Maps of Movies
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Where The Fault in Our Stars says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Indianapolis was filmed in Pittsburgh, and the Anne Frank House interior was built in a Pennsylvania studio
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Scenes and places
The support group that starts it all (2014)
Hazel only goes because her mother thinks she is depressed. There she meets Gus, who is there for his friend Isaac, and the two start trading books.
Set in Cancer support group, Indianapolis — The weekly group Hazel's mother pushes her to attend, where she meets Gus.
A story set in Indianapolis but shot in Pittsburgh; the film's director of production chose a city that could pass for it.
Filmed at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh suburb) — The church scenes were filmed here; the point is the suburb's center, not the church door. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The picnic at the skeleton playground (2014)
Gus invites Hazel to a picnic and leads her to a sculpture of a giant skeleton in a park. He teases her over the wish she spent on a trip and starts to build up a bigger surprise.
Set in Funky Bones, Indianapolis — The skeleton-shaped art piece at the Indianapolis Museum of Art grounds where Gus takes Hazel on a picnic. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A real sculpture by Dutch artist Joep van Lieshout. The film built a copy in Pittsburgh instead of shooting at the original.
The dinner Gus can hardly believe (2014)
In Amsterdam, Hazel and Gus are shown to a table set up by Van Houten, with champagne on the house. Over a chef's choice dinner, Gus tells Hazel he loves her.
Set in Oranjee restaurant, Amsterdam — The canal-side restaurant where Hazel and Gus share a champagne dinner paid for by Peter Van Houten.
A restaurant on the Amsterdam canals; only the exterior was filmed on location.
Filmed at Keizersgracht 498, Amsterdam — The exterior used for the restaurant; per one blog the restaurant itself does not exist and the interior was shot in the US. The point is the canal, not the door. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The house of the writer they came to see (2014)
Hazel and Gus finally meet the author they flew across the world to see, and find a hostile drinker who mocks Hazel's illness. They leave shaken, and his assistant Lidewij apologizes.
Set in Peter Van Houten's house, Amsterdam — The writer's home, where Hazel and Gus hope to learn how An Imperial Affliction ends.
A private house in Amsterdam near Vondelpark.
Filmed at Vondelstraat 162, Amsterdam — The house exterior near Vondelpark; the point shown is Vondelpark, not the street number. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The kiss in the Anne Frank House (2014)
Lidewij offers a sightseeing trip to make up for the disaster and takes them to the Anne Frank House. Hazel insists on climbing the steep stairs herself, and she and Gus share their first kiss at the top.
Set in Anne Frank House, Amsterdam — The museum where Hazel climbs the steep stairs and shares a first kiss with Gus. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A canal house turned museum; the film recreated its interior elsewhere.
Filmed at Anne Frank House, Prinsengracht 263-267 — Only the exterior was shot here; the interior is a set built in Pittsburgh. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Hazel's hospital scenes (assumed) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at American Hotel, Leidsekade 97, Amsterdam — Hazel and Gus's Amsterdam hotel Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Rijksmuseum passage, Amsterdam — Walk through the museum tunnel (position in film uncertain) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Leidsegracht canal bench, Amsterdam — Conversation on the canal bench Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Hazel Grace Lancaster — An Indianapolis teenager living with cancer who loves a novel called An Imperial Affliction.
- Augustus Waters — A teenager she meets at a support group, who gets them a trip to Amsterdam.