- "Metropolis and Gotham City are very different, yet both have surmounted recent difficulties to forge ahead once more, displaying admirable resilience and civic spirit. And of course they are not just leading economic powerhouses, but also very alluring tourist destinations!"
- ―Temel Kotil[src]
Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis is a two-part in-universe guide book released in association with Turkish Airlines and Time Out Group as a canonical tie-in for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
It was written by Daniel Wallace and published on February 16, 2016 by Time Out Group. The book is presented as two Time Out travel guides for the cities of Gotham City and Metropolis, set within the DC Extended Universe.
Blurb[]
Time Out Guides are rated top guidebook brand by Which? Survey, for level of detail, photography, quality of maps, ease of finding information and value for money.
Time Out Shortlist Gotham & Metropolis selects the very best of the cities’ sightseeing, restaurants, shopping, nightlife and entertainment, with Time Out's trademark expertise. It also takes you straight to the latest venues, tips you off to the news and fashions and gives the dates that matter.
It's the best reference for anyone visiting Gotham & Metropolis in a handy size and easy to use format.
The guide has been written by Dan Wallace, author of ‘Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman’ and the ‘The DC Comics Encyclopedia’, among other superhero inspired works. And it has been developed in collaboration with the filmmaking team behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”[1]
Appearances[]
Characters[]
Locations[]
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- Earth
- Africa
- Egypt (mentioned)
- Ethiopia (mentioned)
- Addis Ababa (mentioned)
- Asia (mentioned)
- Atlantis (mentioned)
- Europe (mentioned)
- Bohemia (mentioned)
- France (mentioned)
- Paris (mentioned)
- Germany (mentioned)
- Ireland (mentioned)
- Italy (mentioned)
- Monte Carlo (mentioned)
- Norway (mentioned)
- United Kingdom (mentioned)
- Bristol (mentioned)
- London (mentioned)
- West End (mentioned)
- Australia (mentioned)
- Sydney (mentioned)
- North America
- Canada
- Jamaica (mentioned)
- United States of America
- Atlanta (mentioned)
- Boston (mentioned)
- Coast City (mentioned)
- Central City (mentioned)
- Chicago (mentioned)
- Fort Hob (mentioned)
- Gotham City
- 10/6 (mentioned)
- 8th Street Station (mentioned)
- Alice's Antiques
- Amusement Mile
- Amusement Mile Burlesque (mentioned)
- Amusement Mile Station (mentioned)
- Circo Roma (mentioned)
- Excelsior Motel (mentioned)
- Haley's Circus (mentioned)
- Gotham City Yacht Club (mentioned)
- Newton Fairgrounds and Amusement Park (mentioned)
- Home of the Future (mentioned)
- House of Mirrors (mentioned)
- Tunnel of Love (mentioned)
- Archie Goodwin International Airport (mentioned)
- Big Belly Burger (mentioned)
- Blackgate Penitentiary (mentioned)
- Bowery (mentioned)
- 27 Tek
- Gotham City Arms Hotel (mentioned)
- Hallucination Lounge (mentioned)
- Jitters (mentioned)
- Krankzz (mentioned)
- Lower Bowery (mentioned)
- Victorian Parlor (mentioned)
- Bristol (mentioned)
- Blades Arena (mentioned)
- Bristol Country Club
- Burnley (mentioned)
- Ace Chemicals (mentioned)
- Bryant Chemical Works (mentioned)
- Jazzland (mentioned)
- Caruana Station (mentioned)
- Castleland Mall (mentioned)
- Central Island (mentioned)
- Chelsea (mentioned)
- Gotham State University (mentioned)
- Hyde Towers
- Kingston Square (mentioned)
- Kingston Square Station (mentioned)
- Chinatown
- Chinatown Station (mentioned)
- Red Lotus (mentioned)
