movie locations you can actually visit

Movie Locations You Can Actually Visit

Just in time for Halloween, we look at five horror movie locations that you can actually visit.
11. Dr Xaviers school in X Men Casa Loma Toronto
If you are fan of Marvel super heroes particularly the X Men then you will undoubtedly want to go on a pilgrimage to visit Casa Loma, located in Toronto. This is the actual location of Dr. Xaviers school. As you can see in the picture below, Dr. Xavier played by Patrick Stewart is having a discussion with Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman while Jean Grey listens played by Famke Janssen. The picture shows a fountain and a checkered floor with some plants as interior dcor. Fans of the X men movies will definitely recognize the design aesthetic of the school. Definitely, worth a visit.
12. Ambroses headquarters in Mission Impossible 2 Bare Island Sydney
At number 18 of the 29 movie locations you can visit is Ambroses headquarters featured in the movie Mission Impossible 2. The location being featured in the image is none other than Bare Island located in Sydney, Australia. The first sequel to the Tom Cruise franchise is loaded with action from beginning to finish. Directed by John Woo it grossed hundreds of millions of dollars in box office receipts all over the world. If you are a fan of Tom Cruises Mission Impossible then you need to hop on a plane and visit this place as soon as you can before they turn it into a spa.
13. Ghostbusters Firehouse Tribeca NYC
At number seventeen of the 29 movie locations that you can actually visit is the firehouse featured in the movie Ghostbusters The building is located in the Tribeca section of New York City. Ghostbusters is one of the most iconic movies of the 1980s and made stars out of its main actors like Bill Murray who plays Dr. Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Ray Stantz, Harold Ramis as Dr. Egon Spengler and Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddmore. If you are a fan of the movie, then visit New York City today and relive the entire Ghostbusters experience all over again.
14. Church from The Graduate United Methodist Church LaVerne California
At number 16 of the 29 movie locations that you can actually visit is the church featured in the coming of age movie, The Graduate. The location featured in the picture is the United Methodist Church in Laverne, California. The movie was way ahead of its time as it featured an affair of an older woman with a younger man played by Dustin Hoffman. Anne Bancroft played the iconic Mrs. Robinson that stole his heart. The movie which one an Academy Award is considered to be director Mike Nichols greatest work. The image shows the iconic scene where Dustin Hoffman is tapping on the walls of the churchs glass balcony.
15. Yavin 4 from Star Wars Episode IV Tikal Guatemala
Of all the movies of the 20th century, Star Wars ranks high up in the stratosphere of most important films. It broke barriers in the science fiction category and created a host of memorable characters that would forever be in the imagination of moviegoers. At number 15 of the 29 movie locations that you want to visit is Tikal in Guatemala, which is the setting of Yavin 4 in Star Wars Episode 4
16. Where the tanker rolled over in Mad Max Silverton Australia
One of the most groundbreaking films to come out of the late disco era was the post apocalyptic thriller Mad Max. It starred a young struggling Australian actor named Mel Gibson in the title role. It featured a lot of violence but was a hit with fans because of the way the characters were threshed out in a world that was all but ruined from mans own greed and selfishness. If you were ever wondering about the scene where the tanker rolled over in Mad Max, you can visit it at your pleasure when you go to Silverton, Australia. Truly, one of the most memorable scenes from the movie.
17. Monastery in The Hangover II Muang Boran Thailand
The Hangover is probably one of the funniest movies to come out of Hollywood in recent memory. It is a story of a group of friends who treat their buddy to a bachelors party in Las Vegas, only to lose him in the process. They now have to find and deliver him in time for his wedding which is in less than 24 hours and thus the misadventures begin. The Hangover was such a success that a sequel came out. The image being shown is the actual monastery where the guys went to. It is located in Muang Boran, in beautiful Thailand.
18. Village in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Hongcunzhen China
At number twelve of the 29 movie locations that you can actually visit is the village featured in the Oscar winning movie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The actual location is in Hongcunzhen, China. As you can see from the picture there is a small footbridge that is raised in an arched position and you can see a lot of tourists taking pictures from the area where some of the films most memorable scenes were shot. If you are in China, then you may want to include this trip to the village as part of your itinerary. You will definitely not regret it.
19. Priscilla Queen of the Desert Kings Canyon Australia
If you are a fan of movies that deal with drag queens, then you will definitely love this next actual movie location that you can visit. This time it is located in Kings Canyon in Australia. The area is where one of the funny scenes was shot for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The story is about a couple of drag queens and their transual companion who travel across the desert in order to perform their distinctive style of Cabaret. This film is never short on laughs so if you are looking to avoid getting bored, check out the scene in the movie.
20. Overlook Hotel in The Shining Timberline Lodge Oregon
One of the scariest movies to come out in the 1980s was Stanley Kubricks psychological supernatural thriller, The Shining. The movie portrayed one of legendary actor Jack Nicholsons most memorable and terrifying performances as the crazy Jack Torrance. The picture shows the hotel that got burned down at the end of the movie. The place was an actual hotel called the Overlook Hotel which was located in Timberline Lodge, Oregon. If you are looking for a movie that can scare the living daylights out of you, The Shining is one of those movies that you should never see alone. The feeling of dread and isolation can be felt already from the looks of the hotel alone.