diff --git a/src/Automata.Ui/ViewModels/MemoryViewModel.cs b/src/Automata.Ui/ViewModels/MemoryViewModel.cs
index af8a748..417ea0b 100644
--- a/src/Automata.Ui/ViewModels/MemoryViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Automata.Ui/ViewModels/MemoryViewModel.cs
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ public partial class MemoryViewModel : ObservableObject
     private MemoryNodeViewModel? _entityListNode;
     private MemoryNodeViewModel? _skillsNode;
     private MemoryNodeViewModel? _questsNode;
+    private MemoryNodeViewModel? _areaRawName;
+    private MemoryNodeViewModel? _areaDisplayName;
+    private MemoryNodeViewModel? _areaAct;
+    private MemoryNodeViewModel? _areaIsTown;
+    private MemoryNodeViewModel? _areaHasWaypoint;
+    private MemoryNodeViewModel? _areaMonsterLevel;
+    private MemoryNodeViewModel? _worldAreaId;
 
     partial void OnIsEnabledChanged(bool value)
     {
@@ -235,7 +242,25 @@ public partial class MemoryViewModel : ObservableObject
         terrain.Children.Add(_terrainGrid);
         terrain.Children.Add(_terrainWalkable);
 
+        // AreaTemplate (from WorldData — zone metadata)
+        var areaTemplateGroup = new MemoryNodeViewModel("AreaTemplate");
+        _areaRawName = new MemoryNodeViewModel("RawName:");
+        _areaDisplayName = new MemoryNodeViewModel("Name:");
+        _areaAct = new MemoryNodeViewModel("Act:");
+        _areaIsTown = new MemoryNodeViewModel("IsTown:");
+        _areaHasWaypoint = new MemoryNodeViewModel("HasWaypoint:");
+        _areaMonsterLevel = new MemoryNodeViewModel("MonsterLevel:");
+        _worldAreaId = new MemoryNodeViewModel("WorldAreaId:");
+        areaTemplateGroup.Children.Add(_areaRawName);
+        areaTemplateGroup.Children.Add(_areaDisplayName);
+        areaTemplateGroup.Children.Add(_areaAct);
+        areaTemplateGroup.Children.Add(_areaIsTown);
+        areaTemplateGroup.Children.Add(_areaHasWaypoint);
+        areaTemplateGroup.Children.Add(_areaMonsterLevel);
+        areaTemplateGroup.Children.Add(_worldAreaId);
+
         inGameStateGroup.Children.Add(areaInstanceGroup);
+        inGameStateGroup.Children.Add(areaTemplateGroup);
         inGameStateGroup.Children.Add(player);
         inGameStateGroup.Children.Add(entitiesGroup);
         inGameStateGroup.Children.Add(terrain);
@@ -437,6 +462,15 @@ public partial class MemoryViewModel : ObservableObject
             snap.EntityCount > 0 ? snap.EntityCount.ToString() : "—",
             snap.EntityCount > 0);
 
+        // AreaTemplate
+        _areaRawName!.Set(snap.AreaRawName ?? "—", snap.AreaRawName is not null);
+        _areaDisplayName!.Set(snap.AreaName ?? "—", snap.AreaName is not null);
+        _areaAct!.Set(snap.AreaAct > 0 ? snap.AreaAct.ToString() : "—", snap.AreaAct > 0);
+        _areaIsTown!.Set(snap.AreaIsTown ? "Yes" : "No", snap.AreaIsTown);
+        _areaHasWaypoint!.Set(snap.AreaHasWaypoint ? "Yes" : "No", snap.AreaHasWaypoint);
+        _areaMonsterLevel!.Set(snap.AreaMonsterLevel > 0 ? snap.AreaMonsterLevel.ToString() : "—", snap.AreaMonsterLevel > 0);
+        _worldAreaId!.Set(snap.WorldAreaId > 0 ? snap.WorldAreaId.ToString() : "—", snap.WorldAreaId > 0);
+
         // Player position
         if (snap.HasPosition)
             _playerPos!.Set($"({snap.PlayerX:F1}, {snap.PlayerY:F1}, {snap.PlayerZ:F1})");
@@ -1355,4 +1389,16 @@ public partial class MemoryViewModel : ObservableObject
 