- Clocktower (mentioned)
- Club Vesuvius (mentioned)
- Corktree (mentioned)
- Cornerstone Station (mentioned)
- Coventry (mentioned)
- Blue Heron (mentioned)
- Coventry Station (mentioned)
- Gotham City Zoo
- Crystal Palace (mentioned)
- Darby Station (mentioned)
- Drummond Court Station (mentioned)
- East End (mentioned)
- Egyptian (mentioned)
- Electronics Sector (mentioned)
- Empire International Airport (mentioned)
- Financial District (mentioned)
- Buford Building (mentioned)
- Financial District Station (mentioned)
- Gotham City Stock Exchange (mentioned)
- International Museum of Financial History (mentioned)
- Pamela's Café (mentioned)
- Von Gruenwald Tower
- Finger Foods (mentioned)
- Gotham City General Hospital (mentioned)
- Gotham City Olympus (mentioned)
- Gotham City Public Library (mentioned)
- Gotham Heights
- Gotham Heights Station (mentioned)
- Gramercy Loft
- Harbor Light Motor Lodge (mentioned)
- Harbor Street Station (mentioned)
- HMS Tar (mentioned)
- Hotel Aventine (mentioned)
- Hotel Parvenu (mentioned)
- Iceberg Lounge (mentioned)
- Jeremiah Avenue Station (mentioned)
- Jitters
- Johnson Landfill (mentioned)
- Josephine Hall (mentioned)
- Kane Art Museum
- Kane Bridge (mentioned)
- La Jeste Clown College (mentioned)
- Lower East Side (mentioned)
- Up All Night (mentioned)
- Lower Gotham (mentioned)
- Lower West Side (mentioned)
- Father Knickenbocker Wax Museum (mentioned)
- Little Bohemia (mentioned)
- Little Odessa (mentioned)
- Kremlin Klub
- Little Odessa Station (mentioned)
- Volczek Square (mentioned)
- Luigi's Pizza
- Marx Station (mentioned)
- Maxie's Casino
- Mercy Station (mentioned)
- Midtown (mentioned)
- Diamond District
- Davenport Tower (mentioned)
- Diamond District Station (mentioned)
- Ellsworth Building (mentioned)
- Harry's Revue (mentioned)
- Fashion District
- Fox Gardens (mentioned)
- Harborgate Towers (mentioned)
- Midtown Arena (mentioned)
- Midtown Mall
- Theater Row (mentioned)
- Orpheum Theater
- Rosemont Theater (mentioned)
- Wayne Botanical Garden
- Diamond District
- Neo-Eden (mentioned)
- North Central Hospital (mentioned)
- Old Gotham (mentioned)
- City Hall (mentioned)
- City Hall Station (mentioned)
- Lawmaker's Chamber (mentioned)
- Portrait Room (mentioned)
- Gotham City Museum of Natural History (mentioned)
- Orchard Hotel
- Paradise Club (mentioned)
- Park Row (mentioned)
- Aragon Theater (mentioned)
- Gotham City Opera House
- La Scala Theater (mentioned)
- Park Row Station (mentioned)
- Park Street Station (mentioned)
- Peregrinator's Club
- Robinson Station (mentioned)
- Port Adams (mentioned)
- Richland Mall (mentioned)
- Riverside Lounge (mentioned)
- Robbinsville (mentioned)
- Somerset (mentioned)
- Arkham Asylum (mentioned)
- Powers Stadium (mentioned)
- Slaughter Swamp State Park (mentioned)
- South Gotham (mentioned)
- MM Good Donuts (mentioned)
- Tap Room (mentioned)
- Temple Station (mentioned)
- Tobacconists Club
- Tricorner Yards (mentioned)
- Naval Yard (mentioned)
- Tricorner Park (mentioned)
- Tricorner Yards Station (mentioned)
- Upper East Side (mentioned)
- Little Italy (mentioned)
- Ciao Bella (mentioned)
- Falcone's
- Powers Hotel
- W 10th Street Station (mentioned)
- Little Italy (mentioned)
- Upper West Side (mentioned)
- Battergate (mentioned)
- Globe Theater (mentioned)
- Robinson Park (mentioned)
- Finger Castle (mentioned)
- Forum of the Twelve Caesars (mentioned)
- Giella Gardens (mentioned)
- Nero Pavilion (mentioned)
- Robinson Park Reservoir (mentioned)
- Robinson Station (mentioned)
- Ventriloquist Club (mentioned)
- Victorian Parlor (mentioned)
- Warehouse District (mentioned)
