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MAP: 68 must-see sci-fi sights around the U.S.
The Labor Day weekend is right around the corner, so it's the perfect time to hit the highway for the last road trip of summer. And not just any road trip—a sci-fi road trip!
With this in mind, we tracked down the coolest destinations in every part of the country, everything from roadside attractions to legendary movie set locations, and marked them on a downloadable map available after the jump. Whether it's scouting for UFOs in Roswell, a visit to the birthplace of Capt. Kirk or a trip to the locations used in The Dark Knight, there's something for every taste.
So jump in the car—making sure to take along our handy PDF map which lists all the destinations below—and head out on a sci-fi adventure you won't soon forget!
EAST COAST:
Mothman Museum
Point Pleasant, W.Va.
http://www.mothmanlives.com/
The Mothman Museum focuses on the paranormal urban legend of the Mothman, a demonic, winged creature thought to be associated with horrible tragedies in the small rural town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The museum is the perfect place for those fascinated with urban paranormal legends to research this phenomenon, from eyewitness accounts to historic documentation.
The Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum
Atlantic City, N.J.
http://www.ripleysatlanticcity.com/
Based on the popular television show from the 1980s by the same name, the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum hosts a variety of bizarre and amusing installation pieces, from Bakur the Gypsy to a Fiji Island mermaid.
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html
The ultimate in exploration in space, the home of NASA, offers a variety of tours and viewings of space shuttle launches and landings. What better place than the Kennedy Space Center to get an up close and personal experience with space shuttle launch pad viewings, trips to Cape Canaveral, America's first satellite at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum, the Apollo/Saturn V Center and educational visits to the International Space Station Center and LC 39 Observation Gantry?
Movie Theater From "The Blob"
The Colonial Theater
225 Bridge St.
Phoenixville, Pa.
http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com/
Experience the original 1958 B-movie classic The Blob firsthand with a trip to the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Pa.
If you're a movie fan, then New York City is your playground. Over the decades it has been the production home of thousands of films of all genres, from action-adventure to science fiction. Here are a few locations you can visit that have been highlighted in some of this century's most memorable films.
Ghostbusters
The headquarters of the Ghostbusters
Hook and Ladder 8, 14 N. Moore St., Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Dana Barrett's Apartment (aka Spook Central)
55 Central Park West, Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
New York Public Library Ghostbusters Tour
5th Ave. between 40th and 42nd Streets, Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
I Am Legend
At the beginning of the movie we see a desolate (CGI-created) Times Square with the Fresh Prince himself hunting deer ...
Times Square, Broadway between 43rd and 46th Street
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
DVD rental scene
Tower Records, 692 Broadway (West 4th Avenue)
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Driving Range Scene
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86 at West 46th Street
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Museum Pond
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave at 82nd St, Upper East Side
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Men in Black
MiB Headquarters
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
2 Broadway
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
The Alien Spacecraft
After taking off in the spacecraft, Edgar flys over Shea Stadium, causing a baseball player to miss his catch, while over the stadium Jay and Kay shoot at the craft to bring it down.
Observatory Towers, Flushing Meadow
Queens, New York City, N.Y.
Unisphere
After Jay and Kay shoot down the spacecraft, it comes back down to earth, crashing through the Flushing Meadow Unisphere.
Flushing Meadow
Queens, New York City, N.Y.
Night at the Museum
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street and Central Park West
Upper West Side
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Spider-Man
The Daily Bugle Offices
"Flatiron Building"
5th Ave between 22nd and 23rd St.
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Diner where Mary Jane works
Moondance Diner
6th Avenue and Canal Street
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Battle where Spider-Man first meets Green Goblin
Times Square
Broadway between 43rd and 46th Street
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Dropping off MJ at the Rooftop Garden
Rockerfeller Roof Gardens
5th Avenue between 49th & 50th Streets
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
The abandoned building where Spider-Man fights the Green Goblin
Roosevelt Island
Smallpox Hospital (Renwick Ruin)
Located near the southern end of Manhattan Island
East 52nd Street
http://www.rihs.us/landmarks/renwick.html
Spider-Man 2
Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History
The direct entrance on the north side of the Museum on West 81st Street, just west of Central Park West. Access is also available through the Museum from Central Park West at 79th Street.
http://www.amnh.org/rose/
The Day the Earth Stood Still (original)
Klaatu arrives on Earth
When Klaatu lands his spaceship here on earth, he parks it at the Ellipse, which is situated between the White House and the Washington Monument ...
