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What “most filmed” means
A film can be associated with a place in several ways: it may have been filmed there, list the place in a location database, show a landmark, or simply be set there. Those categories are not interchangeable. The sources behind the figures below use different periods and counting units, and do not establish one shared rule proving that every credited location was a physical filming site.
The ten-place list that follows is specifically the NetCredit analysis of IMDb location data for 1900–2020, as reported by Vivid Maps on March 8, 2021. Treat its counts as reported database credits, not a definitive tally of productions physically filmed at each site.
Ten locations in the NetCredit–IMDb list
| Rank | Location | Reported IMDb credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Park, Manhattan, New York | 532 |
| 2 | Niagara Falls, Ontario | 142 |
| 3 | Trafalgar Square, London | 131 |
| 4 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 113 |
| 5 | Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland | 105 |
| 6 | Cabo de Gata, Spain | 99 |
| 7 | Eiffel Tower, Paris | 95 |
| 8 | Tobis Portuguesa, Lisbon | 76 |
| 9 | Dakar, Senegal | 71 |
| 10 | Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna | 66 |
Vivid Maps’ account of the NetCredit analysis attributes these figures to IMDb location data covering 1900–2020. The ranking spans very different kinds of places: a city park, a waterfall, a square, a city, a memorial site, a region, a landmark, a production studio, and a theater. That range is another reason to read the count as a database-location measure rather than a uniform measure of visitor-facing landmarks.
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A separate 2025 count focuses on landmarks
A different set of figures comes from Giggster research reported by Euronews in an article published February 28 and updated March 3, 2025. It counts movies featuring landmarks, so it should not be added to or ranked against the 1900–2020 IMDb-credit list.
| Landmark | Reported movies featuring it |
|---|---|
| Sydney Opera House | Over 160 |
| Eiffel Tower | 158 |
| Louvre Museum | 110 |
| Arc de Triomphe | 73 |
Euronews’ report of Giggster’s findings also gives broader destination figures—nearly 55,000 films featuring Madrid and over 112,000 movie titles featuring Argentina. Those city- and country-level totals are not comparable to individual landmark counts.
Why other rankings name different places
A 2018 Daily Hive report of GoCompare research used an IMDb analysis over the preceding 20 years, rather than the 1900–2020 window used in the NetCredit-derived list. Its reported figures include Central Park at 231 films, Venice Beach and Greenwich Village at 161 each, Astoria at 132, Williamsburg at 121, UCLA at 106, Coney Island at 102, Times Square at 99, the University of British Columbia at 91, and Harlem at 80.
Central Park’s 231 in that shorter-period report is not a contradiction of its 532 in the broader NetCredit-derived count: the studies cover different time windows, and their counts should not be treated as though they used an identical method. The Daily Hive report is a secondary account of GoCompare’s analysis; its underlying page was not accessible for verification in the material available here. Read Daily Hive’s report.
In short, a “top ten” depends on the source’s unit—credits, films featuring a landmark, or a broader destination association—and its chosen dates. No single list here settles which places have hosted the most physical film production.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Using the list for film-inspired travel
These places can be starting points for set-jetting, but a high count does not mean a particular film was shot on site, that a filming location is open to visitors, or that a tour is available. Check the official website of the venue or destination for current access conditions, visitor rules, and transport information before planning a visit.
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