Maps of Movies

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Where Alice in Wonderland says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film with no filming location: Wonderland exists only in a dream, and the only real place in the story is an unnamed park in England.

Scenes and places

The park in England

Alice drifts off during her sister's history lesson and daydreams about a world where everything is nonsense. A waistcoated White Rabbit hurries past, and she follows.

Set in The park in England — A park in England is the only real-world setting the film names; the exact spot is not given.

A park in England is the only real-world setting the film names; the exact spot is not given.

The rabbit hole

Alice chases the late White Rabbit into a burrow and tumbles down a deep hole.

Set in The rabbit hole — A burrow that drops far below the park.

A burrow that drops far below the park.

The hall with the talking doorknob

Alice sees the Rabbit slip through a tiny door. The talking doorknob tells her to change her size with a drink and some food.

Set in The hall with the talking doorknob — A hall with a locked door and a talking knob.

A hall with a locked door and a talking knob.

The Dodo's race and the Tweedles

Small enough to pass through the keyhole, Alice meets the Dodo and the Tweedles. She still only wants to catch the Rabbit.

Set in The Dodo's race and the Tweedles — A shoreline and woods in Wonderland.

A shoreline and woods in Wonderland.

The White Rabbit's house

Alice finds the Rabbit at home, but he takes her for his housemaid and sends her to fetch his gloves. She grows too big for the house.

Set in The White Rabbit's house — The Rabbit's small house.

The Rabbit's small house.

The talking flowers

Shrunk to the size of an insect, Alice sings with the garden flowers until they decide she is a weed and chase her off.

Set in The talking flowers — A garden of flowers that talk.

A garden of flowers that talk.

The Caterpillar's mushroom

The hookah-smoking Caterpillar tells Alice how to grow back to her own size with his mushroom. She keeps the leftover pieces.

Set in The Caterpillar's mushroom — A mushroom in the woods.

A mushroom in the woods.

The Cheshire Cat's path

The Cheshire Cat appears and sends Alice off to visit the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse.

Set in The Cheshire Cat's path — A forest path where the Cat appears and disappears.

A forest path where the Cat appears and disappears.

The unbirthday tea party

At a mad tea party, the Hatter, the Hare and the Dormouse celebrate Alice's unbirthday. When the Rabbit turns up, they wreck his pocket watch and throw him out.

Set in The unbirthday tea party — A long table set outdoors.

A long table set outdoors.

Tulgey Wood

Alice gives up on the Rabbit and tries to go home, but loses her way in Tulgey Wood.

Set in Tulgey Wood — A dark wood where she gets lost.

A dark wood where she gets lost.

The Queen's hedge maze and croquet ground

The Cheshire Cat leads Alice into the Queen of Hearts' hedge maze. The Queen invites her to a croquet match played with flamingoes and hedgehogs.

Set in The Queen's hedge maze and croquet ground — A giant hedge maze with a croquet ground.

A giant hedge maze with a croquet ground.

The Queen's trial

The Queen blames Alice for the Cat's trick, and Alice is put on trial.

Set in The Queen's trial — A courtroom scene in the Queen's court; the setting name is inferred, not given in the Plot.

A courtroom scene in the Queen's court; the setting name is inferred, not given in the Plot.

Back at the doorknob

Pursued by most of Wonderland's characters, Alice runs back to the first door.

Set in Back at the doorknob — The door where she began.

The door where she began.

Characters

• Alice — A curious girl who follows a rabbit down a hole into a nonsensical world.
• The White Rabbit — A waistcoated rabbit who is always late, and always out of reach.