9 Hallmark Christmas Movie Sets You Can Visit In Real Life
These magical small town settings from your favorite holiday flicks really do exist!
Cozying up with a blanket, sipping a delicious cup of hot cocoa (or Christmas-themed wine) and watching a feel-good Hallmark Christmas movie sounds like the ideal way to unwind. As a matter of fact, it sounds like the perfect day in our book. Often, the films are set in quaint, small towns decked out for the holiday season and filled with all kinds of quirky personalities you can only find in a tight-knit community.
Happily, the Hallmark Channel is starting their countdown to Christmas on October 22. Some may say that's a bit early, but we're all in! If you're that fan who has a running list of favorite Hallmark movies, imagine experiencing that small-town movie magic in real life. It turns out, you can! The majority of Hallmark movies are filmed in Canada (didn't see that one coming) and typically set in larger cities near Vancouver. Some filming locations have even gone so far to cross the pond. For example, Christmas in Vienna really was filmed in Austria. But a few of the filming locations for your favorite holiday flicks are charming, small towns located in the United States too.
So, time to start planning an epic holiday road trip! You can also do some arm-chair traveling with Hallmark's "Countdown to Christmas" treasury, which includes behind-the-scenes tidbits, holiday recipes, and more. If you're looking for even more behind-the-scenes small town magic, check out the real-life filming location of the Netflix hit Sweet Magnolias.
Taysha Murtaugh was the Lifestyle Editor at CountryLiving.com.
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