The Ellipse
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C.
The Dark Knight
Joker's crew robs "Gotham National Bank"
Chicago Post Office, 404 West Harrison—though the exterior seen is the northern corner at West Van Buren Street and Canal Street, where a fake extension was built on the adjoining vacant lot.
Taking down the Scarecrow
The parking garage at 200 West Randolph Street (also the same garage that was the start of the Tumbler's rooftop chase in Batman Begins)
the HQ of "Wayne Enterprises"
Richard J Daley Center
On Washington Street between Clark and Dearborn Streets
MIDWEST
The birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk
Riverside, Iowa
http://www.riversideiowa.org/
Official city slogan: "Where the Trek begins."
Riverside is the self-proclaimed future birthplace of fictional character Capt. James T. Kirk of U.S.S. Enterprise and Star Trek fame. In 2005, Riverside was the site of Invasion Iowa, a reality television series produced by Spike TV and starring, among other actors and Riverside residents, William Shatner. The Riverside Area Community Club (RACC) hosts an annual "TrekFest" Star Trek celebration.
WEST COAST
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
Located in the landmark Frank Gehry building at the base of the Space Needle, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame pays tribute to the lives, works and ongoing legacies of the genres' greatest minds. The 2009 inductees include editor and publisher Edward L. Ferman, artist Michael Whelan, artist Frank R. Paul and author Connie Willis.
325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, Wash.
http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?categoryID=203
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://vancouver.ca/
Not only is this part of the country absolutely breathtaking in its natural beauty, but Vancouver has been the filming location of countless science fiction series and movies, including Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Supernatural, Dark Angel, New Moon, Andromeda, Alien vs. Predator, Stephen King's It, The Fog, Stargate Atlantis and The X-Files. (And yes, we know Vancouver isn't in the U.S., but since it's within striking distance, we decided to list it anyway.)
The West Coast has also been the filming location of countless iconic science fiction and dark fantasy films over the years, from Blade Runner to Twilight! Here are a few spots you may want to check out for yourselves!
Star Trek (2009)
Surface of planet Vulcan
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park
10700 West Escondido Canyon Road
Near Agua Dulce Springs, about an hour north of Los Angeles
Starfleet Academy in "San Francisco"
Oviatt Library at Cal State University
Northridge, alongside San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
Kirk and Spock face off over the Kobayashi Maru exercise, but Kirk becomes captain of the Enterprise
Long Beach City Hall
333 West Ocean Boulevard, alongside Lincoln Park
Star Trek IV
Park where Kirk and company initially land
Will Rogers State Park
14253 Sunset Blvd.
Pacific Palisades
Los Angeles, Calif.
Cetacean Institute
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey, Calif.
Star Trek V
Kirk meets 'God' on the planet 'Shakari'
Trona Pinnacles
Trona, Calif.
Nimbus III in the Neutral Zone, the Planet of Galactic Peace
Owens Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert
South of Lone Pine, central California
(Also the location of "Calima," the birthplace of ape civilization, in Tim Burton's 2001 "re-imagining" of the classic Planet of the Apes)
Twilight
The View Point Inn
The location where the prom scenes from the Twilight movie were shot
Corbett, Wash.
http://theviewpointinn.com/
Bella Italia
Have dinner at the same restaurant Edward and Bella dine at.
Port Angeles , Wash.
http://www.bellaitaliapa.com/
Back to the Future
Doc Brown's 1955 House
Gamble House, 4 West Moreland Place, Pasadena, Calif.
Twin Pines Mall
Puente Hills Mall, Colima Road, City of Industry, Calif.
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko's House
4225 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, Calif.
2 for Evil Dead Please
Aero Theater
1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, Calif.
Donnie's school
Loyola High School
1901 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, Calif.
Jim Cunningham's house
4252 Country Club Drive
Long Beach, Calif.
