One of my favorite parts of traveling to a new city is exploring the filming locations from my favorite movies and shows that inspired me to visit in the first place! This list includes some of my all-time favorite movies as well as the movies that captured their beauty. I hope it inspires you to journey out to the places that inspired you through film, whether it be the beaches of Malibu, a small town somewhere in Northern Italy or beyond.
xx, Melody
ARIZONA
Tucson
Old Tucson — Rio Bravo
The Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon South Rim — National Lampoon’s Vacation
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Redondo Beach Pier — The OC
Pepperdine University — Zoey 101
El Matador State Beach — The Notebook
Griffith Observatory — La La Land, Rebel Without a Cause
Mulholland Drive — Mulholland Drive
Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour — Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Back to the Future, The Twilight Zone, Psycho
Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach — The Hills
COLORADO
Estes Park
The Stanley Hotel — The Shining (1997), Dumb & Dumber
FLORIDA
Sarasota
Siesta Key — Siesta Key
GREECE
Ammoudi Bay — Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
ITALY
Rome
Spanish Steps, Mouth of Truth, Castel Sant’Angelo — Roman Holiday
Trevi Fountain — Three Coins in the Fountain, The Lizzie Mcguire Movie
St. Peter’s Square — Angels & Demons
Venice
Venice — Summertime, Spiderman: Far From Home
Positano
Spiaggia Grande — Under the Tuscan Sun
Crema
Crema — Call Me By Your Name
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
Buckner Mansion — American Horror Story: Coven
TEXAS
Austin
Top Notch Hamburgers — Dazed and Confused
UTAH
Monument Valley — Forrest Gump, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Searchers, Stagecoach
VIRGINIA
Washington, DC
Library of Congress — National Treasure
