Atlas in numbers
Where stories happen
973 stories (novels, films, video games, real journeys, historical events and myths) mapped to 6,300 real places in 142 countries. London appears in more of them than any other city: 74.
- Stories
- 973
- Places
- 6,300
- Countries
- 142
- Places you can visit
- 64%
Cities with the most stories
A story counts for a city when one of its pinned stops lies inside it.
- 1London74 routes
- 2Tokyo63 routes
- 3Paris38 routes
- 4Moscow38 routes
- 5Los Angeles38 routes
- 6New York37 routes
- 7Rome33 routes
- 8Kyoto31 routes
- 9Saint Petersburg23 routes
- 10Venice19 routes
How real are the places?
Every stop is labelled by how exact it is. 47% of all stops are exact places you can stand on; 5% are fictional and shown at a real-world stand-in.
- Exact
- Approximate
- Speculative
- Fictional
Top countries by category
Countries with the most routes in each category. A route that crosses borders counts for every country on it.
Books122 routes
Movies384 routes
- United States103
- United Kingdom68
- Japan59
- Italy47
- Russia27
Real Journeys84 routes
History215 routes
Games111 routes
Records
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Counted from every published route and updated daily (last update 13 Nov 2026). Countries come from each route's country list; cities and records use pinned stops only.