- Sionis Below (mentioned)
- Wayne Medical Center (mentioned)
- Wayne Tower (mentioned)
- Wayne Tower Station (mentioned)
- W 20th Street Station (mentioned)
- W 24th Street Station (mentioned)
- Zatara's Magic Shop (mentioned)
- Houston
- Los Angeles
- Metropolis
- Bakerline
- Bakerline Terminal (mentioned)
- Berkowitz Airport (mentioned)
- Jules Verne Extra-Terrestrial Museum (mentioned)
- Kenmore Bowling Alley
- Metro City Airport (mentioned)
- Hob's River (mentioned)
- Metropolis Police Department (mentioned)
- Metropolis Public Library (mentioned)
- New Troy
- Arts District (mentioned)
- Arts District Station (mentioned)
- Border Room (mentioned)
- Dodd Street Station (mentioned)
- Gatling Street Station (mentioned)
- Schaffenberger (mentioned)
- Siegel Music Hall (mentioned)
- Simmons Gallery (mentioned)
- Turley Gallery (mentioned)
- Chinatown
- Chinatown Station (mentioned)
- Dynasty (mentioned)
- El Ciento (mentioned)
- Koul-Brau Breweries (mentioned)
- Laverty Station (mentioned)
- Longshore Ballroom
- Metropolis University
- String Theory
- Swinburne Hall (mentioned)
- Fashion District
- Carlini's (mentioned)
- Dooley's Pub
- Doolittle Station (mentioned)
- Fashion District Station (mentioned)
- Mary Alice's Consignment Shop (mentioned)
- Metro Souvenirs (mentioned)
- Metropolis Museum of Art (mentioned)
- Metropolitan Club
- Mr Leonards (mentioned)
- Sienna Hall (mentioned)
- Financial District
- Apricot Spa (mentioned)
- Apricot Station (mentioned)
- Evans Pretzel Factory (mentioned)
- Metropolis Grand Hotel (mentioned)
- Metropolis Stock Exchange (mentioned)
- Park Metropolis Downtown
- Seventh Avenue Station (mentioned)
- Heroes Park District
- Daily Planet
- Heroes Park
- Heroes Park Station (mentioned)
- Hob's Bay
- Ace O'Clubs
- Atwater Tower (mentioned)
- Chaney's
- Empire Pier (mentioned)
- Hob's Bay Hospital (mentioned)
- Hob's Bay Station (mentioned)
- Gotham City Passenger Ferry (mentioned)
- Lucy's Pub (mentioned)
- Mo's Café (mentioned)
- Pit (mentioned)
- Schott's Toys
- Suicide Slum (mentioned)
- Joy Lounge (mentioned)
- Metropolis History Museum
- Jewelry District (mentioned)
- Digby & Sons (mentioned)
- Schwartzenoff (mentioned)
- Lower East Side (mentioned)
- Carrasco's (mentioned)
- Financial Circle Station (mentioned)
- Glenmorgan Square (mentioned)
- Karl's Pump & Brew (mentioned)
- Silas Station (mentioned)
- Thornton Station (mentioned)
- Uri's Family Restaurant (mentioned)
- Utopia Casino (mentioned)
- Metropolis Overstreet Mall (mentioned)
- Midtown
- Avenue of Tomorrow
- Avenue of Tomorrow Station (mentioned)
- Geschäft-Krieg (mentioned)
- Metro Square (mentioned)
- Metro Square Station (mentioned)
- Bennett Street Station (mentioned)
- Berkeley Lodge (mentioned)
- Blaze Comics
- Blaze Publishing (mentioned)
- Chez Joey's
- Grantland Park (mentioned)
- Hammersmith Tower (mentioned)
- Knott Station (mentioned)
- LexCorp Plaza
- LexCorp Tower
- Lexor Hotel (mentioned)
- LexCorp store (mentioned)
- Metro Palace Theater
- Metropolis General Hospital (mentioned)
- Metropolis Park
- Metropolis Park Station (mentioned)
- Metropolis Road Terminal (mentioned)
- Nova (mentioned)
- Supernova
- Terminal Courtyard Station (mentioned)
- Wardenclyffe Station (mentioned)
- Washington Medical Center (mentioned)
- Avenue of Tomorrow
- Queensland Docks
- Alewife (mentioned)
- Bessolo Bistro
- Metro Hovercraft (mentioned)
- Queensland Docks Station (mentioned)
- Queensland Pier (mentioned)
- Upper East Side
- Centennial Café (mentioned)
- Centennial Hotel (mentioned)
- Rail Line
- Shuster Arena
- Upper West Side
- Billups Hall (mentioned)
- Broadrun Jazz Club (mentioned)
