Megaton

The closest way to a town from Vault 101 is east to Megaton.

Origins
Megaton was built by a pragmatically allied group of wasteland drifters and children of Atom out of a pre-existing, nearby Washington Dulles International Airport. The children of Atom had migrated to the area because of the large undetonated Atomic Bomb now lying in the center of Megaton.

Related quests

 * Following in His Footsteps The central storyline of Fallout 3.
 * The Power of the Atom - A side-quest in Megaton that revolves around disarming or detonating the bomb landing you your first wasteland apartment.
 * The Wasteland Survival Guide - Moira Brown, the owner of the local general shop Craterside Supply gives this mission.
 * Fix broken pipes around Megaton - Talk to Walter to start this mini quest.
 * Blood Ties - Lucy West will ask you to deliver a letter to her family in Arefu.
 * Stahl's addiction
 * You can start the quest Replicated man, if you go up to craterside supply on a table behind the desk by the door theres a holotape along with a pistol and radaway

Places in Megaton

 * Water Processing Plant
 * Megaton Clinic
 * Craterside Supply
 * Church of the Children of Atom
 * Megaton Armory
 * Moriarty's Saloon
 * The Brass Lantern
 * Megaton Shack
 * Lucas Simms' house
 * Billy Creel's house
 * Nathan and Manya's house
 * Lucy West's house
 * Mister Burke's house
 * Jericho's house
 * Common House
 * Men's Restroom
 * Women's Restroom

People
List of Megaton's NPCs The people of Megaton are all a pleasure to get to know.

Bugs

 * There is a bug where the praying Confessor Cromwell will die unexpectedly. His death does not affect any quests. It's possible that this is intentional, as the water, like all other sources of water in the game, is highly radioactive.