ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� is home to the second highest number of soundstages in the U.S., including the massive Tyler Perry Studios and Trilith Studios. But many productions have chosen to shoot itself, often as stand-ins for other locations (it鈥檚 a popular double for New York). Here are some landmarks and towns you might recognize:
鈥� Swan House: Part of the Atlanta History Center, this historic home in Atlanta鈥檚 Buckhead neighborhood served as President Coriolanus Snow鈥檚 mansion in the
鈥� Midtown High School: This public high school was known as Grady High School when it stood in for the interiors of Peter Parker鈥檚 school in 鈥淪pider-Man: Homecoming鈥� but now shares a name with the fictional Queens academy.
鈥� High Museum of Art: The doubled as London鈥檚 fictional Museum of Great Britain, the scene of Killmonger鈥檚 heist early in Ryan Coogler鈥檚
鈥� Downtown Atlanta: The streets (and parking lots) of downtown Atlanta have played everything from New York in 鈥淎vengers: Infinity War鈥� to Lagos, Nigeria, in
鈥� Jackson, Georgia: Around 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta, the seat of Butts County is where Netflix鈥檚 filmed several downtown Hawkins, Indiana, scenes.
鈥� Covington, Georgia: Mystic Falls, Virginia, the home of 鈥淭he Vampire Diaries,鈥� was actually the seat of Newton County, around 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Atlanta and where the town square still has a corner shop dedicated to show memorabilia. The county's chamber of commerce has even trademarked the phrase 鈥淗ollywood of the South鈥� to promote local business and tourism.
鈥� Barnesville, Georgia: Drive around 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Atlanta and you鈥檙e in the seat of Lamar County 鈥� or the fictional town of Wind Gap, Missouri, the setting for the HBO miniseries
鈥� Senoia, Georgia: Much of AMC鈥檚 鈥淭he Walking Dead鈥� was actually set in Georgia, and a lot of the filming was done in the small town 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Atlanta.
R.j. Rico, The Associated Press
