motion picture studios

List of Motion Picture Studios

  • Sentinel Building (Cafe Zoetrope) San Francisco, California 1907

    Also known as Columbus Tower, this distinctive green flatiron building with a storied history has been home to Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope studio since 1972. On the main floor, Cafe Zoetrope serves Italian cuisine and Coppola wines.

  • Hollywood Heritage Museum Los Angeles, California c. 1895

    Located in the 19th-century barn where Cecil B. DeMille directed The Squaw Man in 1914 (and which appeared as a railroad station in Bonanza) this museum is dedicated to the early history of Hollywood filmmaking.

  • Warner Bros. Studio Los Angeles, California 1926

    Covering 110 acres in Burbank, this historic studio has been used for the filming of hundreds of movies and TV shows since its construction in 1926. Studio tours are offered several times daily.

  • The Studios at Paramount Hollywood, California 1926

    The longest operating studio in Hollywood and the only major studio still in operation there, Paramount Studios is a must-see for any movie buff.

  • Culver Studios Culver City, California 1918

    Best known for its white, Neoclassical-style mansion that starred in Gone With the Wind (1939), Culver Studios is owned by Sony Pictures. It is still in use for filming and not open to the public.