Where was The Goonies filmed?

Few adventure films have inspired such fierce loyalty, and decades on it still sends fans of all ages on a pilgrimage to a small, fog-wrapped corner of the Pacific Northwest. The appeal is pure nostalgia and good fun: a kids' treasure hunt, a ramshackle map and a town that has happily leaned into its place in movie history.

The film is set around Astoria, on the Oregon coast in the United States. The hilltop Victorian known as the Goonies House is where the young gang sets off on its treasure hunt, while the painted Astoria Column, rising on a hill above town, delivers the sweeping views over the city and the broad river mouth that turn up in the film.

Set-jetters can take in Astoria's hilly streets, climb the column for the panorama and soak up the moody coastal atmosphere that gives the film its texture. Astoria makes a great base for the wider northern Oregon coast, easily paired with its beaches and lighthouses for a road trip steeped in salt air and small-town charm.