Maps of Movies

Barbie (2023)

Where Barbie says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Barbieland is not on any map: it was built in a studio near London, while the real world in the film is Venice Beach.

Scenes and places

Barbieland, the pink toy world (2023)

A stereotypical Barbie lives her perfect days in Barbieland, while Ken only wants her attention. Then a thought of mortality breaks her routine, and Weird Barbie sends her to the real world to find the child playing with her.

Set in Barbieland — The doll world where Barbie lives among many Barbies and Kens, before she starts to worry about mortality.

Barbieland was built on soundstages at Leavesden; the Dreamhouse drew on mid-century modernist architecture in Palm Springs.

Filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, Watford, England — Principal photography took place mainly at this studio, where Barbieland was built as sets. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Studio lot north of London; the Warner Bros. Studio Tour is bookable in advance.

Arriving at Venice Beach (2023)

Barbie and Ken step out onto Venice Beach and find a world that does not treat them as they expect. Barbie punches a man for groping her, and the stares she gets show her that not everyone loves what she stands for.

Set in Venice Beach — The seaside boardwalk where Barbie and Ken first arrive in the real world. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Venice Beach is a public beachfront in western Los Angeles, and its skatepark is one of the places the film shot.

Filmed at Ocean Front Walk, Venice Beach, Los Angeles — The boardwalk listed by Los Angeles tourism as a location for the film; which scenes were shot here is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Public beachfront promenade in Venice, open all day.

Filmed at Venice Beach Skatepark, Los Angeles — Named in the film's Filming section as a notable location; the scene shot here is not specified in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Public skatepark on the sand next to Ocean Front Walk.

Barbie and Ken get arrested (2023)

Barbie is briefly arrested after the beach incident. Later she and Ken are both arrested again for not paying for new clothes, learning that the real world runs on rules Barbieland never had.

Set in Police station — A police station where Barbie is held after the beach incident; the sources do not place it.

The building the blog names is the old Venice city hall, now used by the police.

The Mattel boardroom (2023)

Alarmed by the dolls in the real world, and remembering the Skipper incident, the Mattel CEO orders their recapture. Barbie finds that the company behind her does not see her as a person.

Set in Mattel headquarters — The toy company's offices, where the CEO reacts to the dolls turning up in the real world.

The tower sits on Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles and is listed by city tourism as a film location.

Filmed at Bank of America Plaza, 333 S. Hope St, Downtown Los Angeles — Los Angeles tourism lists this tower as a Barbie location; only one blog says it stands in for the Mattel headquarters. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Downtown tower on Bunker Hill; the lobby is public on weekdays.

The chase away from Mattel (2023)

Mattel's executives try to put Barbie in a toy box for remanufacturing, and an elderly woman named Ruth helps her escape. Gloria and Sasha arrive just in time to rescue her, and the three head for Barbieland with the executives behind them.

Set in Streets near Mattel — The streets where Mattel's executives pursue Barbie; the sources do not name them.

Downtown Long Beach is a coastal city centre south of Los Angeles that appears in the tourism board's list of Barbie locations.

Characters

• Barbie — A stereotypical Barbie whose perfect life in Barbieland breaks when she starts to worry about mortality.
• Ken — Beach Ken, who is only happy when he is with Barbie and stows away to follow her to the real world.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Barbieland really filmed?