Movies and Travel

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Movies are how we escape the real world. They can transport us across the universe and to the deepest parts of our imagination. These films use locations across the globe to represent capital cities, different planets, exotic temples, and much more. Scroll through below to see filming locations and their respective scenes in several blockbuster movies.

Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi

Endor filmed in the Northern California Redwood Forests

Muir Woods, California

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Siberia filmed at the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Iceland

  • Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  • Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  • Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

Cambodian Temple filmed at the Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia

  • Tree in Ta Prohm Temple
  • Tree in Ta Prohm Temple
  • The ruins of Ta Prohm

Game of Thrones

Kings Landing filmed at Dubrovnik, Croatia

  • Overlooking the city walls
  • Near the harbor
  • The Dubrovnik Harbor (Blackwater Bay)
  • The steps on the Walk of Shame

Interstellar and Batman Begins

Mann’s Planet (Ice Planet) and Ra’s al Ghul’s Tibetan Hideout filmed on Svinafellsjokull Glacier, Iceland

  • Svinafellsjokull Glacier
  • Svinafellsjokull Glacier
  • Svinafellsjokull Glacier

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Hobbiton filmed in Matamata, New Zealand

  • Hobbiton
  • Hobbiton
  • Hobbiton

“A Shortcut to Mushrooms/Get off the Road” scene filmed in Wellington, New Zealand

  • The Road
  • Off the Road!

Prometheus

Opening scene with waterfall filmed at Dettifoss, Iceland

  • Dettifoss
  • This is the largest waterfall by volume in Europe

Westworld

Scenes within the park filmed at Canyonlands National Park, Utah

  • Dead Horse Point
  • Canyonlands National Park
The Man in Black in Westworld. (This scene is really violent, so I didn’t want to show the video.) (Credit to HBO)

Published by Aaron Raubvogel

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