Lights, camera, action! Pennsylvania’s charm and iconic destinations make the perfect film locations for the silver screen. From diners and cemeteries to theaters and churches, we’ve got an endless supply of movie (and tv!) magic. The cameras are rolling, so come to Pennsylvania and recreate your own Oscar-worthy production — or simply flaunt your superior pop culture knowledge.
Action Flicks
1. Philadelphia Art Museum Steps - Rocky
Philadelphia
Perhaps one of the most iconic scenes in movie history is Rocky Balboa running up Benjamin Franklin Parkway and victoriously climbing the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Can you hear that? It’s “Eye of the Tiger” playing in the distance as you ascend all 72 steps and stand, victorious, on the marker with Rocky’s footprints. Don’t forget to take a picture with the larger-than-life statue of the famous boxer.
2. Llanerch Diner - Silver Linings Playbook
Upper Darby
Have a budding romance? Take your first date to the same place where Pat (Bradley Cooper) and Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) struck up their romance in “Silver Linings Playbook”: the Llanerch Diner in Upper Darby. You can even sit in the exact booth the movie was filmed in 2012 and take a picture with the plaque to mark your visit!
3. Bethlehem Steel Blast Furnaces - Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
Bethlehem
The epic opening robot battle in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is set against a unique industrial PA backdrop: the former Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces. Today, what was once one of the largest steel producers in America has been transformed into the SteelStacks, a 10-acre campus dedicated to arts, culture, and large-scale events like Musikfest.
4. Cambria County War Memorial Arena - Slap Shot
Johnstown
Diehard fans of the 1977 hockey film “Slap Shot” can visit the 1st Summit Arena at Cambria War Memorial in Johnstown, the featured setting for the fictional Charleston Chiefs’ big game at the . The team featured in the film was based on Pennsylvania’s Johnstown Jets of the North American Hockey League. Some of the Jets’ current players were even featured in the cast as the film’s famous Hanson Brothers. Today, the arena is home to the junior team the Johnstown Tomahawks — stop by and catch a game!