๐Ÿ“ Travel Guides

Locations

Long-form guides to the real places behind your favourite films, TV shows and music. Where to go, where to stay and what to expect when you actually get there.

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A Film Lover's Guide to Los Angeles โ€” The Biltmore, Blade Runner, Collateral and More
The Biltmore. The Bradbury Building. Union Station. The nocturnal streets of Collateral. Downtown Los Angeles is essentially a living film set and this is how to use it properly.
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5 Iconic Sopranos Filming Locations You Can Actually Visit in New Jersey
The Bada Bing is still open. Holsten's still serves onion rings. Tony's house is still there โ€” but don't knock. A fan's guide to visiting Sopranos locations in New Jersey.
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Cutty's Gym and Beyond โ€” A Wire Fan's Guide to Baltimore
The Wire filmed across 54 locations in Baltimore. Most of the city looks exactly as it did on screen. Here is how to do the pilgrimage properly, including where to find the best crab cakes in America.
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The Shining's Stanley Hotel โ€” Would You Spend a Night There?
Stephen King stayed in Room 217 in 1974, had a nightmare and wrote The Shining. The hotel has been trading on this ever since. Here is what visiting is actually like.
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The Real Dirty Dancing Resort โ€” What It's Like to Stay There Today
Nobody told you it wasn't filmed in the Catskills. The real location is Mountain Lake Lodge in Virginia and it is still very much open. Nobody puts Baby in a corner, and nobody should put this trip in the too-difficult pile.
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Rocky Locations in Philadelphia โ€” A Fan's Guide to the City of Brotherly Love
The steps are real. The statue is real. The cheesesteak is real. A complete guide to visiting Rocky filming locations in Philadelphia, from the Italian Market to Pat's King of Steaks to the 72 steps.
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Victorian London and the Underground's Hidden Stations โ€” A Creep (2004) Location Guide
Creep filmed in the disused tunnels at Charing Cross and Aldwych. Here is how to explore the London Underground's hidden history, ghost stations and Victorian infrastructure โ€” and why the film barely needed to embellish any of it.
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The Harry Potter Tour of the UK โ€” A Complete Filming Location Guide
Hogwarts was not one place. It was nine. From Alnwick Castle to the Glenfinnan Viaduct, a complete guide to visiting Harry Potter filming locations across England and Scotland.
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Films Featuring Las Vegas Hotels โ€” The Hangover, Ocean's Eleven, Diamonds Are Forever and More
The Bellagio fountains. The Caesars roof. Circus Circus and the Bond car chase. A guide to the Las Vegas hotels that made the movies โ€” including one that was demolished and one that is still exactly as it appeared on screen.
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James Bond Locations โ€” Connery & Lazenby Era: Nassau, Tokyo and Piz Gloria
The Bahamas underwater lair, the sumo arena in Tokyo, the revolving restaurant on top of the Swiss Alps. Three of the great Connery-Lazenby era Bond locations and how to visit them sixty years on.
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James Bond Locations โ€” Roger Moore Era: Egypt, Thailand, Italy and Brazil
The Pyramids. James Bond Island. Cortina d'Ampezzo. Rio Carnival. Visiting the Moore era Bond locations โ€” four continents, one raised eyebrow.
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James Bond Locations โ€” Dalton & Brosnan Era: Iceland, Prague and Baku
Iceland's glacier lagoon, Prague's medieval old town and Baku on the Caspian Sea. The Dalton and Brosnan era Bond locations span the Cold War's end and make for an extraordinary travel itinerary.
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James Bond Locations โ€” Daniel Craig Era: Glen Coe, Lake Como, Siena and Montenegro
Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands, Lake Como's Villa del Balbianello, the rooftops of Siena and Montenegro's Bay of Kotor. The Craig era Bond locations are the most emotionally resonant in the franchise.