{"id":97185369,"date":"2017-02-16T21:25:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T21:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/?p=97185369"},"modified":"2017-02-17T18:51:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T18:51:17","slug":"visit-critically-acclaimed-film-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/visit-critically-acclaimed-film-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Love this Year&#8217;s Critically Acclaimed Films? Visit the Spots Where They Took Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We love film. You love film. We love film. Glad we&#8217;ve got that straightened out. So we take it that you&#8217;ve seen all of the top critically acclaimed films from last year &#8212; from the beautifully sweeping shots in <em>Lion<\/em> to the poignant and breathtaking <em>Moonlight<\/em> to the cheery musical <em>La La Land<\/em> &#8212; and are itching to see where these fantastic films were shot. You&#8217;re in luck!\u00a0We have a roundup of all of the places you should check out on your next trip to LA, Miami, Tasmania, and more. Ryan Gosling\u00a0<em>not<\/em> included. Sorry.<\/p>\n<h2><em>La La Land<\/em> &#8212; Los Angeles, California<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0pdqf4P9MB8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nReady to dance your way through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-los-angeles-lax-california?fpaffiliate=blog\" target=\"_blank\">LA<\/a>? Don&#8217;t miss the cinematic beauty of the <strong>Griffith Observatory<\/strong> &#8212; the spot where Mia and Sebastian float gracefully about on one of their dates roaming the planetarium. Other hot spots to check out: <strong>Grand Central Market<\/strong> for a quick bite, practice your best dance moves on <strong>Hermosa Pier<\/strong>, listen to live jazz at the <strong>Lighthouse Cafe<\/strong>, and try not to get too angry when you&#8217;re stuck in traffic on the <strong>Century Freeway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Moonlight<\/em> &#8212; Miami, Florida<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9NJj12tJzqc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-miami-mia-florida?fpaffiliate=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Miami <\/a>through Chiron&#8217;s eyes. Of course, nobody should go to Miami without visiting <strong>Miami Beach<\/strong> &#8212; and head south to experience the famous South Beach. Viewers will recognize <strong>Virginia Key Beach<\/strong> as the spot where Chiron learns to swim, and <strong>Jimmy&#8217;s Eastside Diner<\/strong> in the city&#8217;s MiMo neighborhood, where the reunion in the film&#8217;s final chapter takes place. While you&#8217;re there, take a ride on the <strong>Metromover<\/strong>, Miami&#8217;s free (and wonderfully bright) public transit system that&#8217;s featured in the film.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Hidden Figures<\/em> &#8212; Hampton, Virginia<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RK8xHq6dfAo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThough the actual film was filmed mostly in Atlanta, the real women worked at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The city&#8217;s <strong>Hampton History Museum<\/strong> recently opened an exhibit in honor of the film and the real-life\u00a0inspiration called &#8220;When the Computer Wore a Skirt: NASA&#8217;s Human Computers&#8221;. Also pay the <strong>Virginia Air &amp; Space Center<\/strong> a visit to learn more about the women\u00a0who put John Glenn into orbit. A bench in <strong>Carousel Park<\/strong> across from the Air &amp; Space Center is even dedicated to Katherine Johnson, one of the women featured in the film.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Fences<\/em> &#8212; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZrN5MAYB3kQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAdapted from the August Wilson play of the same name,\u00a0<em>Fences<\/em> is set in Wilson&#8217;s own hometown &#8212; Pittsburgh. Visit Wilson&#8217;s childhood home at <strong>1727 Bedford Avenue<\/strong>, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The <strong>August Wilson Center<\/strong> &#8212; a performing arts center that features a theater, art galleries, and other exhibits &#8212; is another must-see for fans. The city&#8217;s historically African-American <strong>Hill District<\/strong> also offers many <a href=\"http:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/event;jsessionid=1F926B5B64AB049C66B4B48956AD3039.worker_registrant?llr=xt8ovccab&amp;oeidk=a07e3djuj466a77a0cb\" target=\"_blank\">walking tour<\/a> options in the neighborhood as well.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Lion<\/em> &#8212; Kolkata, Tasmania, and Google Maps<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DmlyGscXing\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe film&#8217;s protagonist, five-year old\u00a0Saroo Brierly, gets lost when he mistakenly takes a train into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-kolkata-ccu-india?fpaffiliate=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Kolkata <\/a>&#8212; the city&#8217;s beautifully chaotic <strong>Howrah Station<\/strong> is the oldest rail station in India and worth a long visit. Once Saroo gets adopted by an Australian couple, he lives in <strong>Hobart, Tasmania<\/strong> &#8212; a scenic, striking, and uncrowded capital city. In Hobart, <strong>Mount Wellington<\/strong> is a must-see, as is <strong>Cape Huay<\/strong> and <strong>Bruny Island<\/strong>, for any outdoor enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Hacksaw Ridge<\/em> &#8212; Okinawa, Japan<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s2-1hz1juBI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nPay tribute to the estimated 200,000 people who were killed &#8212; of which, more that 100,000 were civilians &#8212; in the Battle of Okinawa at the <strong>Peace Memorial Park<\/strong>, in the southern part of the island. There is a museum and monuments on the spanning grounds that pay homage to all of the fallen soldiers and civilians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love film. You love film. We love film. Glad we&#8217;ve got that straightened out. So we take it that you&#8217;ve seen all of the top critically acclaimed films from last year &#8212; from the beautifully sweeping shots in Lion to the poignant and breathtaking Moonlight to the cheery musical La La Land &#8212; and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":97185391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1416],"tags":[2702,2465,2701],"class_list":["post-97185369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-guide","tag-critically-acclaimed","tag-film","tag-oscar-nominated"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97185369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97185369"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97185369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97185426,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97185369\/revisions\/97185426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97185391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97185369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97185369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97185369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}