Maps of Movies

The Avengers (2012)

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

The Battle of New York was filmed in Cleveland, and Germany's Stuttgart is an Ohio downtown corner

Scenes and places

The facility where the cube wakes (2012)

The Tesseract surges on its own and the base is ordered evacuated. Loki arrives, takes control of two men and escapes with the cube as the facility collapses.

Set in S.H.I.E.L.D. research facility (fictional) — A remote research base where the glowing Tesseract is studied. It is a movie setting with no real address.

The base is fictional. The real building used for it is a NASA test chamber in Ohio.

Filmed at NASA Plum Brook Station, Space Power Facility, Sandusky, Ohio (Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, Ohio, United States) — The Space Power Facility stood in for the S.H.I.E.L.D. research facility. The coordinate is the facility's own, not a surveyed film spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Banner is found in Kolkata (2012)

Natasha asks Banner to help trace the Tesseract by its gamma signature. He worries what the other guy would say.

Set in Kolkata, India — Natasha Romanoff finds Bruce Banner living at the edge of a crowded city, trying to avoid stress. Google Maps · Apple Maps

No filming location is named in any source opened for this scene.

Loki crashes the gala in Stuttgart (2012)

Loki walks down the stairs, forces everyone's attention and strikes first. The crowd scatters.

Set in Stuttgart, Germany — Loki walks down the stairs of a gala, grabs the guests' attention and attacks a man while the crowd runs. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A German city on screen, an Ohio courthouse behind the camera.

Filmed at Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1 W Lakeside Ave, Cleveland (Downtown, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) — The gala interior was filmed in the county's probate court inside the courthouse. One blog is the only source linking the film to the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Photos are permitted inside, according to the blog cited.

Loki makes the square kneel (2012)

Loki demands that the crowd kneel. Captain America steps in and the first fight between the heroes and Loki begins.

Set in Stuttgart city square, Germany — Loki makes a plaza of frightened people kneel. Captain America, Iron Man and Black Widow arrive and fight him. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Cleveland's central square, redressed as a German city.

Filmed at Public Square, Cleveland (in front of Tower City Center, 230 W Huron Rd) (Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) — The southwest quadrant of the square was dressed as Stuttgart; filming there was reported for 24 August 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The street fight in front of the bank (2012)

Captain America organises the team and the police to hold the street against the Chitauri.

Set in 42nd Street, Midtown Manhattan, New York — Captain America leads the Avengers and police against the Chitauri in the street in front of a bank. The coordinate is the Chrysler Building, which stands on 42nd Street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Four weeks of shooting in Cleveland in 2011 turned its East 9th Street into New York. Road closures covered E 9th St from Euclid to Prospect, 8-31 August 2011.

Filmed at Cleveland Trust Company Building, E 9th St and Euclid Ave, Cleveland (East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) — The building's interior and exterior stood in for the bank on New York's 42nd Street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Set on E 9th St at Euclid Ave, Cleveland (street dressed as New York) (East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) — A street set with foam rubble and wrecked cars was built here for the New York battle. The coordinate is from a set-construction photo dated 2011-08-10. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The hot dog cart on the avenue (2012)

The invasion spreads down the avenue and the heroes shield people in the street.

Set in Midtown Manhattan street, New York — Chaos in the street as the Chitauri attack and the heroes defend civilians. The coordinate is the Chrysler Building, used as a marker for Midtown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The same Cleveland street plays several New York blocks.

Filmed at East 9th Street near 800 Superior Ave, Cleveland (East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) — The hot dog cart was set up outside 800 Superior Ave, at the end of Walnut on E 9th Street. The coordinate is a street-level photo location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at 101 Park Ave, New York (Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States) — Manhattan unit shoot, 2011-09-02; the photo caption does not say which scene Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Central Park, New York — Manhattan unit shoot (two days; the exact scene is not named in the source) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Detroit-Superior Bridge, Cleveland — Listed among the Cleveland filming locations; the scene is not named in the sources Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Albuquerque Studios, New Mexico — Studio work; principal photography began here on 25 April 2011 Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Loki — The god who steals the Tesseract and wants Earth to kneel.
• Steve Rogers — Captain America, a soldier from another era who leads the street fight.
• Natasha Romanoff — Black Widow, a S.H.I.E.L.D. spy who recruits Banner.
• Bruce Banner — A scientist who keeps his anger in check and is asked to trace the cube.

Questions answered on the map

• The Battle of New York: where was it really filmed?
• Where is the real Stuttgart scene? (Hint: not in Germany)