Maps of Movies

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Where Captain America: The Winter Soldier says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Washington's biggest chase scenes were shot in Cleveland, Ohio, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters lobby is a museum atrium.

Scenes and places

The hijacked ship at sea (2014)

Steve and Natasha board a hijacked S.H.I.E.L.D. ship. The mission is not what Natasha told him it was.

Set in Lemurian Star, a ship at sea — A S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel taken by pirates, with no fixed position on land.

Filmed at Sea Launch Commander, Port of Long Beach — The Lemurian Star scenes were filmed aboard this ship while docked at Long Beach. Coordinates are the city's, not the berth. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Port of Long Beach, California; the ship's exact berth isn't known.

The run past the Tidal Basin (2014)

Steve laps the Mall at dawn and a runner keeps passing him. It is how he meets Sam.

Set in Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C. — The jogging path where Steve and Sam meet for the first time. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C. — D.C. tourism lists this spot for the first Captain America and Falcon meeting; Wikipedia also records National Mall filming. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: On the National Mall near the Jefferson Memorial; public park.

S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters atrium (2014)

Steve walks into the heart of S.H.I.E.L.D. and begins to see that the people he trusts keep secrets from him.

Set in The Triskelion, Potomac riverfront — The fictional S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. Coordinates are the ones given in the film's setting; no such building exists.

Filmed at Cleveland Museum of Art atrium — The museum's atrium stood in for S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Open to visitors at University Circle, Cleveland.

The ambush on Nick Fury's SUV (2014)

Fury's SUV is boxed in on a Washington street and he is forced to run. It is the film's first big turn.

Set in 7th and D Streets SW, Washington, D.C. — A downtown D.C. street where Fury is cornered. The film places it at 7th and D Streets SW; no coordinate was verified. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Rockwell Ave and E 6th St, Cleveland — Fury's SUV attack was shot at this corner just outside the Federal Reserve Bank. Coordinates are the bank next door. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Downtown Cleveland, street level; the bank is the landmark.

Filmed at St. John's Cathedral, E 9th St and Superior Ave, Cleveland — A staged car crash was filmed in front of the cathedral. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Downtown Cleveland, at E 9th and Superior.

The escalator kiss in the mall (2014)

On the run, Steve kisses Natasha to hide them from agents. The cover works.

Set in A shopping mall, location not named — The film does not name this mall; no story location was found.

Filmed at Tower City Center, Cleveland — The escalator kiss was filmed here, per the Cleveland Film Commission. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Downtown Cleveland, Public Square; open mall.

The Theodore Roosevelt Bridge attack (2014)

A masked assassin and a gunship hit Steve on a Potomac bridge, and the hunt turns personal.

Set in Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, Washington, D.C. — The bridge into Washington where Steve is attacked. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, Washington, D.C. — Filmed on the real bridge, closed for aerial shots on a Sunday morning in May 2013. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A road bridge between Foggy Bottom and Rosslyn; best seen from the Potomac paths.

Filmed at Lorain Avenue Bridge (Fairview Bridge), Cleveland — Quinjet attack and explosion shots. Coordinates are Kamm's Corners nearby, not the bridge itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: West side of Cleveland near Kamm's Plaza and Fairview Hospital.

Filmed at Euclid Ave and E 9th St, Cleveland — Washington chase Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at W 3rd St and Lakeshore Blvd, Cleveland — Washington chase Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Memorial Shoreway / West Shoreway, Cleveland — Highway chase Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Steve Rogers — A World War II soldier now working for S.H.I.E.L.D. in modern Washington.
• Natasha Romanoff — A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who partners with Steve.
• Nick Fury — The director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Washington's street ambush really filmed?
• Where is the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters lobby in real life?