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Where was A New Hope filmed?
A New Hope was filmed in the United States, Tunisia and GT. We hold 8 confirmed locations, including Hotel Sidi Driss, Death Valley National Park and Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. 8 of them are open to visitors.
On screen: Luke Skywalker's home on Tatooine is Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata, Tatooine is Death Valley National Park, Beatty and Yavin IV is Tikal, Flores.
Travel atlas: United States · Tunisia
Locations
8
Countries
3
You can visit
8 of 8
Hotel Sidi DrissMatmata · TunisiaLuke's family home on Tatooine · as Luke Skywalker's home on Tatooine- Death Valley National ParkBeatty · United StatesTatooine desert landscapes · as Tatooine
- Mesquite Flat Sand DunesBeatty · United StatesCast and crew shoot site
- Artists PaletteBeatty · United StatesCast and crew shoot site
- Artist's DriveBeatty · United StatesCast and crew shoot site
- Desolation CanyonBeatty · United StatesCast and crew shoot site
- Dante's ViewBeatty · United StatesCast and crew shoot site
- TikalFlores · GTYavin IV jungle temple scenes · as Yavin IV
Common questions
Where was A New Hope filmed?
A New Hope was filmed in the United States, Tunisia and GT. We hold 8 confirmed locations, including Hotel Sidi Driss, Death Valley National Park and Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. 8 of them are open to visitors. On screen: Luke Skywalker's home on Tatooine is Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata, Tatooine is Death Valley National Park, Beatty and Yavin IV is Tikal, Flores.
Can you visit the A New Hope filming locations?
8 of the 8 locations are open to visitors. The rest are private homes, working studios or restricted sites — each page says which.
How many A New Hope filming locations are there?
We hold 8 confirmed locations across 3 countries.
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Venture puts every one of these on a single map and sorts them by how far you are from each. It also tells you what else was filmed nearby — often something you would never have looked up.
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