Spider-man Filming Locations

Central Park Filming Locations Guided Tour with On Location Tours

Take Two! on a trip through Central Park. This tour includes over 40 movie locations, including the Tavern on the Green used in Ghostbusters, the skating rink used in Serendipity, Bethesda Fountain, used in Ransom and One Fine Day, and the pigeon-feeding area from Home Alone II. A great way to explore Central Park! This tour is seasonal and operates from March through to November.
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The Daily Bugle Offices

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Address: Flat Iron Building, 5th Ave between 22nd and 23rd St., Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

2nd home to J. Jonah Jameson, this is the Office for the Daily Bugle Newspaper. External building shots used a CGI'd Flat Iron Building proudly displaying the Bugle Logo.

This filming location was also in:
Armageddon

Diner where Mary Jane Works

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Address: Moondance Diner, 6th Avenue and Canal Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Poor old Mary-Jane. Aspiring fame and fortune she moves to the big city to find it's hard to come by. But still, at least she manages to find work at the Moondance Diner.

Battle where Spider-man first meets Green Goblin

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Address: Times Square, Broadway between 43rd and 46th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

I admit, this wasn't filmed in Times Square, but the famous Times Square backdrop was put in the background for these scenes.

This filming location was also in:
Borat | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | I Am Legend | King Kong (1933) | Vanilla Sky

Dropping off MJ at the Rooftop Garden

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Address: Rockerfeller Roof Gardens, 5th Avenue between 49th & 50th Streets, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

After Spidey's battle in "Times Square" with the Green Goblin, he saves Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) and sweeps her away through the New York skyscrapers to this picturesque roof top garden. The Garden is on top of the Rockerfeller Center and is unfortunately no longer open to the public. However you can see the garden from The Top of the Rock observation deck if you look down and east. The church in the background of the shot is St Patrick's Cathedral.

New York Public Library

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Address: New York Public Library, 5th Ave. between 40th and 42nd Streets, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Uncle Ben drops off Peter Parker outside the library and gives Peter some sage advice - "With great power comes great responsibility".

This filming location was also in:
Day After Tomorrow, The | Ghostbusters

Columbia University

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Address: Columbia University, Broadway Between 116th and 120th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Columbia University is the location Peter's class visit on school trip, it's here where he gets bit by the spider.

This filming location was also in:
Ghostbusters