HI, United States

outdoors

Kauai

The opening set-up of Indiana Jones Raider of the Lost Ark with Jones (Harrison Ford) in the ‘Peruvian’ jungle was filmed on the island of Kauai, one of the islands of Hawaii, to which the director would return for Jurassic Park.

Kairouan, Kairouan

destination

Kairouan

This location was used in the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark: picking up old flame Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), Indiana is soon heading off to Egypt (substituted as Tunisia)

La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

outdoors

Port La Palice

The dock, in the film Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark, at which it’s unloaded is an ex-German base at La Rochelle, on the west coast of France (the same submarine base seen in Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot). The U Boat pens are situated in the town’s commercial port, known as La Pallice.

Lihue, HI

destination • experience

Kipu Ranch Adventures

The ‘temple’ location in Raiders of the Lost Ark is on the Huleia River, on the Kipu Ranch, south from Kaumualii Highway on the east coast, just south of Lihue, the island’s main town.

Rickmansworth, England

experience

The Royal Masonic School for Girls

The classroom in the Raiders of the Lost Ark film, from which Indy is summoned by Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott), is close to the studio. It’s Rickmansworth Masonic School, Chorleywood Road (A404) just a couple of minutes north of Rickmansworth Station (seen in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – though this time it was supposed to be ‘Barnett College’. Confusing).

San Francisco, CA

destination • experience

San Francisco City Hall

Indie and Marion in the Raiders of the Lost Ark film are left to plod down the steps of the grandiose lobby of San Francisco City Hall, Polk Street between McAllister and Grove Streets, which might be already familiar to you from Dirty Harry.