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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Where Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The 1926 New York where wizards hide is mostly Liverpool, with the rest built on a Hertfordshire studio lot

Scenes and places

Newt lands in New York (1926)

Newt Scamander steps off the boat in 1926 with a suitcase of magical creatures. A customs officer eyes the case and asks if there is anything edible or any livestock inside, and Newt says no.

Set in New York City harbor — Newt Scamander arrives by ship in 1926.

The harbor where the film's story begins.

The street preacher (1926)

Newt watches Mary Lou Barebone tell a street crowd that witches live among them and must be fought. She turns on him and asks what drew him to the meeting, and he says he was just passing.

Set in New Salem Philanthropic Society street meeting — Mary Lou Barebone preaches that witches and wizards are real and dangerous.

The New Salem Philanthropic Society is a fictional anti-witch group that gives out leaflets on the street.

The bank where the cases get swapped (1926)

Jacob, an aspiring baker, asks a bank for a loan while Newt waits nearby. Newt's Niffler escapes, and the two men end up with each other's identical suitcases.

Set in A New York bank — Jacob Kowalski asks for a loan to open a bakery while Newt's suitcase sits nearby.

The scene is set in a New York bank; the Liverpool building here is identified by a single travel blog.

Filmed at Martins Bank Building, Liverpool (Water Street, city centre, Liverpool, England) — One travel blog says this Liverpool building stood in for the New York bank where Jacob asks for a loan. Only that blog ties the building to the scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Tina and Queenie's apartment (1926)

Tina brings Newt and a feverish Jacob to the flat she shares with her sister Queenie, who reads minds. Queenie cooks for them, and she and Jacob take to each other right away.

Set in Tina and Queenie Goldstein's apartment — Tina takes Newt and Jacob to the flat she shares with her sister Queenie.

The sisters' flat, where Tina is not supposed to have men.

Inside Newt's suitcase (1926)

Newt takes Jacob down into the suitcase, where he looks after creatures he has rescued from hunters and traffickers. Jacob decides he is not dreaming, and Newt tells him why he came to America.

Set in Newt's suitcase — A magically enlarged space where Newt keeps and cares for his creatures.

A magical space kept inside a suitcase, so there is no street address or real-world site to point to.

Hunting the escaped creatures in Central Park (1926)

Newt and Jacob go out after dark to track down creatures that escaped into the city. Newt asks where a large animal that likes open plains, trees and water would go, and Jacob suggests Central Park.

Set in Central Park — Newt asks where a large animal that likes open plains, trees and water might go in New York. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Central Park is the large public park in the middle of Manhattan.

Senator Shaw's rally (1926)

Senator Henry Shaw is introduced as a future president and starts speaking to a packed hall. The room is thrown into chaos when something strikes, and Tina has to find the President of MACUSA.

Set in A New York political event — Senator Henry Shaw gives a keynote speech at a formal event.

A grand neoclassical hall in the middle of Liverpool, used here for a New York event.

Filmed at St George's Hall, Liverpool (interior and exterior) (Lime Street, Liverpool, England) — One travel blog places the political rally scene here. Separate pages confirm the film used St George's Hall for 1920s New York. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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MACUSA's trial of Newt (1926)

Newt, Tina and Jacob are brought before MACUSA, where officials seize the suitcase and accuse Newt of unleashing the destruction. Percival Graves sentences Newt and Tina to death.

Set in MACUSA headquarters — The Magical Congress of the United States of America holds Newt and Tina.

MACUSA is the fictional American wizarding government.

The Blind Pig (1926)

Newt, Tina, Jacob and Queenie go to a hidden bar to find a goblin informant. He offers a tip about the missing creature in return for something worth his while.

Set in The Blind Pig — A hidden wizarding speakeasy where Tina's informant Gnarlak works.

A fictional speakeasy run by the goblin Gnarlak.

The chase at Macy's (1926)

Newt follows a tip that something invisible has been wrecking a department store. The chase for his missing Demiguise runs through the shop floor.

Set in Macy's department store — Gnarlak's tip points Newt to a department store on Fifth Avenue where something invisible has been causing trouble. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Macy's Herald Square is the flagship department store in Manhattan.

Filmed at Cunard Building, Liverpool (interior) (Pier Head, Liverpool, England) — One travel blog says the Macy's department store scenes were filmed inside this Liverpool building. Other pages confirm only that the film used it for 1920s New York. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The subway tunnel (1926)

Newt goes down into the subway after the creature that has been destroying the city. He finds Credence hiding there and tries to persuade him to come with him.

Set in A subway tunnel — Newt finds Credence hiding in a subway tunnel.

A tunnel of New York's subway system.

The last street (1926)

New York's wizards deal with the damage done to the city while the people of the street look on. The scene plays out on a wide street with the cast gathered in the open.

Set in A New York street — A city street at the end of the story.

A wide street in front of a grand building, used here as a New York street.

Filmed at St George's Hall, Liverpool (exterior) (Lime Street, Liverpool, England) — One travel blog says the last street scene was filmed outside this hall. Other pages confirm only that the film used it for 1920s New York. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Newt Scamander — A shy British magizoologist who arrives in New York with a suitcase full of creatures.
• Jacob Kowalski — A No-Maj cannery worker who wants to open a bakery and ends up swapping suitcases with Newt.
• Tina Goldstein — A demoted Auror of the Magical Congress who arrests Newt for breaking magical law.
• Queenie Goldstein — Tina's sister, a Legilimens who can read minds, and who takes to Jacob at once.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was 1920s New York really filmed in Fantastic Beasts?
• Which grand hall played the New York street at the end of Fantastic Beasts?