Xanadu may refer to:
Shangdu, the summer capital of China's Yuan dynasty
a metaphor for opulence or an idyllic place, based upon Samuel Taylor Coleridge's description of Shangdu in his poem Kubla Khan
Other places
Xanadu (Titan), an enigmatic bright feature on the surface of Saturn's moon, Titan Xanadu 2.0, the nickname of Bill Gates's house Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas Xanadu Houses, a series of experimental homes built to showcase computers and automation in the home Madrid Xanadú, a large shopping precinct and entertainment centre in Spain Xanadu, the original name of the New Jersey mall American Dream Meadowlands
Art, entertainment, and media
Film, television, and theatre
Xanadu (Citizen Kane), a mansion in the 1941 film Citizen Kane
Xanadu (film), a 1980 film starring Olivia Newton-John
Xanadu (musical), a 2007 Broadway musical based on the film
Xanadu (TV series) Xanadu: The Marco Polo Musical, a 1953 Seventh Army musical Xanadu, a ballet by Mildred Couper Xanadu, a virtual world in "Garage Kids", the pilot of Code Lyoko
Music
"The Legend of Xanadu", a hit song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1968) Xanadu Records, a jazz record label "Xanadu" (Rush song) (1977) Xanadu (Menudo album) (1981) Xanadu (soundtrack), the soundtrack of the film "Xanadu" (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra song) (1980) Xanadu (musical), Original Broadway Cast Recording "Xanadu (A Vision in a Dream)", a 2001 song by Stormlord from At the Gates of Utopia "Xanadu", a 2007 song by Moi Dix Mois from Dixanadu "Xanadu", a song by Screw (2012) "Xanadu", a song by Moving Mountains from Moving Mountains "Xanadu", a song by the Party Animals (2003) "Xanadu", a song by The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (2014) "Xanadu", a song by Ummet Ozcan (2022) "Xanadu", a song by The Winery Dogs (2022) Xanadu (ExWhyZ album) (2023)
Other media
Xanadu (video game), a 1985 video game
Tokyo Xanadu a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom
Faxanadu, a 1987 video game for the NES/Famicom
Madame Xanadu, a DC comics character
The home of comics character Mandrake the Magician
The Xanadu Adventure (2005), a Vesper Holly series novel
Other uses
Project Xanadu, an early non-markup hypertext project by Ted Nelson
Philodendron xanadu, plant in the family Araceae
Xanadu, a shade of gray whose name is derived from the Philodendron
Xanadu Quantum Technologies, a photonic quantum computing company based out of Toronto, Canada AirAsia X, airline (callsign XANADU) A former name of American Dream Meadowlands, a retail and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey
See also
Shanadoo, a Japanese dance and pop girl group
Shangdu (disambiguation) Shangri-La (disambiguation)