16 Movie Locations You Can Visit

written on November 16th, 2015 by Rafia Abubakar

Aside from the engaging plot and the stellar performance of the actors, I also like to mull over the background scenery after watching a good film. Location matters. It can add to the dramatic flair or take away from it. You begin to ask many questions like; where on Earth did they film? Where does the CGI begin and end? Which are natural and manmade?

Frankly the idea of seeing iconic places from my well-loved films is enough to make me all giddy with excitement. So when I saw this article with a list of actual film locations I bookmarked it. Who knows right? It’s also nice to see a number of my fave films on the list. Did any of your favorite films make the list?

16 Popular Movie Filming Locations Worth Seeing in Real Life 

Here’s a summary of the films and places on the list:

1. Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts – Jaws

2. 7121 Lonzo St., Tujunga, California – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

3. Redwood National Park. Death Valley, California – Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

4. Creekside Mushroom Farm in Worthington, Pennsylvania – Marvel’s The Avengers

5. The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California – The Terminator

6. Keahua Arboretum in Hawaii – Avatar

7. Monument Valley in Utah – Forrest Gump

8. The city of Astoria, Oregon – The Goonies, Short Circuit, Free Willy 1 and 2, The Ring and The Ring 2 and Into the Wild

9. Vasquez Rocks Natural Area in northern Los Angeles County, California – Star Trek, Holes, Joe Dirt, Planet of the Apes and TV shows like The Big Bang Theory, Friends, Numb3ers and NCIS.

10. The American Museum of Natural History in New York City – Night At the Museum

11. The Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles – Blade Runner, 500 Days of Summer and The Artist.

12. The Hawaiian island of Kauai – Jurassic Park

13. Rosarito Beach in Baja California, Mexico – Titanic

14. Hobbiton in New Zealand – Lord of the Rings

15. Royal Palace of Caserta in Italy – Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

16. Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England – Harry Potter