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OFFICIAL LOCATION RECORDS

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

6 sourced production locations across San Francisco.

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A world beyond the screen

Follow Dawn of the Planet of the Apes through 6 real San Francisco locations recorded by an official city dataset or Wikidata.

This World is built from published production-location records. Each stop is treated as a location claim, not a camera-position claim, and current access is checked independently.

01 / The map

Find your way in.

6 public-place or area references. Private properties and unlocated historic sites stay off the map.

Place and area markers · not exact camera positions

Use the public realm or normal visitor access only. Confirm opening, ticketing and photography rules before travelling.

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Selected: University Club
02 / The places

Where it happened.

Read the connection, see what remains, and plan around the real place.

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University Club

University Club is linked to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by the cited city or Wikidata production-location record. Official San Francisco Film Commission record for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Before you go

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Columbus & Pacific Ave

Columbus & Pacific Ave is linked to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by the cited city or Wikidata production-location record. Official San Francisco Film Commission record for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Before you go

Use the public realm or normal visitor access only. Confirm opening, ticketing and photography rules before travelling.

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California Street at Powell

California Street at Powell is linked to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by the cited city or Wikidata production-location record. Official San Francisco Film Commission record for Nash Bridges.

Before you go

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San Francisco City Hall

San Francisco City Hall is linked to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by the cited city or Wikidata production-location record. Official San Francisco Film Commission record for Etruscan Smile.

Before you go

Use the public realm or normal visitor access only. Confirm opening, ticketing and photography rules before travelling.

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OFFICIAL FILMING RECORD

Alioto Park

Alioto Park is linked to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by the cited city or Wikidata production-location record. Official San Francisco Film Commission record for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Before you go

Use the public realm or normal visitor access only. Confirm opening, ticketing and photography rules before travelling.

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Hyde St. between Leavenworth and Larkin

Hyde St. between Leavenworth and Larkin is linked to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by the cited city or Wikidata production-location record. Official San Francisco Film Commission record for A Man on The Inside.

Before you go

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03 / One way through

Follow Dawn of the Planet of the Apes through San Francisco

A suggested story order, with practical access notes at every stop.

Follow the journey →
  1. 01University ClubChinatown
  2. 02Columbus & Pacific AveChinatown
  3. 03California Street at PowellNob Hill
  4. 04San Francisco City HallTenderloin
  5. 05Alioto ParkMission
  6. 06Hyde St. between Leavenworth and LarkinNob Hill
Stay in the world

Wake up close to the story.

Places to stay in San Francisco, selected as practical bases for exploring the mapped locations in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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Fairmont

Fairmont San Francisco

Nob Hill

A landmark hilltop base for Hitchcock and central-city Worlds. Its neighbourhood overlaps the geography mapped in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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Hotel Kabuki

Japantown

A geographically relevant base near the Fillmore and the western music routes. It is offered as a city base, not as a filming location; check the route to each mapped stop.

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Viceroy

Hotel Zeppelin

Union Square

A central base for Union Square, North Beach and downtown screen routes. It is offered as a city base, not as a filming location; check the route to each mapped stop.

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A stay is identified as an actual screen, music or cultural location only where the card says so. Always check the route to the places you want to visit, current room terms and accessibility before booking.

Experience it

Step beyond the map.

Bookable activities anchored to this World’s actual places, with live itineraries left to the operator.

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Experience University Club and Chinatown

Chinatown

Search bookable experiences around University Club, a mapped place in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Confirm that the current itinerary includes it before booking.

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Go deeper around Columbus & Pacific Ave

Chinatown

Search bookable experiences around Columbus & Pacific Ave, a mapped place in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Confirm that the current itinerary includes it before booking.

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Marketplace results are not described as official or title-specific tours unless the operator explicitly says so. Confirm the itinerary, meeting point and access before booking.

What’s happening

A reason to stay longer.

Exact title and mapped-place matches come first. A clearly labelled city film or music programme may follow when it helps extend the journey.

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Official venue programme

What’s on at Castro Theatre

Castro District

A current official film and screen programme for visitors extending Dawn of the Planet of the Apes into the wider San Francisco cultural calendar. It is not presented as a title-specific event.

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A shared venue or neighbourhood connects a programme to the map; a city-level programme connects only to the World’s medium. Neither implies a themed event, cast appearance or artist performance. Confirm dates, location, access and tickets with the organiser.

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Take the world home

Watch. Listen. Read. Own.

Exact-title physical editions, records, books, memorabilia and genuinely matched Printed Originals pieces for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD

Browse exact-title physical editions; check region, format and release details.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes scripts and making-of books

Browse screenplays, making-of books and published histories connected to this World.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes memorabilia

Explore exact-title collectibles and verify seller, provenance and condition.

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The source notes

Filming locations, live venues, recording history, and lyrical geography are labelled separately. Location photographs are not production stills or exact screen matches.

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