Your Guide to Famous Movie Places in New York City, NY

A guide to favorite movie scenes in NYC starts at the Conservatory Water (E 73rd St). 13 Going on 30 filmed scenes where Jenna (Jennifer Garner) skips around Central Park petting dogs, and enjoying ice cream next to the Conservatory Water. A quick 16-minute walk brings visitors to the Bethesda Terrace. The Terrace is the spot where poor Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) is duped into a crazy, backwards theater scheme by Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) in Mel Brooks' original The Producers. The 2005 remake shot another life changing moment for Bloom (Matthew Broderick) as he shouts, "I want everything I've ever seen in the movies!" at the water, one of the top NYC places.

The next place on the famous NYC movie location guide is barely 9 minutes away. The Hilton New York on 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, was one of the filming locations for Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton starring George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson and the late Sydney Pollack. Head upstairs to the conference room used in one of the last scenes of the movie starring Swinton's character.

For a glimpse into the life of a fashion magazine editor, take the five-minute walk to The McGraw-Hill Building (1221 Avenue of the Americas) also known as the home of Runway magazine where Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep worked in The Devil Wears Prada.

Roland Emmerich's end of the world movie The Day After Tomorrow had scenes where characters Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), Laura (Emmy Rossum), and others hid from a killer storm inside the New York Public Library (Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street).

A famous movie location, now known for more haunting reasons, was used as the backdrop for 1408 with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. The Roosevelt Hotel (45th Street & Madison Avenue) should definitely be one of the places to visit on this movie location guide.

Spot a super hero (and grab some lunch) at Joe's Pizza (7 Carmine Street), the pizza employer who unknowingly fires Spider Man in Spider-Man 2. According to New York's Metro Mix, "The telephone number of Joe's Pizza shown in the movie is their real number... And the pizza's even better, especially if your delivery boy isn't Parker. The convenient West Village location...is one of the better choices for movie-location hopping."

Next hop to the Coyote Ugly bar called, well, Coyote Ugly (153 1st Ave # A) for drinks and dancing bar tenders and keep a look out for the film's stars Piper Perabo and Maria Bello.

Another movie bar nearby is Mulberry Street Bar (176 1/2 Mulberry St) whose customers include Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. They visited the establishment for FBI talk for their film Donnie Brasco.

Take a stroll to Park Row and the Woolworth Building (233 Broadway). Enchanted's fairytale leading lady Amy Adams mistakes the New York City icon for a modern-day castle.

A 14-minute walk to the Robert A.M. Stern Architects (460 West 34th Street) building offers a walk in the shoes of Luke Wilson. For his movie with Uma Thurman, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, the Stern building was the setting of the firm Wilson and Anna Faris worked for.

A self-guided tour can be a bit overwhelming, but New York offers their own walking, bus and other tours to view famous filming locations with a hired guide or an iPod.

A news article on the NYC government's website states that the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting recently created a series of tour podcasts of NYC movie and TV places that are downloadable for free. Visit the website (http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/news/podcast_main.shtml) for complete details.

The New York City TV & Movie Sites Guided Tour by bus brings fans to over 40 places used in more than 60 movies, scenes and television shows. The bus has a.c. and a guide to divulge all the inside details.

The Central Park Movie Sites Walking Tour features more than 40 shooting locations. "The aim of On Location Tours is to allow people the opportunity to straddle fiction and reality, letting them feel as though they are part of the TV show or movie, ultimately bringing them closer to the characters themselves," says Zerve.com.

Sources:

Scott Nash, New York in the Movies, NewYorkintheMovies.com

Martin L. Johnson, Famous movie locations in NYC, NewYork.Metromix.com

Zerve, Central Park Movie Sites, Zerve.com