Pop-culture tourism is the act of traveling to locations featured in popular literature, film, music, or any other form of media. Also referred to as a "Location Vacation".
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, birthplace of William Shakespeare (1564–1616), receives about 4.9 million visitors a year from all over the world.[2]
Wimpstone, Warwickshire, England, where the original series of the BBC children's program Teletubbies was shot (1997–2001)[3]
The crosswalk outside Abbey Road Studios in London is a popular destination for fans of the Beatles, who were photographed using the crossing for the cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road.
See also
Film tourism, a specific form of pop-culture tourism
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