May the fourth be with you!
Monday, 4th May 2009 by Alex Turnbull
As well as being a holiday here in the UK, today is Star Wars Day (yes, simply because of the bad pun I'm afraid). So here's a roundup of some Star Wars related sights!
First up is Star Wars Path near Atlanta, Georgia. There's a road sign too, but it isn't really legible on Street View. What I don't know however, is how it got its name?
In the original Star Wars movie the spaceport of Mos Eisley was on the planet Tatooine, but in fact it was filmed here at Matmata in Tunisia. Some interior scenes were even filmed in the underground homes of the people who live here, who these days make good money from charging tourists to take pictures.
Last week on Twitter we just happened to see these rather unconvincing-looking portraits of some Star Wars characters, that form part of an otherwise impressive piece of French graffiti.
Does anyone know of other Star Wars themed sights that we can visit today?
Thanks to Keir Clarke and Virtual Globe Trotting.
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Alex has decided that his title will be Senior Vice President of Stuff.
that first one isn’t texas. it’s paulding county, georgia.
Thanks a2, I had the category right, but the copy was still wrong from an earlier version! Fixed.
A small piece of Star Wars graffiti here in Bristol, UK: View Placemark,,0,4.021739130434777
It’s not much to look at on Google Maps, but Disney’s Hollywood Studios has an AT-AT Walker: View Placemark It’s out in front of the Star Tours simulator ride. The Disney web site has a big picture of it: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/hollywood-studios/attractions/star-tours/
In Episode 2, there is a scene filmed in Plaza de España of Sevilla (Spain).
the place
The scene
this is the scene filmed in the Plaza de España de Sevilla
There is a Deeth Starr Valley exit off highway 80 in the middle of Nevada:
View Placemark
Oops, I forgot about Darth and a Stormtrooper on Street View!
https://www.googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=34.101553,-118.340242&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.101558,-118.34014&cbp=12,343.2209847583761,,0,14.000000000000007
Cerritos, California has a Kenobi Ct and a Corellian Ct.
View Placemark
Where was the scene from the original Star Wars with the ewoks filmed? It wasn’t in the woods off Star Wars path was it?
Weren’t those scenes all filmed on one of these? http://www.12back.com/playsets/ewok.php3 😀
Wikipedia says:
https://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/21/skywalker-ranch-san-rafael/
thats not something you see everyday
mujeeb