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THE STORIES YOU KNOW. THE PLACES YOU DON’T.

YOU KNOW THE SCENE.Now find where it was.

Find the real places behind the films, TV and music you love: filming locations, music landmarks and whole cities, mapped so you can go and stand there.

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MOVIE / MOMENT → PLACEBreakfast at Tiffany'sTiffany & Co. · Fifth Avenue PUBLIC STREET
START WITH WHAT YOU LOVE

Choose your way in.

The films you quote. The shows you remember. The music you grew up with. See where they happened.

Audrey Hepburn wearing a sun hat at the Bürgenstock, circa 195401

Movies

Step outside the frame.

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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz at home in Los Angeles, 194902

Television

Walk into a familiar world.

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Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon performing with drummer Jimmie Nicol at Treslong in 196403

Music

Stand where the music happened.

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The Eiffel Tower at duskTower Bridge, LondonThe Colosseum, RomeCities50 cities, from Los Angeles to Tokyo, read through the places where culture happened.Marilyn Monroe publicity portrait from 1953David Bowie performing as Ziggy Stardust in 1972The Doors in a 1966 Elektra Records publicity portraitPeople2,001 actors, musicians and makers, and the real places behind their lives and work.Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in CasablancaThe Beatles arrive in New York, 1964Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman HolidayWorlds350 Worlds: whole stories mapped place by place, ready to explore.
Flagship Worlds · individually designed

Step inside a World.

Not articles. Each World is built around one story, with its own look, its own way to explore, and the real places you can still visit.

Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart lean on a window ledge in a 1942 publicity still
Movie · Featured World

Casablanca

Papers and passage: the film made entirely in California, and the real places it borrowed.

Burbank · Hollywood · New York · Casablanca

Enter the World
The Beatles wave on arrival at New York’s Kennedy Airport, February 1964
Music

The Beatles

Setlist: from four childhood homes to the rooftop.

Liverpool · Hamburg · London · New York · Tokyo · Rishikesh
Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck on the Spanish Steps in a 1953 publicity photograph
Movie

Roman Holiday

Verità: put your hand in the Mouth of Truth and find what is still true in Rome.

Central Rome and Cinecittà
Snoqualmie Falls in mist, the waterfall from the Twin Peaks opening titles
Television

Twin Peaks

Two places: the town on screen and the Washington towns it really is.

Snoqualmie and North Bend, Washington
The Mos Espa set at Ong Jemel, near Tozeur, photographed in 2022
Film series

Star Wars

Jump: hold to charge the hyperdrive and land on the real place.

From a Tunisian village to the redwoods
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SAME CURIOSITY. MORE CITIES.

Choose your city.

Start with Los Angeles, then move through 50 cities by following the places where culture happened.

Drag, swipe or scroll to explore every city
City photography & footage credits

Los Angeles: Los Angeles at night, seen from Griffith Observatory · dubassy / Mixkit · Mixkit Stock Video Free License. Cropped for display.

New York: The Manhattan Bridge framed by Washington Street, DUMBO · Redd Angelo · CC0. Cropped for display.

London: Leadenhall Market, the City of London · Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped for display.

Paris: The Pont de Bir-Hakeim and the 16th arrondissement at night · Daniel Vorndran / DXR · CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped for display.

Rome: The Colosseum at blue hour · Anil Öztas · CC BY 4.0. Cropped for display.

Berlin: The Oberbaumbrücke at blue hour, reflected in the Spree · Michabka · CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped for display.

Tokyo: The Shibuya scramble crossing at night · Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped for display.

San Francisco: The Golden Gate Bridge rising out of the fog · Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped for display.

Chicago: The Chicago River and Marina City on a rainy night · Chris Rycroft · CC BY 2.0. Cropped for display.

Manchester: Julius (User:Juliux) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manchester Town Hall exterior · Taken on 26 July 2008, 18:29. City context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Toronto: Wladyslaw (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Toronto skyline at night · 2009-05-07. City context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Boston: Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon · CC BY 2.0 · Boston’s Back Bay skyline from Cambridge · Taken on 5 December 2014, 13:51. City context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Atlanta: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Atlanta skyline from Jackson Street Bridge · 16 August 2020, 08:52:52 (according to Exif data). City context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

New Orleans: lukeharold · CC0 · Jackson Square, New Orleans · 2024-10-06 12:29:57. Location context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Vancouver: Kenny Louie from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Vancouver waterfront at False Creek · 2008-04-05 12:27. Location context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Sydney: Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge · 2019-06-21 17:24:36. Location context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Seoul: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Geunjeongjeon hall and courtyard at Gyeongbokgung, Seoul · 2024-06-05 09:09:51. City context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Mumbai: Dr. Raju Kasambe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Taj Mahal Palace Hotel beside Mumbai harbour · 2023-09-18 09:10:28. City context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Mexico City: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palacio de Bellas Artes illuminated at night, Mexico City · 2013-10-13 20:54:46. City context, not a production still. Resized from an official Commons derivative.

Liverpool: Rodhullandemu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Melbourne: Tangerineduel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Las Vegas: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Philadelphia: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Miami: Marcus · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Seattle: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Austin: Comrade Goose · CC BY 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Prague: mendhak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Vienna: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Barcelona: Txllxt TxllxT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Amsterdam: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Hong Kong: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Bangkok: Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Kyoto: ほっきー · CC0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Osaka: Kaiza96 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Dublin: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Glasgow: dun_deagh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Nashville: Isaac777 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Memphis: Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Detroit: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

San Diego: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Washington, DC: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

San Antonio: Medialecent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Budapest: Christo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Madrid: FDV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Lisbon: Diogomedina · CC0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Copenhagen: Roman Boed · CC BY 2.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Buenos Aires: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Rio de Janeiro: Wilfredor · CC0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Cape Town: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image reuse awaiting review.

Edinburgh from Calton Hill, 5 October 2009 · Gregg M. Erickson / Farwestern · CC BY 3.0. Cropped for display.

WHY WE BUILT WHERE IT WAS

Made by fans, for fans.

Where It Was began with a simple belief: the stories we love don’t have to end when the credits roll.

We map the real locations, stages and cultural moments behind film, television and music—then show fans how to experience them today.

THE SCENE→ THE ADDRESSTHE SONG→ THE STAGETHE STORY→ YOUR ROUTE

Our aim is simple: to become the world’s most useful and inspiring resource for experiencing the culture you love in the real world.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PLACES

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