Home Alone filming spots including the real house used for the McCallister home
Home Alone is a classic Christmas film. A family favourite that never gets old, the comedy follows the story of eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) who is mistakenly left behind when the family head off on a trip to Paris.
Initially, he makes the most of having the house to himself, until he realises that two con men (played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) have plans to rob his family home - so he gets ready to protect the residence with some creative traps.
The story is set in Illinois, so it comes as no surprise that the US state was where the bulk of filming took place, despite the family heading to the European city for their winter break.
In fact, the village of Winnetka offered up most of the locations including the incredible McCallister home, the shops where Kevin ventures out for food and a toothbrush, as well as many of the chase scenes when Kevin escapes the clutches of the con men.
Catherine O'Hara in Home Alone (Fox)Other Illinois locations include O'Hare International Airport which plays the role of the airport in Paris where Kevin's mother (played by Catherine O'Hara) tries to urgently get on a flight back to return to her son.
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As for the McCallister home, with its huge impressive facade and countless rooms? It wasn't a set - it's a real life home. The property, whose address is 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka, was used for plenty of exterior and interior shots.
The McCallister home is a real house (Fox)Nowadays it still draws in tourists who want to get a glimpse of the 'Home Alone' house, although the current residents have installed a fence to ensure that any film buffs watch from afar. (We imagine it would be disconcerting to have people constantly coming up to your home to get a look!).
The house's fame has become part of the village. Locals previously opened up to local media about what it was like when filming was ongoing, from the fake snow used to create the Christmas atmosphere, to the production equipment causing some power outages in the area.
Home Alone 2 filming locations
While the original Home Alone gives us plenty of festive envy, Home Alone 2 also provided plenty of wanderlust with its gorgeous New York setting. The sequel was actually shot on location in the Big Apple - after all, it seriously ups the ante come the festive season, and is even home to the world's best Christmas market.
Most of the film was shot in the city's Midtown, but Kevin goes sightseeing ticking off landmarks such as Radio City Music Hall, the Statue of Liberty and Central Park, and of course rests up in the iconic Plaza hotel.
The Plaza is one of New York City's most luxurious hotels, so it's no surprise that it's appeared in many films and TV shows throughout the decades. However, although the McCallister family stay in a Plaza suite at the end of the film, these shots were actually filmed at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois!
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