The 150 most famous scenes ever filmed on location

Every row is a real place and the most widely covered production filmed there. The order comes from one number, the count of Wikipedia languages that production is written up in, so the ranking is something you can check rather than an opinion you have to take on trust. A different film in every row, 34 countries, 1922 to 2021.

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What counts as a scene here

Wikidata records that a production filmed at a place. It never records which scene, so a row claims a pairing and nothing more. Five rules keep those pairings to places you could stand in:

  • Only places pinned to one spot. Shoots Wikidata records loosely, somewhere in Prague rather than at an address, are on the map but not in this ranking.
  • Only places Wikipedia describes in 8 languages or more, which is the difference between a cathedral and an office block that once hosted a camera.
  • No sound stages or backlots. A studio is where a production was made, not somewhere it went.
  • Nothing used by more than 20 productions. A spot that busy is a working facility, and it belongs to none of them.
  • One scene per production, its best documented place, so that every row is a different film.

Every row also says what the place is, in Wikidata's own words. Where English Wikipedia records what was actually shot there, that sentence is quoted under the row and linked to the article it came from: 78 of the 150 rows carry one. The rest stop at the pairing, because the honest answer to a scene nobody wrote down is an empty space.

Wikipedia coverage measures how widely something is written about, which is not the same as how good it is or how memorable the scene was. It is simply the fame this atlas can count.

The ranking

  1. 1

    Snæfellsjökull

    in Game of Thrones

    mountain in Iceland

    🇮🇸 Iceland ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  2. 2

    Saint Croix

    in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    one of the main islands of the Virgin Islands of the United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Just as a prison in Ohio stood in for a fictional one in Maine, the beach scene showing Andy and Red's reunion in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, was actually shot in the Caribbean on the island of Saint Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands.” Wikipedia
  3. 3

    Pittsburgh International Airport

    in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    airport in Pennsylvania, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  4. 4

    Four Corners Monument

    in Breaking Bad

    monument at the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  5. 5

    Central Park

    in Doctor Who

    public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  6. 6

    Kauaʻi

    in Jurassic Park (1993)

    northernmost populated island of the Hawaiian archipelago

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The three-week Kauaʻi shoot was focused on exterior scenes, many of them set on Isla Nublar during daytime.” Wikipedia
  7. 7

    Durham Cathedral

    in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

    cathedral in Durham, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Other Hogwarts scenes were filmed in Durham Cathedral over a two-week period; these included shots of the corridors and some classroom scenes.” Wikipedia
  8. 8

    Trafalgar Square

    in V for Vendetta (2005)

    public space and tourist attraction in central London

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🛣 streets & squares

    “To film the final scene at Westminster, the area from Trafalgar Square and Whitehall up to Parliament and Big Ben had to be closed for three nights from midnight until 5 am.” Wikipedia
  9. 9

    Cheyenne Mountain

    in Interstellar (2014)

    mountain in Colorado, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  10. 10

    University College London

    in Inception (2010)

    public research university in London, England, United Kingdom

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “On July 15, 2009, filming took place at University College London for the sequences occurring inside a Paris college of architecture in the story, including the library, Flaxman Gallery and Gustave Tuck Theatre.” Wikipedia
  11. 11

    Fiordland National Park

    in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    national park on South Island of New Zealand

    🇳🇿 New Zealand ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Milford Sound and areas of Fiordland National Park were used to depict the Misty Mountains during filming of The Lord of the Rings.” Wikipedia
  12. 12

    Oahu

    in Lost

    island of Hawaii, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  13. 13

    Monument Valley

    in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    basin of the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona–Utah border in the western United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The live-action landscape shots were filmed in the Hebridean islands, the mountains of northern Scotland, and Monument Valley.” Wikipedia
  14. 14

    Hever Castle

    in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

    Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏰 castles & palaces

  15. 15

    New College

    in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

    constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Harry's confrontation with Malfoy, who is later turned into a ferret by Moody, was shot in the courtyard quadrangle of the New College Cloister.” Wikipedia
  16. 16

    Joliet Correctional Center

    in Prison Break

    closed prison in Joliet, Illinois

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Footage of the prison is used for the exterior shots for the Illinois "state prison" in the 1949 film White Heat, and for the location of the first and second season of the series Prison Break, and the 2006 film Let's Go to Prison.” Wikipedia
  17. 17

    Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

    in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    cemetery located in Calvados, in France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Scenes featuring the elderly Ryan were filmed at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, adjacent to Omaha Beach.” Wikipedia
  18. 18

    Princeton University

    in A Beautiful Mind (2001)

    private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  19. 19

    Vatnajökull

    in Batman Begins (2005)

    largest and most voluminous Icelandic glacier

    🇮🇸 Iceland ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Filming began in March 2004 in the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland (standing in for Bhutan).” Wikipedia
  20. 20

    Villa Balbianello

    in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    Villa in Lenno, Italy

    🇮🇹 Italy ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  21. 21

    Saint Vincent

    in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

    island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The crew spent the first shooting days at Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles, including the interiors of the Black Pearl and the Edinburgh Trader which Elizabeth stows away on, before moving to St. Vincent to shoot the scenes in Port Royal and Tortuga.” Wikipedia
  22. 22

    Edwards Air Force Base

    in Iron Man (2008)

    US Air Force base near Lancaster, California, United States (founded 1935)

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “During three days of filming at the Edwards Air Force Base in mid-April, around 150 servicemembers were cast as extras.” Wikipedia
  23. 23

    Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

    in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

    state park in California, USA

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  24. 24

    Dover Castle

    in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

    medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏰 castles & palaces

    “That June, scenes were shot at the University of East Anglia in Norwich and at Dover Castle in Kent, with Dover Castle used for interior shots of Strucker's Hydra base in Sokovia.” Wikipedia
  25. 25

    plaza de España

    in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)

    square in Madrid, Spain

    🇪🇸 Spain ·🛣 streets & squares

  26. 26

    San Francisco City Hall

    in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    city hall for the City and County of San Francisco, California, USA

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  27. 27

    National Gallery

    in Skyfall (2012)

    art museum in London, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The meeting between Q and Bond was filmed when the National Gallery was closed at night.” Wikipedia
  28. 28

    Fox Plaza

    in Die Hard (1988)

    skyscraper in Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Its most famous appearance was in the 1988 action film Die Hard, where while still under construction, it portrayed the fictional Nakatomi Plaza (also known as Nakatomi Tower), a building owned by a fictional Japanese keiretsu corporation.” Wikipedia
  29. 29

    Gare d'Ermont - Eaubonne

    in Amélie (2001)

    railway station in Ermont, France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  30. 30

    Elland Road

    in The King's Speech (2010)

    football stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The opening scene, set at the closing ceremony of the 1925 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, was filmed on location at Elland Road, home of Leeds United, and Odsal Stadium, home of Bradford RLFC.” Wikipedia
  31. 31

    County Hall

    in Sherlock

    former HQ of Greater London Council and County of London

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  32. 32

    Lukiškės Prison

    in Stranger Things

    building complex in Vilnius, Lithuania

    🇱🇹 Lithuania ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Some filming for the fourth season took place at Lukiškės Prison and nearby in Vilnius, Lithuania.” Wikipedia
  33. 33

    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

    in Black Panther (2018)

    national park in Uganda

    🇺🇬 Uganda ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Filming in the country wrapped on March 27, with additional location shooting also taking place at the Rwenzori Mountains and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.” Wikipedia
  34. 34

    Dunn's River Falls

    in Dr. No (1962)

    waterfall in Jamaica

    🇯🇲 Jamaica ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  35. 35

    San Blas Islands

    in Money Heist

    archipelago in Guna Yala, Panama

    🇵🇦 Panama ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  36. 36

    Bedford Park Boulevard

    in Joker (2019)

    New York City Subway station in the Bronx

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  37. 37

    Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

    in Iron Man 2 (2010)

    large public park in Queens, New York

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  38. 38

    Wall Street

    in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    street in Manhattan, New York, USA

    🇺🇸 United States ·🛣 streets & squares

  39. 39

    Hampton Court Palace

    in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

    historic royal palace in Richmond, Greater London

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏰 castles & palaces

  40. 40

    Sierra Madre Occidental

    in The Revenant (2015)

