrine where miscellaneous offerings were left, and a celebration of the creativity SL was founded upon.

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The Far Away

A blast from the past! Featured in The New York Times! The Far Away is an interactive 3D art installation in Second Life. First built in 2007 by AM Radio, now curated by Ziki Questi and Kinnaird Resident.

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Strange & Mysterious

Temple of Iris

Explore the secrets of Second Life at the mystical Moth Temple of Iris.

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Svarga

Climb on top of a giant wasp and take a guided tour of this tropical island, which first opened in 2006. Explore the library inside the central tower, relax near the spring fountain, or start an impromptu jam session with some peculiar elven instruments inside the playhouse.

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Stillman Giant Bears

These cuddly behemoths have welcomed travelers from all walks of Second Life to old Stillman, whether they were flying as avatars or arriving via zeppelin tours. Behind the bears, you can tour the legendary Ivory Tower of Primitives, where many generations of Residents have learned to build, and the freebie Bazaar and The Man statue are also worth sightseeing.

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SS Galaxy

Established in 2007, SS Galaxy, also known as the Queen of the Sagittarian Sea, is an enormous, full-featured cruise ship that spans three regions and offers an array of activities, just like a real world cruise!

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Second Life Origins

SL Historical Museum

Learn about the origins of Second Life and see displays of historical artifacts, images, and notecards that have been instrumental in shaping SL. Wear a free, fully-customizable avatar of our Primitar "ancestors" and relive magic from the early days.

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Pooley Stage

Some of the earliest meetings between Second Life residents and the Linden Lab development teams were held at Pooley Stage.

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Pooley Foot

Once a remote site where applicants for the first Linden Liaison team were interviewed, curious events caused the island to transform into a rather big foot. This isn't the only cultural spot in the area: head north to see what an early Orientation Island looked like, and eastward are stages that were used for early town hall chats.

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Old Orientation Stations at Dore

How did early Second Life Residents learn the basics? These Japanese-styled orientation stations are an essentially unchanged replica of lessons from 2003, so the information is outdated, but the nostalgia lives on.

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Mont Saint Michel

Visit an in-world recreation of the beautiful French landmark, Mont Saint Michel.

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Spirituality & Belief

Mocha Cathedral

One of the first examples of detailed texturing dating back to the cusp of 2004, this cathedral proved hugely influential to successive generations of Second Life creators focused on realistic "brick and mortar" builds. Residents still use the prayer candles in memory of loved ones today.

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Maps of Second Life

The exhibit Maps of Second Life curated by Professor Juliana Lethdetter, shows information and art on virtual cartography in Second Life.

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Lost Gardens of Apollo

Established in 2005, the Lost Gardens of Apollo is a relaxing and romantic spot with beautiful gardens, waterfalls, and secluded places to snuggle.

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Japan Tempura Island

Established in 2008, Tempura Island has been a popular destination for socializing, romance, and healing. Explore the forest, dance in the ballroom, wander through the temple and meditate amidst the Japanese motif.

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Second Life Origins

Ivory Tower Library of Primitives

This self-guided, self-paced, comprehensive building tutorial also includes a weapons testing area and safe sandboxes where you can try out your newly-acquired skills.

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Inspire Space Park

Come be a part of the wonderful community at Inspire Space Park, running since 2007! Meditate in a cosmic sci-fi natural outer space galaxy built by talented SL artists. Blast off into the heavens, a universe of magic! Float amidst the stars and planets, and listen to soothing ambient tunes. They embrace everyone and value each of their visitors and many make a permanent home here. Affordable land rentals and moon base homes too!

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Governor Linden's Mansion

Home to the mythical Governor who's as elusive as Bigfoot, this Second Life heritage home hasn't changed much since its inception in 2002. It remains one of the few preserved examples of what inworld architecture was like back in the day. Come visit and find out how early pioneers survived before sculpted prims, then stroll to the basement for a time capsule of vintage goods.

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Da Boom

Visit Da Boom, the very first region in Second Life, founded in 2002. It's named after the real-life "De Boom" street in San Francisco, and Residents have speculated it's also a reference to the "Big Bang" of our virtual world's conception.

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Climbable Beanstalk

One of the oldest objects in SL is a beanstalk, created by Steller Sunshine in 2003. An influential model of organic shapes in a whimsical style, Steller used to hold contests challenging Residents to jump from leaf to leaf — can you make it to the top?

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Chouchou

Since 2008, Japanese music group Chouchou has brought their creativity to Second Life in several photogenic and atmospheric regions, including "Memento Mori," "Islamey" and "The Babel."

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Builder's Brewery

Established in 2008, Builder's Brewery is one of Second Life's oldest destinations for learning. Visit and take a free training class and learn all about building, textures, scripting, mesh, animations, and more. Join their 3x award-winning group, and there is even a Sandbox for builders. Check their website for their schedule of educational events. More info at buildersbrewery.com

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Boardman Themed Community

Before Linden Homes, there was Boardman, an early experiment of a themed community in a gentle suburban style. Don't be surprised that the zoning guidelines date back to January 2003, and should you run across any of the locals, they're mighty friendly, so ask if they'll share their stories.

