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On Location

Call me a nerd, or whatever you like, but when I’m on a trip somewhere, I make it a point to visit any locations where I know a movie or television show was filmed.

For example, in Spain, we visited the Plaza de Espana, a location you might recognize from Star Wars Episode II. Our San Francisco trip was replete with filming locations, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which served as the “Cetacean Institute” in Star Trek IV, and any number of San Francisco hills, bridges, and other landmarks that were used in Sneakers.

Russia will be a bonanza for filming locations (departure date is less than five weeks away!). Obviously, we’ll be visiting the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, which was the subject of Russian Ark. Then there’s The Bourne Supremacy, which was filmed on location in Moscow. And The Amazing Race, Season 5 featured a run through Saint Petersburg, including locations such as the Hermitage, Battleship Aurora, The Bronze Horseman, and the Anichkov Palace.