The Last of Us Part 2 - Dome location: How to reach the Ration Distribution Center and leave the synagogue
How to complete the Dome area and find everything along the way.
The Dome is a location within The Last of Us Part 2's Downtown Seattle area.
Also known as the Ration Distribution Center or synagogue, you need to visit this area - as well as the Courthouse - in order to progress the story to the Serevena Hotel.
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Where to find the Dome location in The Last of Us 2
Head to the very opposite side of the area from where you begin in Downtown Seattle (on the map this is the far west side) where you can find a tank near a wall.
Climb up and investigate inside for some ammo.
Then, search the bag near the corpse close by for the Letter from Issac Artefact.
Go north from here to the Ration Distribution Center - also known as the Dome or synagogue.
How to enter the Dome
Go through the gate to the side. First, go up the ladder to the right, where you can get the Stun Bomb Recipe from one of the alcoves. The other has ammo.
Drop back down and go left, working your way round the outside of the building, where you and Dina can squeeze through a gate covered in blue material.
There are infected here among the tall grass. Though it says you can crouch and be hidden, this isn't perfect - so use proper cover until you're ready to move out and perform stealth kills.
Hop over the fence at the back for another area with infected.
As it says, you can go prone here to hide in the grass, but it doesn't cover you completely - use it as an extra bit of protection as you stealth your way through.
Note there are two stationary Clickers here - they won't show clearly when listening (pressing R1), so be sure to take them out as you go.
Once done, climb up the crate in the far corner then up the stairs.
Go through the window to enter the synagogue.
How to get the gas inside the Dome
You can explore the right shelves and front desk for some crafting components before getting the fuel.
On the left side is a gated area.
It's locked, so go through the right part, squeeze through and push the trolley.
Keep pushing it until the end, then climb up and over to the fuel area.
If you visit the Dome before the Courthouse, there will be a gas refilling tank which will be empty, but you'll take the canister with you.
Otherwise, if you visited the Courthouse first, there will be fuel here inside the tank and you can go onto completing the Downtown Seattle area.
How to leave the Dome
To leave the synagogue, hop back over and Dina will open the gate. Push the trolley out into the open and against the crates on the left side. Climb up to reach the balcony level.
On the table ahead of the Emergency Protocols Memo Artefact, adding a new point of interest to the map if you haven't visited it. There are some crafting components here, too.
From here, grab the cable and swing over to the other balcony, jumping when it is safe to do so.
Enter the far door for an office. Investigate the wall calendar then chat to Dina for a Journal Entry.
Check the desk drawer for the Rabbi Saunders' Letter Artefact.
We're all done here. Go back to the balcony and climb through the window and drop down to the ground level.
All done! If you still need Fuel, then time to pay a visit to the Courthouse. Otherwise, if you came here second, you can now get to the Fuck Fedra gate and the Serevena Hotel.
There are, of course, plenty of other optional Downtown Seattle locations to explore if you haven't already.