    Mountain range along the Pacific coast of Mexico

    🇲🇽 Mexico ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  41. 41

    Exeter College

    in Doctor Strange (2016)

    constituent college of the University of Oxford

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “In 2016 scenes were filmed in the college chapel for the Marvel movie Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch.” Wikipedia
  42. 42

    Rocky Mountains

    in Dr. Strangelove (1964)

    major mountain range in western North America

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  43. 43

    Wadi Rum

    in The Martian (2015)

    valley in southern Jordan

    🇯🇴 Jordan ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “External scenes depicting Mars were filmed in Wadi Rum, a UNESCO world heritage site in Jordan, over eight days in March 2015.” Wikipedia
  44. 44

    Martha's Vineyard

    in Jaws (1975)

    island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Shot mostly on location at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts from May to October 1974, Jaws was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule.” Wikipedia
  45. 45

    Millennium Bridge

    in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    bridge in London

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🛣 streets & squares

    “On August 11, 2013, filming began at London's Millennium Bridge, which was selected as a double for Xandar.” Wikipedia
  46. 46

    Brunel University London

    in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    university in London, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “It has appeared in several films, most famously in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, large parts of which were filmed on campus, particularly in the Grade II listed lecture centre and the John Crank Building (demolished July 2019).” Wikipedia
  47. 47

    Joe Louis Arena

    in Deadpool (2016)

    arena located in Detroit, Michigan

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  48. 48

    Estates Theatre

    in Amadeus (1984)

    theatre and opera house in Prague, Czech Republic, operated by the National Theatre company

    🇨🇿 Czech Republic ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Forman was able to shoot scenes in the Estates Theatre in Prague, where Don Giovanni and La clemenza di Tito debuted two centuries before.” Wikipedia
  49. 49

    Václav Havel Airport Prague

    in Casino Royale (2006)

    international airport in Prague

    🇨🇿 Czech Republic ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The airport stood in for Miami International Airport in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale.” Wikipedia
  50. 50

    Dirk Hartog Island

    in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

    island on coast of Gascoyne region of Western Australia

    🇦🇺 Australia ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Second unit filming took place on Dirk Hartog Island off the coast of Western Australia, and in the South Island of New Zealand.” Wikipedia
  51. 51

    Bonneville Salt Flats

    in Independence Day (1996)

    densely packed salt pan in northwestern Tooele County, Utah, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The production team moved to the Bonneville Salt Flats to film three scenes, then returned to California to film in various places around Los Angeles, including Hughes Aircraft where sets for the cable company and Area 51 interiors were constructed at a former aircraft plant.” Wikipedia
  52. 52

    Colosseum

    in Spectre (2015)

    ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy

    🇮🇹 Italy ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  53. 53

    Louvre Museum

    in The Da Vinci Code (2006)

    art and archeology museum in Paris, France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “As the Louvre became a point of interest in the book The Da Vinci Code and the 2006 film based on the book, the museum earned $2.5 million by allowing filming in its galleries.” Wikipedia
  54. 54

    Canary Wharf

    in Love Actually (2003)

    London Underground station

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  55. 55

    Rub' al Khali

    in Dune (2021)

    desert

    🇾🇪 Yemen ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Scenes featuring the rock formations functioning as the Fremens' heat shelters were filmed at the Rub' al Khali desert.” Wikipedia
  56. 56

    28 Liberty Street

    in Spider-Man 3 (2007)

    skyscraper in New York City

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  57. 57

    Monte Carlo Casino

    in GoldenEye (1995)

    gambling and entertainment complex in Monte Carlo, Monaco

    🇲🇨 Monaco ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The casino scenes and the Tiger helicopter's demonstration were shot in Monte Carlo.” Wikipedia
  58. 58

    Glenfinnan Viaduct

    in Harry Potter (2001)

    railway viaduct in Scotland

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🛣 streets & squares

    “The Glenfinnan Viaduct has attracted increased fame beyond Scotland as a filming location for the Harry Potter film series, featuring in four of the films.” Wikipedia
  59. 59

    Monuriki

    in Cast Away (2000)

    islet in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

    🇫🇯 Fiji ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Cast Away was filmed on Monuriki, one of the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji.” Wikipedia
  60. 60

