Minecraft Structures & Exploration Checklist
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Village
Pillager Outpost
Woodland Mansion
Desert Pyramid
Jungle Temple
Swamp Hut
Igloo
Shipwreck
Ocean Ruins
Ocean Monument
Buried Treasure
Mineshaft
Ancient City
Stronghold
Trail Ruins
Trial Chambers
Ruined Portal
Nether Fortress
Bastion Remnant
Nether Fossil
Ruined Portal (Nether)
End City
End Ship
End Gateway
Abandoned Camp
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Minecraft Structures destination instructions
Village
Overworld settlements in plains, savanna, desert, taiga, snowy plains and other villages; look for houses and villagers.
Pillager Outpost
Aboveground tower with pillagers; contains loot chests and may have a Sentry armor trim.
Woodland Mansion
Rare large structure in dark forests, located with a woodland explorer map.
Desert Pyramid
Sandstone pyramid in deserts; beware TNT trap and brush suspicious sand for sherds.
Jungle Temple
Mossy jungle pyramid hidden in jungle foliage; watch for traps and chests.
Swamp Hut
Small hut in swamps; witches and black cats can appear here.
Igloo
Small snowy structure in snowy taiga or snowy plains; some have a hidden basement.
Shipwreck
Shipwrecks in oceans and beaches; check chests for maps and a Coast armor trim.
Ocean Ruins
Underwater ruins in warm and cold oceans; archaeology blocks may contain sherds.
Ocean Monument
Large underwater prismarine structure in deep-ocean biomes, guarded by elder guardians.
Buried Treasure
Hidden chest located by buried treasure maps, often beneath beaches.
Mineshaft
Underground abandoned mine with rail tracks and chests; sulfur cave mineshafts can contain Bounce disc.
Ancient City
Large underground complex in the deep dark; avoid sculk shrieker triggers.
Stronghold
Underground maze containing an End portal; locate with Eyes of Ender.
Trail Ruins
Buried archaeology ruins in taiga and some jungle forests; brush suspicious gravel.
Trial Chambers
Underground copper-and-tuff complex with combat trials, vaults and special loot.
Ruined Portal
Broken obsidian portal in the Overworld; chests can contain useful early Nether supplies.
Nether Fortress
Nether bridge complex with blazes and wither skeletons; source of blaze rods.
Bastion Remnant
Nether blackstone ruins with piglins; houses Pigstep and Snout trim loot.
Nether Fossil
Bone structures scattered in the Nether's soul sand valleys.
Ruined Portal (Nether)
Broken portal located inside the Nether; same basic structure type as Overworld portals but different expedition.
End City
Purpur tower complexes on outer End islands; possible Shulkers and End Ships.
End Ship
Some End cities contain an End Ship with an elytra and dragon head; a notable sub-feature rather than separate structure type.
End Gateway
Small bedrock gateway reached after dragon victory; teleport to outer islands using ender pearls.
Abandoned Camp
Overworld camps added in Java 26.3; exploration maps can point to variants in several forest biomes.
Overworld structures
Find villages, pillager outposts, woodland mansions, desert pyramids, jungle temples, ocean monuments, shipwrecks, ancient cities, strongholds, trial chambers and trail ruins. Abandoned Camps are a newer addition in Java 26.3 and compatible Bedrock editions. The selection list identifies likely biomes or ways to locate each site.
Nether structures
Nether fortresses provide blaze rods, bastion remnants provide valuable loot and armor trims, and Nether fossils appear in soul sand valleys. Ruined portals can appear in either dimension; the two checklist entries intentionally distinguish separate expeditions, not different generated structure IDs.
End destinations
Explore End cities on outer islands, locate an End Ship containing an elytra, and use an End gateway after fighting the dragon. End Ships are features of some End cities, and gateways aren't conventional generated building types. This list is an exploration itinerary, not a literal count of unique world-generation structure IDs.
Plan your exploration
Select a dimension preset or the complete list, save it and mark each target when visited. For collectible treasure hidden in these places, see Minecraft armor trims and Minecraft music discs.