anchorage, anchorage ground, landing, landing place

mecca, oasis, hotbed, refuge, paradise, hideaway, hangout, hotspot, enclave, destination, bastion, sanctuary, magnet, launching pad, hub, hellhole, gateway, watering hole, respite, pariahs, wonderland, backwater, utopia, byword, wasteland, locale, boon, redoubt, saviors, jewel, climes, welcome mat, abode, showplace, idyll, goldmine, costas, launchpad, bird sanctuary, deathtrap, microstate, eyesore, nightlife, tonic, environs, focal point, whipping boy, getaway, bogeyman, colony, den, playland, safe harbor, treasure trove, boomtown, bulwark, fortress, outcasts, congregate, doss house, antidote, playboys, synonym, cesspool, hideout, beacon, derelicts, domicile, flophouse, stronghold, fiefdom, wellspring, darling, flourishing, hostelry, pastime, picture postcard, inn, attraction, tranquility, bustling, flock, vagabonds, riviera, moneymaker, retreat, mainstay, scapegoat, outlanders, lightning rod, linchpin, melting pot, battleground, nirvana, gem, fertile crescent, bane, demimonde, burg, resort, succor, crown jewel, havens, anchorage, place, harbor, harbour, anchorages, asylum, campsite, mooring, shelter, cove, home, playground, refuges

coaling station, pearl harbor, port of call

isles of scilly, miami, san antonio, scilly islands

seafront

port

seaport