         ScanResult = _reader.Diagnostics!.ScanQuestStateObjects();
     }
+
+    [RelayCommand]
+    private void ScanAreaTemplateExecute()
+    {
+        if (_reader is null || !_reader.IsAttached)
+        {
+            ScanResult = "Error: not attached";
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ScanResult = _reader.Diagnostics!.ScanAreaTemplate();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Automata.Ui/Views/MainWindow.axaml b/src/Automata.Ui/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index 5106860..8239e31 100644
--- a/src/Automata.Ui/Views/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/src/Automata.Ui/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@
                                             Padding="10,4" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="0,0,6,4" />
                                     <Button Content="Quest Objects" Command="{Binding ScanQuestObjectsExecuteCommand}"
                                             Padding="10,4" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="0,0,6,4" />
+                                    <Button Content="Area Template" Command="{Binding ScanAreaTemplateExecuteCommand}"
+                                            Padding="10,4" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="0,0,6,4" />
                                 </WrapPanel>
                                 <TextBox Text="{Binding ScanResult, Mode=OneWay}" FontFamily="Consolas"
                                          FontSize="10" Foreground="#e6edf3" Background="#0d1117"
diff --git a/src/Roboto.Memory/Diagnostics/MemoryDiagnostics.cs b/src/Roboto.Memory/Diagnostics/MemoryDiagnostics.cs
index 68ea396..7940a6c 100644
--- a/src/Roboto.Memory/Diagnostics/MemoryDiagnostics.cs
+++ b/src/Roboto.Memory/Diagnostics/MemoryDiagnostics.cs
@@ -5520,4 +5520,64 @@ public sealed class MemoryDiagnostics
             BfsSearchUiElements(mem, offsets, childPtr, childPath, currentDepth + 1, maxDepth, visited, results, predicate, selfOffset);
         }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Diagnostic: dump AreaInstance → AreaTemplate pointer chain.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ScanAreaTemplate()
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        var mem = _ctx.Memory;
+        var offsets = _ctx.Offsets;
+
+        // Resolve InGameState
+        var controller = mem.ReadPointer(_ctx.GameStateBase);
+        if (controller == 0) { sb.AppendLine("ERROR: controller is null"); return sb.ToString(); }
+
+        nint inGameState;
+        if (offsets.InGameStateDirectOffset > 0)
+            inGameState = mem.ReadPointer(controller + offsets.InGameStateDirectOffset);
+        else
+            inGameState = 0;
+        if (inGameState == 0) { sb.AppendLine("ERROR: InGameState is null"); return sb.ToString(); }
+
+        sb.AppendLine($"InGameState: 0x{inGameState:X}");
+
+        // AreaInstance ptr
+        var aiPtr = mem.ReadPointer(inGameState + offsets.IngameDataFromStateOffset);
+        sb.AppendLine($"AreaInstance (+0x{offsets.IngameDataFromStateOffset:X}): 0x{aiPtr:X}");
+        if (aiPtr == 0) { sb.AppendLine("ERROR: AreaInstance is null"); return sb.ToString(); }
+
+        // AreaTemplate ptr
+        var atPtr = mem.ReadPointer(aiPtr + offsets.AreaTemplateOffset);
+        sb.AppendLine($"AreaTemplate (+0x{offsets.AreaTemplateOffset:X}): 0x{atPtr:X}");
+        if (atPtr == 0) { sb.AppendLine("ERROR: AreaTemplate pointer is null"); return sb.ToString(); }
+
+        sb.AppendLine();
+        DumpAreaTemplateAt(sb, mem, atPtr, offsets);
+
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private void DumpAreaTemplateAt(StringBuilder sb, ProcessMemory mem, nint addr, GameOffsets offsets)
+    {
+        var rawNamePtr = mem.ReadPointer(addr + offsets.AreaTemplateRawNameOffset);
+        var namePtr = mem.ReadPointer(addr + offsets.AreaTemplateNameOffset);
+        var act = mem.Read<int>(addr + offsets.AreaTemplateActOffset);
+        var isTown = mem.Read<byte>(addr + offsets.AreaTemplateIsTownOffset);
+        var hasWaypoint = mem.Read<byte>(addr + offsets.AreaTemplateHasWaypointOffset);
+        var monsterLevel = mem.Read<int>(addr + offsets.AreaTemplateMonsterLevelOffset);
+        var worldAreaId = mem.Read<int>(addr + offsets.AreaTemplateWorldAreaIdOffset);
+
+        var rawName = _strings.ReadNullTermWString(rawNamePtr);
+        var name = _strings.ReadNullTermWString(namePtr);
+
+        sb.AppendLine($"  RawNamePtr (+0x{offsets.AreaTemplateRawNameOffset:X2}): 0x{rawNamePtr:X} → \"{rawName}\"");
+        sb.AppendLine($"  NamePtr    (+0x{offsets.AreaTemplateNameOffset:X2}): 0x{namePtr:X} → \"{name}\"");
+        sb.AppendLine($"  Act        (+0x{offsets.AreaTemplateActOffset:X2}): {act}");
+        sb.AppendLine($"  IsTown     (+0x{offsets.AreaTemplateIsTownOffset:X2}): {isTown}");
+        sb.AppendLine($"  HasWaypoint(+0x{offsets.AreaTemplateHasWaypointOffset:X2}): {hasWaypoint}");
+        sb.AppendLine($"  MonsterLvl (+0x{offsets.AreaTemplateMonsterLevelOffset:X2}): {monsterLevel}");
+        sb.AppendLine($"  WorldAreaId(+0x{offsets.AreaTemplateWorldAreaIdOffset:X2}): {worldAreaId}");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Roboto.Memory/GameMemoryReader.cs b/src/Roboto.Memory/GameMemoryReader.cs
index 24f1982..bccab1f 100644
--- a/src/Roboto.Memory/GameMemoryReader.cs
+++ b/src/Roboto.Memory/GameMemoryReader.cs
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ public class GameMemoryReader : IDisposable
                 snap.AreaLevel = areaLevel;
             snap.AreaHash = ai.AreaHash;
 
