The Müuse Atlas / United States

Pennsylvania

17 areas on the atlas. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Cities

Philadelphia9 areas

Pittsburgh8 areas

Every area

Chestnut HillFilming in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Wissahickon stone houses behind hedges on a cobbled Belgian block avenue, and the bridge HBO's Task used on Forbidden Drive.

Downtown PittsburghFilming in Downtown Pittsburgh. Glass and granite office towers packed into a river triangle, and the streets The Dark Knight Rises used for a bomb chase across Gotham.

FishtownFilming in Fishtown, Philadelphia. Red brick rowhouses off Frankford Avenue, and the corner bar where Creed's Bianca performs.

KensingtonFilming in Kensington, Philadelphia. Rowhouse blocks under the Market Frankford elevated line, and the tunnel Rocky walks under on Kensington Avenue.

LawrencevilleFilming in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh. Brick rowhouses climb the hill above Butler Street, where Happiest Season used the corner at Fisk Street as an apartment exterior.

ManayunkFilming in Manayunk, Philadelphia. A hillside canal town of brick mills and rowhouses, and the corner where Hustle trained on Green Lane.

Mexican War StreetsFilming in Mexican War Streets, North Side. Narrow blocks of Victorian brick rowhouses in Pittsburgh, no front yards and star shaped iron plates at the roofline.

Mount WashingtonFilming in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh. Houses and restaurants line a ridge above the rivers, reached by the incline Alex rides in Flashdance.

OaklandFilming in Oakland, Pittsburgh. A forty two storey limestone Gothic tower rises from a campus lawn beside a colonnaded institute building that played Gotham City Hall in The Dark Knight Rises.

Old CityFilming in Old City, Philadelphia. Federal and Georgian brick rowhouses and cast iron commercial fronts around Elfreth's Alley, and the church steeple used three times on screen.

Polish HillFilming in Polish Hill, Pittsburgh. Steep streets and city steps climb past frame and brick rowhouses to a green domed church, the setting for a scene in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

Port RichmondFilming in Port Richmond, Philadelphia. Brick rowhouses on a flat grid to the Delaware waterfront, and the Ontario Street comic shop from Unbreakable and Glass.

Rittenhouse SquareFilming in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. A formal square of diagonal walks and a limestone terrace, ringed by brick rowhouses and prewar towers, with the walkway near 18th and Locust where Trading Places shot Eddie Murphy's blind veteran scene.

Society HillFilming in Society Hill, Philadelphia. Three storey Federal and Georgian brick rowhouses with white marble steps, and the churchyard National Treasure used for its chase scene.

South Side FlatsFilming in South Side Flats, Pittsburgh. A mile of Italianate and Second Empire storefronts along East Carson Street, and the saloon Jack Reacher used for a bar fight.

Strip DistrictFilming in Strip District, Pittsburgh. Brick produce warehouses with steel canopies over the sidewalk, and the Smallman Street exterior Jack Reacher used for its bar fight scene.

University CityFilming in University City, West Philadelphia. Red sandstone Gothic halls along Locust Walk, and the library Philadelphia used for Andrew Beckett's case research.