We’ve all been there. You type something into Google, press search and suddenly there is that underlined blue phrase telling you you’re wrong. Did you mean? Well now you mention it, maybe we did. Here are the top 3 locations people think are real when in actual fact, they’re completely made up.
To Hunger Games fans, Panem is the fictional nation in the Rocky Mountains which plays home to main protagonist Katniss Everdeen. Made up of the Capitol and 12 districts, the world is run under the dictatorship of President Snow where the law is harshly enforced.
It’s a post-apocalyptic world based primarily in North America, however, it’s unknown to what extent Panem is based on America. We’re aware that the Capitol is situated in the Rocky Mountains, a major mountain range in Canada, and the rocky peaks have served them well in war.
Most film fanatics would happily live in the fictional world in their favourite film, but we think Hunger Games fans might give Panem a miss.
It’s a post-apocalyptic world based primarily in North America, however, it’s unknown to what extent Panem is based on America. We’re aware that the Capitol is situated in the Rocky Mountains, a major mountain range in Canada, and the rocky peaks have served them well in war.
Most film fanatics would happily live in the fictional world in their favourite film, but we think Hunger Games fans might give Panem a miss.
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As soon as you see those two cartoon clouds parting, you know exactly where you are; Springfield, home of The Simpsons.
The show takes place in the fictional American town of Springfield in an unknown and impossible-to-determine U.S. state. Springfield is a common name for places in America, with it appearing in 22 states, but the creator Matt Groening said he named it after Springfield, Oregon.
Homer, Marge, and the rest of the Simpsons clan have lived for the entirety of the show on Evergreen Terrace - incidentally, at the same address of Groening’s childhood home in Portland which was also an inspiration for the show’s setting.
He added that he used an ambiguous name in the hope that everyone will think it’s their Springfield. And it’s safe to say they do.
The show takes place in the fictional American town of Springfield in an unknown and impossible-to-determine U.S. state. Springfield is a common name for places in America, with it appearing in 22 states, but the creator Matt Groening said he named it after Springfield, Oregon.
Homer, Marge, and the rest of the Simpsons clan have lived for the entirety of the show on Evergreen Terrace - incidentally, at the same address of Groening’s childhood home in Portland which was also an inspiration for the show’s setting.
He added that he used an ambiguous name in the hope that everyone will think it’s their Springfield. And it’s safe to say they do.
This fictional American city is best known to DC fans as the home of Batman in both the movie and comic book franchises. But Batman’s home wasn’t named Gotham straight away.
Based on New York City, but not wanting to call it that, writer Bill Finger explained this was because they wanted everyone to identify with it.
Wayne Manor, Batman’s home was inspired in the films by British country house locations in Nottinghamshire and Hertfordshire.
Gotham City has been described by as “New York below 14th Street, from SoHo to Greenwich Village, the Bowery, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the sinister areas around the base of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges”.
Based on New York City, but not wanting to call it that, writer Bill Finger explained this was because they wanted everyone to identify with it.
Wayne Manor, Batman’s home was inspired in the films by British country house locations in Nottinghamshire and Hertfordshire.
Gotham City has been described by as “New York below 14th Street, from SoHo to Greenwich Village, the Bowery, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the sinister areas around the base of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges”.
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