Wonder Woman 1984

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A MovieWalk is a self-guided walking tour that takes you to the real filming locations of your favourite films and series. No tour guide. No group. No fixed time. Just you, your phone and the city – seen through the eyes of cinema.

You download the free MovieWalks app, choose a city walk, and go. At each stop, the app reveals what was filmed there, how it was done, and what the cameras never showed you. Behind-the-scenes stories. Fun facts. Everything you need to turn a city walk into a movie experience.

The monument Spider-Man climbed in Spider-Man 3. The museum from Get Smart. The memorial from JFK. Still there. Exactly as they were. Walk up, look around - and Washington D.C. will never look the same again.

Jason Bourne

© The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Captivate Entertainment, Pearl Street Films, Perfect World Pictures

This self-guided walking tour takes you through the real Washington D.C. – the one where monuments become movie sets and history plays itself. The city where a man with an IQ of 75 stumbled into every major event of the 20th century, a goddess fought mosquitoes in a white dress, and a teenager in spandex climbed the tallest stone obelisk on earth.

Start at the Reflecting Pool, where Robin Wright ran through dirty water screaming Tom Hanks’ name in Forrest Gump. The pool is only 18 to 30 inches deep – she really did run through it. “Don’t try this at home,” she said afterwards. Only 1,500 extras stood at the edge, but digital effects multiplied them into thousands. The sky was enhanced. The reflections were sharpened. For 1993, it was groundbreaking. Today, it would take an afternoon.

Cinematic stops. Each one a film location. Each one a story you didn’t know.

Walk along the pool to where Gal Gadot and Chris Pine shared a moonlit stroll in Wonder Woman 1984. Her white dress was designed to stand out against the water – and it did, attracting every mosquito in the district. Gadot recalled being bitten “like never before.” The humidity was unbearable. But they finished the scene, and everything turned out well. Costume designer Lindy Hemming drew inspiration from Brooke Shields and gave Diana heels taller than any 1980s woman would have worn. “She’s a goddess,” Hemming explained. “She’s always going to tower over everybody.”

Continue to the Washington Monument, where Tom Holland climbed the tallest stone obelisk in the world to save his friends in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Holland performed most stunts himself – scaling angled walls on wires, executing backflips, landing face-first by design. The suit took up to 45 minutes to put on with a harness. Putting it on for the first time was one of the most surreal moments of his life. He’d dreamed of it since childhood.

This is Washington D.C. through the lens of cinema. Forrest Gump. Wonder Woman 1984. Spider-Man: Homecoming. JFK. Jason Bourne. Night at the Museum. Get Smart. Philomena. House of Cards. Julie & Julia. Films that chose Washington not because it was powerful – but because no other city stands quite this still.

The MovieWalks Washington Mall tour is a self-guided film location walk through the monumental heart of the nation. No group. No fixed schedule. Download the app, start at the Lincoln Memorial, and walk at your own pace through the most symbolic stretch of land in American cinema.

Ready to see Washington differently? Download MovieWalks now and begin your movie adventure today – walk at your pace, any time.