24 visitusa.org.uk Places seen in Sex in the City, Ghostbusters, Friends, Seinfeld and many other shows can be seen on a TV and Movie sites tour in NyC Whether immersed in a world of pink fabulousness or running up the rocky Steps, visitors can go 'on location' in states across the u.S. IN ThE PINK wITh BARBIE Barbie fans can follow in her pink stiletto footsteps at u.S. locations where the movie was shot, including California’s Malibu and Venice Beach, where Barbie and Ken go rollerblading. The Mattel Adventure Park theme park opening in Glendale, Arizona, in 2024 will feature a Barbie zone including a rooftop bar on the Barbie Beach House. hOLLywOOD'S SIGN OF ThE TIMES Built to advertise real estate and originally spelling out Hollywoodland, the famous Hollywood sign in the Santa Monica Mountains reached its 100th anniversary at the end of 2023. A two-and-a-half-hour walking tour of the hills above los Angeles includes hiking up to the sign as well as to the Griffith Observatory, which has appeared in films such as la la land (2016), The Terminator (1984) and, perhaps most famously, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), starring James Dean and Natalie Wood. ROCKy IN PhILADELPhIA Sylvester Stallone's Rocky film series has ties to two must-visit sites in Philadelphia: the 'Rocky Steps' and the larger-than-life bronze sculpture of Rocky Balboa. Stallone's charge up the 72 steps to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has come to symbolise that an underdog can become a champion through hard work and hustle, is repeated daily by visitors. The 'Rocky Statue' features in the third Rocky film. DINO TOURS explore locations that feature in the Jurassic Park movie series and other Hollywood blockbusters on an off-road ATV Raptor Adventure Tour of Kualoa Ranch on Hawaii’s Oahu island. The ranch is a private nature reserve and cattle station on Oahu’s east side, an hour from Waikiki, and its northern half is the Kaaawa Valley, otherwise known as Jurassic Valley. A family-friendly adventure, the self-drive ATVs take five passengers. Tours last two hours. SILVER SCREEN TRAVEL ON LOCATION From Barbie to dinosaurs to witches, visitors can put themselves in the frame at places where popular movies and TV series were filmed ISTOCK.COM/Dell640 PeTeR elleGARD
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