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Where was King Kong filmed?
King Kong was filmed in New Zealand. We hold 7 confirmed locations, including Civic Theatre, Wellington Opera House and Seaview. 5 of them are open to visitors.
On screen: Alhambra Theatre is Civic Theatre, Auckland, Lyric Vaudeville Review Theatre is Wellington Opera House, Wellington, Times Square, Broadway and Fifth Avenue is Seaview, Lower Hutt and SS Venture is Miramar Wharf, Wellington.
Travel atlas: New Zealand
Locations
7
Countries
1
You can visit
5 of 7
- Civic TheatreAuckland · New ZealandKong shown in a New York theatre · as Alhambra Theatre
- SeaviewLower Hutt · New ZealandNew York streets built on land · as Times Square, Broadway and Fifth Avenue
- Kapiti Island Nature ReserveParaparaumu · New ZealandOcean scenes aboard the ship
- Wellington Opera HouseWellington · New ZealandVaudeville show closing · as Lyric Vaudeville Review Theatre
- Miramar WharfWellington · New ZealandSS Venture berthed · as SS Venture
- Lyall BayWellington · New ZealandArrival at Skull Island · as Skull Island
- Shelly BayWellington · New ZealandNative village and giant wall set · as Skull Island village and wall
Common questions
Where was King Kong filmed?
King Kong was filmed in New Zealand. We hold 7 confirmed locations, including Civic Theatre, Wellington Opera House and Seaview. 5 of them are open to visitors. On screen: Alhambra Theatre is Civic Theatre, Auckland, Lyric Vaudeville Review Theatre is Wellington Opera House, Wellington, Times Square, Broadway and Fifth Avenue is Seaview, Lower Hutt and SS Venture is Miramar Wharf, Wellington.
Can you visit the King Kong filming locations?
5 of the 7 locations are open to visitors. The rest are private homes, working studios or restricted sites — each page says which.
How many King Kong filming locations are there?
We hold 7 confirmed locations across 1 country.
Take the whole King Kong map with you.
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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