The Towns Behind Your Favourite Films
Plenty of the South's small towns have had their moment on screen. Explore the real places behind familiar scenes, from recognisable storefronts and historic streets to quiet neighbourhoods that continue long after the cameras have gone. Beyond the filming locations, these towns offer their own character, history and reasons to linger.
Set in the South
What To Expect
Film locations and story-filled towns from Virginia to Louisiana
A journey through places recognised on screen alongside the small towns and landscapes that inspired them.
Historic hotels, boutique stays, classic Southern inns and memorable local accommodation.
Easy self-drive routes connecting filming locations, charming towns and scenic countryside.
Great for travellers who love movies, photography, local history and seeing the real places behind famous scenes.
Worth Checking In
From historic inns to character-filled hotels, these are the places we love for their sense of place, thoughtful details and Southern hospitality.
SECRET STAYS
Worth Checking Out
A collection of places to explore and things to experience that reveal a little more of what makes the region special, where to eat, what to do beyond the usual tourist trail.
LOCAL EXPERIENCES
Virginia State Capitol
Richmond, Virginia
Dirty Dancing filming locations
Pembroke, Virginia
Dirty Dancing filming locations
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Charleston's historic filming locations
Charleston, South Carolina
Forrest Gump filming locations
Beaufort, South Carolina
Visit Chippewa Square
Savannah, Georgia
Take a Vampire Diaries filming tour around town
Covington, Georgia
My Cousin Vinny filming locations
Monticello, Georgia
Big Fish filming locations
Wetumpka, Alabama
Old Courthouse Museum
Monroeville, Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama!
Eufaula, Alabama
Canton Movie Museume
Canton, Mississippi
Longwood Mansion
Natchez, Mississippi
Steel Magnolia House
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Bayou Lafourche and plantation country
Thibodaux, Louisiana
French Quarter filming locations and Garden District
New Orleans, Louisiana
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