Gallery: Google Maps of *Django Unchained'*s Plantation and Other Infamous Tarantino Locations
01django-unchained-ranch
Naturally, Quentin Tarantino's new saddles-and-spurs flick *Django Unchained* has probably attracted at least a few fans of Westerns. But fans of one more recent Western may recognize some of its environs a little too well. It was partially shot on the same set at HBO's series *Deadwood*. The Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita served as the frontier for Django (Jamie Foxx) and Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) and as the home of the foul-mouthed denizens of Deadwood, South Dakota. But that's just a set. Many of the locations used by Tarantino in the past are actual places that you — yes, you! — can visit anytime. (Well, most of them. The infamous diner from *Pulp Fiction* got torn down some time after the film's release. There's an auto parts store there now.) Click through the gallery above for names and locations to guide your Tarantino pilgrimage. (Also, check out Badass Digest's video pilgrimage through [Tarantino's LA here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F74P4o46bfk).) __Above:__ The Wild West/South of [*Django Unchained*](http://unchainedmovie.com/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- __Location:__ [Melody Ranch](http://www.melodyranchstudio.com/) in Santa Clarita, California __Set the scene:__ The first half of *Django* follows the eponymous lead character as he's shown the ropes of bounty hunting by Dr. Schultz in small frontier towns in the American South and West — most of which were filmed at Melody Ranch. __Location fun fact:__ Singing cowboy Gene Autry once owned the place. *Gunsmoke* was filmed there. __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Melody+Ranch,+Santa+Clarita,+CA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=57.42297,71.542969&ie=UTF8&hq=Melody+Ranch,&hnear=Santa+Clarita,+Los+Angeles,+California&t=m&cid=14118995109307160731&ll=34.383254,-118.510208&spn=0.049584,0.113297&z=13&iwloc=A&output=embed](660x350)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Melody+Ranch,+Santa+Clarita,+CA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=57.42297,71.542969&ie=UTF8&hq=Melody+Ranch,&hnear=Santa+Clarita,+Los+Angeles,+California&t=m&cid=14118995109307160731&ll=34.383254,-118.510208&spn=0.049584,0.113297&z=13&iwloc=A) *Photo courtesy The Weinstein Company*
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Big Daddy's Bennett Manor in *Django Unchained* ----------------------------------------------- __Location:__ [Evergreen Plantation](http://evergreenplantation.org/index.php) in Edgard, Louisiana __Set the scene:__ Dr. Schultz enlists Django's help with his bounty hunting because as a slave Django worked on a plantation overseen by the Brittle brothers, whom the good doctor is trying to hunt down. The pair track them to this plantation run by Big Daddy (Don Johnson). Even though the plantation is supposed to be in Tennessee, it was filmed at this location between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. __Location fun fact:__ The property's slave quarters were also used in the film. It also offers tours, if you'd like to see it for yourself. __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=evergreen+plantation&oe=utf-8&aq=t&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=evergreen+plantation&t=h&source=embed&ll=30.028306,-90.640039&spn=0.013004,0.028324&z=15&iwloc=A&output=embed](660x350)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=evergreen+plantation&oe=utf-8&aq=t&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=evergreen+plantation&t=h&source=embed&ll=30.028306,-90.640039&spn=0.013004,0.028324&z=15&iwloc=A) *Photo: [shoshanah/Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoshanah/171779009/)*
03kill-bill-church
The Church from the [*Kill Bill*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/) Movies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __Location:__ Church in Lancaster, California __Set the scene:__ The El Paso, Texas, place of *Kill Bill*'s gruesome "Massacre at Two Pines" where The Bride's wedding goes terribly, terribly wrong. __Location fun fact:__ The church is actually in an unincorporated community called [Hi Vista](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi_Vista,_California). __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=E+Ave+G+%26+198th+St+E,+Lancaster,+California,+USA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=E+Ave+G+%26+198th+St+E,+Lancaster,+California+93535&gl=us&t=m&ll=34.735124,-117.776613&spn=0.024687,0.056648&z=14&iwloc=A&output=embed](660x350)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=E+Ave+G+%26+198th+St+E,+Lancaster,+California,+USA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=E+Ave+G+%26+198th+St+E,+Lancaster,+California+93535&gl=us&t=m&ll=34.735124,-117.776613&spn=0.024687,0.056648&z=14&iwloc=A&source=embed) *Photo: [Wikipedia]( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kill.Bill.Church.Location.Lancaster.JPG)*
