Stephen King found inspiration for “The Overlook Hotel” from “The Shining” after spending a night in the US state of Colorado.
…at the Stanley Hotel. At that time he dreamed that his three-year-old son was wandering the halls alone – and so the story was born. The hotel, built in 1909, has always welcomed the image of horror and offers a “ghost adventure” package.
In another Stephen King story, Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins try to escape from prison. “Shawshank Redemption” or “The Condemned” is still one of the best films of all time.
The location was the veritable Ohio Mansfield Correctional Facility, which closed in 1990. The movie was shot three years later. To this day, the institution is a popular tourist attraction, also due to the frightening atmosphere: more than 200 prisoners died inside the walls.
It was an obvious “Harry Potter” tourist attraction: platform 9 3/4 “is there” at Kings Cross station in London.
…including the half-luggage scooter, which Harry got on the Hogwarts Express in the first movie in the series.
Kit Harington and colleagues have filmed in Croatia and Northern Ireland, among others, which have seen a boom in tourism thanks to ‘Game of Thrones’.
The Croatian city of Dubrovnik was also the setting for the series “Game of Thrones”. The series featured on the Iron Throne, Dubrovnik’s King’s Landing.
Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) and his co-stars filmed all three films in the “Lord of the Rings” series in New Zealand.
Hobbiton Village was built as a filming location and is now used as a tourist attraction.
The classic “Jurassic Park” takes place in Central America, but the series was filmed in Hawaii.
Oahu manager Steven Spielberg came just in time. Since then, the island has enjoyed great movie tourism. Acts like “Pearl Harbor” or “Godzilla” were also filmed on this island.
Stephen King found inspiration for “The Overlook Hotel” from “The Shining” after spending a night in the US state of Colorado.
…at the Stanley Hotel. At that time he dreamed that his three-year-old son was wandering the halls alone – and so the story was born. The hotel, built in 1909, has always welcomed the image of horror and offers a “ghost adventure” package.
In another Stephen King story, Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins try to escape from prison. “Shawshank Redemption” or “The Condemned” is still one of the best films of all time.
The location was the veritable Ohio Mansfield Correctional Facility, which closed in 1990. The movie was shot three years later. To this day, the institution is a popular tourist attraction, also due to the frightening atmosphere: more than 200 prisoners died inside the walls.
It was an obvious “Harry Potter” tourist attraction: platform 9 3/4 “is there” at Kings Cross station in London.
…including the half-luggage scooter, which Harry got on the Hogwarts Express in the first movie in the series.
Kit Harington and colleagues have filmed in Croatia and Northern Ireland, among others, which have seen a boom in tourism thanks to ‘Game of Thrones’.
The Croatian city of Dubrovnik was also the setting for the series “Game of Thrones”. The series featured on the Iron Throne, Dubrovnik’s King’s Landing.
Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) and his co-stars filmed all three films in the “Lord of the Rings” series in New Zealand.
Hobbiton Village was built as a filming location and is now used as a tourist attraction.
The classic “Jurassic Park” takes place in Central America, but the series was filmed in Hawaii.
Oahu manager Steven Spielberg came just in time. Since then, the island has enjoyed great movie tourism. Acts like “Pearl Harbor” or “Godzilla” were also filmed on this island.
A small French village is currently overrun by tourists due to the Netflix series “Lupine”. This has a negative effect on the church. These soap operas and films had a similar impact on domestic tourism.
The master thief Arsene Lupine lived in the novels in the small French coastal village of Etretat in the north of the country. the Netflix-Adaption «Thermos» With Omar Sy in the main role, the film was shot there – many cinema tourists are now overtaking society.
As a result, some residents have already moved.
The mayor now wants to close the village. There is a constant traffic jam on the streets, all the parking spaces are occupied, and there are cars on the sidewalks. That is why only local car owners should be allowed into the village in the future. For this reason, parking spaces for visitors are being built outside on the coast.
Despite the negative effects of tourism, tourism is a great source of income for the village of 1,200 residents.
In the past, many businesses have ensured a strong movie tourism. In the photo gallery above, you can see the most beautiful destinations most visited in the corresponding years by movie lovers from all over the world.
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