Where was Godzilla filmed

Locations

• Brooklyn Bridge (Manhattan approach area)

  In movie

  Scene where pursuit and large-scale movement are staged around a critical bridge connection, using the bridge structure and approach roads to support believable traffic disruption, tactical positioning, and mass exit routes.

  Real

  Brooklyn Bridge (Manhattan approach area) on the map

  Scene was shot at the Brooklyn Bridge crossing and its Manhattan-side approaches, a major transportation link with stone arches, suspension cables, and elevated roadway perspectives. The area provides dramatic angles for chases and evacuations and is logistically significant as a real route between boroughs.

• Chrysler Building

  In movie

  Scene where the escalation is framed with a prominent Art Deco tower in view, using the building’s recognizable silhouette and midtown density to communicate scale, urgency, and the vulnerability of crowded commercial districts.

  Real

  Chrysler Building on the map

  Scene was shot at the Art Deco skyscraper on Lexington Avenue at East 42nd Street, a signature Midtown East landmark with a distinctive crown and dense surrounding office blocks. The immediate area offers strong vertical scale and classic New York visual identity for exterior skyline and street compositions.

• East 23rd Street & Park Avenue (Subway area), Manhattan

  In movie

  Scene where tense movement and public escape beats are set around a subway-adjacent Manhattan intersection, using the avenue layout and entrances as believable funnels for pedestrians and responders during a fast-developing city emergency.

  Real

  East 23rd Street & Park Avenue (Subway area), Manhattan on the map

  Scene was shot at Park Avenue near East 23rd Street, an area with a mix of residential and commercial buildings and quick access to nearby subway services. The streets here offer a practical filming environment with recognizable Manhattan avenues and controllable blocks for staging runs and reactions.

• Flatiron Building

  In movie

  Scene where urban havoc imagery is reinforced with shots that place action near a uniquely shaped, instantly identifiable building, helping viewers track the creature’s presence through familiar Manhattan geography and sightlines.

  Real

  Flatiron Building on the map

  Scene was shot at the landmark triangular skyscraper at Fifth Avenue, Broadway, and 23rd Street, a protected historic building and one of the most recognizable shapes in the city skyline. Its narrow tip, surrounding plaza space, and steady foot traffic make it a classic exterior location for large-scale NYC sequences.

• Kualoa Ranch

  In movie

  Scene where Niko Tatopoulos does not understand why he is taken all the way to this remote area.

  Real

  Kualoa Ranch on the map

  Scene was shot Kualoa is a 4000-acre private nature reserve and working cattle ranch, as well as a popular tourist attraction and filming location on the windward coast of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It is located about 24 miles from Honolulu, and 32 miles from Haleiwa. The ranch consists of 3 valleys: Kaʻaʻawa Valley, Kualoa Valley, and Hakipuʻu Valley. The ranch is located on Hawaii State Route 83 between Kaʻaʻawa and Waikane. The main street address is 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi 96744. Kualoa is open for guided tours. More than 50 movies and TV shows have been filmed at Kualoa over the years, including Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, 50 First Dates, You, Me and Dupree, Hawaii Five-0, Pearl Harbor, Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Jumanji, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Snatched, and Lost.

  , Kualoa Ranch

• Vanderbilt Avenue & East 42nd Street, Midtown Manhattan

  In movie

  Scene where street-level action is staged in a high-visibility midtown crossroads, allowing wide views for vehicles, emergency response movement, and crowd behavior typical of a large-scale city incident near a major transit hub.

  Real

  Vanderbilt Avenue & East 42nd Street, Midtown Manhattan on the map

  Scene was shot at the intersection beside Grand Central’s midtown blocks, a busy traffic and pedestrian zone lined with office towers, curb lanes, and constant taxi flow. The location is used frequently for NYC establishing shots because signage and street geometry read clearly on camera.

• Wall Street (Financial District), Manhattan

  In movie

  Scene where the creature’s destruction is framed against a famous downtown business setting, using tight street canyons and recognizable finance-era architecture to make the damage feel close to real civic infrastructure and commuter routes.

  Real

  Wall Street (Financial District), Manhattan on the map

  Scene was shot at the Wall Street corridor in Manhattan’s Financial District, surrounded by dense high-rise blocks, narrow streets, and major institutions near Broad Street. The area is heavily trafficked on weekdays and is a well-known backdrop for films needing an instantly recognizable NYC business center.