The Real Overlook Hotel? 3 Hotels People Mistake for The Shining

What if you booked "the Shining hotel," flew all the way there, and discovered the building you wanted was in a completely different state? The Overlook isn't one building. Stephen King's story started at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado. The famous exterior shots are Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood, Oregon. The Ahwahnee in Yosemite inspired the interior design, and the interiors themselves were built as sets at Elstree Studios in England. The opening drive was filmed mostly over Glacier National Park, Montana. We untangle which place is which, what you'll actually recognise, and which one belongs on your trip. 🗺️ Every Shining location on one map: https://filmingmap.com/movie/the-shining CHAPTERS 0:00 The hotel you might accidentally book 1:06 One fictional hotel, several real addresses 2:03 Timberline Lodge, Oregon: the Overlook exterior 4:11 The Stanley Hotel, Colorado: where the story began 6:37 The Ahwahnee, Yosemite: the interiors connection 8:24 Elstree Studios, England: the Overlook you can't check into 11:09 Glacier National Park, Montana: the opening drive 12:55 Which trip should you start with? PLAN YOUR VISIT (check dates, tours and access before you go) Timberline Lodge: https://timberlinelodge.com/ The Stanley Hotel tours: https://www.stanleyhotel.com/tours/ The Ahwahnee Dining Room (open to the public, dinner dress code): https://www.travelyosemite.com/dining... Yosemite National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisi... Glacier National Park roads and Going-to-the-Sun Road: https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisi... Elstree Studios is a working studio and doesn't offer public tours. Which one would you visit first? Tell us in the comments. Bonus points if you've already tried asking a hotel receptionist for Room 237. — Credits Footage and photos: Pexels (video) Wikimedia Commons: inkknife_2000 (CC BY-SA 2.0) U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Public domain) Amay0701 (CC BY-SA 3.0) Jrozwado (CC BY-SA 4.0) Another Believer (CC BY-SA 4.0) M. O. Stevens (CC BY-SA 3.0) Bonnie Moreland (Public domain) Edward Stojakovic (CC BY 2.0) Rominator (Public domain) 1progressivedem1 (CC BY-SA 4.0) Miguel Vieira (CC BY 2.0) lojjic (CC BY-SA 2.0) Hustvedt (CC BY-SA 3.0) Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) Chris Light (CC BY-SA 4.0) Sgerbic (CC0) Aronb04 (CC0) Mark James Miller (CC BY-SA 3.0) Amadscientist (CC BY-SA 3.0) lamblukas (CC BY 2.0) EF5 (CC0) David Berry (CC BY 2.0) Matt Brown (CC BY 4.0) Steve Daniels (CC BY-SA 2.0) Damslattery (CC BY-SA 3.0) Graham C99 (CC BY 2.0) Jon Sullivan (Public domain) GlacierNPS (CC BY 2.0 and Public domain) National Park Service Digital Image Archives (Public domain) Jim Helvey (CC BY 3.0) Mountain walrus (CC BY-SA 3.0) Licences: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Music: "Atmosphere Documentary" by leberch and "Eerie" by The_Mountain (Pixabay). Narration voiced with AI (Google Gemini). Film stills and poster from The Shining (1980) © Warner Bros. Entertainment, used briefly for commentary and review. FilmingMap is not affiliated with or endorsed by Warner Bros., the Stanley Kubrick estate, Stephen King, or any location featured. Opening times, tours, road access and park entry rules change, so always check official sites before travelling. #TheShining #StanleyKubrick #FilmingLocations