-            // Area template from WorldData
-            var at = gs.InGame.WorldData.AreaTemplate;
+            // Area template from AreaInstance
+            var at = ai.AreaTemplate;
             if (at.IsValid)
             {
                 snap.AreaRawName = at.RawName;
diff --git a/src/Roboto.Memory/GameOffsets.cs b/src/Roboto.Memory/GameOffsets.cs
index 784a577..bfe6dc5 100644
--- a/src/Roboto.Memory/GameOffsets.cs
+++ b/src/Roboto.Memory/GameOffsets.cs
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ public sealed class GameOffsets
     /// <summary>Offset within Camera struct to the Matrix4x4 (64 bytes). 0 = disabled.</summary>
     public int CameraMatrixOffset { get; set; } = 0x1A0;
 
-    // ── AreaTemplate (WorldData → WorldAreaDetailsPtr → AreaTemplate) ──
-    /// <summary>WorldData struct → WorldAreaDetailsPtr offset. Already in struct at 0x98.</summary>
-    public int WorldAreaDetailsOffset { get; set; } = 0x98;
+    // ── AreaTemplate (AreaInstance +0xA0 → AreaTemplate) ──
+    /// <summary>AreaInstance → AreaTemplate pointer. Confirmed: 0xA0.</summary>
+    public int AreaTemplateOffset { get; set; } = 0xA0;
     /// <summary>AreaTemplate → RawName wchar_t* pointer.</summary>
     public int AreaTemplateRawNameOffset { get; set; } = 0x00;
     /// <summary>AreaTemplate → Name wchar_t* pointer (display name).</summary>
diff --git a/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/AreaInstance.cs b/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/AreaInstance.cs
index f971679..b7b3197 100644
--- a/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/AreaInstance.cs
+++ b/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/AreaInstance.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public sealed class AreaInstance : RemoteObject
     public PlayerSkills PlayerSkills { get; }
     public QuestFlags QuestFlags { get; }
     public Terrain Terrain { get; }
+    public AreaTemplate AreaTemplate { get; }
 