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The Chili Restaurant from [*Death Proof*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028528/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __Location:__ [Texas Chili Parlor](http://www.txchiliparlor.com/webdev/) in Austin, Texas __Set the scene:__ In *Death Proof* a group of young women meet a murderous misogynist named Stuntman Mike at the Texas Chili Parlor. One of them breaks him off a lap dance. Also, there are nachos. __Location fun fact:__ It [doesn't really have](http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32212) that awesome back porch. __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=210179279414341915368.00046062b1d2815b1f685&source=embed&t=m&layer=c&cbll=30.277144,-97.742101&panoid=8okPsQcCn3Snflrkr-UOOw&cbp=13,146.12,,1,3.11&ll=30.273829,-97.7421&spn=0.011638,0.028324&z=15&output=svembed](660x314)|||||| View [Texas Chili Parlor](https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=210179279414341915368.00046062b1d2815b1f685&source=embed&t=m&layer=c&cbll=30.277144,-97.742101&panoid=8okPsQcCn3Snflrkr-UOOw&cbp=13,146.12,,1,3.11&ll=30.273829,-97.7421&spn=0.011638,0.028324&z=15) in a larger map *Photo courtesy The Weinstein Company*
05kill-bill-vernita-greens-house
Vernita Green's House from [*Kill Bill: Vol. 1*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __Location:__ House in Los Angeles, California __Set the scene:__ When The Bride (Uma Thurman) goes to track down the members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, she heads to this house in L.A. to find "Copperhead" (aka Vernita Green, played by Vivica A. Fox). It's a little brighter in the movie than it is in real life. __Location fun fact:__ In the film The Bride refers to Copperhead as a Pasadena homemaker; in reality the house is just a few clicks south of there. __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=5506+Atlas+St,+Los+Angeles,+California&layer=c&sll=34.097607,-118.159907&cbp=13,175.92,,1,2.69&cbll=34.097622,-118.159982&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=5506+Atlas+St,+Los+Angeles,+California+90032&t=m&panoid=b08BlWxGfyVP9CT0kRaYbg&source=embed&ll=34.091212,-118.160019&spn=0.022319,0.056648&z=14&output=svembed](660x314)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=5506+Atlas+St,+Los+Angeles,+California&layer=c&sll=34.097607,-118.159907&cbp=13,175.92,,1,2.69&cbll=34.097622,-118.159982&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=5506+Atlas+St,+Los+Angeles,+California+90032&t=m&panoid=b08BlWxGfyVP9CT0kRaYbg&source=embed&ll=34.091212,-118.160019&spn=0.022319,0.056648&z=14)
06pulp-fiction-hawthorne-grill
The Diner from *Pulp Fiction* ----------------------------- __Location:__ Hawthorne Grill in Hawthorne, California __Set the scene:__ *Pulp Fiction*, even thought it's told in non-chronological order, begins and ends at the same place — Hawthorne Grill diner. It's the place that Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) stick up, and where Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) end up for breakfast after the Wolf helps them disappear the guy Vincent shot in the face. __Location fun fact:__ OK, this one isn't fun at all: Hawthorne Grill is gone. There's an AutoZone there now. __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=13763+S.+Hawthorne+Boulevard,+Hawthorne,+California&layer=c&sll=33.906669,-118.352750&cbp=13,270.28,,0,0.89&cbll=33.90669,-118.352732&hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=13763+Hawthorne+Blvd,+Hawthorne,+California+90250&t=m&panoid=XwD9zVQjO6Fd0ahzotEn_g&source=embed&ll=33.900288,-118.352709&spn=0.022369,0.056648&z=14&output=svembed](660x314)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=13763+S.+Hawthorne+Boulevard,+Hawthorne,+California&layer=c&sll=33.906669,-118.352750&cbp=13,270.28,,0,0.89&cbll=33.90669,-118.352732&hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=13763+Hawthorne+Blvd,+Hawthorne,+California+90250&t=m&panoid=XwD9zVQjO6Fd0ahzotEn_g&source=embed&ll=33.900288,-118.352709&spn=0.022369,0.056648&z=14)
07true-romance-safari-inn
The Hide-Out Motel from [*True Romance*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __Location:__ [Safari Inn](http://www.coastanabelle.com/safari/history) in Burbank, California __Set the scene:__ After Clarence (Christian Slater) and Alabama (Patricia Arquette) make the great trek West to Southern California they hide out here while trying to sell that suitcase full of coke acquired from Alabama's pimp. __Location fun fact:__ The hotel also makes a [cameo in *Apollo 13*](http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/a/Apollo13.html). __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1911+West+Olive+Avenue&layer=c&sll=34.165727,-118.325161&cbp=13,356.73,,0,-22.5&cbll=34.165438,-118.325011&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1911+W+Olive+Ave,+Burbank,+Los+Angeles,+California+91506&t=m&panoid=XJfE_LaWLQW-poWjDFignw&ll=34.159208,-118.3249&spn=0.022301,0.056648&z=14&iwloc=A&source=embed&output=svembed](660x314)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1911+West+Olive+Avenue&layer=c&sll=34.165727,-118.325161&cbp=13,356.73,,0,-22.5&cbll=34.165438,-118.325011&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1911+W+Olive+Ave,+Burbank,+Los+Angeles,+California+91506&t=m&panoid=XJfE_LaWLQW-poWjDFignw&ll=34.159208,-118.3249&spn=0.022301,0.056648&z=14&iwloc=A&source=embed)
