Located in modern-day New Mexico, Chaco Canyon was a cultural nexus for the Ancestral Puebloans. Residents built sprawling complexes from sandstone blocks and timber transported from distant lands. Many of these buildings were built to capture solar and lunar cycles and were the largest buildings constructed in North America until the 19th century.

Genesis Cities have a set location on a model of Earth in the game CryptoCrusades. The Genesis Cities, 88 in total, will be the seats of 88 empires on iOS and Android when the game is launched.