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20 Fictional Places That You Can Visit In Real Life

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.

Straight from the Dreamy Disneyland

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1. Elsa’s Ice Palace from Frozen VS Hotel de Glace in Canada

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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8. Great Hall VS Dining Hall of Christ Church at Oxford University

Thou Shalt Not Miss LOTR

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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.

Game. Of. Thrones. – It’s in a game (a bloody one)

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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

Fun Fact: The Mobile Police Box at Earls Court Station is one of the very few, perhaps the only, existing mobile police box in UK

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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