The Terminator
The Terminator arrives to our time as only the Terminator could, buck naked. He heads straight to Griffith Park Observatory and challenges three punks for their clothes.
Griffith Park Observatory
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
Griffith Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sarah Conner's restaurant
Carrows Restaurant
815 Fremont Ave
South Pasadena, Los Angeles, Calif.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The post-apocalyptic battle scenes were filmed at the former mining facility at Kaiser Eagle Mountain.
Desert Center, Riverside County
Parts of the mall scenes (the arcade, back hallways and crashing through the window) were filmed at Santa Monica Place at 4th Street and Colorado Ave.
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County
The finale was filmed at California Steel Industries' Bop Shop, which has since been demolished.
Fontana, San Bernardino County
The Lakeview Terrace Medical Center was used in the Pescadero State Hospital, parking lot and biker bar scenes.
Sylmar, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Terminal Island Freeway, State Route 47 / 103, was the site of the helicopter and tanker truck crashes.
Wilmington, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
E.T.
Elliot's house
7121 Lonzo St
Tujunga, Calif.
(This location was also seen in the movie Charlie's Angels.)
The redwoods scene at the beginning of the film
Fort Dick, Calif.
(Land owned by Miller-Rellim Redwood Co.)
A face-down and dying E.T.
Little Mill Creek
Cresent City, Calif.
Elliot's school
Culver City High School
Elenda Street at Franklin Ave.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Tree-lined street from which Elliot and E.T. take off
White Oak Ave. (a few blocks north of Chatsworth St. and south of San Fernando Mission Blvd.)
Porter Ranch
Granada Hills, Calif.
Blade Runner
Deckard's final showdown with Batty in Sebastian's waterlogged home
Bradbury Building
304 South Broadway
Los Angeles, Calif.
Deckard is taken to the cop station
Union Station
South Alameda Street
Los Angeles, Calif.
The interior of the "Yukon Hotel"
Pan Am Building
South Broadway at Third Street
Los Angeles, Calif.
The exterior of Deckard's apartment building
Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis-Brown House
607 Glendower Avenue
Silverlake, below Griffith Park
Los Angeles, Calif.
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST
International UFO Museum and Research Center
114 N. Main
Roswell, N.M.
http://www.roswellufomuseum.com/
Founded by public information officer Lt. Walter Haut in early 1990, the International UFO Museum and Research Center is a home for information on the Roswell incident and other UFO phenomena. Museum exhibits include information on Roswell, crop circles, sightings, Area 51, ancient astronauts and alien abductions. Visitors are encouraged to ask questions. Also within the area resides the New Mexico Museum of Space History, the Billy the Kid Museum and the Carlsbad Caverns National Parks.
Space Center of Houston
1601 NASA Parkway
Houston, Texas
http://www.spacecenter.org/
The Space Center of Houston offers a variety of NASA-related exhibitions and tours, including the Space Center Theater, Blast Off Theater, NASA Tour, Astronaut Gallery, Feel of Space, Starship Gallery and Kids Space Place.
Extraterrestrial Highway
Rachel, Nev.
http://www.rachel-nevada.com/
In April 1996, Nevada State Highway 375 was officially named the Extraterrestrial Highway for the many UFO sightings along this lonely stretch of road. The highway is close to the mysterious Area 51, a super-secret Air Force test facility, and in the 1980s and 1990s there have been many sightings of unidentified objects near the base. Even today visitors and locals alike often see strange lights in the night sky while driving down the highway.
Dinosaur Monument:
Canyon Area Visitor Center
4545 Highway 40
Dinosaur, Colo.
http://www.nps.gov/dino/
Are you a dinosaur fan? Then you might want to check out Dinosaur Monument, Colo. Here you can camp out and explore terrain riddled with dinosaur fossils. While the main fossil quarry is closed due to structural hazards, many of the prominent fossils are still visible. You can also go whitewater rafting!
The southern region of the United States has also been a destination for countless movies over the years ...
