# What fantasy world would you visit? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 3, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793 "2003-08-03T23:33:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/1 "2003-08-03T23:33:13Z")
Which fantasy or science fiction world would you most like to visit or live in? Although the fringe benefits of living in **Gor** sure sound nice (for a guy, that is), I don’t think I’m up to the combat. The **Star Trek** universe would probably be my destination. The holodecks alone could keep me busy endlessly. Or possibly, one of the many worlds of Robert Heinlein, as long as I got to hang around with Lazarus Long. What say you? BTW: I did search to see if we’ve done this before, but didn’t find anything. My apologies if I missed it. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/2 "2003-08-03T23:45:13Z")
Walt Kelly’s _Pogo_ comic strip. Or _The Wind In The Willows_. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/3 "2003-08-04T01:03:29Z")
Am I only allowed one? I would visit not another world, but the Angevin Empire in which Lord Darcy and Sean O Lochlainn live. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/4 "2003-08-04T02:19:11Z")
It’s all dependant on whether you’ll get to interact with the fantasy universe on the same level as the main characters. For instance, holodecks in the Star Trek universe were still very new, very expensive technology. Remember how impressed Picard was with the thing during the first holodeck episode? He’d never seen one before. And the Enterprise was the flagship of the Federation. Assuming I could be wealthy and influental enough to have access to all the goodies, though, I too would pick the Star Trek universe. ---
**Author:** ![Vastard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Vastard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vastard)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/5 "2003-08-04T02:42:45Z")
Certainly Discworld, especially if I could be a wizard. Having Death personally come for you when you die is just plain cool. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/6 "2003-08-04T02:47:52Z")
Star Trek, easily. Screw the Holodecks… I just want to live in that world. ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/7 "2003-08-04T03:01:41Z")
I’ve always been partial to the Culture universe, as described by _Ian M. Banks_, although the universe that _Terry Pratchett_ describes in ‘Strata’ also is worth a mention. Custom-designing your own planet sounds rather appealing. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/8 "2003-08-04T03:03:03Z")
Actually, I’m a girl and I’d definitely choose the aforementioned John Norman’s **Gor** world. But that’s just me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/9 "2003-08-04T03:57:11Z")
The universe of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Perhaps also: Lord of the Rings’ Middle Earth (probably would pick Rivendell or Lothlorien to hang out in. It’s safer there). Proton/Phaze of the “Apprentice Adept” series (Piers Anthony). ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/10 "2003-08-04T04:11:07Z")
The Discworld _could_ be nice, but I’ll probably endup as a small, squeeky footnote in someone’s plot. I think I’ll have more fun in the ST:TNG universe. I’ll helpfully point out the plotholes and reverse the polarity on the sonic showers, or something. ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/11 "2003-08-04T04:25:56Z")
If I got to pick who I could hang with then I’d go to Planet Gunsmoke and Vash (what is this, Vash mention #12? But you guys keep setting me up), otherwise I’d rather be dead than live there. Other choice would be the Harry Potter world if I could be a witch. I wouldn’t even insist on Snape, really I wouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/12 "2003-08-04T05:02:50Z")
The Lovecraft Universe… Sure I may go insane or be killed by some monsterous creature, but I’ll have fun doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Crivens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Crivens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crivens)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/13 "2003-08-04T13:47:09Z")
If I could be one of the elite, then the Dune universe would be great. I’d love to be a vassal under the Duke Paul himself. Not the discworld, it’s not really a nice place. Notice that whilst the stories are funny for us, they decidedly aren’t for the characters involved? Possibly Middle Earth, it would depend on the era. This is a hard question really - most fantasy places have a degree of conflict in order to make them interesting, which means that in most fantasy places you’ve got a fair chance of dying painfully rather soon. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/14 "2003-08-04T14:10:05Z")
Middle Earth, specifically Rivendell. It seems like a pretty amazing place really. My second choice would be The Shire. The frustrating part would be that I’d hit my head on a lot of things. It still seems like a nice place though. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/15 "2003-08-04T15:07:13Z")
Does it have to be a published world? I have created my own fantasy world out of a melange of all the dreams about nature that I can remember. I would go there (but one hint: avoid the water parks!) ---
**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/16 "2003-08-04T15:22:08Z")
Gilead ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/17 "2003-08-04T15:52:42Z")
Sunnydale. I’d spend most of my time stalking Spike and avoiding other vampires and demons. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/18 "2003-08-04T18:31:02Z")
I’d vote for Sigil in Planescape. I could visit every other world eventually, if I could only find the right portal… Babylon 5 would be a cool place to be- after the Shadow war. ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/19 "2003-08-04T18:53:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Gilead From the Handmaid’s Tale? Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793/20 "2003-08-04T19:55:09Z")
To riff from **Bloom County,** I’d like a ticket to the planet of unchained stewardess vixens, please. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-visit/192793.md?page=2)