Where was The Shining filmed?

This landmark horror film opens with one of cinema's most chilling images: a lone car winding up toward an immense mountain hotel, cut off by the coming winter. That haunting aerial approach has lodged itself in the imagination of fans for decades, and the real building beneath it is one of the most atmospheric set-jetting pilgrimages going.

The snowbound exterior of the Overlook is Timberline Lodge, a grand stone-and-timber lodge perched high on the slopes of Mount Hood in Oregon. Its rugged alpine setting, framed by dark forest and a towering peak, supplies the very approach you see in the film's opening. The lodge is a working mountain hotel, so unlike most movie buildings, this is one you can actually book a room in.

Mount Hood sits a short drive east of Portland, making the lodge an easy add-on to an Oregon trip. It is a year-round destination, with skiing in the colder months and hiking through alpine meadows in summer, so you can choose your season. Stay over for the full effect, and pair it with the Columbia River Gorge and Portland's food scene for a rounded Pacific Northwest itinerary.