    Gotthard Pass

    in Goldfinger (1964)

    high mountain pass in Switzerland

    🇨🇭 Switzerland ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  61. 61

    Dettifoss

    in Prometheus (2012)

    waterfall

    🇮🇸 Iceland ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The waterfall is featured in the opening scene of the science-fiction film Prometheus (2012), standing in as a landscape on a primordial Earth.” Wikipedia
  62. 62

    Université de Montréal

    in Arrival (2016)

    university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The scenes of the university where Banks teaches were shot on the main campus of Université de Montréal, including HEC Montréal's auditorium and cafeteria.” Wikipedia
  63. 63

    St John's College

    in The Theory of Everything (2014)

    constituent college of the University of Cambridge

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “On 24 September 2013, scenes were filmed at St John's College, The Backs in Queen's Road, and Queen's Green.” Wikipedia
  64. 64

    San Bernardino International Airport

    in The Aviator (2004)

    airport in California, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  65. 65

    Palace of Versailles

    in Midnight in Paris (2011)

    palace in Versailles, France and location of the Museum of the History of France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏰 castles & palaces

  66. 66

    Sultan Ahmed Mosque

    in From Russia with Love (1963)

    historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque

    🇹🇷 Turkey ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  67. 67

    University of Toronto

    in Chicago (2002)

    public research university in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  68. 68

    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    in Men in Black (1997)

    art museum in New York, New York

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “First, the scene where James Edwards was chasing a disguised alien was to be filmed at Lincoln Center, but the New York Philharmonic decided to charge the filmmakers for using their buildings, prompting Sonnenfeld to film the scene at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum instead.” Wikipedia
  69. 69

    Waterloo Bridge

    in Trainspotting (1996)

    bridge in London, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🛣 streets & squares

    “The bridge features in the closing scene of the 1996 film Trainspotting.” Wikipedia
  70. 70

    Casa Loma

    in X-Men (2000)

    mansion in Toronto, Canada.

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Casa Loma, Roy Thomson Hall and Metro Hall were used for X-Mansion interiors, while Parkwood Estate was used for exteriors.” Wikipedia
  71. 71

    Musée Gustave Moreau

    in 12 Monkeys (1995)

    museum in Paris, France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  72. 72

    Engyō-ji Temple

    in The Last Samurai (2003)

    Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

    🇯🇵 Japan ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  73. 73

    Calais–Dunkerque Airport

    in Dunkirk (2017)

    airport in France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  74. 74

    Kennedy Space Center

    in Apollo 13 (1995)

    US space launch site in Florida

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  75. 75

    London King's Cross railway station

    in The Imitation Game (2014)

    railway station in the London Borough of Camden, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  76. 76

    Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

    in Jurassic World (2015)

    airport near New Orleans, LA, USA

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  77. 77

    Yonge Street

    in The Incredible Hulk (2008)

    road from shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🛣 streets & squares

    “Shooting primarily took place in Toronto, because mayor David Miller was a Hulk fan and promised to be helpful to the crew when closing Yonge Street for four nights in September to shoot Hulk and Blonsky's climactic fight.” Wikipedia
  78. 78

    Newfoundland

    in Aquaman (2018)

    island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “A majority of the film was shot at Village Roadshow Studios in Gold Coast, Queensland, with additional production in Newfoundland, Sicily and Morocco.” Wikipedia
  79. 79

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    in I Am Legend (2007)

    art museum in New York City, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  80. 80

    Taipei 101

    in Lucy (2014)

    skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan

    🇹🇼 Taiwan ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Eleven days of filming began in Taipei, Taiwan, on 21 October; locations included Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers.” Wikipedia
  81. 81

    Mykonos

    in The Bourne Identity (2002)

    island in the Cyclades, Greece

    🇬🇷 Greece ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The final scene of The Bourne Identity (2002) is set in a scooter rental shop on Mykonos, depicted as a "hard to find" place in the film.” Wikipedia
  82. 82

    Salar de Uyuni

    in Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)

    salt flat in Bolivia

    🇧🇴 Bolivia ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Location filming for the battle scenes on the planet Crait took place at the Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia.” Wikipedia
  83. 83

    Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg

    in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

    cathedral located in Bas-Rhin, in France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Shooting took place on, around, and inside Strasbourg Cathedral.” Wikipedia
  84. 84