Cheyenne Mountain:
3225 Broadmoor Valley Road
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Cheyenne Mountain has been the location for shows such as Stargate SG-1. The mountain is also home to several civilian facilities, including the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.
http://www.cheyennemountain.com/
Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Texas Chain Saw Massacre film locations
Austin, Texas
http://www.texaschainsawtours.com
Robocop
OCP Headquarters
City Hall
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, Texas
Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse
Death Proof: Texas Chili Parlor
Texas Chili Parlor
1409 Lavaca Street, Austin, Texas
Death Proof
Guero's
1412 S Congress Ave, Austin, Texas
By Paul at 4:09 PM ON 08/31/09
How about Monroeville, PA (Pittsburgh) Monroeville Mall, site of the original DAWN OF THE DEAD?
By Jayr at 4:12 PM ON 08/31/09
What about Devils Tower in Wyoming the landing site of the mothership in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind? Or is that too obvious!?!
By Synd-e at 4:16 PM ON 08/31/09
How about the Superman statue in Metropolis, IL?
By loganschlieghliegh at 5:46 PM ON 08/31/09
I'm surprised that they didn't mention Santa Cruz, Ca. where they filmed just about all of the movie The Lost Boys.
By MaxxTx at 6:07 PM ON 08/31/09
You can also add the Ft Worth Water gardens as the exit location from Logan's Run.
By Bruce Simmons at 6:13 PM ON 08/31/09
By pjowens75 at 6:14 PM ON 08/31/09
You realize, of course, that the 2 places you list for Twilight as being in Forks WA, are in reality nowhere near Forks WA, don't you? One is in Port Angeles WA (60 mi. away) and the other near Portland OR (over 200 mi. away).
By J at 6:36 PM ON 08/31/09
The original "The Blob" was not made in 1988; it was made in 1958. I should know--I grew up about 15 miles from the Colonial Theatre. "Blobfest" is quite the annual event.
By profef at 7:28 PM ON 08/31/09
How about the true birthplace of Superman? Cleveland, OH. See the childhood home of Jerry Siegel co-creator of Superman in the place where the concept was created.
By Grace at 7:29 PM ON 08/31/09
*snort* Last time I checked Vancouver was not, in fact, a part of the United States.
By Gill Avila at 9:06 PM ON 08/31/09
What? You forgot the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley CA? The site of the Colossus programming office in "Colossus: The Forbin Project?"
By divephotog at 9:37 PM ON 08/31/09
Don't forget to hit 30 Rockefeller in NY, and the CA studios of SyFy, and see where Science Fiction used to be prime in the studios of Sci-Fi, but has now gone on a decline (sad to say). - KH
By Shareth at 12:56 AM ON 09/01/09
since when does Twilight count as science fiction? Put Seattle's Sci-Fi Museum down instead.
By Craig at 12:57 AM ON 09/01/09
A few more Vancouver BC connections:
Reaper (bumped into Tyler LaBine on the False Creek seawall yesterday...)
Eureka, Jeremiah, Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers, Babylon 5: The Lost Tales, Fringe (2nd season), V (2010 version), 2012 (2010 movie), Dead Like Me, Dead Zone, John Doe, Kyle XY, The 4400, The Omega Man, The 1996 Doctor Who television movie with Paul McGann, Night At The Museum, Millennium, Harsh Realm, The Lone Gunmen, Taken (the great Sci-Fi mini-series), Sliders, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Terrry Gilliam!), X-Men movies, Fantastic Four movies, New Moon, Twilight (coming soon), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film), The Sixth Day, Masters of Horror, Fido (hilarious zombie movie with Billy Connelly), the effects for District 9, and the Stargate TV franchaise!
Here's a partial list of locations:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/nklmra
By scaddude at 1:11 AM ON 09/01/09
You forgot to mention Citrus Ave., in Old Town Covina, Covina, CA. It stood-in for Roswell, NM in The WB's Roswell. The cafe that was the Crashdown is still there, though the UFO is gone, but the the old post office that was the exterior for the UFO Museum where Max worked has since been demolished.
By R.Bilyeu54 at 4:06 AM ON 09/01/09
The View Point Inn, from "Twilight", is in Corbett, Oregon, not Washington.
The high school sequences were filmed at James Madison High, on NE 82nd Ave., In Portland, Or.