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Bay City History Pavilion

Want to learn more about the Mainland community of Bay City? Get in deep and visit this display covering the city's history and featuring artifacts and images spanning it's existence from 2008 to today!

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Baffin Island

This island has seen many significant events, from its time as a welcoming spot for teen Residents "graduating" to adulthood to the hills used in Linden Lab ad promos for the then-new WindLight graphics. An abandoned library-turned-coffee shop is at the heart of it all, reminding us of how virtual connections can transform into real-life friendships.

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Ancient Alexandria, 1 BCE

Welcome to ancient Alexandria, Egypt. You have arrived at 1 BCE, at the main docks of the city. Here, at the Agora District, you will find the Great Library, the Serapeum, Alexander's Tomb, the Ampitheater, the Bathhouse, and more. Journey through the city. Visit the Koine District, the Aristoi, and the Pharos Lighthouse.

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Vigra Village

Vigra Village offers a detailed Norse-themed roleplay experience with roots in Viking age culture and mythology. Sail through vast waters and explore destinations like Skaertonnfjall Isle, Halogaland, and Thorvaldshaven across nine connected regions. Visitors are welcome to explore, with historical attire encouraged to immerse in the community’s friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

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Town of Blackwater

Blackwater MO is a sleepy little town banked against the Missouri River. Where the town is based on the RDR game, it creates a historical atmosphere for people to explore the wild west and live out their lives.

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Faenhall Island

Faenhall Island is a small, "rp-lite", fantasy-inspired viking destination. Located in the "Great North Sea" it is an escape for all races to explore and have a bit of medieval fun! Kick back some mead with the wenches inside the Faenhall, or find a nice secluded and scenic spot with that special someone. The only limit at Faenhall is one's imagination.

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Alexandreia

Alexandreia is a region with beautifully crafted and historically accurate architecture from Ptolemaic Egypt. It has a strong role-play community, and a remarkable reproduction of Nefertari's tomb above ground level.

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Mayfield 1950s

Mayfield is a 1950s town in California where you can enjoy the fun of living in a simpler time, with sock hops, drive-ins, diners, beatniks and so much more. You can also enjoy the natural beauty of the town and its many vintage period details. The town has scifi elements in its back story, a full set of caverns, and creativity is encouraged. Visit for some mid-century mayhem.

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Time Portal

Step through the Time Portals in the laboratory to travel back in time! Train like a gladiator in ancient Rome. See Shakespeare's new play at Tudor London's Globe theatre. Visit a chateau just outside 18th century Paris. Explore the slums of 19th century London. Dance the night away in 1930s New York. Or put a dime in the jukebox at the Diner in 1950s-60s America. And much, much more!

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Gion Kobu Hanamachi

Gion Kobu Hamachi is a Japanese Edo period role play region circa 1867. The region is run by the geisha of Karyukai Okiya, Second Life's first geisha community. They provide live entertainment in the form of Japanese ozashiki or banquets, dance shows, and traditional seasonal festivals. The region contains two tea houses, an indoor and outdoor theater, Shinto shrine, park lands, and an new art gallery.

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1920s Chicago

With a gangster on every corner, the Chicago of the 1920s is alive with action as daily battles rage over control of the city's bootlegging rackets. Explore the historic city with its speakeasies, jazz clubs, and dark alleyways. Chicago also offers events such as live music and DJ's at their many speakeasys.

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Tombstone, AZ

Some towns have stories, Tombstone has legends. Experience Wild West role-play set in 1899. Built with historical accuracy, Tombstone is one of a kind. Made up of nine different regions, Tombstone boasts seven different towns, a couple of regions for residential living and Winslow (a Western Shopping district). Will you be a outlaw or law? A Judge perhaps? Come join the fun!

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Little Yoshiwara

Little Yoshiwara is the home of the Yoshiwara Okiya (Geisha School), and the Yoshiwara Jingu Association (Shinto Priest and Priestess School). This region is set in the Early Edo Period (c1605-1750), during the Tokugawa Shogunate.

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Amiville, Colorado

Nestled among the hills and mountains of Colorado, the bustling town of Amiville is home to a variety of peoples, flora and fauna. A modest town in size, yet featuring businesses of convenience such as saloons, banks, bakeries, courthouse, church, funeral parlor and more. Cowboys gather at the the local saloon, humorously named "the Tipsy Maiden" where they drink, socialize, tell their tall tales or gape at the dance-hall girls.

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New Toulouse

With its hoodoo stalls, speakeasy jazz joints, Creole kitchens, and period architecture, New Toulouse has a look and feel loosely based on the city of New Orleans and its surrounding swamps and bayous at the turn of the 20th century.

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Renaissance Island

Pray ye visit this enchanted land that recalls a time when lords and ladies danced in the Royal Court of King Henry VIII. Many skilled artisans worked tirelessly to ensure that every castle, abbey, and monastery in the Parish of St. Minutia remain faithful to their historic forebears.

