Normally shrouded in mystery, the locations some of our favorite TV shows take us to aren’t too hard to find in reality. These are seven of the top TV locations you can travel to in real life.
The idea of an entire theme park loaded with AI-driven robots doesn’t seem like much of a distant reality anymore. Even still, being able to visit the exact locations that Teddy and Delores end up in everyday seems a bit surreal. Filmed among the dramatic plateaus, cloud-covered canyons and rolling meadows of Castle Valley and Dead Horse Point State Park, Westworld films its Wild West-themed drama in the most perfect of locations.
To create an authentic look and feel for 10-part drama series, there needed to be a believable stand-in location for Westminster Abbey. With a sweet $100M budget, the production crew decided on the Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, England. Previously, this circa-672 A.D. Anglican church has appeared in Macbeth, The King’s Speech and The Other Boleyn Girl.
Fans of the hit HBO comedic drama series, Girls, will certainly recognize Brooklyn. New York's Cafe Grumpy, appropriately named Ray’s in the show. This is the very coffee shop Hannah worked in for a short time under the cafe's namesake and on-screen pal, Ray Ploshansky.
The detailed tapestry of storylines and characters (dead and alive) in Game of Thrones can certainly cause a ton of confusion. Even if you’re unable to keep up, you’ll surely recognize some of the beautiful locations that the likes of Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister have trekked across, lived in or completely destroyed during battle. Functioning simply as a statement entrance to the Stuart family’s private manor, Gracehill House, the real-life Kingsroad, is located in Ballymoney, Ireland.
The Georgian-style Highclere Castle serves as the TV home of the aristocratic Crawley family from Downton Abbey. Located in Yorkshire on the show, the real abbey can be found in Hampshire England. Since the 17th century, it’s been the seat of the Earls of Carnarvon. These days, the 8th Lord and Lady Carnarvon have opened up the castle to visitors 60 to 70 days a year.
On the hit show, Arrested Development, characters George and Maeby spent their summers working at Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand. The show’s fictional Oceanside Wharf is located at Fisherman’s Village in Marina Del Rey, California in real life. You won't miss the super recognizable blue and white lighthouse.
Tucked behind an iron gate in Beverly Hills is the Greystone Mansion, recognizable from Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Gilmore Girls. This piece of the fictional city Stars Hollow, Connecticut is actually located in Warner Bros’ Burbank lot, and has appeared in The Big Lebowski, Spiderman 1-3 and a slew of other films.