Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles — The Terminator filming location

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Where to go

34.118219, -118.300293

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

Good to know

Title

The Terminator (1984)

On screen

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In real life

Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles

Can you visit?

Open to the public, free

Time to allow

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Confidence

Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Terminator film at Griffith Observatory?

At 34.118219, -118.300293 in Los Angeles. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Can you visit Griffith Observatory?

Open to the public, free.

What else was filmed near Griffith Observatory?

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