Have you ever watched a movie and thought to yourself, “That place looks awfully familiar. Wasn’t it in that other movie too?” Turns out, your inkling is probably correct as Hollywood simply loves to use the same locations over and over again.
For example, according to the website Go Compare, Central Park in New York City has been used as a filming location 231 times. Venice Beach in California has clocked in 161 times, while Greenwich Village in New York City comes in at a close third with 160 movie credits.
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Of course movies are filmed outside of New York City and Los Angeles, too. Go Compare compiled some very useful information for movie buffs and scoured IMDB records to find out what each state’s most-filmed locations actually are.
“To define a top location in each state, we went as granular as we could to isolate a specific building, landmark or city,” Go Compared said in a statement. As an example, the site found that in the great state of Ohio, Mansfield Reformatory was used as the filming location for the "Shawshank Redemption." And in Minnesota, the Mall of America was used as a filming location for both "Jingle All The Way" and "The Mighty Ducks."
Keep scrolling to find out which landmark is the most filmed location in your state.
Alabama: Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Alaska: Katmai National Park
Arizona: University of Phoenix Stadium
Arkansas: University of Central Arkansas
California: Venice Beach
Colorado: Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater
Connecticut: Yale University
Delaware: Dover International Speedway
Florida: South Beach
Georgia: Georgia Dome
Hawaii: Aloha Stadium
Idaho: Bronco Stadium
Illinois: Wrigley Field
Indiana: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Iowa: University of Iowa
Kansas: Kansas Speedway
Kentucky: Creation Museum
Louisiana: Bourbon Street
Maine: Mount Katahdin
Maryland: Oriole Park
Massachusetts: Castle Hill
Michigan: Ford Field
Minnesota: Mall of America
Mississippi: University of Mississippi
Missouri: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Montana: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Nebraska: University of Nebraska
Nevada: Caesar’s Palace
New Hampshire: Dartmouth College
New Jersey: Strauss Mansion Museum
New Mexico: Bonanza Creek Ranch
New York: Central Park
North Carolina: The Myers House
North Dakota: Fargo
Ohio: Mansfield Reformatory
Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma
Oregon: Multnomah Falls
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Rhode Island: University of Rhode island
South Carolina: Darlington Raceway
South Dakota: Mount Rushmore
Tennessee: Ryman Auditorium
Texas: Johnson Space Center
Utah: Goblin Valley State Park
Vermont: Killington Ski Resort
Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg
Washington: Mount St. Helens
West Virginia: West Virginia State University
Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin
Wyoming: Yellowstone National Park
