Maps of Movies

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Where Iron Man 3 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Tennessee is North Carolina, the Swiss hotel is half a Florida resort, and the sky above the Atlantic was filmed from a beach town.

Scenes and places

The 1999 New Year's Eve party in Bern (1999)

Tony Stark parties at a 1999 New Year's Eve in Bern, brushing off a scientist, Maya Hansen, and a stranger with an idea. The film opens as a flashback told in narration.

Set in Hotel Bellevue Palace, Bern, Switzerland — A New Year's Eve party in Bern in 1999, where Tony Stark meets Maya Hansen. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Bern's Hotel Bellevue Palace stands next to the Swiss parliament.

Filmed at Hotel Bellevue Palace, Kochergasse 5, Bern (Kochergasse, Bern, Switzerland) — Exterior of the hotel in the party scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In central Bern next to the Swiss parliament building; the hotel is open to the public.

Filmed at Miami Beach Resort and Spa, Miami Beach (Miami Beach, United States) — Hotel hallways and ballrooms of the party were filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: On Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; it is a working hotel.

The Malibu cliffside house (2012)

Tony, sleepless, keeps building armors in the basement. The house comes under attack and Pepper is evacuated.

Set in Stark house, Malibu, California — Tony and Pepper's cliffside home, where Tony builds armors in the basement. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Malibu is a coastal city west of Los Angeles.

Rose Hill, Tennessee (2012)

Tony crash-lands far from home with a damaged suit and meets a boy, Harley, who helps him. Tony investigates a bombing site nearby.

Set in Rose Hill, Tennessee — A small Tennessee town where Tony crash-lands and meets a boy named Harley.

In the film it is a small Tennessee town; in reality it is a small North Carolina town in Duplin County.

Filmed at Rose Hill, North Carolina (Rose Hill, North Carolina, United States) — Town scenes filmed in early August 2012; two empty shops on East Church Street were dressed as a bank and a restaurant. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In Duplin County, North Carolina, about an hour north of Wilmington.

Filmed at Kenan Memorial Auditorium, Kenansville, North Carolina (Kenansville, North Carolina, United States) — Backdrop for the Miss Chattanooga Christmas pageant; the coordinate is the town, not the auditorium. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In Kenansville, the Duplin County seat, a short drive from Rose Hill.

Tracking the Mandarin to Miami (2012)

Jarvis traces the Mandarin's broadcast signal and sends Tony to Florida. Tony infiltrates a mansion tied to the villain's operation.

Set in Miami, Florida — Where Jarvis traces the Mandarin's signal. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Vizcaya is a Miami house-and-garden museum in Italian Renaissance style.

Filmed at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami (Coconut Grove, Miami, United States) — Location filming for the Florida scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In Coconut Grove, south of downtown Miami; open as a museum.

Filmed at Dania Beach, Florida (Florida, Dania Beach, United States) — Beach scenes filmed after the crew arrived in Florida on October 1, 2012; the coordinate is the city. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: On the coast north of Miami, near Fort Lauderdale.

The Air Force One rescue (2012)

The President's plane is compromised, and Tony saves passengers who fall from it in mid-air.

Set in Over the Atlantic — Passengers fall from the President's plane and Tony tries to catch them in mid-air.

Oak Island is a barrier island town on North Carolina's southern coast.

Filmed at Oak Island, North Carolina (Oak Island, North Carolina, United States) — Aerial drops over the Atlantic were filmed from here, July 19 to August 1, 2012; the coordinate is the town. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A barrier island on the southern North Carolina coast.

The seized tanker, Roxxon Norco (2012)

Killian names the tanker where the President is held. It becomes the site of the big confrontation.

Set in Roxxon Norco tanker — An oil tanker where the President is held.

The Port of Wilmington is on the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.

Filmed at Epic Games headquarters, Cary, North Carolina (Cary, North Carolina, United States) — Stark Industries Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Tony Stark — An armored inventor who cannot sleep after what happened in New York.
• Maya Hansen — A scientist Tony brushes off at a 1999 party.
• Harley — A boy in Rose Hill who helps Tony.
• Killian — The man who names the tanker where the President is held.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Swiss hotel in Iron Man 3 really filmed?
• Is Tony's Tennessee town a real place?