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* ''[[Franchise/{{Ys}} Ys Origin]]'': Excluding an intro sequence with no combat, the entire game occurs in Darm Tower. The interior is very spacious, with the tower likely having a diameter of a couple thousand feet.

* The 1970's DC horror series, ''The House of Mysteries''.

* This also applies to the adult-oriented parody series of the above, ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}''. One episode even specifically advertised it as such to get tourists to come to Sealab, which angered Quinn because Murphy took out a loan with Sealab as collateral to make said advertisement, meaning they have to follow through on hosting tourists to keep Sealab from foreclosing.

* ''WesternAnimation/Sealab2020'' is set almost entirely in titular underwater station, and surrounding areas[[note]]This technically applies to the adult-oriented parody series ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}''[[/note]].

* ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' and ''Broadway Bound'', the first and third installments of NeilSimon's Eugene trilogy, both take place in the Jerome household.

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* ''WesternAnimation/Sealab2020'' is set almost entirely in titular underwater station, and surrounding areas[[note]]This technically applies to the adult-oriented parody series ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}''[[/note]].
* The Galeria Mall in ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''
* ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToTheWayne'': The titular apartment, The Wayne, is the main setting of the series. It's filled with all kinds of secrets and oddities.
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* FanFic/GraveAcademy's... Grave Academy is this on steroids.

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-->-- '''Ray''', ''{{Film/Ghostbusters 1984}}''

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* Comicbook/DoctorStrange's mansion also acts as this and is an example of GeniusLoci since it's at least somewhat alive.

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-->'''{{WebVideo/MikeJ}}''': So, they do architecture, food, TV broadcasting; of ''course'' the Clamp Building is home to a genetics lab (which looks shockingly like a children's daycare)!

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Hogwarts and its grounds in the book series, though the books had a few scenes in other places -- Knockturn Alley, Gringotts, or the nearby [[{{Muggles}} Muggle]]-free town, Hogsmeade.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2020}}'' is set almost entirely in titular underwater station, and surrounding areas[[note]]This technically applies to the adult-oriented parody series ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}''[[/note]].

* ''{{Webcomic/Buildingverse}}'' got its name because of this trope. When ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' began it was set in a single apartment building (#JustForFun/FortyTwo). But as the series [[ContinuityCreep progressed]] and the 'verse grow there were more and more things added to the [[CityOfAdventure town]] (First an ExtranormalInstitute (St. Jude University) then restaurants (Sakura Sushi, Convenient Café) etc.), and story lines even outside of that from Oz to Paris. So currently we have a subversion.

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* ''VideoGame/MakaiToshiSaGa'' a.k.a. ''Final Fantasy Legend'' takes place in a tower, though due to some reality-bending similar to BiggerOnTheInside four of the levels are worlds in and of themself. [[spoiler:It makes sense once you learn that the tower's creator is the world's god.]]

* ''[[Franchise/SaGaRPG SaGa]]'' a.k.a. ''Final Fantasy Legend'' takes place in a tower, though due to some reality-bending similar to BiggerOnTheInside four of the levels are worlds in and of themself. [[spoiler:It makes sense once you learn that the tower's creator is the world's god.]]

* ''[[Series/TheMonkees The New Monkees]]'' rarely left the mansion they lived in.

* ''[[TheMonkees The New Monkees]]'' rarely left the mansion they lived in.

* ''VideoGame/{{Saga}}'' a.k.a. ''Final Fantasy Legend'' takes place in a tower, though due to some reality-bending similar to BiggerOnTheInside four of the levels are worlds in and of themself. [[spoiler:It makes sense once you learn that the tower's creator is the world's god.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{BioShock|1}}'': While Rapture is seen to be an entire UnderwaterCity, the whole of the game seems to take place in one of its towers.

* ''{{Franchise/Buildingverse}}'' got its name because of this trope. When ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' began it was set in a single apartment building (#JustForFun/FortyTwo). But as the series [[ContinuityCreep progressed]] and the 'verse grow there were more and more things added to the [[CityOfAdventure town]] (First an ExtranormalInstitute (St. Jude University) then restaurants (Sakura Sushi, Convenient Café) etc.), and story lines even outside of that from Oz to Paris. So currently we have a subversion.

* John [=DeChancie=]'s ''CastlePerilous'' series -- subverted in that inside the castle are 144,000 ''universes''.

* Several Creator/DavidMamet plays, most notably ''Theatre/AmericanBuffalo'', ''Theatre/{{November}}'', and ''Boston Marriage''.

* ''Film/RaiseTheRedLantern'' takes place entirely within one Chinese estate, but still gets an entry in SceneryPorn. Not a bad accomplishment by ZhangYimou, to say the least. Despite the obvious differences in the works, comparisons to ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'' seem interestingly appropriate at times.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}''.

-->-- '''Egon''', ''{{Film/Ghostbusters 1984}}''