You can’t spend the holiday season without watching your favorite festive movies.
Instead of enjoying holiday classics on the couch, there are still Christmas movie locations that you can visit with friends and family.
Here are five movies you should check out this season and their related works.
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1. “A Christmas Story”
This Christmas, join the Parker family on a trip to Cleveland’s Christmas Story House and Museum. (Christmas Story House & Museum)
“A Christmas Story” is packed with memorable moments throughout the movie, from the delivery of a leg lamp to the Christmas gift of an official Red Ryder BB gun.
But it’s the setting, the Parker family’s yellow and green house, that is seared into the memory of holiday movie fans.
Fans of the movie can bring their families to visit the home in Cleveland, FOX Business reported. The house has been operated as a bed and breakfast and museum since 2004.
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After being restored in 2006 to better imitate the classic house featured in the film, the house includes original costumes, props and other memorabilia associated with the Parker family, according to the museum’s website. It’s packed with a lot.
2. “Home Alone”
The McAllister family’s stunning Georgian brick home is worth a visit for “Home Alone” fans traveling through Illinois. (Sarah Crowley)
The brick exterior of this Georgian home is unique to the McAllister family from “Home Alone.”
The famous property in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Illinois, was used as a residence for many years, but was put up for sale earlier this year, FOX Business reported.
The home’s previous owners, Tim and Trisha Johnson, spoke to the Wall Street Journal about the home they bought 12 years ago and said several changes were made to the home before they bought it. said.
However, in 2018, a large-scale renovation was carried out with a focus on keeping the main entrance and central staircase as they were.
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“Sometimes you can hear Kevin scream,” Trisha Johnson said, referring to the moment in Home Alone when Macaulay Culkin’s character Kevin slaps his hands in the face and screams.
Although the house is not open to the public, it is not uncommon for movie fans to drive by and take photos.
3. “Christmas Eloise”
Spend a day like New York’s famous resident Eloise and visit the Plaza Hotel during your Christmas road trip. (St. Petersburg)
One of the most famous buildings in all of New York City is the famous Plaza Hotel, located just south of Central Park.
Partly due to the influence of the movie “Heloise of Christmas”, it has become a must-visit place for tourists during the holiday season.
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Eloise has become a staple at the Plaza Hotel, and kids can stay overnight in her “Pink, Pink, Pink Room” and live like a wonderful 6-year-old.
As a homage to the “elusive and capricious Eloise,” the Plaza will be celebrating Eloise at Christmas time with a 2003 film starring Julie Andrews, Sofia Vasilyeva, and Christine Baranski. We are planning to hold an event with the theme.
4. “The Holiday”
You may not be able to book the house featured in the Nancy Meyers movie “The Holiday,” but you can still drive by this multimillion-dollar mansion in Southern California. (Alamy)
Located at 1883 Orlando Road in San Marino, the California mansion featured in the 2006 film The Holiday was designed by California-born architect Wallace Neff, known for homes for stars such as Jennifer Aniston and Diane Keaton. It was done.
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According to Town & Country, this particular house featured in the holiday rom-com was once the architect’s private residence.
You might not get to spend two weeks in an $11.8 million mansion like Kate Winslet does in the movie, but you can still snap a photo or two as you pass this California pad on your vacation road trip. It is possible.
5. “Miracle on 34th Street”
Some homes are worth wishing for this Christmas, like Susan Walker’s dream home on Long Island from “Miracle on 34th Street.” (Google Maps)
Imagine your screen is black and white and you see a “For Sale” sign on your front lawn.
Movie buffs will instantly recognize this house from their Christmas wishlists.
In Miracle on 34th Street, Susan Walker only wanted a few things for Christmas. She wanted a father, a baby brother, and a house like the ones pictured in magazines.
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The magical house used in the 1947 film is located at 24 Derby Road in Port Washington, Long Island.
The house was built in 1943, but anyone who loves Christmas classics can’t help but admire Sarah Walker’s dream home.
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“It’s great to see people’s eyes light up when we tell them this is the ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ house, but for us, it’s just… It’s just a cozy and comfortable place to live.” , according to the Long Island Press.