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1890s Creede Colorado

Travel back in time to the silver mining town's vibrant heyday. Located high in the Rocky Mountains, Creede boasts a diverse population and breathtaking views. Locals enjoy the convenience of shopping, horseback riding, civic offices, blacksmith, barber, hotel, saloon, school, church, bank, opium den, and much more. Miners are asked to visit the bathhouse prior to entering the saloon.

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1950s & 1960s America in Time Portal

Step through the Time Portal in the laboratory and visit an American city during the 1950s and 1960s. Shop at some of SL's best vintage shops, see a movie, rock 'n roll at the diner or listen to jazz poets at the beatnik bar!

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Virtual Pioneers

The Virtual Pioneers group was founded in 2007 by a small group of historically-minded avatars that enjoy using virtual environments to learn and explore. Join them in Second Life at their frequent meetings where they tour or have historically themed events. More info at virtualpioneers.org

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Victorian London in Time Portal

Step through the Time Portal in the mysterious laboratory and visit London during the Victorian and Edwardian era. The time machine has a virus, so the time zones have been a bit mixed up. Visit some of the shops and buy clothes from a time when people still dressed in style or buy furniture from a time when these were crafted by people with real experience and talent. Once you're all dressed up, go for a meal at the oyster seller, say a prayer for the poor at the church, have a dance at the music hall and end your evening with a sing-a-long and few pints of ale at the Ten Bells pub. But be careful... the slums and backstreets are the hunting grounds of Jack the Ripper!

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USS Kitty Hawk

The US Navy's longest serving aircraft carrier is Second life's largest, most detailed and fully functional ship. Set in the Indochina region, the Kitty Hawk is a role playing community dedicated to accurately recreating this misunderstood period of history: 1965 to 1973 in Southeast Asia. Visitors are welcome but please respect the role-play.

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Tudor London in Time Portal

Step through the Time Portal in the laboratory and visit London during the Tudor era. Have some ale at the tavern, visit the market, train your abilities with a sword and enjoy a new play by William Shakespeare at the Globe Theater at the end of the street! You can also shop with some of the best creators of historical items in SL.

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The 1920s Berlin Project

Travel back in time to this big city during an amazing era. Wander down Unter den Linden, explore the dirty old back streets, see a movie at the cinema, visit the museum, enjoy cabaret, dance the Charleston in a small Tanzlokal or at the gay Eldorado club in this role-play region with a 1920s dress code (freebies provided).

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Syrinx

Syrinx is a beautiful and authentic Viking village. This moderate, non-combat location includes period-appropriate buildings and activities, they've even got the animals and plants native to Scandinavia. There are many places to engage in chores, spiritual and cultural exploration, relaxation, chores, adventure and maybe a little romance. Beware of sharks and bears!

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Sonora Mexico West

Sonora Mexico West is a Wild West roleplay destination in a historical atmosphere. An old west country RP, from North America to Mexico borderlands.

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London 1940 the Blitz

Step through the Time Portal in the laboratory and visit London in 1940, during the height of the Blitz in World War 2. Have a beer at the pub, dance the night away at the Trocadero club, go shopping in some of the best vintage shops of SL, see the damage done by the Luftwaffe... and when the sirens go... run!

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Antiquity

Antiquity is a light RP estate set in the mid-1700s to the late Victorian era combining the elegance and sophistication of that time with the roughness of that past. It is home to beautiful architecture, including a noteworthy historical reproduction of 19th century Buckingham House (later Palace), themed historical areas, several historical royal courts…and pirates. Antiquity, a life like no other.

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1920s - 1940s New York in Time Portal

Step through the Time Portal in their mysterious laboratory and visit New York during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The time machine has a virus, so the time zones have been a bit mixed up. Go shopping and find items from the golden age of style and when yer all dolled up, have a meal at Delmonico's, catch a show, get a drink at the speakeasy and dance the night away at the Cocoanut Grove and rent a room at the Ambassador hotel!

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Second Life Origins

SL Botanical Gardens

The Blarney Stone

Beta Contributor Wall

The Man

The Far Away

Temple of Iris

Svarga

Stillman Giant Bears

SS Galaxy

SL Historical Museum

Pooley Stage

Pooley Foot

Old Orientation Stations at Dore

Mont Saint Michel

Mocha Cathedral

Maps of Second Life

Lost Gardens of Apollo

Japan Tempura Island

Ivory Tower Library of Primitives

Inspire Space Park

Governor Linden's Mansion

Da Boom

Climbable Beanstalk

Chouchou

Builder's Brewery

Boardman Themed Community

Bay City History Pavilion

Baffin Island

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Ancient Alexandria, 1 BCE

Vigra Village

Town of Blackwater

Faenhall Island

Alexandreia

Mayfield 1950s

Time Portal

Gion Kobu Hanamachi

1920s Chicago

Tombstone, AZ

Little Yoshiwara

Amiville, Colorado

New Toulouse

Renaissance Island

1890s Creede Colorado

1950s & 1960s America in Time Portal

Virtual Pioneers

Victorian London in Time Portal

USS Kitty Hawk

Tudor London in Time Portal

The 1920s Berlin Project

Syrinx

Sonora Mexico West

London 1940 the Blitz

Antiquity

1920s - 1940s New York in Time Portal

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