
At these locations, Sims are able to participate in adventures to earn rewards and benefits. Sims are able to travel to simplified versions of France, China, and Egypt. The pack focuses on travelling to various areas in a manner similar to previous expansions The Sims: Vacation and The Sims 2: Bon Voyage. The Sims 3: World Adventures is the first expansion pack for The Sims 3, announced on Augand released in North America on November 18, 2009. The last expansion pack, Into the Future, was released on October 22, 2013. The first expansion pack, World Adventures, was released on November 18, 2009. Expansion packs tend to focus on major new features, with many objects, clothes, styles, worlds and life states are geared towards the pack's major theme. All expansion packs were published by Electronic Arts. Of the eleven expansion packs, seven were developed by Maxis Redwood Shores, while the other four were developed by EA Salt Lake.

Eleven expansion packs had been released for the 2009 life simulation video game The Sims 3, the third major title in The Sims series.