    Snowdon

    in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

    highest mountain in Wales

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  85. 85

    London Waterloo station

    in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

    central London railway terminus; interchange with the London Underground station of the same name

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The station features prominently in the action film The Bourne Ultimatum, with a complex chase sequence and assassination.” Wikipedia
  86. 86

    Waterton Lakes National Park

    in The Last of Us

    national park in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  87. 87

    Cairngorms National Park

    in No Time to Die (2021)

    national park in Scotland, United Kingdom

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “In July 2019, filming took place in the town of Aviemore and in the surrounding Cairngorms National Park area.” Wikipedia
  88. 88

    Dodger Stadium

    in Star Trek (2009)

    Baseball park in Los Angeles, US

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “A parking lot outside Dodger Stadium was used for the ice planet of Delta Vega and the Romulan drilling rig on Vulcan.” Wikipedia
  89. 89

    Griffith Park

    in Twin Peaks

    municipal park in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  90. 90

    Cantacuzino Castle

    in Wednesday

    heritage site in Prahova County, Romania

    🇷🇴 Romania ·🏰 castles & palaces

    “Exterior shots of Cantacuzino Castle were supplemented with computer-generated imagery.” Wikipedia
  91. 91

    Trevi Fountain

    in La Dolce Vita (1960)

    Baroque fountain in Rome, Italy

    🇮🇹 Italy ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The scene in the Trevi Fountain was shot over a week in winter: in March according to the BBC, in late January according to Anita Ekberg.” Wikipedia
  92. 92

    Bellagio Hotel & Casino

    in Ocean's Eleven (2001)

    luxury hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “As producer Jerry Weintraub was friends with the Bellagio's owner, Kirk Kerkorian, the production team was granted permission to film there; also, the cast stayed at the hotel during the shoot.” Wikipedia
  93. 93

    Orava Castle

    in Nosferatu (1922)

    castle in Slovakia

    🇸🇰 Slovakia ·🏰 castles & palaces

    “The exteriors of the film set in Transylvania were actually shot on location in northern Slovakia, including the High Tatras, Vrátna dolina, Orava Castle, the Váh River, and Starý Castle.” Wikipedia
  94. 94

    Riviera Hotel and Casino

    in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

    former casino hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  95. 95

    The Biltmore Los Angeles

    in Ghostbusters (1984)

    hotel in Los Angeles

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The Millennium Biltmore Hotel stood in for the scenes set at the fictional Sedgewick Hotel.” Wikipedia
  96. 96

    LaSalle Street Station

    in North by Northwest (1959)

    Metra train station in Chicago, Illinois, USA

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  97. 97

    Alexanderplatz

    in The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

    square in Berlin, Germany

    🇩🇪 Germany ·🛣 streets & squares

  98. 98

    Getty Center

    in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

    campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust in Los Angeles

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  99. 99

    Dublin Castle

    in Barry Lyndon (1975)

    castle

    🇮🇪 Ireland ·🏰 castles & palaces

    “Other locations included Kells Priory, County Kilkenny (the English Redcoat encampment); Huntington Castle, County Carlow (exterior) and Dublin Castle, County Dublin (the chevalier's home).” Wikipedia
  100. 100

    Carlton Centre

    in District 9 (2009)

    skyscraper in Johannesburg, South Africa

    🇿🇦 South Africa ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  101. 101

    Adršpach-Teplice Rocks

    in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

    protected area in Czech Republic

    🇨🇿 Czech Republic ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  102. 102

    Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field

    in Speed (1994)

    facility located in Mojave, California

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The film's final scenes were shot at Mojave Airport (MHV/KMHV), which stood in for Los Angeles International Airport.” Wikipedia
  103. 103

    Glienicke Bridge

    in Bridge of Spies (2015)

    bridge over the Havel river near Potsdam

    🇩🇪 Germany ·🛣 streets & squares

    “The prisoner exchange scene was filmed on the Glienicke Bridge (the so-called "Bridge of Spies"), where the historical exchange actually took place in 1962.” Wikipedia
  104. 104

    Mýrdalssandur

    in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    desert plain in Iceland

