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Michael Schur
File:Michael Schur 2012 (cropped).jpg — Peabody Awards · CC BY 2.0

Producer · Writer/Creator · Director · 1975–

Michael Schurfrom The Good Place to Parks and Recreation.

Michael Schur is an American television producer and writer. Follow Michael Schur through The Good Place and Parks and Recreation and more credited Works, with the real places on one map.

  • 22Real places
  • 2Worlds
  • 8Cities and regions
See the mapTheir WorldsAll people

Where it is now

22 placesyou can still find.

Numbered pins follow the story. A dashed ring is an approximate area, not an exact spot.

  1. Rooftops and facades of studio backlot sets seen from above

    Los Angeles

    The Neighborhood: Little Europe, Universal

    Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City

    The Good Place

    Most of the series was filmed at Universal Studios in Hollywood; the Neighborhood’s village exteriors were mainly shot on the Little Europe backlot.

    A working studio. The backlot is seen from the tram on the theme park’s Studio Tour; you cannot walk its streets.

    Site

    Photo: Rob Young from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0

  2. White stone and metal pavilions on a hill above terraced gardens

    Los Angeles

    The real Good Place: the Getty Center

    The Getty Center, Brentwood, Los Angeles

    The Good Place

    The penultimate episode reveals the real Good Place, and the Getty Center plays it.

    A free museum on a hilltop, closed on Mondays. A cable-pulled tram climbs from the car park at the foot of the hill.

    Building

    Photo: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0

  3. Los Angeles

    The beach: Leo Carrillo

    Leo Carrillo State Beach, Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu

    The Good Place

    The series’ fan wiki says its beach scenes were filmed here.

    A state beach with tide pools and sea caves at the western end of Malibu. Parking is paid.

    Site

  4. A pavilion with upturned eaves reflected in a still lake among willows

    Pasadena and San Marino

    The gardens: the Huntington

    The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino

    The Good Place

    The series was mainly filmed at the Huntington and at Universal Studios Hollywood.

    Open to visitors most days with a timed ticket. The Chinese Garden is in the north-west corner.

    Site

    Photo: Russ Allison Loar, CC BY-SA 4.0

  5. A white Italian Renaissance-style mansion with a green tiled roof behind lawns and roses

    Pasadena and San Marino

    The green-roofed mansion: Tournament House

    391 South Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena

    The Good Place

    The pilot’s best-remembered scene, Eleanor causing chaos outside a green-roofed mansion, was shot at William Wrigley’s former home, now Tournament House.

    The Tournament of Roses’ headquarters. The Wrigley Gardens around it are open; check the organiser’s site for house tours.

    Building

    Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

  6. The white sail roofs of the Sydney Opera House on the harbour

    Earth, in the story

    Tahani’s gift: the Sydney Opera House

    Bennelong Point, Sydney Harbour

    The Good Place

    In season three’s Jeremy Bearimy, Tahani gives $2 million anonymously to the Sydney Opera House.

    A working arts centre with daily tours. The show was made in Los Angeles: this is a story setting, not a filming place.

    Building

    Photo: Cabrils, CC BY-SA 4.0

  7. A cream domed tower over an arched entrance, under a blue sky with clouds

    Pasadena

    Pasadena City Hall

    100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena

    Parks and Recreation

    Pasadena City Hall is Pawnee City Hall, where Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson and the Parks Department go to work.

    A working city hall. Find the arch on Garfield Avenue; city services answer weekdays, 8am–5pm.

    Building

    Photo: RBerteig, CC BY 2.0

  8. Artificial rock caves with barred openings along a dirt path under trees

    Los Angeles

    The Old Zoo, Griffith Park

    Griffith Park Drive, Griffith Park

    Parks and Recreation

    The old zoo in Griffith Park is the Pawnee Zoo, where Leslie marries two male penguins in season two’s “Pawnee Zoo”.

    Free. On the park’s eastern edge, off Griffith Park Drive; uneven ground in and around the cages.

    Site

    Photo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0

  9. A two-storey brick building with arched windows and an arched entrance

    Los Angeles

    Los Angeles Police Museum

    6045 York Boulevard, Highland Park

    Parks and Recreation

    The old Highland Park police station plays the Pawnee police station, where a dreadlocked Ron ends up in a cell in season three’s “Ron & Tammy: Part Two”.

    Wednesday–Saturday, 10.30am–3.30pm, last entry 2.30pm. Book or walk in; free parking beside it.

    Building

    Photo: Bruce Boehner, CC BY-SA 3.0

  10. White hospital buildings above a landscaped car park

    Los Angeles

    Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

    501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank

    Parks and Recreation

    Providence Saint Joseph in Burbank plays Pawnee’s Saint Joseph Hospital, where Ann Perkins works as a nurse.

    A working hospital. See it from South Buena Vista Street; no visits for the show.

    Site

    Photo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0

  11. A narrow red-brick building front with Clifton's Cafeteria lettered across it

    Los Angeles

    Clifton’s

    648 South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles

    Parks and Recreation

    Clifton’s Cafeteria plays Jurassic Fork, the dinosaur-themed restaurant.

    Opening has been irregular since 2018. Check the venue before you go.

    Building

    Photo: Difference engine, CC BY-SA 4.0

  12. Washington

    The White House

    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

    Parks and Recreation

    In July 2012 the season five opener filmed at the White House and the Old Executive Building.

    Seen from the fence on Pennsylvania Avenue and from Lafayette Square.

    Site

  13. 2016 · Los Angeles

    The Biltmore Los Angeles

    506 S Grand Avenue

    The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with The Good Place (2016). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

    Site

  14. Paris

    pont des arts

    pont des arts, 75001 paris

    pont des arts is linked to The Good Place by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2019-09-30.

