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Movie Road Trip: 14 Days of Famous Film Locations

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You have seen every stop on this road trip in a movie. It starts in Los Angeles, at the observatory from La La Land and the backlot where Back to the Future was filmed. Then it crosses Death Valley, where Star Wars filmed Tatooine, and ends the first week in Las Vegas, at the fountains from Ocean's Eleven.

From there the desert takes over. Captain Kirk dies in the Valley of Fire. Forrest Gump stops running on the road into Monument Valley. Indiana Jones begins in Arches, and Thelma & Louise drive off a cliff at Dead Horse Point, not at the Grand Canyon. You see the real Grand Canyon too, then drive old Route 66 back to Los Angeles.

Day 1–3

Los Angeles

2 nights · Travel guide
Fly into Los Angeles and check in near Hollywood. At sunset, drive up to Griffith Observatory. Sebastian and Mia visit it in La La Land, and the tunnel on the road up is in Back to the Future Part II.
Back to the Future day. Ride the backlot tram at Universal Studios Hollywood, past the streets where the film was made. Then drive to Pasadena: the Gamble House played Doc Brown's 1955 home. It is a museum now, with tours from Thursday to Sunday.
Things to do
Nearby: Griffith Observatory · Universal Studios Hollywood · The Gamble House
Day 3–4

Death Valley

1 night
Drive into Death Valley, where Star Wars filmed parts of Tatooine. Take Artists Drive past the colored hills of Artists Palette, where R2-D2 rolls through. At sunset, drive up to Dante's View: Luke and Obi-Wan look down on "Mos Eisley" from here. Sleep in Furnace Creek.
Nearby: Dante's View · Artists Palette · Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Day 4–6

Las Vegas

2 nights · Travel guide
Drive on to Las Vegas, a short morning on the road. In the evening, watch the fountains of Bellagio dance to music. This is where the crew of Ocean's Eleven stands at the end of the film.
Day trip to the Valley of Fire, an hour northeast. Captain Kirk dies here in Star Trek Generations, at the Silica Dome. Go early, before the heat, and be back on the Strip for dinner.
Things to do
Nearby: Fountains of Bellagio · Valley of Fire State Park · Silica Dome
Day 6–7

Page

1 night
A long drive east to Page. The desert scenes of the original Planet of the Apes were filmed around Lake Powell; see the lake from Wahweap Overlook. End the day at Horseshoe Bend.
Nearby: Horseshoe Bend · Wahweap Overlook
Day 7–9

Monument Valley

2 nights
Drive into Monument Valley, Navajo land. Back to the Future Part III filmed here: it is where Marty jumps to 1885. Check in and watch the sunset over the buttes.
Drive the valley loop to John Ford's Point, the view from the old westerns. In the late afternoon, drive north on US-163 to Forrest Gump Point. This is where Forrest stops running: "I'm pretty tired... I think I'll go home now." Take your photo from the shoulder, it is a real highway.
Nearby: Forrest Gump Point · John Ford's Point · Monument Valley Visitor Center
Day 9–11

Moab

2 nights · Travel guide
Drive north to Moab and into Arches National Park. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade opens at Double Arch. Walk to Delicate Arch for sunset.
Dead Horse Point State Park. Thelma & Louise did not drive into the Grand Canyon: the final scene was filmed here, at what is now called Thelma & Louise Point. See the canyon from the Dead Horse Point overlook.
Things to do
Nearby: Double Arch · Delicate Arch · Dead Horse Point · Thelma & Louise Point
Day 11–13

Grand Canyon

2 nights · Travel guide
The longest drive of the trip, back south through Monument Valley to the Grand Canyon. Catch the sunset at Mather Point on the South Rim.
A day on the South Rim. The Griswolds stop here in National Lampoon's Vacation. Walk part of the Rim Trail, or take the shuttle out to Hermits Rest.
Things to do
Nearby: Mather Point
Day 13 · on the way

Seligman

On the way · about 60 min
Join old Route 66 at Seligman. Its neon signs and old cars are the kind of Route 66 town that inspired Cars. Stop for lunch.
Day 13–14

Kingman

1 night
Follow Route 66 west to Kingman for the night. The longest unbroken stretch of the old road runs between Seligman and Kingman.
Day 14 · on the way

Los Angeles

On the way · about 30 min · Travel guide
Drive back through the Mojave to Los Angeles. On the way, the Bagdad Cafe from the film of the same name still stands on Route 66 in Newberry Springs. Check that it is open before you stop. Fly home from LAX.
Things to do
Nearby: Bagdad Cafe
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