Philadelphia, a "movie
town"? Yes, the Greater
Philadelphia area has
been used as the location
for scenes in more than
200 movies & TV shows.
About 70 entire movies
have been shot in the area.
Recent TV productions
include Trading Spaces &
Cold Case.
These movies were either filmed in Philadelphia or take place in Philadelphia and/or the surrounding areas
P H I L A D E L P H I A
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Here are just a few of the more recent movies filmed in NEW YORK CITY
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The quaint coastal villages & small towns of MAINE provided the perfect backdrops for these & other films.
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The houseboat featured
in the movie can still be
seen on Lake Union in
SEATTLE, WA.
The actual "FIELD" can
be visited where it was
filmed in Dyersville,
IOWA.
Even though this movie
is set in Washington, DC
it was filmed mostly in
Pittsburgh, PA.
Over 400 movies & TV shows
have been shot in Boston.
The Red Sox & Fenway Park
are featured in this film.
Almost every corner (and in between)
of the USA has either been the actual
filming location or the backdrop of a
television show or movie. These are
just a few examples of popular TV
shows and there setting locations:
Boston - Cheers, Ally McBeal,
Boston Legal
Chicago - ER, Chicago Hope
Colorado - Everwood
Miami - CSI Miami, Miami Vice
New York - CSI New York, Friends,
What Not To Wear
San Francisco - Full House
ICE CREAM TRAVELS Your Road Map to Sweet Memories!
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Movie & TV Filming Locations
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Do you or your children have a favorite television show or movie?
Why not visit a live taping of a favorite late night talk show or comedy or visit the location of
your favorite scene in a movie? There are several tour companies throughout the US that
offer tours of sites where movies and television shows were filmed. You can even take a
tour of television and movie stars' homes and hangouts in Beverly Hills or if you're a fan of
the old "westerns" movies, you can visit the towns where many of them were filmed. The
television and film industry has produced television shows and movies all over the United
States so no matter where you are headed, there is probably a famous movie or television
filming site nearby.
A great way to entertain your kids while on a road trip or during a long flight, is to have them
watch movies or television shows that take place wherever you're headed.
Here are some books, movies, television shows and other links and resources that will help
you to plan this exciting type of family vacation.