Cinema Pilgrimages
Iconic movie palaces, repertory houses, and studio backlots worth a trip for any film lover. 14 places, mapped and ready to build a trip around.
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Los AngelesEst. 1927BestJul–NovClimate45–88°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishThe Hollywood movie palace famous for the handprints and footprints of the stars set into its forecourt, and for red-carpet premieres since 1927.
New Beverly Cinema
Los AngelesBestJul–NovClimate45–88°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishQuentin Tarantino's own repertory cinema, screening 35mm double features drawn from his personal collection of prints.
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
Los AngelesBestJul–NovClimate45–88°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishHollywood's first movie palace, a 1922 Egyptian-revival landmark that hosted the very first film premiere and now screens restored classics.
Castro Theatre
San FranciscoBestFeb–NovClimate46–70°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishA 1922 movie palace with a Wurlitzer organ and a devoted crowd, the heart of San Francisco's repertory and film-festival scene.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
AustinBestSep–FebClimate43–97°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishThe Austin-born dine-in cinema beloved by cinephiles for its strict no-talking policy, curated programming, and themed feasts.
Music Box Theatre
ChicagoBestJun–NovClimate21–81°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishChicago's grand 1929 movie palace, its atmospheric hall painted with drifting clouds, still the city's home of independent and classic film.
Film Forum
New YorkBestVariesClimate28–86°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishA nonprofit Greenwich Village institution and one of the country's leading houses for independent premieres and restored repertory.
Prince Charles Cinema
LondonBestJunClimate36–73°FCurrencyGBPLanguageEnglishLondon's cult repertory cinema off Leicester Square, famous for marathon screenings, sing-alongs, and rare 35mm and 70mm prints.
BFI Southbank
LondonBestJunClimate36–73°FCurrencyGBPLanguageEnglishThe British Film Institute's flagship on the Thames, four screens of world cinema, restorations, and one of the world's great film archives.
Le Grand Rex
ParisBestVariesClimate36–77°FCurrencyEURLanguageFrenchEurope's largest cinema, a 1932 art-deco palace whose star-ceilinged Grande Salle seats nearly 2,700 beneath a fantasy skyline.
Cinecitta
RomeBestJun, SepClimate39–93°FCurrencyEURLanguageItalianRome's legendary film studios, the Hollywood on the Tiber where Fellini, Ben-Hur, and countless epics were made, now open for tours.
Raj Mandir Cinema
JaipurBestSep–MarClimate46–102°FCurrencyINRLanguageHindiJaipur's opulent meringue-pink 1976 cinema, a Bollywood pilgrimage where audiences cheer, whistle, and toss coins at the screen.
TIFF Bell Lightbox
TorontoBestMay–OctClimate19–81°FCurrencyCADLanguageEnglishThe year-round home of the Toronto International Film Festival, five screens and galleries at the center of one of cinema's biggest events.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
Los AngelesBestVariesClimate45–91°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishA working-studio backlot tour in Burbank, walking soundstages and sets from a century of Warner films and television.