Lights, Camera, Action! DC Film Tours

The fine folks over at DC City Blog have some info for all you Washingtonians with a longing for tinseltown.

(On Location Tours via DC City Blog) - On Location Tours, the world’s largest TV and Movie locations tour company is now in Washington, DC. See more than 30 locations used in TV shows and movies that were shot in this historic town.

Shop in the mall where No Way Out and True Lies were filmed; stand on the steps where Father Damian fell to his death in The Exorcist; visit the bar used in St. Elmo’s Fire; go to the park used in The Sentinel and see locations from Wedding Crashers, Thank You For Smoking, Election, X Files, Independence Day, Forrest Gump, and many others.

From classic films of the seventies such as The Godfather II, All the Presidents Men, and Being There to the recent Mission Impossible III, West Wing, 24, and The Visiting, the tour of Washington DC TV and movie sites takes tour guests on a journey of the timeline of filming in DC.

The three hour guided tour takes place on luxury coach buses and is led by actors and actresses who share inside industry information. Clips from the movies shot at the locations enhance the overall experience.

Tours run Saturdays at 10am and depart from Union Station.

Detailed information on tours can be found at www.screentours.com. Advance purchase is required, as tours normally sell out. To purchase tickets call Zerve at 800-979-3370. Group and private tours are available.

Pretty ritzy. Washington is getting more glamorous by the day, and we may be seeing just the beginning of its transformation. Once Real World DC and Real Houseswives of DC episodes begin airing, all bets are off.