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Movie Tourism: Setting the Scenes

If you're a film buff, movie tourism is a great way to see the world - your way.

Beware, though - not every film is shot on location so first make sure those canals were in Venice and not in a backlot in a studio somewhere.

Chasing the film: a round-the-world adventure

Lets say you started in New York, headed to Europe, and continued on around the world. This is what your movie tour might look like:

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Harlem (American Gangster)
Photo: Mr. 119th Street via Flickr

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Notting Hill (remember Hugh Grant?)
Photo: Ewan-M via Flickr

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Cahir Castle, Ireland (Braveheart)
Photo: Kevin Lawver via Flickr

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The Louvre, Paris (Da Vinci Code)
Photo: Naixn via Flickr

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Venice (The Talented Mr Ripley)
Photo: JParise via Flickr

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Vienna (The Third Man)
Photo: library_mistress via Flickr

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Prague (The Bourne Identity)
Photo: rachel_thecat via Flickr

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Matmata, Tunisia (Star Wars)
Photo: Veronique Debord via Flickr

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Wadi Rum, Jordan (Lawrence of Arabia)
Photo: RTPeat via Flickr

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Lower Egypt (Death on the Nile)
Photo: timkeylley via Flickr

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Shaba National Park, Kenya (Out of Africa)
Photo: Annet Rijk

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Red Square, Moscow (From Russia With Love)
Photo: magical-world via Flickr

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Shah Rukh Khan
(any Bollywood movie, the longer the better)

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Tokyo sashimi (Lost in Translation)
Photo: y_katsuuu via Flickr

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Koh Phi Phi, Thailand (The Beach)
Photo: Lynt via Flickr

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Sydney (Mission Impossible 2)
Photo: Cowboy Dave via Flickr

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Mt. Egmont, New Zealand (Lord of the Rings)
Photo: NnYSeb via Flickr

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Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires (Evita)
Photo: FreddieL via Flickr

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Las Vegas (Oceans Twelve)
Photo: .craig via Flickr

There are few countries in the world without some kind of movie tourism opportunity so if you're a film buff, you could spend your entire trip traveling from take to take.

On location: movie tourism as you go

Touring the world in the search for movie locations might be a bit much - but if you're backpacking, you might just want to stop off for a quick tour. Here are a few well-known movie locations that offer guided tours:

Tunisia: Star Wars Tour
New York City: Sex and the City Tour
England and Scotland: Harry Potter Tours
Salzburg, Austria: Sound of Music Tours
London: James Bond Tours

And then there are films which may be about a place, though not necessarily filmed there. You might not be watching the real thing, but you might still be inspired to visit it.

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