Places in the City

Cities

city, town, capital, metropolis, big city, large 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, small house, large house, brick house, apartment house, residential building;

three-story house, four-storied house, six-storeyed house (AmE: story, BrE: storey); multistory building, multistoried building;

row house, townhouse, cottage, summer house; cabin, bungalow, hut, lodge; mansion, villa, castle, palace;

office building, concrete-steel building, glass building, brick building; elevator building, walk-up building;

skyscraper, high rise, tower;

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;

waiting room, consulting room, hospital ward, emergency room, operating room; the ambulance;

Other places

police department, prison / jail, fire department, post office.