Where was Inception filmed?
Inception was filmed in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. We hold 26 confirmed locations, including Wilshire Boulevard, Abalone Cove Shoreline Park and Warner Bros. 15 of them are open to visitors.
On screen: Japanese castle is Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Japanese castle interior is Warner Bros, Burbank, Kyoto airport is Farnborough Airport, Farnborough and Academy lecture theatre is Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, London.
Travel atlas: United States · United Kingdom · France
Locations
26
Countries
3
You can visit
15 of 26
Wilshire BoulevardLos Angeles · United StatesDream junction stays deserted- Warner BrosBurbank · United StatesCastle interior on soundstage · as Japanese castle interior
- Farnborough AirportFarnborough · United KingdomHelicopter lands at Kyoto airport · as Kyoto airport
- Gustave Tuck Lecture TheatreLondon · United KingdomCobb tells Miles about charges · as Academy lecture theatre
- Flaxman GalleryLondon · United KingdomMiles introduces Cobb to Ariadne
Farmiloe BuildingLondon · United KingdomYusuf's pharmacy interior · as Mombasa pharmacy
Victoria HouseLondon · United KingdomDying businessman's suite · as Maurice Fischer's suite
Creative Artists Agency BuildingLos Angeles · United StatesLobby where team plans sleep
South Spring StreetLos Angeles · United StatesDream train crashes through traffic- West 7th StreetLos Angeles · United StatesShoot-out with armed defenders
- SCS WarehouseLos Angeles · United StatesTeam hides in warehouse
Music CenterLos Angeles · United StatesCobb and Mal stroll in dream city
John Ferraro BuildingLos Angeles · United StatesSubmerged houses in waterway
Chester Williams BuildingLos Angeles · United StatesMal on hotel window ledge- East 7th Street (private residence)Los Angeles · United StatesCobb's Paris workshop interior · as Cobb's Paris workshop
- Samsung HouseLyne · United KingdomPenrose steps atrium
- Palais GallieraParis · FranceAcademy entrance · as The academy
- Passy Métro StationParis · FranceStudded doorway of Cobb's workshop
Pont de Bir-HakeimParis · FranceAriadne warned about real memories
Avenue du Président KennedyParis · FranceFootbridge created by Ariadne
Il RussoParis · FranceCafé Debussy dream · as Café Debussy- Rue Cesar FranckParis · FranceStreet folded in dream
Rue Valentin HauyParis · FranceDream geometry experiment- Rue BouchutParis · FranceWalk back after the explosion
South Grand Avenue (private residence)Pasadena · United StatesCobb's home- Abalone Cove Shoreline ParkRancho Palos Verdes · United StatesCobb washes ashore · as Japanese castle
Common questions
Where was Inception filmed?
Inception was filmed in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. We hold 26 confirmed locations, including Wilshire Boulevard, Abalone Cove Shoreline Park and Warner Bros. 15 of them are open to visitors. On screen: Japanese castle is Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Japanese castle interior is Warner Bros, Burbank, Kyoto airport is Farnborough Airport, Farnborough and Academy lecture theatre is Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, London.
Can you visit the Inception filming locations?
15 of the 26 locations are open to visitors. The rest are private homes, working studios or restricted sites — each page says which.
How many Inception filming locations are there?
We hold 26 confirmed locations across 3 countries.
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