- Fifth Street Station (mentioned)
- Metropolis City Hall
- Minko Hall (mentioned)
- Second Avenue Station (mentioned)
- West River Station (mentioned)
- Yellow Prawn (mentioned)
- Arts District (mentioned)
- Oaktown (mentioned)
- AmerTek Arena (mentioned)
- Oaktown Terminal (mentioned)
- Park Ridge (mentioned)
- Metropolis International Airport (mentioned)
- Racine (mentioned)
- Bloom (mentioned)
- LeMarvin Bistro (mentioned)
- Park Ridge Station (mentioned)
- Racine Station (mentioned)
- Vernon (mentioned)
- Queensland Park (mentioned)
- Julian Gallery (mentioned)
- Metropolis Athletic Club (mentioned)
- Metropolis Science Explorarium (mentioned)
- Mount Royal (mentioned)
- Metro University of Art (mentioned)
- Metropolis Institute of Technology (mentioned)
- Newtown (mentioned)
- North Bridge (mentioned)
- Old City (mentioned)
- North Street Seaport (mentioned)
- Pelham (mentioned)
- Queensland Park Terminal (mentioned)
- Schwartz Field (mentioned)
- St Martin's Island (mentioned)
- Abbey (mentioned)
- West River (mentioned)
- Bakerline
- Miami (mentioned)
- New Orleans (mentioned)
- New York (mentioned)
- San Francisco (mentioned)
- Haight-Ashbury (mentioned)
- Washington, D.C. (mentioned)
- Africa
Events[]
- Renaissance
- American Civil War
- World War II
- Cold War
- Fear gas outbreak
- Murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne
- Assassination of the Flying Graysons
- Black Zero Event
Organizations[]
- Ace Chemicals
- Bryant Chemical Works
- Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane
- Falcone crime family
- Ferris Air
- Flying Graysons
- Galante crime family
- Gotham Airlink
- Gotham Blades
- Gotham City Philharmonic
- Gotham City Police Department
- Gotham City Wireless
- Gotham Freepress
- Gotham Guardsmen
- Gotham Historical Society
- Gotham River Ferry Authority
- Gotham State University Wildcats
- Gotham Taxi Commission
- Gotham True Crime
- Gotham Goliaths
- Gem Electronics
- KGB
- Kord Industries
- Lemaris Foundation
- LexCorp
- Maroni crime family
- Metropolis Monarchs
- Metropolis Mammoths
- Metropolis Metros
- Metropolis Port Authority
- Metropolis Rail Authority
- NASA
- Sabatino crime family
- Wayne Enterprises
Species[]
Others[]
- Fear gas
- The Nutcracker
Gallery[]
Metropolis[]
Gotham City[]
Trivia[]
- According to the world map at the center of the book, Metropolis exists about where the real world city Hampton, Virginia exists.
- Gotham City is placed at the real world location of Norfolk, Virginia.
- This can best be chalked up to convenience for the map designers, as it's a very minor detail that happens to be inconsistent with on-screen maps of the Metropolis/Gotham City area, but looks accurate at a glance.
- On page 20, it says that Jazzland has "hosted great jazz artists since the 1920s," however on page 9 it says that "Gotham jazz got its start in Burnley in the 1930s," the decade after jazz artists had supposedly already been performing.
- Melbourne Central Shopping Centre was used for the image of Midtown Mall that appears in the book. A sign saying "Melbourne Central" can clearly be seen in the image.
- The image of Blaze Comics on page 42 is a picture of a real-world comic shop, as many real-world comics can be seen. Some of these comics include Marvel Comics characters like Captain America and the Hulk.
- Author Daniel Wallace has said that he tried to make the maps of Gotham City and Metropolis in the book feel like an evolution of existing maps from the comics. He used several references including the Metropolis map from the DC Universe Roleplaying Game and the Gotham map from the Batman: No Man's Land storyline from the comics.[2]