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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

White Cliffs Underground Motel

Coober Pedy · Australia  ·  Underground motel stay

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert filmed at White Cliffs Underground Motel, Coober Pedy. The travellers stay in this subterranean motel, the sort of underground lodging the town is known for.

White Cliffs Underground Motel, Coober Pedy
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Where to go

-29.001748, 134.75912

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
On screen
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In real life
White Cliffs Underground Motel, Coober Pedy
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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White Cliffs Underground Motel today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert film at White Cliffs Underground Motel?
At -29.001748, 134.75912 in Coober Pedy. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit White Cliffs Underground Motel?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near White Cliffs Underground Motel?
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