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15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

It’s no secret that not everything we see in movies is real. Filmmakers don’t spend millions on production sets for nothing. In fact, most of the jaw-dropping scenes in popular movies were constructed to create the illusion of a real or imagined place.

However, the world is so diverse that some almost identical places exist in real life. Here are 15 real-life places that look a lot like stunning scenes from movies.

1. The Tree-Of-Souls, Avatar & Wisteria tree at Ashikaga Flower Park, Ashikaga, Japan

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies
15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

2. Thanos’ resting spot and the final scene, Avengers: Infinity War & Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

3. Bioluminescent pond, Avatar & Bioluminescent Lagoon in Falmouth, Jamaica

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

4. The Great Realm of Dwarrowdelf, The Lord of the Rings & Basilica Cistern in Turkey

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

5. Mesa, Up & Tepuy Roraima in Venezuela

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

6. The Great Hall of Hogwarts, Harry Potter & The Great Hall of the Christ Church College, Oxford University

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

7. Pandora nights, Avatar & the Waitomo Glowworm Caves in New Zealand

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

8. Mann’s ice planet, Interstellar & Snæfellsjökull glacier in Iceland

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

9. King’s Landing, Game of Thrones & the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

10. Rivendell, The Lord of the Rings & Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

11. Eastern Air Temple, Avatar: The Last Airbender & temples on Mount Fanjing in Tongren, China

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

12. Paradise Falls, Up & Angel Falls in Venezuela

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

13. Doors of Durin (Moria), The Lord of the Rings & St. Edward’s Church’s door flanked by 2 old trees in England

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

14. Bath House, Spirited Away & Rekishi-no-Yado Kanaguya, Nagano, Japan

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

15. Floating Mountains, Avatar & Hallelujah Mountains in Zhangjiajie Park, China

15 Real-Life Places That Look a Lot Like Stunning Scenes From Movies

Shakespeare once wrote that all the world’s a stage, but these days it’s more like a movie set. In this day and age, incredible computer technology and green screens can create entire worlds inside a film studio. But nothing beats the awe that cinemagoers feel when watching a movie filmed in an incredible location, whether its scenic landscapes, cool cities, or surreal historical sites.