Georgia, not Indiana, is the true home of Hawkins. The «Stranger Things» town square (Melvald's store, the Hawk theater, the courthouse-as-library) is real downtown Jackson, about 45 minutes south of Atlanta, where a fan shop runs guided walks. The sinister Hawkins Lab was the long-shuttered Georgia Mental Health Institute near Briarcliff, now fenced off and being demolished. Pair it with Albuquerque's «Breaking Bad» legacy, and the US offers the world's most developed…
📺«Stranger Things», «Ozark», «Wednesday»: the US dominates streaming fiction. Atlanta has become a giant filming hub alongside Los Angeles and New York.
✨«Stranger Things» is set in fictional Hawkins, Indiana, but is actually filmed in Georgia.
🧭See the sets around Atlanta and Albuquerque. With a data eSIM, follow the location map, translate and stream on the road.