Pop-culture tourism is the act of traveling to locations featured in popular literature , film , music , or any other form of media. Also referred to as a "Location Vacation".
The Hollywood Walk of Fame , a popular culture attraction , with nearly 10 million visitors annually by 2010 estimation.[1] Pop-culture tourism is in some respects akin to pilgrimage , with its modern equivalents of places of pilgrimage, such as Elvis Presley 's Graceland and the grave of Jim Morrison in Père Lachaise Cemetery .
Elvis Presley 's Graceland , second-most visited museum/house in the United States,[2] NRHP and NHL —the first in music historyAbbey Road zebra crossing , famous for featuring on the cover of the Beatles ' album of the same name —one of the most imitated photos in the world.[3] Popular destinations have included:
Petra , Jordan, where visits went from the thousands to the millions after the climactic scene of the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Al Khazneh .[4] Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire, England, birthplace of William Shakespeare (1564– 1616), receives about 4.9 million visitors a year from all over the world.[5] Wimpstone , Warwickshire, England, where the original series of the BBC children's program Teletubbies – 2001)[6] Enoshima (Shōnan ) and Kamakura district, originally a local tourist spot near Tokyo . Many Japanese anime and manga series, such as Ping Pong Squid Girl – 2016), Tsuritama Tari Tari Slam Dunk level crossing of the Enoshima Electric Railway , near Kamakurakōkōmae Station , became a popular attraction for tourists, notably from China and Taiwan .[7] [8] Civita di Bagnoregio , Italy, reported inspiration for the titular location of Castle in the Sky [9] Matamata, New Zealand , is the location of The Shire and Hobbiton in Peter Jackson 's Lord of the Rings Dubrovnik, Croatia , is the location of King's Landing in the Game of Thrones The former home of Beatrix Potter , popular children's author, is now a museum open to tourists in Near and Far Sawrey, England
The Hunger Games film series was filmed in multiple locations in North Carolina , including the Henry River Mill Village , which housed the Mellark family bakery and the Everdeens’ shanty, and the DuPont State Recreational Forest , where some scenes from the arena were filmed.Forks, Washington , the setting of Stephenie Meyer 's Twilight series[10] The crosswalk outside Abbey Road Studios in London is a popular destination for fans of the Beatles , who were photographed using the crossing for the cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road . 
