Maps of Movies
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Where Captain America: The First Avenger says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
1940s Brooklyn was built in Manchester and Liverpool, and the Italian forests are a Surrey wood
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Scenes and places
The buried container in the Arctic (2011)
A team at a remote Arctic site finds a buried container, and a colonel orders it opened.
Set in Arctic ice field — A remote Arctic site where a team finds a buried container.
Schmidt hunts the Tesseract in Norway (1942)
Schmidt hunts the Tesseract, which he calls Odin's treasure, and threatens the villagers to force a village leader to help.
Set in Tønsberg, Norway — The Norwegian town where Schmidt presses a village leader for Odin's treasure. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Founded in the 9th century, regarded as Norway's oldest city; a whaling center in the 19th century.
Schmidt's Hydra base in the Austrian Alps (1943)
Schmidt pursues the Tesseract's power from his Alpine base.
Set in Austrian Alps Hydra base — The Alpine base where Schmidt's Tesseract experiments take place. The coordinate is the fan site's own map-based estimate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Sion, Switzerland (background plates) (Valais, Sion, Switzerland) — A fan site, citing Cinefex 127, says the background plates were shot near Sion, Switzerland. The article gives no real location for the base building itself. The coordinate is the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Sion is in the Valais region of Switzerland.
A Brooklyn street, shot in Manchester (1942)
Steve is rejected at enlistment for his health but keeps pushing. In a Brooklyn alley he is beaten up and Bucky steps in.
Set in 1940s New York street (Lower East Side / Brooklyn) — The 1940s New York street where Steve is beaten up and Bucky steps in. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Northern Quarter is a district of Manchester city centre.
Filmed at Dale Street at China Lane, Northern Quarter, Manchester (Northern Quarter · Dale Street, Manchester, United Kingdom) — Manchester's Dale Street area doubled for 1940s New York; a children-playing shot is Dale Street at China Lane, and a scene with Peggy near 45 Dale Street. Most of the car-chase sequence was shot on the Universal Studios backlot, not here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Northern Quarter, a short walk from Piccadilly in Manchester city centre.
Filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood backlot (New York Street), Los Angeles (Universal City, Los Angeles, United States) — Per a fan site, most of the 1942 New York chase (Steve running barefoot, the costume room, the taxi roof) and the last children shot (outside Lucky O'Malley's) were filmed on the New York Street backlot. The coordinate is the Universal Studios Hollywood park, not the exact backlot street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Backlot sets are inside Universal Studios Hollywood; they are not open streets.
The Brooklyn docks, shot in Liverpool (1942)
Set in Brooklyn docks, New York — The Brooklyn waterfront docks. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Designed by Jesse Hartley and opened in 1848.
Filmed at Stanley Dock, Liverpool (Stanley Dock, Liverpool, United Kingdom) — Stanley Dock doubles as docks in Brooklyn, New York. For the 'Pier 13' scene, a fan site names the Regent Road entrance and the Titanic Hotel Liverpool, where the chess pillar serves as the Pier 13 gate and the pavement in front of the hotel is used. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: North of Liverpool city centre; part of the dock is now a hotel.
Camp Lehigh training (1942)
Steve trains with the other recruits at Camp Lehigh.
Set in Camp Lehigh, New Jersey — The army camp where recruits train, including a run and a flagpole scene.
Filmed at Black Park, Buckinghamshire (Black Park, Iver Heath, United Kingdom) — The recruit running and training montage was filmed here, per a fan site that says 'possibly' an Open Field within the park. The coordinate is the whole park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Country park next to Pinewood Studios.
Filmed at Disney Golden Oak Ranch, California (Golden Oak Ranch, Santa Clarita, United States) — The only Camp Lehigh scene filmed in the US: Steve brings down the flagpole to get the flag. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Private working ranch; not open to visitors.
The Italian woods and the Allied camp (1943)
Steve learns Bucky's unit was lost at Azzano and defies orders to plan a rescue with a small team.
Set in Italian woods, 1943 — The woods and Allied camp where Steve learns Bucky's unit was lost at Azzano.
Bourne Wood is mostly coniferous woodland south of Farnham, Surrey, often used as a film location.
Filmed at Bourne Wood, Farnham (Surrey · Bourne Wood, Farnham, United Kingdom) — Locations for the forests of Italy were filmed in Bourne Wood. The same woods also appear in Thor: The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: South of Farnham, Surrey.
The Hydra factory camp (1943)
Steve's team infiltrates the Hydra factory camp, frees prisoners and finds Bucky in a chaotic firefight.
Set in Hydra factory camp, Italian front — The Hydra camp where Steve frees prisoners and finds Bucky.
Founded by the Romans around AD 75 as Venta Silurum; later a Royal Navy Propellant Factory and army training site.
Filmed at Caerwent Training Area, Wales (Monmouthshire, Caerwent, United Kingdom) — War scenes were filmed here; the camp exterior is Hydra's 'Krausberg' (the Howling Commandos rescue). The coordinate is the Caerwent Training Area's Wikipedia coordinate, about 0.6 km from the village point; still approximate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Near the village of Caerwent in Monmouthshire; it is a military training area, so check access first.
The medal ceremony (1943)
Steve is honoured for the raid on the Hydra camp.
Set in Medal ceremony — The ceremony where Steve is honoured after the Hydra camp raid.
Filmed at Huntington Library, San Marino (Huntington Library, San Marino, United States) — Filmed on the southern side of the European Art Gallery; Stan Lee has a cameo here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: San Marino, near Pasadena, California; a public library and gardens.
The London pub and the Howling Commandos (1943)
Steve and the freed soldiers form a team in a London pub.
Set in London pub (Whip and Fiddle) — The London pub where the Howling Commandos team forms. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Crocker's Folly, St John's Wood, London (St John's Wood, London, United Kingdom) — The pub used for the film's Whip and Fiddle; the in-film name comes from the art book. No coordinate in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: St John's Wood, north-west London.
VE Day in Trafalgar Square (1945)
Crowds in London celebrate VE Day.
Set in Trafalgar Square, London — London crowds celebrate VE Day in front of the National Gallery. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Trafalgar Square, London (Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom) — Filmed for the VE Day celebration, in front of the National Gallery. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Charing Cross station or Tube is a short walk away.
Times Square (2011)
Set in Times Square, New York — Present-day Times Square, where Steve runs out of a facility. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Renamed in 1904 when The New York Times moved in.
Filmed at Times Square, New York (Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States) — A scene was filmed in Times Square on April 23, 2011. Per a fan site, it is a short cut of Steve running out of the SHIELD facility into Times Square. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Subway to Times Square-42nd Street.
Filmed at 1585 Broadway, New York (Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States) — Serves as the present-day SHIELD facility that Steve escapes from; he runs from here into Times Square. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Subway to Times Square-42nd Street, then a short walk north-west.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Studio sets (scenes not named in the source) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Studio sets (scenes not named in the source) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Steve Rogers — A small, sickly Brooklyn man who keeps trying to enlist.
- Bucky — Steve's friend, who steps in when Steve is beaten up.
- Schmidt — The Hydra leader hunting the Tesseract.