08pulp-fiction-pawn-shop
The Pawn Shop with a Gimp from [*Pulp Fiction*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __Location:__ A Strip Mall of Sorts in Los Angeles, California __Set the scene:__ Following the shoot-out between Butch (Bruce Willis) and Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) they land in a pawn shop, where — in a twist that could only be dreamed up by Tarantino — they get ball-gagged in a basement and introduced to "the gimp" by a pair of hillbillies. __Location fun fact:__ You can probably still pawn your stuff there. __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=20933+Roscoe+Boulevard,+Los+Angeles,+California&hl=en&sll=34.220001,-118.589656&layer=c&cbp=13,359.11,,3,0.63&cbll=34.21991,-118.589742&gl=us&hnear=20933+Roscoe+Blvd,+San+Fernando+Valley,+Los+Angeles,+California+91304&t=m&panoid=FxW-NB_J1zc4sdf028tVZg&ie=UTF8&hq=&source=embed&ll=34.213523,-118.589773&spn=0.022287,0.056648&z=14&output=svembed](660x314)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=20933+Roscoe+Boulevard,+Los+Angeles,+California&hl=en&sll=34.220001,-118.589656&layer=c&cbp=13,359.11,,3,0.63&cbll=34.21991,-118.589742&gl=us&hnear=20933+Roscoe+Blvd,+San+Fernando+Valley,+Los+Angeles,+California+91304&t=m&panoid=FxW-NB_J1zc4sdf028tVZg&ie=UTF8&hq=&source=embed&ll=34.213523,-118.589773&spn=0.022287,0.056648&z=14) *Screengrab: Wired*
09Reservoir-Dogs-Pat-Lorraines-Coffee-Shop.jpg
The Coffee Shop from [*Reservoir Dogs*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105236/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __Location:__ Pat and Lorraine's Coffee Shop in Los Angeles, California __Set the scene:__ In probably one of the most famous conversations about Madonna ever, the black-suited gangsters of *Reservoir Dogs* argued about "Like a Virgin" (and the importance of tipping) in this very diner. __Location fun fact:__ People have been known to [wait for the table](http://www.avclub.com/articles/los-angeles-dining-with-reservoir-dogs,56355/ ) where the gangster breakfast went down. __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=4720+Eagle+Rock+Blvd+Los+Angeles,+CA+90041&layer=c&sll=34.130844,-118.216322&cbp=13,203.75,,0,0.01&cbll=34.13091,-118.21628&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4720+Eagle+Rock+Blvd,+Los+Angeles,+California+90041&ll=34.130844,-118.216322&spn=0.004787,0.009077&t=m&z=14&vpsrc=0&panoid=zUlCYmya-MallCUwHwDLQQ&output=svembed](660x314)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=4720+Eagle+Rock+Blvd+Los+Angeles,+CA+90041&layer=c&sll=34.130844,-118.216322&cbp=13,203.75,,0,0.01&cbll=34.13091,-118.21628&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4720+Eagle+Rock+Blvd,+Los+Angeles,+California+90041&ll=34.130844,-118.216322&spn=0.004787,0.009077&t=m&z=14&vpsrc=0&panoid=zUlCYmya-MallCUwHwDLQQ&source=embed)
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The Diner from [*True Romance*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __Location:__Rae's Restaurant in Santa Monica, California __Set the scene:__ First off, yes, this one is a bit of a cheat. Tony Scott directed *True Romance*, but since Tarantino wrote the story, it seems worthy of inclusion here. Now, on to the scene. After Clarence and Alabama meet in the movie theater she asks him if he likes to get a piece of pie after a movie. Then they head to Rae's, which even though they're supposed to be in Detroit is actually in Santa Monica, California. __Location fun fact:__ It's not far from the theater exterior used in the previous scene in the movie — the Vista Theater in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz. __Map:__ [#iframe: https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Rae's+Restaurant+and+True+Romance&aq=&sll=34.098168,-118.286984&sspn=0.004824,0.009077&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Rae's+Restaurant+and+True+Romance&hnear=&t=m&layer=c&cbll=34.024847,-118.459746&panoid=TaQPHupVZM3dvx_-_gN15Q&cbp=13,61.31,,1,-3.68&ll=33.999237,-118.45974&spn=0.089374,0.226593&z=12&output=svembed](660x314)|||||| [View Larger Map](https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Rae's+Restaurant+and+True+Romance&aq=&sll=34.098168,-118.286984&sspn=0.004824,0.009077&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Rae's+Restaurant+and+True+Romance&hnear=&t=m&layer=c&cbll=34.024847,-118.459746&panoid=TaQPHupVZM3dvx_-_gN15Q&cbp=13,61.31,,1,-3.68&ll=33.999237,-118.45974&spn=0.089374,0.226593&z=12)
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