3. The Overlook Hotel
Beautiful architecture, gorgeous interior design, a 13 foot tall hedge maze, a world class kitchen and a pantry full of just about any food you could ever want...? Of course, this omits the murder, blood, corpses, ghosts, and native American burial ground. But thankfully, I don't "shine" and came assume you don't, either. Inherent creepiness aside, The Overlook Hotel from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining would be an absolutely breathtaking location to visit, and I don't just mean for a day trip. As an aspiring writer, an offseason of peace, quiet, and isolation is certainly an exciting prospect. Though I suppose it depends on the amount of cleaning they would be expecting... What really sells The Overlook as a cinephile destination is its presence in the film. Kubrick makes The Hotel a character in and of itself. The opportunity to visit and engage with its great rooms and winding hallways would be like having the chance to share a lunch with Pete Venkman or any other great conversationalist character. As seen with Clerks, locations themselves can provide their own level of interactions with the characters as well as the audience. Who wouldn't want to walk the hallways of The Overlook with friends and quietly whisper under your breath, "Come play with us..."?
Things to be careful of: Room 237 and/or mirrors. Also Charles Grady, the caretaker. He's a bad influence.