Skyrim:Cities

Whiterun

This page lists all the cities in Skyrim. Each city (with the exception of Raven Rock on Solstheim) is located in a different hold and is home to that hold's ruler, or jarl. The five largest cities (the major cities) are walled, allowing their maps (or cells as they are called in the Creation Kit) to be treated separately from the main map. Carriages are available for hire outside each major city to transport the player to any other major city.

Fast traveling to a major city places you just inside its main gate, but each major city also has a keep or palace where the jarl resides, which is a separate fast-travel destination and is listed below. Additionally, Riften has a third fast-travel destination once you have joined the Thieves Guild, namely the entrance to the guild's headquarters.

Major Cities

 Markarth — A major city in the southwest of Skyrim near the border of High Rock, and the capital of the Reach. (map)

 Understone Keep — An ancient Dwarven keep built into the mountainside, used as a palace by the Jarl of Markarth. (map)

 Riften — A major city in the southeast of Skyrim near the borders of Morrowind and Cyrodiil, and the capital of the Rift. (map)

 Mistveil Keep — A castle located at the southern end of Riften. (map)

 Thieves Guild — The headquarters of the Thieves Guild located with the sewers beneath Riften, known as The Ratway. (map)

 Solitude — A major city on the northwest coast of Skyrim, and the capital of both Haafingar and the entire province. (map)

 Blue Palace — The current seat of power for Solitude, Haafingar, and Skyrim; and home to the High King of Skyrim. (map)

 Whiterun — A major city in the center of Skyrim, and the capital of Whiterun Hold. (map)

 Dragonsreach — The residence of the Jarl of Whiterun Hold, the hold's seat of political power, and the location of the hold's jail. (map)

 Windhelm — A major city in the northeast of Skyrim near the Dunmeth Pass to Morrowind, and the capital of Eastmarch. (map)

 Palace of the Kings — A large castle at the far end of the Valunstrad district in Windhelm. (map)

Other Cities

 Dawnstar — A city on the northern coast of Skyrim, and the capital of the Pale. (map)

 Falkreath — A city in the south of Skyrim, and the capital of Falkreath Hold. (map)

 Morthal — A city in the north of Skyrim, and the capital of Hjaalmarch. (map)

 Raven Rock^DB — A city on the southwest coast of Solstheim. (map)

 Winterhold — A city on the northeast coast of Skyrim, and the capital of Winterhold hold. (map)