Maps of Movies

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Where Sleepless in Seattle says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Empire State Building deck was built in a Seattle hangar, and Annie's Baltimore was partly Seattle

Scenes and places

Sam decides to leave Chicago (1993)

Sam, a widowed architect, decides he needs a new city to get away from memories of his wife.

Set in Chicago — Widowed architect Sam lives in Chicago, where everything reminds him of his wife. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Chicago, the city Sam leaves.

Filmed at Wrigley Field — Chicago was shot in three days at Wrigley Field, O'Hare Airport and on North Michigan Avenue; which scene was filmed where is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A baseball park on Chicago's North Side; check the Cubs home schedule before going.

Jonah calls the radio show (1993)

Jonah asks a radio host to help find his dad a wife, and Sam is pulled onto the air; in Baltimore, Annie hears it.

Set in Seattle — On Christmas Eve Jonah phones a call-in radio show and puts his father on the air. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Seattle, where most of the film was shot on location.

Annie in Baltimore (1993)

Annie hears the broadcast and cannot shake Sam's story, so she writes him a letter.

Set in Baltimore — Annie Reed, a Baltimore Sun reporter engaged to Walter, writes to "Sleepless and Son". Google Maps · Apple Maps

Baltimore, Annie's home and workplace.

Filmed at Annie's house exterior, 904 S. Broadway, Fells Point — Used only for exterior shots of Annie's house. Coordinates are the Fells Point neighborhood, not the house. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In Fells Point, a walkable harbor-side neighborhood.

Filmed at Washington Monument, Mount Vernon Place — Annie and her editor Becky walk down the Mount Vernon stairs. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In the Mount Vernon neighborhood, open to the public.

Filmed at George Peabody Library — Annie talks with her brother Dennis, who works at Peabody. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: 17 E. Mount Vernon Place; check visiting hours.

Annie finds Sam's houseboat (1993)

Annie travels to Seattle and finds Sam's houseboat, but learns something she did not expect about the woman there.

Set in Sam's houseboat, Lake Union — Annie visits Sam's houseboat and mistakes his sister Suzy for Victoria. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A lake north of downtown Seattle, known for its floating homes.

Filmed at Houseboat on Lake Union — A houseboat on Lake Union stood in for Sam's home. The coordinate is the lake, not the individual boat. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Houseboats line the lake's shore; view from the public waterfront.

The Empire State Building observation deck (1993)

Letters set a meeting at the top of the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day, and the story heads there.

Set in Empire State Building — The meeting place the letters set: the top of the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day. Google Maps · Apple Maps

New York's famous Art Deco skyscraper.

Filmed at Hangar 27, Sand Point Naval Base (Magnuson Park), Seattle — The observation deck was a replica built in Hangar 27. The coordinate is Magnuson Park, the park the former base is now part of. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Magnuson Park is a public park on Lake Washington; the hangars are not open as a set.

Filmed at Empire State Building, New York — Only the helicopter shots, Annie's lobby scene and Jonah searching the observation deck were shot here, in six hours of permission. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: 20 W 34th St; the observation deck is open to visitors.

Filmed at Athenian Seafood Restaurant, Pike Place Market — Sam talks with a friend over drinks Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Sorrento Hotel, Seattle — Scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Sam — A widowed Chicago architect who moves to Seattle with his young son.
• Annie — A Baltimore Sun reporter, engaged to Walter, who hears Sam on the radio.