New York City & Long Island35 locations
Series
Location Type
Empire State Building
Mount Olympus (600th Floor)
Mount Olympus sits on the mystical 600th floor of the Empire State Building. Percy visits multiple times across the series, and the final battle with Kronos takes place at its base.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met
Percy's field trip where he is attacked by Mrs. Dodds (the Fury Alecto) in the Greek & Roman galleries. This is the opening scene of the entire series.
Jackson Apartment
Percy and Sally Jackson's apartment on the Upper East Side, near the Queensboro Bridge. Home base throughout the series where Percy returns between quests.
Plaza Hotel
Demigod army headquarters during the Battle of Manhattan. Percy and his allies regroup here between skirmishes.
New York Public Library
Guardian Lions' Post
The lion statues Patience and Fortitude come to life and devour the Clazmonian Sow during the Battle of Manhattan, activated as part of Command Sequence 23.
Grand Central Terminal
The statue of Hermes on the exterior is involved in the Clazmonian Sow fight during the Battle of Manhattan. The Caduceus decorates the main entrance.
Central Park — Door of Orpheus
Door of Orpheus (Entrance to the Underworld)
One of two known entrances to the Underworld, located somewhere in Central Park. Also where Percy fights Hyperion and the parley with Prometheus takes place.
Central Park — Heckscher Playground
Location of the parley between Percy and the Titan Prometheus during the Battle of Manhattan.
Chrysler Building
Percy has a conversation with Dionysus on the rooftop of the Chrysler Building during The Titan's Curse.
Times Square
Percy goes to Times Square to find Rachel Elizabeth Dare and ask for her help navigating the Labyrinth.
Goode High School
Percy's high school where Paul Blofis teaches. Percy is taking midterms when Mrs. O'Leary arrives to warn him about the approaching war.
Meriwether College Prep
Percy's school in Book 2, The Sea of Monsters. He attends here with Tyson before being expelled after a dodgeball game against monsters.
Madison Square Park — Governor Seward Statue
The first automaton activated as part of Command Sequence 23 during the Battle of Manhattan.
United Nations Plaza
Where Kronos gathers his monster forces during the Battle of Manhattan before the final assault on Olympus.
Le Parker Meridien Hotel
Thalia suggests meeting here for cheeseburgers after the Battle of Manhattan. A well-known gathering spot for the heroes.
Battery Park
Percy jumps into the water here to negotiate with the Hudson and East River spirits during the Battle of Manhattan.
Williamsburg Bridge
The Apollo cabin defends this bridge during the Battle of Manhattan. Kronos attacks here, Annabeth is stabbed by Ethan Nakamura, and Michael Yew dies or disappears.
Manhattan Bridge
Connor Stoll and half of the Hermes cabin defend this bridge during the Battle of Manhattan.
Brooklyn Bridge
Travis Stoll and the other half of the Hermes cabin defend this bridge during the Battle of Manhattan.
Queens-Midtown Tunnel
Silena Beauregard and the Aphrodite cabin defend this tunnel during the Battle of Manhattan.
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
Katie Gardner and the Demeter cabin defend this tunnel with thorn bushes and poison ivy during the Battle of Manhattan.
Lincoln Tunnel
A major monster army approaches through the Lincoln Tunnel, including an M4 Sherman tank. Thalia and the Hunters of Artemis defend it.
Holland Tunnel
The Hephaestus cabin defends the Holland Tunnel with mechanical traps and Greek Fire during the Battle of Manhattan.
Queensboro Bridge
59th Street Bridge / Ed Koch Bridge
Malcolm Pace and the Athena cabin defend this bridge during the Battle of Manhattan. Located near Percy's apartment.
Port Authority Bus Terminal
Percy, Annabeth, and Grover catch a bus here to begin their quest west to recover Zeus's master bolt. They are attacked by the Furies on the bus.
Governor's Island
Setting of the Demigods & Magicians crossover story 'The Crown of Ptolemy,' where Percy and Annabeth team up with Carter and Sadie Kane.
Staten Island Zoo
Percy and Clarisse search for and find Ares' War Chariot at the Staten Island Zoo.
Montauk Beach
Sally Jackson's beach cabin where Percy and Sally vacation before the Minotaur attack. Also where Sally first met Poseidon, and where Percy hangs out with Rachel Elizabeth Dare.
Camp Half-Blood
Camp Half-Blood
The Greek demigod training camp on the North Shore of Long Island. Central hub of the entire series, appearing in every book. Protected by magical borders.
Yancy Academy
Percy's boarding school at the start of Book 1, located in the Hudson Valley area of upstate New York. Where he is attacked by Mrs. Dodds and subsequently expelled.
Brooklyn House
21st Nome Headquarters
The Kane family mansion in Brooklyn, headquarters of the 21st Nome. Carter and Sadie use it as a base to train young magicians and fight the forces of chaos.
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum houses Egyptian artifacts connected to the Kane family's magical heritage. Carter and Sadie visit the Egyptian wing.
Hell's Kitchen Alley
Apollo crash-lands in a dumpster in a Hell's Kitchen alley at the start of The Hidden Oracle. Now mortal and powerless, he is found by Meg McCaffrey.
Grove of Dodona
Oracle of Dodona
An ancient grove hidden in the woods of Camp Half-Blood. Apollo must restore this Oracle as part of his trials.
Nero's Tower
The evil Emperor Nero's glass skyscraper headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. The final battle of the series takes place here as Apollo confronts both Nero and Python.