Syracuse Nation is a Minecraft server that feels like a chill survival world with a big city to grow in. It has normal survival but also a separate creative world if you just want to build without worrying about resources.

There is a player economy with shops so you can trade and make money with other players. The city is always expanding and there are vehicles and exploration so it feels more like a modern world instead of just walking everywhere.

The community is friendly and there is no pay to win stuff mentioned so it feels fair. They have active staff and a discord so it is not a dead server. There is a hub where you can go to the city or the creative world or the survival world.

You can do quests and they are adding more over time. There is a bank where you can store your valuables and random tpa so you can teleport to other people. They even have things like a Christmas santa that drops gifts in the city and a December advent calendar.

The server runs on Java 1.21.8 and they also allow cross play using Bedrock so people on Xbox and PlayStation can join too. The server is still in active development and they keep adding new features buildings and systems so early players can help shape how the world and community grow.