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Erie, Pennsylvania
The Warner Theatre
This Art Deco movie palace turned performing arts center lets audiences experience the glamor of showbiz in its heyday.
Washington, D.C.
Suns Cinema
Small indie movie theater that shows documentaries and unique films and has a cocktail bar with great drinks.
Itinerary
Fade In: A Cinema History Road Trip Through Los Angeles
From a silent-film alley to a Mayan temple to the ship that won a war—Hollywood’s hidden history, still standing.
Austin, TX
Hyperreal Film Club
A clubhouse for film lovers that turns uncommon cinema into community in East Austin
Newport, Rhode Island
Jane Pickens Theater
Showing films since the silent era of the 1920s, it is now the last movie house in downtown Newport.
Tokyo, Japan
National Film Archive Permanent Exhibition
An exhibit tracing Japan's cinematic history in an often-overlooked national museum.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Plovdiv Excelsior Mall
A shopping mall housed in a historic cinema and hiding ancient ruins under its floors.
Tallahassee, Florida
Cap City Video Lounge
The last surviving video rental shop in Tallahassee doubles as a cult cinema and community hub.
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Film Society
An old greyhound bus station that's been converted into a movie theater and bar, celebrating cult-classic movies and acting as a hub for Idaho-based independent film production.
New York, New York
Central Park Boathouse
With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.
Kamakura, Japan
Shōchiku Ōfuna Studio Site
Iconic Japanese movies were made at this forgotten film-studio-site-turned-mall.
Boise, Idaho
The Egyptian Theatre
An Egyptian-revival style film house in Boise, Idaho.
Osaka, Japan
Planet Plus One
Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.
Glasgow, Scotland
Moving Image Archive
Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.
Motomiya, Japan
Motomiya Movie Theater
A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Hollywood Cars Museum and Liberace Garage
The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'
Tangier, Morocco
Cinema Rif
This iconic cinema is home to Tangier's Cinémathèque and a symbol of the city's vibrant film scene.
Penistone, England
Penistone Paramount Cinema
This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.
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