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Spider-Man

New York Public Library

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Spider-Man filmed at New York Public Library, New York. Uncle Ben speaks to Peter outside this Fifth Avenue library in one of the film's Manhattan scenes.

New York Public Library, New York
Jakub Gorajek cinegeek · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

40.712775, -74.005973

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Spider-Man (2002)
On screen
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In real life
New York Public Library, New York
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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New York Public Library today

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Questions

Where exactly did Spider-Man film at New York Public Library?
At 40.712775, -74.005973 in New York. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit New York Public Library?
Open to the public, free.
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