    🇮🇸 Iceland ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “In Iceland, the crew shot in Reynisfjara, and around the mountains of Hjörleifshöfði and Hafursey at Mýrdalssandur, which were used to represent the Erso homestead on Lah'mu and the Imperial research facility on Eadu respectively.” Wikipedia
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    Pearl Harbor

    in Pearl Harbor (2001)

    harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

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    Castle of Good Hope

    in The Crown

    17th-century bastion fort in Cape Town, South African

    🇿🇦 South Africa ·🏰 castles & palaces

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    Piz Gloria

    in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

    restaurant in Switzerland

    🇨🇭 Switzerland ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The scenes were shot at the revolving restaurant Piz Gloria, located atop the Schilthorn near the village of Mürren.” Wikipedia
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    George Square

    in World War Z (2013)

    square in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🛣 streets & squares

    “Scenes for the zombie movie World War Z were filmed in the square in August 2011, using the resemblance of buildings to Philadelphia's financial district.” Wikipedia
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    Wye Valley

    in Sex Education (2019)

    National Landscape and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales and England

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Filming for the first series took place at several locations in the Wye Valley in both Wales and England, including Llandogo, Tintern, Symonds Yat, Monmouth, and Redbrook.” Wikipedia
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    Tower Bridge

    in Mission: Impossible (1996)

    bascule and suspension bridge in London

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🛣 streets & squares

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    University of Pennsylvania

    in Philadelphia (1993)

    private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

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    Highgate Cemetery

    in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

    place of burial in north London, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  113. 113

    Doune Castle

    in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏰 castles & palaces

    “The many castles seen throughout the film were mainly either Doune Castle shot from different angles or hanging miniatures.” Wikipedia
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    Dead Horse Point State Park

    in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

    state park in Utah

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The studio expressed concern about the safety of filming Cruise's entrance scene, in which he is free solo climbing at Dead Horse Point State Park in Moab, Utah.” Wikipedia
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    Daintree Rainforest

    in The Thin Red Line (1998)

    rainforest in the region of the Daintree River, Queensland, Australia

    🇦🇺 Australia ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The Thin Red Line was filmed predominantly in the Daintree Rainforest and on Bramston Beach, both in north Queensland, Australia.” Wikipedia
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    Molina de Aragón Castle

    in The Name of the Rose (1986)

    caballo

    🇪🇸 Spain ·🏰 castles & palaces

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    Fuerteventura

    in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

    One of the main islands of the Canary archipelago

    🇪🇸 Spain ·🏞 landscapes & nature

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    Grand Palais

    in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

    museum in Paris, France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

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    The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

    in Star Trek: The Next Generation

    library and art museum in San Marino, California

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  120. 120

    Gayer-Anderson Museum

    in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

    art museum in Cairo, Egypt

    🇪🇬 Egypt ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me was partially shot in the museum, in the ceremonial reception hall and the rooftop terrace.” Wikipedia
  121. 121

    American Hospital of Paris

    in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

    hospital in Paris, France

    🇫🇷 France ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

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    Tomonoura

    in The Wolverine (2013)

    Japanese port located in Fukuyama

    🇯🇵 Japan ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Filming in Tomonoura, a port in the Ichichi ward of Fukuyama, concluded on September 11, 2012.” Wikipedia
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    Rockefeller Center

    in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

    mixed-use building complex in New York City, New York, USA

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The Continental Hotel seen in the film was in reality the Beaver Building in Manhattan and its rooftop was filmed separately on the roof garden of the Rockefeller Plaza building.” Wikipedia
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    Highclere Castle

    in Downton Abbey

    country house in Hampshire, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏰 castles & palaces

    “Highclere Castle in north Hampshire is used for exterior shots of Downton Abbey and most of the interior filming.” Wikipedia
  125. 125

    Middle Temple

    in Sleepy Hollow (1999)

    one of the four Inns of Court in London, England

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

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    Los Angeles Union Station

    in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

    main railway station in Los Angeles, California, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The last location shoot was at an art deco restaurant in Los Angeles' Union Station, which stood in for the Dixon Hill holonovel; Frakes wanted a sharp contrast with the dark, mechanical Borg scenes.” Wikipedia
  127. 127

