Kyle MacLachlan in a dinner jacket and bow tie, smiling, at the 1991 Emmy Awards. — Kyle MacLachlan, 1991. Alan Light · CC BY 2.0

Sheryl Lee, blonde curls and a black dress, among the crowd outside the 1990 Emmy Awards. — Sheryl Lee, 1990. Alan Light · CC BY 2.0

David Lynch wearing a bow tie at the 1990 Emmy Governor’s Ball. — David Lynch, 1990. Alan Light · CC BY 2.0

Snoqualmie Falls in mist with trees beside the falling water. — Snoqualmie Falls, 2012. Suraj Alungal Balchand · CC BY-SA 3.0

Diane, the opening titles. Snoqualmie, Washington.

Twin Peaks

Tonight · two places on every channel

Channel 2: on screen, The falls under the titles; really, Snoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie.

Every place here is two places: the town you remember, and the real one that let them in.

On the set: Emmy Awards photographs, 1990–91, by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0. On screen: Snoqualmie Falls, 2012.

With

Kyle MacLachlan and Lara Flynn Boyle

Sheryl Lee

David Lynch

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Diane, check-in. the Great Northern.

One hotel. Two buildings.

Outside, it stands above Snoqualmie Falls. Inside, it is a lodge on Puget Sound, 59 km away as the crow flies, with water in between.

Salish Lodge rooflines and windows above a wooded rocky cliff beneath blue sky. — Outside: Salish Lodge, Snoqualmie. Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Kiana Lodge shoreline with a large log, lodge balcony, trees and blue water. — Inside: Kiana Lodge, Poulsbo. Its Main Lodge served the Great Northern and the Blue Pine Lodge. Jeff Hitchcock / Arbron · CC BY 2.0

Outside: Salish Lodge, Snoqualmie.

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Salish Lodge

Salish Lodge & Spa

Snoqualmie

Sleep in the Great Northern’s exterior, above Snoqualmie Falls. The lodge itself says visitors may recognise it from Twin Peaks.

Check rooms

Kiana Lodge

Visit Kiana Lodge

Poulsbo

A private event venue that welcomes Twin Peaks visits by email at least 48 hours ahead; its Main Lodge was the Great Northern and the Blue Pine Lodge.

Ask to visit

Diane, morning. a beach on Puget Sound.

The log on the shore.

Kiana Lodge identifies the log on its beach with the opening of the series, where Laura Palmer is found.

Sheryl Lee smiling at Fan Expo Canada, with an event lanyard and backdrop. — Sheryl Lee, 2014. GabboT · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Diane, 11:30, give or take. North Bend.

The Double R

One café, six lives. Cut a slice.

Order 01 · Pilot

On location

The pilot was filmed in the real café in North Bend.

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Twede’s Cafe

North Bend

The Double R: cherry pie made in house, breakfast all day, open daily 9am to 7pm. The pie also ships across the US.

See the café

Diane, on the road. Snoqualmie Valley.

Most of the town is one valley.

Snoqualmie, North Bend and Fall City sit within a few miles of each other. Pick a sign.

Brick shopfronts and parked vehicles on a downtown Snoqualmie street under a cloudy sky. — Downtown Snoqualmie, 2009. Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0

The sheriff’s department

The old mill office, now DirtFish’s headquarters, was the station on screen. For The Return, some sheriff’s rooms were dressed there and the office itself was built separately.

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The bridges and the school are not on the guide map: no visitor approach is published for them, and the school is gone.

The Return went south.

Tower Theatre clocktower, ornate facade and marquee at a downtown Los Angeles street corner. — Tower Theatre, Broadway, Los Angeles, 2008. Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0

A cinema on Broadway

The theatre where the Fireman watches the atomic test is the Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. It is an Apple store now; you can walk in.

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Morongo hotel tower and grounds beneath blue sky with snowy mountains beyond. — Morongo, Cabazon, California, 2026. Alexis Doine · CC0 1.0

A casino in the desert

Lisa Mason Lee, who worked on The Return, remembers filming at Morongo, in Cabazon, California, late in the production.

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Two-storey grey Roadhouse building with brick chimney, balconies and roadside signage. — The Roadhouse, Fall City, 2009. Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Diane, late. Fall City.

The bar, from outside.

The Fall City Roadhouse is the Bang Bang Bar’s exterior. It is a restaurant with rooms now, so you can stay the night.

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The Roadhouse

The Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn

Fall City

Three suites upstairs from the bar whose exterior was the Bang Bang Bar. The restaurant opens Wednesday to Sunday.

Book a suite

Diane, October 2015. Everett, Washington.

The Palmer house.

A private home on 33rd Street in Everett. It was the Palmers’ house in the series, and it is where The Return ends, with Cooper and Carrie walking up to the front door.

Everett asks visitors not to trespass. It is someone’s home.

Where it is now

Real places you can see today. The Palmer house is a private home, so it is not on the map: look from the street, or not at all.

Pins mark places you can see today; DirtFish is a working business and the falls are a public park.

General reference · Access unconfirmed · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Salish Lodge & Spa today. Check with the lodge before you go.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Public viewing from PSE park observation areas and trails during day use; follow posted conditions. This does not establish access to the waterfall base, water, hydroelectric facilities or original camera position. Museum hours are separate. Map pin identifies the published upper parking visitor approach, not the falls or a filming viewpoint. Follow posted parking and trail conditions.
General reference · Access unconfirmed · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. DirtFish’s headquarters today. Check with DirtFish before you go.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Open to customers. Check the hours, including holiday hours, before you travel.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A restaurant; the inn’s rooms are booked in advance. Check current hours.

Salish Lodge, 9 September 2007. Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Salish Lodge & Spa
The Great Northern, from outside.
Salish Lodge & Spa today. Check with the lodge before you go.
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Snoqualmie Falls, photographed in 2012. Suraj Alungal Balchand · CC BY-SA 3.0
Snoqualmie Falls
The waterfall of the titles; a public park with viewpoints.
Public viewing from PSE park observation areas and trails during day use; follow posted conditions. This does not establish access to the waterfall base, water, hydroelectric facilities or original camera position. Museum hours are separate. Map pin identifies the published upper parking visitor approach, not the falls or a filming viewpoint. Follow posted parking and trail conditions.
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DirtFish main office building
The sheriff’s station: a former mill office, now DirtFish.
DirtFish’s headquarters today. Check with DirtFish before you go.
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Twede’s Cafe in March 2009. Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Twede’s Cafe
The Double R. Still a café, in North Bend.
Open to customers. Check the hours, including holiday hours, before you travel.
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Fall City Roadhouse, 17 June 2009. Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn
The Bang Bang Bar, outside. Rooms upstairs.
A restaurant; the inn’s rooms are booked in advance. Check current hours.
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