Certain places are a crucial part of MCU history. The Void, where Loki and Deadpool encountered members of the multiverse, Wakanda, where T’Challa and his people have flourished for centuries, and Asgard, Thor’s doomed home planet, are all memorable for their fantastical, larger-than-life environments. But the first Avengers mission brought the action to a memorable but very real location: New York City.
