Due to it being a racing series, and one of gaming’s most successful ones at that, one of the selling points of Mario Kart is the tracks. While rarely based on actual Mushroom Kingdom landmarks, the thematic consistency and even additional characterization given to Mario characters with their own home tracks make the courses memorable areas to race on. Mario Kart has been responsible for the creation of several iconic Mario locations such as Rainbow Road and the immortalization of other memorable locales, such as Bowser’s Castle.