Pop-culture tourism

Pop-culture tourism is the act of traveling to locations featured in popular literature, film, music, or any other form of media. Also referred to as a "Location Vacation".

Popular destinations have included:

  • Los Angeles, California area film studios
  • New York City, New York urban area featured in hundreds of Hollywood and American films.
  • The Field of Dreams, a baseball field featured in the movie of the same name
  • New Zealand after The Lord of the Rings was filmed there
  • Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, associated with Robin Hood
  • Alnwick Castle, location of Hogwarts in Harry Potter
  • Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland and Lincoln Cathedral, England. Locations used in The Da Vinci Code film
  • Wallace Monument, Stirling, dedicated to Scottish hero William Wallace. Saw a visitor rise of 160,000 after the film Braveheart
  • Loch Ness in the Scottish highlands, home of the mythical Loch Ness Monster
  • Highclere Castle, location of Downton Abbey
  • Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, receives about 4.9 million visitors a year from all over the world.
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