  G\"odel universe is a direct product of a line and a three-dimensional
spacetime we call G$_\alpha$. In this paper, we show that the G\"odel metrics
can arise as exact solutions in Einstein-Maxwell-Axion, Einstein-Proca-Axion,
or Freedman-Schwarz gauged supergravity theories. The last allows us to embed
G\"odel universe in string theory. The ten-dimensional spacetime is a direct
product of a line and the nine-dimensional one of an $S^3\times S^3$ bundle
over G$_\alpha$, and it can be interpreted as some decoupling limit of the
rotating D1/D5/D5 intersection. For some appropriate parameter choice, the
nine-dimensional metric becomes an AdS$_3\times S^3$ bundle over squashed
3-sphere. We also study the properties of the G\"odel black holes that are
constructed from the double Wick rotations of the G\"odel metrics.
