Books and movies teleport you to a dreamy fantasy land. We bet there have been times when you wished to escape to landscapes from your favorite films or books – from Hogwarts and Hogsmeade to the Shire; and from Pandora to Arkham. If you’ve dreamt of them to exist for real, we’ve got good new for you!
Scroll down to see a list of 20 places (among many others), from the fantasy world that you thought never existed, but they actually do. While some of these have been used as it is, others have been digitally created in the settings of the mentioned destinations.
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1. Elsa’s Ice Palace from Frozen VS Hotel de Glace in Canada
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2. Kingdom of Arendelle from Frozen VS Nærøyfjord in Norway
3. Paradise Falls from Up VS Angel Falls in Venezuela
4. Pride Rock from Lion King VS Pride Rock in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania
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5. Great Black Lake VS Loch Shiel at Lochaber in Scotland
6. Hogwarts Castle in Sorcerer’s Stone VS Alnwick Castle in Northumberland
7. Hogwarts Express VS Glenfinnan Viaduct at Lochaber in Scotland
8. Great Hall VS Dining Hall of Christ Church at Oxford University
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9. Mordor – Black Volcanic Plain occupied by Sauron VS Tongariro National Park in New Zealand
10. Hobbiton – the Shire Village VS Matamata in New Zealand
11. Rivendell – the Elvish Capital VS Kaitoke Regional Park in New Zealand
Okay! It doesn’t look similar. Sorry to break it to you, but Rivendell was created digitally in the settings of Kaitoke Regional Park. Or at least most of it was. But, nonetheless, you can get the feel of the Elvish Capital in the regional park of New Zealand.
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12. Winterfell VS Castle Ward in Northern Ireland
Different roads, after all, lead to the same castle. This one. Winterfell has been depicted by various castles from UK – Doune Castle in Scotland, Castle Ward in Northern Ireland, and Audley’s Castle & Woods in Northern Ireland.
13. Pentos VS Azure Window in Malta
Other Notable Mentions
14. Hallelujah Mountain from Avatar VS Wulingyuan Mountains in Hunan district of China
15. Arkham Asylum from DC’s Batman VS Danvers State Hospital in Massachusetts
16. Canyon City from Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade VS Al Khazneh at Petra in Jordan
17. Flintstones House at Bedrock from the Hanna Barbera’s animated series VS Stone House built by Dick Clark in Malibu
18. Isla De Muerta from Pirates of the Caribbean VS Haiti
19. Tatooine – Luke and Anakin Skywalker desolate planet from Star Wars VS Matmata in Tunisia
20. TARDIS time machine from BBC’s Doctor Who VS the mobile Police Box in Earls Court Station in UK
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These fictional places that you can visit in reality are sure to make-up for a fantasy-filled holiday. Let us know your pick from the lot.
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Kushal is a communication strategist, with 5+ years of experience in creating communication for diverse industries. His passion for helping the readers comes from his prior experience of running a travel agency with his dad. And he does that by addressing the actual travelers’ pain points in his blogs. And his work at TravelTriangle has also earned him multiple invites to speak about travel blogging at conferences & seminars. When he is not creating marketing strategies or content, he can be found reading about Harry Potter, DC, Marvel, or other anime. Find him on other social media channels here:
