Iconic Horror Movie Filming Locations You Can Actually Visit

Love that feeling you get when you watch a scary movie-when goosebumps appear on your arms and chills run down your spine? You can get all that and more by visiting the sites of your favorite scary films. Whether you want to see where Pennywise scared children or where Rosemary discovers something is wrong with her baby, just follow our guide and we'll take you to the places where the world's greatest monsters came to life.

Despite being set in Haddonfield, Illinois, the infamous Halloween film was shot in Pasadena, California. Today, you can visit some of the most iconic sites like the home of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) on Oxley Street, Haddonfield High which is actually South Pasadena High School and the Michael Myers house that has been renovated to be the Century House at 1000 Mission Street.

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, may have inspired Stephen King's The Shining, but it isn't the hotel that you'll see in the film. No, that hotel is found in Mount Hood, Oregon, and it's called the Timberline Lodge. The property was used for the hotel exterior shots in The Shining. If you visit, don't be surprised if you can't find the maze or the interiors don't look familiar-they were both built at a studio in Hertfordshire, England.

Your head will spin when visiting the awesome filming locations of The Exorcist. The Hatra temple complex in Iraq where Father Merrin confronts the demon, Pazuzu, is by far the furthest film location, however, most of the other sites are found in Washington D.C. Georgetown University's Dahlgren Chapel is desecrated in the film. The Tombs bar can be seen in the original film and The Exorcist III. The stairs that Father Karras falls down can be found in the Georgetown neighborhood-they connect Prospect Street to M Street.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre took advantage of some creepy locations in Texas and today two of those locations are keeping the film alive. The grisly gas station of the film is now a barbecue restaurant called The Gas Station. In addition to good food, it has cabins for rent and cool memorabilia from the film including a replica of the van in the movie. As for the Sawyer home, it was originally in Round Rock, Texas, but later dismantled, transported and rebuilt in Kingsland, Texas, where it's now a restaurant called the Grand Central Cafe.

Alfred Hitchcock filmed The Birds in Bodega Bay, California, after seeing its treeless hills and foggy harbor. Visit Bodega Bay today and you can see the Potter Schoolhouse and the nearby Saint Teresa of Avila Church, both of which appeared in the film. You'll recognize Taylor Street as the spot where the children ran from the schoolhouse. Take time to have a meal at the Tides Wharf and Restaurant, the site of some restaurant and boat dock scenes.

Pet Sematarywas originally made in 1989 and primarily filmed in Hancock and Bangor, Maine, not far from Stephen King's home at the time. The house featured in the film is located at 303 Point Road and is said to still look the same. King made a cameo in the film at Mount Hope Cemetery, located in Bangor. Thirty years later, the film was remade and filmed in Hudson, a small suburb of Montreal, Canada. The pet cemetery was created in a clearing of the main house located in Saint-Lazare, a small village near Hudson.

The Blair Witch Project was an overnight success that grossed $250 million in 1999. Today, fans can visit the haunted woods of the film in Burkittsville and Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The rangers of Seneca Creek State Park welcome fans and have offered hikes to filming locations like Coffin Rock. As far as Burkittsville goes, the crew filmed at the local cemetery. True fans should partake in the annual "Blair Witch Experience" in October which will take them to filming locations via a camping tour.

A young wife named Rosemary comes to believe that something is truly wrong with her baby, and she discovers this is true in a New York City apartment. Rosemary's Baby was a horror film released in 1968 and the main filming location was, of course, the NYC apartment where Rosemary and her family lived. It's called The Dakota, and it's a New York City apartment building notable for its gothic and veritably horror-inspired features.

Hannibal Lecter of Hannibal may be one of the scariest serial killers of all time. Walk in Lecter's footsteps in Florence, Italy, at the Palazzo Capponi, in a cafe at Piazza della Repubblica and the Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella. You'll find other set locations in Richmond, like Clarice's home on Park Avenue and Lecter's cell in the Virginia State Library. A few famous and recognizable destinations were used in Hannibal, including the Biltmore Estate as Mason Verger's home, Montpelier Estate for the last scene with the hogs and the carousel in Union Station in Washington D.C.

The hit film Scream forever made us realize how scary prank calls can be. Most of the film was shot in Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Tomales and Sonoma, California. The Woodsboro High School is actually the Sonoma Community Center, and many of the town shots can be found in Healdsburg, such as the town square. Stu's house, the site of the 'killer' party scene, is on Spring Hill Estate in Tomales and can be rented for weddings or events.

The horror film Carrie couldn't have been successful without the iconic school where Carrie was bullied and ultimately unleashed her power. Directors used multiple destinations to create Carrie's high school. The track and playing fields were from Pacific Palisades High School in Santa Monica, California, the front exterior was Morningside Elementary in San Fernando, California and the rest was shot at Hermosa Beach Community Center.

The Freeling home of the horror hit Poltergeistcan be found in a neighborhood on Roxbury Street in Simi Valley, California. Though the home is private property, the owners probably won't be surprised to see fans taking selfies and gleefully exclaiming, "They're here." The Jack Langson Library of the University of California Irvine was the site of Dr. Lesh's office and the film's cemetery shots were taken around Medea Creek Park in Agoura Hills, California.

