Skip to primary navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

Check out the What’s Filming Now live-feed social media app by On Location Tours!

This app shows you where movies and TV shows are being filmed, in real-time!

a close up of a sign

When Actors Mess with the Boston Accent, We Get WICKED PISSA

We all know Boston isn’t the nicest to actors who mess with our accent. So who is the newest hottie trying his hand? Kyle Chandler of Friday Night Lights fame will co-star along side Casey Affleck for the movie Manchester-by-the-Sea, which is the newest film from Kenneth Lonergan. Kyle is quoted in Boston Magazine saying…

Top Boston Movies to Watch this Winter

Baby, it’s cold outside! …And we’re over it. Seriously. 100+ inches of snow here in Boston is enough. Since we don’t want to leave the house at this point (and we figure you don’t either) we’ve pulled together our top picks for Boston-based movies so you’ll have something fun to watch while you keep warm…

Get out in Boston during January 2015

Boston, one of the country’s most beautiful cities during the summer, gets dark and cold during the Winter. We thought it would be fun to pull together a list of exciting activities to help us get through January! Free Thursday Nights at the ICA While the MFA’s free on Wednesday nights, the ICA offers free admission every Thursday evening. Stop by this month to check out Adriana Varejão’s work, which explores anthropophagy, the concept of cultural cannibalism. Free, Thursdays, 5-9 p.m., 100 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-478-3100, icaboston.org. Berklee High School Jazz Festival Berklee College of Music is quite the jazz hub. While the popular BeanTown Jazz Festival isn’t until September, you can still get your fill of lively—and competitive—jazz performances this month at the Berklee High School Jazz Fest, where ensembles of all sizes will Duke Ellington it out (sorry,…

Ultimate Holiday Prize Pack Giveaway!

On Location Tours is giving away an Ultimate Holiday Prize Pack! We’ve put together an amazing gift for TV & movie fans, which includes: 2 tickets to an On Location Tour of the winner’s choice, Manhattan Movie Map T-shirt, Manhattan Movie Map tote bag, 6 of our favorite NYC-filmed DVDs (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Spider-Man, Manhattan, Ghostbusters, Home Alone 2, and When Harry Met Sally), and mint lip balm. Enter below for a chance to win.  Giveaway entry ends December 15th, 2014. a Rafflecopter giveaway

In remembrance of Robin Williams

Join us on the Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour to reminisce on Good Will Hunting locations in remembrance of Robin Williams.  Comment below with your favorite movie memory of Robin Williams for a chance to win 2 tickets to the Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour this Thursday. Good Will Hunting locations visited on the tour include the bench where Robin Williams and Matt Damon had a heart-to-heart conversation and the L Street Tavern, which was the boys hometown pub.  

Get Your Nails Done Hollywood Style

Jennifer Lawrence has made a splash this 2014 award show season thanks to her recent role in the blockbuster hit American Hustle. Lawrence’s character, Rosalyn Rosenfeld, is an outspoken woman with an unforgettable nail polish obsession.  It just so happens the woman who fancied-up J Law’s nails in American Hustle is Galina Frishman of the id.Salon in…

Get out in Boston during January 2014

Boston, one of the country’s most beautiful cities during the summer, gets dark and cold during the Winter and we thought it would be fun to come up with a list of things to do to help us get through the month. 1. Embrace winter sports! For the 7th time in history, U.S. Figure Skating brings the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championship to Boston’s TD Garden and the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from January 5-12.  2. Learn to cook food that will impress your friends at Sofra’s Mediterranean Cuisine Cooking Classes. Award-winning Chefs Ana Sortun and Maura Kilpatrick of Sofra and Oleana hold almost-weekly cooking classes/demonstrations at 6:30pm at Sofra (1 Belmont Street, Cambridge). In addition to samples including wine pairings for everything the chefs demonstrate, you get a recipe book to take home with you. 3. Head…

Blue Man Group Boston promo!

On Location Tours is teaming up with Blue Man Group to offer a FREE Boston Movie Mile tour ticket when you purchase tickets to a Blue Man Group show.  Blue Man Group is a wildly popular entertainment phenomenon that provides its audience with a unique and thrilling multi-sensory experience that fuses innovative theatrical spectacle and powerful original music with hilarious comedy, art, vaudeville and science to create a performance experience unlike any other. Use the promotional code MOVIE any time between 8/14/13-9/6/13 for any Blue Man Group show (based on availability) between 8/14/13-9/1/13 and you’ll receive a voucher for your free Boston Movie Mile walking tour! On Location Tours Movie Mile walking tour puts you in the footsteps of your favorite TV and movie characters where you’ll see over 25 filming locations including The Departed, Good Will Hunting, Ted, Ally McBeal…