Fun and Famous Filming Spots in San Diego

Fun and Famous Filming Spots in San Diego: San Diego’s film picture history consists of a score of iconic locations featured in Hollywood movies. Here are some of the famous locations in San Diego. Hundreds of movies and a dozen TV shows have been shooted in San Diego.

1. Balboa Park

Balboa Park is a historic urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. It has open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths.

Balboa Park was placed in reserve in 1835, the park’s site is one of the oldest in the US dedicated to public recreation and is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego.

One of the all-time famous classic movies named, Citizen Kane is directed by Orson Wells and features Balboa Park in an opening newsreel montage. These are some of the famous movies which are shot in the Balboa Park location.

•  Almost Famous (2000)
• Citizen Kane (1941)
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
• Traffic (2000)
• Dorm Daze (2003)
• My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
• Scavenger Hunt
• Mighty Oak (2020)
• Cry Wilderness
• The Rains Came
• Rosita (1923)
• Kansas City Barbecue seen in Top Gun

2. Downtown

Downtown is a term that is mainly used in North America by English speakers and refers to the city’s commercial, cultural and historical, political, and geographic heart. Downtowns contain a small % of a city’s employment. 

Film houses outside of downtown far exceeded those in the central district By the late 1920s. Not all the movie theatres in the margin were palaces, however, some were, and the net effect was that downtown was no longer the entertainment center of the city

The movie that made Tom Cruise a superstar was shooted at this quaint BBQ joint by the railroad tracks in downtown San Diego. Celebrating 35 years in business, Kansas City Barbecue has never lost that lovin’ feeling for awesome food. These are some of the famous movies which are shot in the Downtown location.

• The Holiday Euphoria
• Interstellar
• Die Hard 2
• The Rookie
• Fight Club
• Ghostbusters
• Westworld
• Heat
• La La Land

3. Coronado

Coronado is a resort city which is located in San Diego County, California, United States, covering the San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. Coronado was founded in the 1880s and included in 1890. Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemon star in this romantic comedy that featured their characters causing devastation throughout the Hotel Del Coronado as they avoid the mob. 

This historic seaside resort can be your playground for a memorable meeting or event. These are some of the famous films which are shot in the Coronado, California location.

• Top Gun
• Some Like It Hot
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Antwone Fisher
• Sunrise
• Stealth
• Seven Days in May
• My Blue Heaven
• My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
• The Stunt Man

4. Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach is a beachfront neighborhood of San Diego, California. Reconstituting a 1970’s beach town is not easy unless you film in Ocean Beach. The iconic quay and main drag of Newport Avenue were presented in the opening scene of the award-winning movie Almost Famous starring Kate Hudson. 

Ocean Beach lies on the Pacific Ocean at the disembodiment of the San Diego River, at the western terminus of Interstate 8. Host a meeting here and participants can step back in time to enjoy a laid-back, wonderful afternoon break away from keynotes and seminars. These are some of the famous movies which are shot in the Ocean Beach location.

• Mighty Oak (2020)
• The Ex List
• A Life Lived
• La Migra
• Fearless
• Hush
• The Day the World Forgot
• Narco Diner
• Not A Stranger

5. Mission Bay

Mission Bay is a human-made saltwater bay which is located south of the Pacific Beach community of San Diego, California. The bay is part of the pleasurable Mission Bay Park which is the largest man-made aquatic park in the United States. The combined area makes Mission Bay Park the ninth largest municipally-owned park in the US.

Mission Bay is a waterfront haven built around the idyllic, pohutukawa-lined beach and split from the central city by a brief and beautiful handle. It is no wonder that Mission Bay is a celebrated destination for locals and visitors alike.

Schedule an offsite event on the water for a prototypical So-Cal meeting opportunity. The memorable ending of this Disney classic features mother and daughter, played by a young Jodi Foster, parasailing on Mission Bay as they phenomenally switch back to their original bodies. ( External Link: San Diego)