     public AreaInstance(MemoryContext ctx, ComponentReader components, MsvcStringReader strings, QuestNameLookup? questNames)
         : base(ctx)
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ public sealed class AreaInstance : RemoteObject
         PlayerSkills = new PlayerSkills(ctx, components, strings);
         QuestFlags = new QuestFlags(ctx, strings, questNames);
         Terrain = new Terrain(ctx);
+        AreaTemplate = new AreaTemplate(ctx, strings);
     }
 
     protected override bool ReadData()
@@ -99,6 +101,13 @@ public sealed class AreaInstance : RemoteObject
         else
             QuestFlags.Reset();
 
+        // AreaTemplate — pointer at AreaInstance + AreaTemplateOffset
+        var areaTemplatePtr = mem.ReadPointer(Address + offsets.AreaTemplateOffset);
+        if (areaTemplatePtr != 0)
+            AreaTemplate.Update(areaTemplatePtr);
+        else
+            AreaTemplate.Reset();
+
         // Terrain — pass loading/area state before update
         Terrain.AreaHash = AreaHash;
         Terrain.Update(Address);
@@ -133,5 +142,6 @@ public sealed class AreaInstance : RemoteObject
         PlayerSkills.Reset();
         QuestFlags.Reset();
         Terrain.Reset();
+        AreaTemplate.Reset();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/InGameState.cs b/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/InGameState.cs
index 32438d5..0298cd5 100644
--- a/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/InGameState.cs
+++ b/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/InGameState.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public sealed class InGameState : RemoteObject
         : base(ctx)
     {
         AreaInstance = new AreaInstance(ctx, components, strings, questNames);
-        WorldData = new WorldData(ctx, strings);
+        WorldData = new WorldData(ctx);
     }
 
     protected override bool ReadData()
diff --git a/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/WorldData.cs b/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/WorldData.cs
index a5f724c..3f4ad12 100644
--- a/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/WorldData.cs
+++ b/src/Roboto.Memory/Objects/WorldData.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ namespace Roboto.Memory.Objects;
 /// <summary>
 /// Reads WorldData struct (168B, 1 RPM) and resolves the camera matrix.
 /// Primary camera source: WorldData.CameraPtr. Fallback: InGameState.CameraPtr (set via FallbackCameraPtr).
-/// Owns AreaTemplate child for area metadata.
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class WorldData : RemoteObject
 {
@@ -21,12 +20,7 @@ public sealed class WorldData : RemoteObject
     /// <summary>Resolved address of the camera matrix for hot-path caching.</summary>
     public nint CameraMatrixAddress { get; private set; }
 
-    public AreaTemplate AreaTemplate { get; }
-
-    public WorldData(MemoryContext ctx, MsvcStringReader strings) : base(ctx)
-    {
-        AreaTemplate = new AreaTemplate(ctx, strings);
-    }
+    public WorldData(MemoryContext ctx) : base(ctx) { }
 
     protected override bool ReadData()
     {
@@ -36,12 +30,6 @@ public sealed class WorldData : RemoteObject
         // Read the full WorldData struct (0xA8 = 168 bytes, 1 RPM)
         _data = mem.Read<WdStruct>(Address);
 
-        // Cascade to AreaTemplate
-        if (_data.WorldAreaDetailsPtr != 0)
-            AreaTemplate.Update(_data.WorldAreaDetailsPtr);
-        else
-            AreaTemplate.Reset();
-
         // Resolve camera: primary from WorldData, fallback from InGameState
         if (offsets.CameraMatrixOffset <= 0)
             return true;
@@ -69,6 +57,5 @@ public sealed class WorldData : RemoteObject
         FallbackCameraPtr = 0;
         CameraMatrix = null;
         CameraMatrixAddress = 0;
-        AreaTemplate.Reset();
     }
 }