By G'nort at 4:23 AM ON 09/01/09
How about the Endor moon? Wasn't that Crescent City, CA? I know; I know; but I for one liked the Ewoks. Back then I was still in single digits of age of course, but compared to Jar Jars, they weren't so bad, right?
By mikeaaron2112 at 6:06 AM ON 09/01/09
DVD rental scene
Tower Records, 692 Broadway (West 4th Avenue)
Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
This place hasn't existed for close to 3 years now. It's just an empty storefront.
By TD at 8:09 AM ON 09/01/09
Labor Day weekend...
How could you not include Atlanta host of DragonCon?!!!!!
By SCI FI WIRE STAFF at 8:23 AM ON 09/01/09
Thanks for all the tips. We'll make sure to include the best of them when we update the map in the future!
By Son of a Maui Portagee at 8:58 AM ON 09/01/09
You should note that a couple of those E.T. locations in California are currently being threatened by wildfires.
By Roger Workman at 11:11 AM ON 09/01/09
How about Michigan Central Station in Detroit? It's a favorite of Michael Bay, used in Transformers and The Island. In its better days, it was in North by Northwest.
By Mike at 2:49 PM ON 09/01/09
Two words: Atlanta, Dragon*Con.
By SMDrPepper at 12:30 PM ON 09/02/09
Let us not forget St Louis as the stand in for New York in "Escape from New York".
By SMB at 3:42 PM ON 09/02/09
I can't believe a list of "must-see sci-fi sights" *doesn't* include Grover's Mill, NJ -- where the Martians landed in War of the Worlds. And, at the risk of sounding like Roman in "Party Down": VAMPIRES ARE NOT SCI-FI. Good lord.
By Canadian at 4:12 PM ON 09/02/09
Oh stupid Grace...first they mentioned that vancouver, bc was not part of US. Which is a good thing...but when you say Vancouver was not a part of the US...well it is...there is a VAncouver, WA below the better Vancouver, British Columbia.
By jough at 4:42 PM ON 09/02/09
What?! No grover's Mill, NJ?! but you included the tourist trap Ripleys museum?!
By Tahlen at 7:20 PM ON 09/02/09
Starfleet Academy in "San Francisco"
"Oviatt Library at Cal State University
Northridge, alongside San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge"
Um, actually Cal State Northridge is in Los Angeles county, north of Van Nuys and NW of LA; not in San Francisco.
In fact, it's about 5 Mi. NW of Sepulveda Dam, site of many films and TV shows, such as Knight Rider and Buckaroo Banzai (the area where they march at the end of the movie), off the top of my head.
By Toxic at 8:45 AM ON 09/03/09
What about devil's Tower in Wyoming? CE3K!
By Droid at 11:10 AM ON 09/03/09
Much of George Lucas' THX-1138 was shot at the Marin Civic Center in Northern California (another Frank Loyd Wright building).
And, for a truly fictional science experience, one might visit any of L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics centers.
By Fooman at 9:31 PM ON 09/03/09
Also... Flour Danial Building 3347 Michelson Irvine CA, Used almost exclusivly for Demolition Man.
UC Irvine - Many building exteriors where used for later Planet of the Apes movies.
Corona Del Mar Beach - Corona Del Mar CA. on the South end of the beach you can see where the head of the statue of liberty was laying at the end of the original Planet of the Apes.
Tustin Blimp Hangers, Tustin CA... used for many movies and commericals notably X-Files the movie, and used as a soundstage for the comet scenes in Armageddon
By armadillo59 at 5:14 AM ON 09/04/09
Excellent start can't wait for the updates, How about adding the best Sci-Fi Road Trip "Starman" with Jeff Bridges.
By Mack at 7:33 AM ON 09/04/09
Death Proof is NOT sci-fi. Pretty good list though.
By Darguz Parsilvan at 9:09 AM ON 09/04/09
You're joking, right? The Ripley's museum is based on the 1980's TV show? Riplye's first permanent exhibit opened in 1950, following numerous temporary exhibits starting at the 1933 World's Fair (an exhibit based on Ripley's published feature which started in 1918) . Life started before 1980, and often involved things other than TV.
By Rolland at 12:46 PM ON 09/04/09
I wish the map was bigger...
