Places in the City
Cities
City, town, capital, metropolis, big city, small town; village, hamlet, settlement;
Center, downtown, outskirts, suburb; region, district, neighborhood;
Streets and transportation
Street, road, avenue, alley, boulevard, lane, drive, route;
Main street, side street, back street, bystreet;
Main road, side road, back road, byroad, country road, dirt road, paved road;
Highway, speedway, expressway, freeway, parkway, causeway, access road, toll road, turnpike;
Autobahn, motorway, superhighway;
Intersection, crossroad; traffic light, red light, yellow light, green light;
Pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing, crosswalk; sidewalk, pavement;
Bus stop, bus terminal, taxi stop, subway station, subway entrance;
Parking lot, garage, curb parking, to park at the curb, parking meter;
Train station, railway station, airport;
Buildings
House, apartment house, residential building;
Row house, townhouse, cottage, summer house; cabin, bungalow, hut, lodge; mansion, villa, castle, palace;
Two-story building, multistory building, skyscraper, high rise, tower;
Office building, concrete-steel building, glass building, brick building; elevator building, walk-up building;
Church, cathedral, temple, chapel, mosque, synagogue;
Eating places
Restaurant, French restaurant, fast food restaurant, self-service restaurant;
Cafe, diner, eatery, coffee shop, snack bar, lunchroom; bar, pub;
Shopping places
Shopping center, shopping mall; department store, shoe store, computer store, bookstore;
Food store, supermarket, grocery store; food market, farmers’ market;
Fair, annual fair, book fair, trade fair; trading center / trade center;
Market, market place, flower market, flea market; bazaar;
Newsstand, fruit stand, street vendor;
Tourist information places
Tourist
information center, visitors center, visitors bureau, travel agency;
Hotels
Hotel, inn, motel, lodge, youth hostel;
Places of interest and entertainment
Sightseeing places, sights; historical places, historic places; monument, memorial; museum, art gallery;
Zoo, botanical garden, park, amusement park;
Concert hall, theater, movie theater, cinema, circus; dancing hall, disco / discotheque, night club;
Rentals
Rental agency; car rental, video rental; real estate agency, house rental, apartment rental;
Beauty shops
Hair salon / hairdresser’s, barber shop; beauty parlor / beauty salon / beauty shop; massage parlor;
Services and repair
Laundry, laundromat, dry cleaner’s;
Automobile repair shop / auto repair shop / car repair shop / garage;
Bicycle repair shop, computer repair workshop, home repair shop, locksmith’s shop;
Sports facilities
Health club, fitness center, gym; tennis club, golf club, country club;
Playground, sports ground, basketball ground, tennis court, golf course;
Swimming pool, skating rink, boxing ring, wrestling ring; racetrack, racecourse;
Football field, stadium, sports arena;
Educational facilities
Kindergarten, nursery school, elementary school, high school; college, university, academy;
Business school, vocational school, music school, medical school, law school; library;
Banks
Bank, ATM (automatic teller machine), cash machine, currency exchange;
Health facilities
Hospital, clinic, polyclinic, health center; hospital clinic, outpatient clinic / outpatients’ department;
Ambulatory surgical center; surgery department, cardiology department; dental clinic / the dentist’s;