Local Travel Tip

New Moon, the second movie of the Twilight saga, is coming to theaters on November 20th.

For those who are IN LOVE with this series, whether it is the books and/or movies, here are the places to visit to complete an absolutely thorough Twilight tour.

Forks, Washington
Forks is the must see for any twilight fan. Forks is where Edward and Bella met for the first time and the scene for their love story to begin. As any fan would know, Washington is always cloudy making it the perfect spot for a clan of vampires.

The town of Forks, has embraced the fame that Twilight has brought upon them. They offer city tours complete with different locations in the books, including Bella’s house. There are several stores throughout the town that offer twilight apparel and other items. A few local inns, have even designed Twilight-themed rooms.

Port Angeles, Washington
Port Angeles was a resort town even before Twilight added to its fame. The City of Port Angeles is loving the extra recognition.

There are several tours that show visitors to the Twilight landmarks around town that are talked about in the books, including Odyssey Books and Bella Italia. Bella Italia is the restaurant where Bella and Edward had their first date after Edward rescued Bella from some shady characters. Guests who dine at Bella Italia can even order a dish called, “Bella’s mushroom ravioli,” and eat the same dish Bella did on her date. There is no Edward dish, as a vampire of course don’t enjoy eating at restaurants.

Portland, Oregon
Portland was used solely for filming the first movie Twilight. There is no part in the books that take place here. If you go here, you may recognize some places from the movie.

Vancouver, Canada
Much of New Moon’s filming was done in Vancouver. On location tours will take fans to not only the spots where scenes were shot, and also to many of the favorite hangouts of the cast and crew.

The 6-hour tours cost $119 for kids and $149 for adults- this is not a tour for only wannabe fans, you have to be a real fan to fork out that much dough and spend six hours of your life trekking to the different places where the movie was filmed.

Hoh Rainforest, Washington
Several scenes in the Twilight saga take place in the Hoh rainforest in Washington. This rainforest is one of the few temperate rainforests in the United States and one of the largest in the world. It’s densely populated with huge moss-covered trees, many of which are thousands of years old.

Quileute Reservation, Washington
The Quileute tribe of Native Americans have lived on the land that is now Washington state for thousands of years. Members of the tribe really do reside on the reservation and control the town and beach of La Push and its harbor.

Twilight’s beach scenes take place at first Beach in La Push, including the one in which Jacob tells Bella about the ancient vampires. The reservation offers beach front cabins and also runs a Twilight tour.

Syracuse, Utah
Syracuse has absolutely nothing to do with the Twilight books or movies, but it does have two corn mazes that depict the main love interests of the series, Edward and Jacob.

Volterra, Italy
In the New Moon book, Bella tracks Edward to Volterra, Italy. Although the books might be, this town is not fiction. It is a real town  located in Italy. Volterra is located in the Tuscany region with massive walls that surround the medieval town. Twilight tours are offered.

Montepulciano, Italy
The movie is not filmed in Volterra, rather in Montepulciano. Go here to see the scenes of the film. There are tours available.

Los Angeles, California
The New Moon premiere is showing on November 16th in Los Angeles. You will be lucky if you get tickets, but you can still go hang out around the theater and see if your favorite character shows up.

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