It is always hard to find a nice place to explore. it fully depends of course of what you like to see. our views are always colored by the fact of building. We like Steampunk very much. It gives us the creativity to think out of the box. To make things that wouldn't be possble to have in RL but because of our virtual possibilities we can make them look like if they were real. The Babbage's sims are places were you can see what you actually can name Steampunk. These sims are really nice to wander in with nice buildings, there are shops too and it has a very alive community with a great website. It is an option to RP but it's not strictly asked for. Start your exploration at Port Babbage and wander over all three of them.............................
Both are worth to visit in your virtual explorations.