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Abalone Cove Shoreline Park

Rancho Palos Verdes · United States  ·  Cobb washes ashore

Inception filmed at Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, Rancho Palos Verdes. Cobb washes up on this shore, beneath a castle that was added digitally later. On screen it's Japanese castle.

Where to go

33.743946, -118.381318

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Inception (2010)
On screen
Japanese castle
In real life
Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, Rancho Palos Verdes
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Inception film at Abalone Cove Shoreline Park?
At 33.743946, -118.381318 in Rancho Palos Verdes. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Abalone Cove Shoreline Park?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Abalone Cove Shoreline Park?
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