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- You can visit many "Star Wars" filming locations in real life.
- Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is one of the many forests they filmed in.
- You can visit the fictional planet Crait in Bolivia.
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The text that precedes every opening crawl for a "Star Wars" film reminds us that the events we are about to witness take place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but that's not entirely true. The fictional events may not have occurred recently or nearby, but the films were largely shot on location somewhere on Earth, which means that you can actually visit them in real life.
From national parks in the United States to islands off the coast of Ireland, here are some iconic Star Wars locations you should add to your travel bucket list.
Tunisia is one of the most-prolific "Star Wars" locations.
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Tunisia has served as the sand-covered backdrop to scenes in several "Star Wars films." Shubiel Gorge, Chott el Jerid, Matmata, Djerba, and other areas in the north African country are the real-world stand-ins for the planet Tatooine where we were first introduced to Luke Skywalker in "A New Hope" (as well as his Aunt Beru, Uncle Owen, Old Ben Kenobi, and the Jawas).
The name of the fictional planet was borrowed from a real Tunisian town called Tataouine. There are tours that take you around abandoned sets and notable landmarks seen in the films, and there is even the option to stay in the former Owen/Beru Lars residence, now called Hotel Sidi Driss.
Death Valley has a few locations, too.
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Some outdoor Tatooine scenes were also filmed in Death Valley, a US National Park situated in California and Nevada. The National Park Service website lists Golden Canyon, Dante's View, Desolation Canyon, and other key areas for "A New Hope" fans venturing to stand where our heroes once stood.
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is one of the many forests they filmed in.
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Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park in California is one of the lush filming locations used in "Return of the Jedi" as the Forest Moon of Endor. Fans of the saga will want to visit the park's Owen R. Cheatham Grove in particular because it is where George Lucas and his crew shot the iconic speeder bike chase. Watch out for those completely stationary trees.
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