    Site

  15. Paris

    place saint-germain des prés

    place saint-germain des prés, 75006 paris

    place saint-germain des prés is linked to The Good Place by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2019-09-30.

    Site

  16. Paris

    rue de furstemberg

    rue de furstemberg, 75006 paris

    rue de furstemberg is linked to The Good Place by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2019-09-29.

    Site

  17. Paris

    rue ravignan

    rue ravignan, 75018 paris

    place emile goudeau is linked to The Good Place by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2019-09-29.

    Site

  18. Paris

    rue du cardinal dubois

    rue du cardinal dubois, 75018 paris

    rue du cardinal dubois is linked to The Good Place by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2019-09-29.

    Site

  19. Paris

    rue de l'abreuvoir

    rue de l'abreuvoir, 75018 paris

    rue de l'abreuvoir is linked to The Good Place by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2019-09-29.

    Site

  20. Paris

    place dauphine

    place dauphine, 75001 paris

    place dauphine is linked to The Good Place by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2019-09-30.

    Site

  21. 1975 · Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor

    Michael Schur was born in Ann Arbor. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Approximate area

  22. Harvard University

    Harvard University

    Harvard University

    Harvard University

    Michael Schur studied at Harvard University, according to the biographical record.

    Site

    Photo: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0

Their Worlds

Walk into the filmseach in its own world.

  • Office towers of downtown Phoenix against desert mountains

    · Director

    The Good Place

    Void: ask Janet for the afterlife and each thing arrives as the real place it was (the Little Europe backlot at Universal, the Huntington gardens, Tournament House, Leo Carrillo beach, the Getty Center as the real Good Place); rearrange the season-three bridge, one platform for both ends; Sydney, Phoenix, Jacksonville and Budapest as story settings that were never filmed.

    9 places in the World · 6 on this page

    Enter the World
  • Six people in suits and dresses smiling in a hotel ballroom, a blonde woman in a pale blue suit at the centre

    · Creator

    Parks and Recreation

    Pit: shovel eleven real places into Lot 48 until it is level and a park grows on top, then find the real pit became apartments; tilt Pasadena City Hall up from the CITY HALL arch to the dome Pawnee hid, open Leslie’s Washington binder tab by tab, and build Indiana’s smallest park in one parking bay.

    11 places in the World · 6 on this page

    Enter the World

The story

4 chaptersand the places they happened.

  1. 1975

    Where it began

    Michael Schur was born in Ann Arbor. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Michael Schur studied at Harvard University, according to the biographical record.

    Sources for this chapter (1)

  2. The Good Place

    Michael Schur directed The Good Place.

    The Good Place World maps 6 of its real places, from The Neighborhood: Little Europe, Universal to Tahani’s gift: the Sydney Opera House.

    · WorldThe Good PlaceDirector · Los Angeles
    Sources for this chapter (4)

  3. Parks and Recreation

    Michael Schur created Parks and Recreation.

    The Parks and Recreation World maps 6 of its real places, from Pasadena City Hall to The White House.

    · WorldParks and RecreationCreator · Pasadena
    Sources for this chapter (4)

  4. More places on the trail

    The rest of the map follows Michael Schur through Los Angeles and Paris: locations from the Works credited on this page.

    Sources for this chapter (2)

On screen and on record

The workwith the Worlds marked.

  1. The Good PlaceDirectorWorld
  2. Parks and RecreationCreatorWorld

Keep exploring

People and citieson the same map.

Sources for this page (21)
How the Worlds are linked (2)
  • The Good Place: Registered World the-good-place; its research (void-direction.ts, void-live.ts, void-research.ts) names Michael Schur. Linked by a shared catalogue Work id.
  • Parks and Recreation: Registered World parks-and-recreation; its research (pit-direction.ts, pit-media.json) names Michael Schur. Linked by an exact Wikidata credit.
Photo credits (13)
  • Rooftops and facades of studio backlot sets seen from above: Rob Young from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (from the The Good Place World), 2008-05-23. Resized.
  • White stone and metal pavilions on a hill above terraced gardens: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Good Place World), 2009-02-08. Resized.
  • A pavilion with upturned eaves reflected in a still lake among willows: Russ Allison Loar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Good Place World), 2016-05-29. Resized.
  • A white Italian Renaissance-style mansion with a green tiled roof behind lawns and roses: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the The Good Place World), 2014-06-26. Resized.
  • The white sail roofs of the Sydney Opera House on the harbour: Cabrils, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Good Place World), 2018-08-22. Resized.
  • A cream domed tower over an arched entrance, under a blue sky with clouds: RBerteig, CC BY 2.0 (from the Parks and Recreation World), 2010-01-23. Resized.
  • Artificial rock caves with barred openings along a dirt path under trees: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 (from the Parks and Recreation World), 2013-07-02. Resized.
  • A two-storey brick building with arched windows and an arched entrance: Bruce Boehner, CC BY-SA 3.0 (from the Parks and Recreation World), 2014-09-12. Resized.
  • White hospital buildings above a landscaped car park: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 (from the Parks and Recreation World), 2014-02-16. Resized.
  • A narrow red-brick building front with Clifton's Cafeteria lettered across it: Difference engine, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the Parks and Recreation World), 2017-08-31. Resized.
  • Harvard University: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized.
  • Office towers of downtown Phoenix against desert mountains: Alan Stark from Goodyear, AZ, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the The Good Place World). Resized.
  • Six people in suits and dresses smiling in a hotel ballroom, a blonde woman in a pale blue suit at the centre: Peabody Awards (Anders Krusberg), CC BY 2.0 (from the Parks and Recreation World). Resized.

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Places are shown at the precision their sources support; filming locations are where the camera really was, not where the story says it is. Checked 28 October 2026.

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