Metropolis vacation

The colloquially-termed Metropolis Vacation is a small programming oversight in the level Metropolis of the video game Halo 2 that allows one to explore parts of the level previously thought to be inaccessible, or simply just scenery. This glitch is similar to the "Rooftops Vacation", the "Cairo Station Vacation", and the "Delta Halo Vacation".

How To Get there

 * Follow the instructions for getting the Scarab Gun, or
 * Follow the instructions for getting the Catch Skull.

Alternative Method
This vacation relies on your ability to hijack a Banshee within a small amount of time and to drop out of the Banshee onto a Phantom.

The first Banshees will spawn during or shortly after the first checkpoint, on the bridge. You must hijack one immediately to ensure yourself enough time to position the craft over the Phantom. In order to coax the Banshee down to your position without it being destroyed, you will have to kill all of your marines and get very lucky to hijack it in time. A Phantom should arrive shortly after the first Banshee. Fly over the Phantom and drop onto it. The Phantom will fly over the tunnel at the end of the bridge, allowing you easy access to the area above, but you will have to move quickly to catch it.

It is possible to grenade jump there with the Sputnik skull, and this is just an alternate method for those who have trouble with that method. There is also an invisible wall preventing a Banshee from flying past a certain point.

What You can Do
Most noted among the attractions of this area is the above aforementioned Scarab Gun, and the giant soccer ball. One may have fun by running rampant with one's Scarab gun and Banshee, and causing chaos. The level is also very rich in detail and interesting places to explore.