    Ashdown Forest

    in Band of Brothers

    heathland area in the county of East Sussex

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏞 landscapes & nature

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    avenue des Champs-Élysées

    in Breathless (1960)

    avenue in Paris, France

    🇫🇷 France ·🛣 streets & squares

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    London Paddington station

    in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

    railway station in the London Borough of Westminster, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  130. 130

    The Battery

    in Superman Returns (2006)

    public park in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

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    Rathaus Schöneberg

    in Run Lola Run (1998)

    city hall of the Berlin district of Tempelhof-Schöneberg

    🇩🇪 Germany ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

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    Toronto City Hall

    in Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

    city hall in Canada

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The fight was originally scripted to appear in a train station and focus heavily on interaction with props, though was eventually shot in an open space outside Toronto City Hall after Witt decided to give the fight less screen time.” Wikipedia
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    Bendlerblock

    in Valkyrie (2009)

    architectural structure in Berlin

    🇩🇪 Germany ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The Ministry hesitated to grant permission for filming scenes of the Tom Cruise-starred movie Valkyrie about the 20 July Plot, especially a re-enactment of the execution on the original location.” Wikipedia
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    McLaren Technology Centre

    in Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

    headquarters of the McLaren Group

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

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    North Sea

    in Das Boot (1981)

    marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean

    🇫🇷 France ·🏞 landscapes & nature

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    Meteora

    in For Your Eyes Only (1981)

    rock formation with cluster of Greek Orthodox monasteries

    🇬🇷 Greece ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “For the Meteora shoots, a Greek bishop was paid to allow filming in the monasteries, but the uninformed Eastern Orthodox monks were mostly critical of production rolling in their installations.” Wikipedia
  137. 137

    Bank of China Tower

    in Star Trek: Voyager

    skyscraper in Hong Kong

    🇨🇳 China ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “In Star Trek: Voyager, the building is used as the exterior of Starfleet Communications Research Center.” Wikipedia
  138. 138

    National Museum of Natural History

    in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

    natural history museum in Washington, D.C.

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

  139. 139

    Winchester College

    in Les Misérables (2012)

    boarding school in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

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    Washington Union Station

    in Hannibal (2001)

    main railway station in Washington, D.C.

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “After leaving Italy on 5 June 2000, the production moved to Washington, D.C. Filming took place over six days at Washington Union Station.” Wikipedia
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    Villa Erba

    in Ocean's Twelve (2004)

    villa

    🇮🇹 Italy ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “In 2004, the building and grounds were used as a filming location for the movie Ocean's Twelve, serving as the villa of a gentleman thief named François Toulour.” Wikipedia
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    Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

    in Jupiter Ascending (2015)

    Museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Spain

    🇪🇸 Spain ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “The opening scenes show the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and Dancing House in Prague, both of which were designed by Frank Gehry.” Wikipedia
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    Hyde Park

    in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

    Royal Park in London, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏞 landscapes & nature

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    Lake District

    in 28 Days Later (2002)

    mountainous region in North West England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “Boyle said Fox funded the Lake District ending, and that the final rural sequence was shot on 35mm to make the film "feel like [it] had opened up".” Wikipedia
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    Oslo Airport

    in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

    international airport serving Oslo, Norway

    🇳🇴 Norway ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

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    Grand Teton National Park

    in Rocky IV (1985)

    United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏞 landscapes & nature

    “The small farm where Rocky lived and trained was in Jackson Hole, and Grand Teton National Park was used for filming many of the outdoor sequences in the Soviet Union.” Wikipedia
  147. 147

    Southern Carpathians

    in Cold Mountain (2003)

    group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania

    🇷🇴 Romania ·🏞 landscapes & nature

  148. 148

    University of North Carolina Wilmington

    in One Tree Hill

    public research university

    🇺🇸 United States ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

    “Many of the scenes were shot near the battleship USS North Carolina and on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus.” Wikipedia
  149. 149

    Vancouver Island

    in The 13th Warrior (1999)

    island of British Columbia, Canada

    🇨🇦 Canada ·🏞 landscapes & nature

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    Marylebone station

    in The Conjuring 2 (2016)

    railway terminus in Westminster, central London, England, UK

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·🏛 landmarks & buildings

The rest of the atlas is on the map: 7,472 places and 14,533 productions, including the thousands recorded too loosely to rank.