While much of The Ring was shot in a Hollywood studio, some of the most iconic places in the movie can be found on the west coast. The creepy VHS tape that kills people in seven days came from the fictional Shelter Mountain Inn, which is actually Camp Firwood near Bellingham, Washington. Follow Rachel's road trip to uncovering Samara's story by visiting spots along her fictional route like Deception Pass Bridge, the Whidbey Island Ferry (where the horse leaps) and the Yaquina Head Lighthouse, used as the Moesko Island Lighthouse, in Newport, Oregon.

The Omen was primarily shot in the U.K., even though there were some brief shots captured in Rome and Israel. Damien's family visited such spots as Parliament Hill, the Guilford Cathedral and Brookwood Cemetery's American Military section. See where Father Brennan preaches next to the River Thames in Bishop's Park in Fulham before visiting All Saints Church where he was struck by lightning. If you can make it to Rome, stop inside the Garden Museum which was used as the interior of the monastery where Father Spiletto lived.

The Strangers was filmed entirely on location in Florence and Timmonsville, South Carolina. Since the film primarily centers on strangers attacking other strangers in a vacation home, most of the filming was done on a 2,000-square-foot house that was built by the set crew in Florence. As for the exterior shots, the filmmakers used a brick ranch house they discovered on Oliver Road in Timmonsville. It's a private home, so you can't go on the property, but if you're driving by, you'll definitely recognize it.

Port Hope, Ontario, was transformed into the fictional town of Derry, Maine, for the It films of 2017 and 2019. The exterior of the Port Hope Town Hall was used as the Derry Library and the Port Hope Memorial Park was the site of the Paul Bunyan statue. Other parts of the film were shot in and around Toronto. For instance, interior shots of the creepy mansion in It was shot in the Cranfield House in Riverdale and the infamous sewer grate scene was filmed at a grate near Springmount Avenue and William Street in Toronto's Weston area.

New Orleans has always been a hotbed for paranormal and supernatural stories so it makes sense that much of Interview with a Vampire was shot there. The Oak Alley Plantation was used for the exterior shot of Louis' estate, while the interior shots were done at Destrehan Plantation. Exterior shots were done along 700 to 900 Royal St., as well as at Madame John's Legacy. Of course, the entire film wasn't shot in New Orleans, but also included filming at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Paris' Palais Garnier.

Get Out was a horrifying thriller filmed in Alabama. Most of the film was shot at a private home located at 6892 Heathcroft Lane in Fairhope, Alabama. However, the basement scene was done at the Barton Academy in Mobile. The crew also made a stop in Mobile's Park Place district near Ryan Avenue and De Leon Avenue to film the opening abduction scene.

Where is the cabin from in The Cabin in the Woods? Somewhere in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. As you might guess, there's not a secret facility called the Sacrifice Facility beneath Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park. Those scenes were shot at the Aerospace Technology Campus in Richmond, British Columbia, near the South Terminal of the Vancouver International Airport.

Nosferatu may have been a silent horror film but it sure brought screams from audiences when it hit the big screen. Much of the film was shot in Lübeck and Wismar, Germany, like the Salzspeicher, or brick salt houses used as the fictional home of Count Orlok. However, some of the exterior shots like the 'mountains of Transylvania' were actually taken of the High Tatra mountains in Slovakia. The interior of Nosferatu's castle was filmed in the Pernstejn Castle in the Czech Republic.

Who would have thought Santa Cruz, California, with its sunshine and laid-back atmosphere, would have been the set of a horror film? Jordan Peele wanted to see how horrifying he could make this seemingly normal town and he did just that in Us. Many parts of the film center on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, though the Wilson's family house was shot in Pasadena and the lake scenes were at Lake Gregory in the San Bernardino National Forest.

See where Freddy tortured his Springwood, Ohio, victims in Nightmare on Elm Street by taking a trip to Los Angeles. The high school in the film is John Marshall High School in Silverlake. Some interiors of the school were shot in the Lincoln Heights Jail. Freddy attacks Nancy's dreams in a mansion located between Fountain Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Surprising enough, the 5th Precinct in the film is the Cahuenga Branch Library in East Hollywood.

It looks like a normal 4-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house with a pool and patio in the suburbs of San Diego, but it is so much more. The home from Paranormal Activity is located in Rancho Penasquitos and was actually the home of the filmmaker, Oren Peli. Located on Bavarian Drive, the home looks just like any other on the street, which might be the scariest thing about it.

Morristown, Tennessee, is home to the cabin featured in the 1981 horror film, The Evil Dead. The cabin burned down and only pieces of the original structure remain on the private property it's located on. If you'd like to put yourself in the setting of the film, you can drive some of the featured roads like Clinch River Road in Tazewell, Tennessee, and see the last bits of the bridge the characters crossed near Bluff Road in Bridgeport, Tennessee.

If you're itching to say Candyman's name five times you're going to have to visit Chicago. Unfortunately, a lot of the buildings in the Cabrini-Green housing projects on Division Street, which were used in the film, have been torn down over the years. However, you can still see Helen's apartment at 1360 North Sandburg Terrace. A Candyman remake is currently underway, and word has it that filmmakers are returning to the Cabrini-Green area to film.