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    17 Fictional Locations You Can Actually Visit

    Have an out-of-this-world holiday.

    1. Arandelle, Frozen

    Nærøyfjord, Norway inspired the animation of Elsa's kingdom, Arandelle, in Disney's Frozen.

    2. Hogwarts Great Hall, Harry Potter

    The great hall of Christ Church in Oxford was the model for set designers of the Harry Potter franchise.

    3. Mordor, The Lord of the Rings

    Raw shots for the Lord of the Rings' Mordor were filmed at Tongariro National Park in New Zealand.

    4. King's Landing, Game of Thrones

    Scenes at King's Landing in HBO's Game of Thrones were originally filmed in Mdina, Malta. Shooting later relocated to Dubrovnik, Croatia, to allow for seaside shots.

    5. The Island, Lost

    The hit ABC supernatural drama Lost filmed almost exclusively in Oahu, Hawai'i.

    6. The Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh

    Author A.A. Milne lived nearby East Sussex's Ashdown Forest, and the woodland inspired the Hundred Acre Wood of his classic Winnie the Pooh stories.

    7. West Egg, The Great Gatsby

    Jay Gatsby's luxurious home was located in West Egg on Long Island, and inspired by Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York.

    8. A1A Car Wash, Breaking Bad

    The Octopus Car Wash in Albuquerque, New Mexico doubles on screen as the A1A Car Wash, where Walter White worked and eventually bought in AMC's Breaking Bad.

    The business was recently bought out by Mister Car Wash.

    9. President Snow's House, The Hunger Games

    10. Pentos, Game of Thrones

    Daenerys' wedding to Khal Drogo in the first season of HBO's Game of Thrones was filmed at the stunning Azure Window on the Maltese island of Gozo.

    11. Tatooine, Star Wars

    Luke Skywalker's home planet, Tatooine, was filmed in Matmata, in the Sahara Desert of Tunisia. A nearby region in Tunisia, Tatouine, gave the planet its name.

    12. The Hogwarts Grounds, Harry Potter

    Exterior shots near Hagrid's Hut in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were filmed in Glencoe Village, Scotland.

    13. The TARDIS, Dr Who

    Dr Who's famous time machine has a replica just outside of Earl's Court Underground Station in London.

    14. Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey is Highclere Castle in the English countryside.

    15. Los Pollos Hermanos, Breaking Bad

    Gus Fring's chicken sandwich takeaway from Breaking Bad is actually Twister's Burgers and Burritos in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

    16. Winterfell, Game of Thrones

    Castle Ward in County Down, Nothern Ireland doubles as Game of Thrones' Winterfell.

    17. The Shire, The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit

    The set of the Shire from The Lord of the Rings remains intact in the hillside of Matamata, New Zealand. Nearby is the Green Dragon, where the hobbits met Aragorn in The Fellowship of the Ring.