By David Cervera at 1:34 PM ON 09/04/09
There are actually a bunch of Ripley's museums all over the country, including Hollywood, San Francisco, and Branson, Missouri. (See www.ripleys.com for the full list). And they have been around long before the 80's TV show.
By David Cervera at 1:46 PM ON 09/04/09
You mention Griffith Park Observatory for Terminator, you might also note that Griffith Park is the location of the tunnel which appears in Back to the Future 2 and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (although it's not anywhere near as long as it appears in those movies).
By David Cervera at 2:00 PM ON 09/04/09
Two more locations in the West:
1) In Genessee, Colorado, about 15 miles west of Denver, is the flying-saucer looking house from Woody Allen's Sleeper. It can be easily seen from I-70.
2) Goblin Valley State Park in southern Utah was the location of the alien planet visited by the crew of Galaxy Quest.
By JordanC at 3:22 PM ON 09/04/09
FYI- The Moondance Diner of where MJ worked in Spiderman no longer exists in Manhattan. It was moved to make way for (yuck) a condo a few years back. Absolute tragedy. I think it's been reassembled in Wyoming somewhere though...
By Marc Mattson at 5:42 PM ON 09/04/09
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Dallas court house was also used as Dr. Faber's office in "The Lathe of Heaven."
By whitelion43 at 12:49 AM ON 09/05/09
St TMP Planet Vulcan Yellowstone National Park
Close Encounters of the Third Kind,X-Files. Ft Lauderdale,FL Flight takes of from here before disappearing into the Bermuda Triangle
By Jabbuero at 8:34 AM ON 09/05/09
Bladerunner, Deckard's house, aka The Ennis House by Frank Lloyd Wright, LA. Also in Buffy, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennis_House
By dewstarpath at 12:29 PM ON 09/05/09
New Jersey was the location of several
scenes in "Buckaroo Banzai" in 1984.
By starpath at 12:41 PM ON 09/05/09
New Jersey was the location of several
scenes in Buckaroo Banzai from 1984.
By dewstarpath at 12:45 PM ON 09/05/09
Also, Atlanta was the site for filming three
pictures: Freejack, Kalifornia, and Robocop
3 (Blue Bird Cafe, Five Points, MARTA
Garnett station).
By danyull at 12:47 AM ON 09/06/09
I think the Very Large Array in New Mexico as seen in Contact should be on the list.
By The Dude at 12:16 PM ON 09/06/09
Based upon this map of the SoCal wildfire area...Elliot's house burned down.
Ouuuch.
By Lethe at 3:07 PM ON 09/07/09
I don't know if it counts as sci fi, but the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park CO is where the original Shining was written and the tv movie produced. It wasn't the site of the Nicholson movie though. It's a FANTASTIC Victorian hotel, absolutely gorgeous and lovingly haunted. :)
By Serai at 2:59 PM ON 09/19/09
Wait...how is Cal State University Northridge "next to the Golden Gate Bridge?? CSUN is at the north end of the San Fernando Valley, right next to LOS ANGELES. You're about 350 miles off, there!
By Serai at 3:03 PM ON 09/19/09
Another location: the Los Angeles River near downtown L.A., location for a number of films such as Terminator 2, Buckaroo Banzai, Repo Man, and others.
By aenea at 6:48 AM ON 09/20/09
There is a difference between "sites", and "sights".
By CountessBaltar at 8:35 AM ON 10/26/09
Okay, It's after Labor Day but...
The Oviatt Library as CSU,Northridge was also used for exterior shots in Sky High (as the "Sky High" school itself), several episodes of Star Trek: TNG and/or DS9, and the original Battlestar Galactica (as "Gomoray" in "The Living Legend"). As well as other movies and TV series.
Terminator 2 also filmed scenes at the nearby Northridge Mall but don't bother with that one. It was the part of the mall that did not survive the earthquake and was rebuilt. Although the nearby canal where they had the motorcycle chase was still there last time I looked.
By xena at 12:24 AM ON 02/21/10
Don't forget to "Go the Distance" to Dyersville, Iowa for the Field of Dreams Movie Site! - Awesome
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