Monorail stations are located in nearly every part of Ba Sing Se, ranging from the Outer Wall to the heart of the city.

Just outside the Lower Ring, between the Outer Wall and the Inner Wall of the city is a large underdeveloped area that holds wide open plains of land, used mainly for agricultural purposes. This area in the city houses many farms belonging to citizens. The Agrarian Zone is also the location of the new Ba Sing Se Zoo.

A popular attraction in the Agrarian Zone featuring numerous Earth Kingdom fauna including but not limited to the armadillo lion, gemsbok bull, dragonfly, elephant mandrill, hog monkey, platypus bear, rabaroo, and turtle seal.

Home to the poor classes of Ba Sing Se's society and the majority of its population. These consist of newcomers to the city and people who work with their hands' such as artisans, laborers, and craftsman. Due to the impoverished state of the citizens of the Lower Ring, the crime rate is significantly higher.

Located in the Lower Ring and popular with citizens who come to feed the turtle ducks in the day. It is encircled by lanterns that brighten the entire area. There is a stone structure in the middle with a top center lamp and a lower level of lamps, and lanterns floating in the water.

Contains the city's middle-class populace, a vast assortment of shops and restaurants, as well as the financial district and Town Hall. Ba Sing Se University is also located in this area. It is generally wealthier and has a more peaceful atmosphere than the Lower Ring. Citizens of the Middle Ring are free to enter the Agrarian Zone, Lower Ring, Middle Ring and the Upper Ring without needing permission.

A prominent feature of the Middle Ring and one of the greatest centers of learning in the world. Music, zoology, architecture, anthropology, art, geography, history, political science, astrology, science, engineering, mathematics, and drama are just some of the classes taught here.

The richest of the three rings, it contains the city's upper class population, as well as military and government officials. The most important citizens of the city reside here. The Royal Palace is located in the center of the Upper Ring, within its own walls. Upper Ring Citizens are free to go wherever they please within Ba Sing Se.

Located at the heart of the Upper Ring and home to the seats of power for the government of the Earth Kingdom including the Earth King himself. The palace is large and houses not only the Earth King and his family, but several hundred guards and servants.

The spiritual and military center of the entire Earth Kingdom. Consists of numerous ceremonial temples, quarters to house the King's servants, elaborate gardens, and the King's menagerie of exotic animals. Common citizens are forbidden from entering the Earth King's walled domain, unless they have a personal invitation from the king.

A traditional-looking tea shop in the Upper Ring of Ba Sing Se; due to its location, its clientele mostly consists of the upper class citizens of the Earth Kingdom capital. It opened shortly after General Iroh and future Fire Lord Zuko arrived in the city as refugees during the Hundred Year War. Iroh named it the "Jasmine Dragon" because, in his words, the name was "dramatic, poetic, and [had] a nice ring to it."