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I started to write this ages ago when I still had an Uberhood, but it works well for all gameplay in Sims 2. These ideas are collated from several Sims boards.
Adventurer - mines, caves, rivers
Advertising - advertising agency//offices
Alternative Medicines - consulting room, potions shop, herbal shop
Archaeology - dig site, museum
Architect - architecture studio, construction site
Artist - gallery, studio, Art College
Astronomy - observatory, offices
Athletic - stadium, gym, dojo
Auto Mechanic - automotive repair shop/garage
Banking/Investments - bank, savings and loan office
Business - corporate offices
Construction - construction site
Counseling Psychology - counseling/psychology rooms, hospital
Criminal - gang hangout, criminal business - casino?
CSI - see Forensics - crime lab, police station
Dance - dance studio, venue for performances
Education - school, community college, Uni
Entertainment - film studio, TV studio, radio broadcasting offices
Factory Worker - factory, maybe with attached shop
Fashion Design - fashion studio, modeling agency, workshop where clothing is
made
Figure Skater - ice rink
Fire Service - fire station
Forensics - see CSI - crime lab, , police station
Game Development - see Software development - software studio, offices, cubicle
farm
Grocery - grocery store, supermarket
Hospitality - hotel, event venue
Intelligence - SCIA/intelligence agency
Journalism - newspaper office, newsroom, TV studio
Law - law firm, court room
Law Enforcement - police station
Librarian - library
Medicine - hospital, GP's office, allied health services clinic (dentistry,
chiropody etc and pharmacy)
Meteorology - TV studio
Military - army base
Modeling - fashion studio, modelling agency
Music - recording studio, music college, practice rooms
Natural Science - see Oceanography - aquarium, museum
News - TV studio
Oceanography - aquarium, offices
Paleontology - dig site, museum, workshop for mending stuff
Photography - photography studio, gallery
Politics - town/city hall
Postal Service - post office
Realtor - real estate office
Science - aquarium, laboratory, museum
Show Business - film studio, TV studio
Social Worker - hospital, social services, orphanage
Taxi Driving - taxi company office
Textiles - factory, trade showroom
Tourism - tourist centre
Travel - travel agency
Veterinarian - vet surgery
aquarium
art gallery
daycare centre
Guides/Scouts huts and equipment. Sea Scouts if coastal.
fashion studio
film studio
library
museum
photography studio
recording studio
schools - primary school, high school, music school, culinary school, art school,
ballet school, boarding school
state park on beach with educational exhibits (including kiosks and hanging sealife conversions and an aquarium)
amusement park
bandstand
casino
circus
opera house,
rock concert venue,
concert hall,
cinema,
theatre
video arcade
Church/chapel/cathedral
function hall/function centre
Church of the InterDimensional Engineer
auction house
bank, loan company
real estate agency
Safe deposit boxes
Gemstone specialists with gems, gold, etc
dojo
ice rink
gym
roller rink
soccer field
stadium
swimming pool - indoor, outdoor
yoga studio
army base
city hall/town hall
fire station
gaol/prison/juvenile detention centre
police station
adoption agency
jobs agency/career services
beach lots - surf school, campground, state park with educational exhibits,
surf fishing area, boardwalk
cemetery
fish hatchery
town square
abandoned/run-down park,
botanical gardens,
community garden,
fishing pond,
large park,
playground,
sculpture garden,
small park,
skateboard/bike park
summer camp
allied health services clinic
asylum
counselling/psychology rooms
free clinic
hospital
GP's office
pharmacy
plastic surgery clinic
alleyway
fortune teller - caravan or small shop
gas/service/petrol station
junkyard
homeless shelter/social services/AA meeting place
House of Ill Repute!
laundromat
power plant
Coastal - shipping yard with cranes, docks
storage yard - containers etc
tattoo parlour
beauty salon
spa/sauna
Underground plasma bar (vampires)
Werewolf grooming service
Witch Doctor's office
Witch's Lair
specialist hobby lots
antiques
art supplies
baby stuff
bakery - take away or eat in
bikes
books
car dealership/used car lot
clothing, different styles
bridal
card shop
comics
electronics
farmer's market
fish market
florist
furniture
groceries
hardware
jewellery
lingerie
liquor
music
newsagency/card shop
occult
perfumery
pets
second-hand
tobacco and similar - headshop?
toys
video games
bars - pub, dive bar, underground bar, Irish pub, gay/lesbian bar, wine bar,
karaoke bar, sports bar, beach bar, medieval theme
clubs - nightclub, jazz club, disco, dance club, retro club
eateries - fancy restaurant, tea room (high tea, Moroccan), bistro, Chinese,
pancakes, coffee shop, Mexican, sushi bar, beatnik cafe, outdoor cafe, Indian,
diner, ice cream/pastry shop, 50s diner, seafood, pizzeria, chocolaterie
youth centre/teen hangout
internet cafe
Airport
Campsite
Bus station
Hotels - hostel, upscale resort, cheap motel
Lighthouse
Multi-storey car park//Community Car Park
Souvenir shop
Taxi company office
Tourist centre
Train station
Travel agency
Winery (they are nectaries in TS3, maybe juiceries in TS2, seeing Sims get juice
from the bars)
Zoo
surf school (using MSID's sellable-buyable-surfable surfboard from MTS)
beach campground
surf fishing area
you already listed amusement park, but I think the boardwalk type along the
beach is a special subset
community garden using the objects derived from Echo's crops (you could use
the Maxis growables as well but they reset when you leave the lot)
skateboard-bmx park using Rebecah's rideable skateboard and bikes
town square/zocalo type park with a band shell (gazebo with musical instruments)
Textile Mills, which is a career lot for both Factory and Textile workers.
Modeling Agency with runway in auditorium and shop
- for archaeologists or paleontologists
Automotive repair shop Garage\mechanics
Crime lab (CSI, forensics)
Observatory - for my astronomers
TV studio - for both news and meteorology careers
Mines/caves/rivers for spelunkers and white water rafters
Specialized business lots -- i.e., law firm, architect firm, ad agency, intelligence
agency, etc.
Tourist Center - one each in Twikki and Takemizu for Tourism career (as well
as for visitors' shopping)
Parking lots, walkways, bus stops (not a station, just a stop), skyscrapers. Possibly use deco or just empty buildings for these
Furniture Store
Hardware
garage\petrol station
Bars
Cinemas
Entertainment venues
Sightseeing places
Museums
Art Galleries
Shops for souvenirs
Dojo//Yoga
Chess for tournaments