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Filming country: USA Canada

The X-Files was filmed in Vancouver & Britannia Beach in Canada and Los Angeles & Piru in the United States of America.

Locations

2400 Court Motel

Vancouver

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Grouse Mountain

Vancouver

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Rogers Arena

Vancouver

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The Learning Lodge (LSCR)

Vancouver

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Prior Street & Main Street

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and his pursuer exit the highway in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”.

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Westward Inn & Suites

Langley

Scene where Shiraz arrives at the motel which SWAT later raids in episode 10x05 “Babylon”.

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Brix & Mortar

Vancouver

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Parking Lot (on Railway Street)

Vancouver

Scene where An art gallery explodes after Shiraz enters it in episode 10x05 “Babylon”.

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West Hastings Street & Thurlow Street

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder races through a red light and casuses his pursuer to crash in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”.

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23rd Street East & St. Georges Avenue

Vancouver

Scene where William uses his powers to cause a massive pileup at a stop light in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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611 Alexander Street

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder shows Scully a video of people hearing strange trumpeting from the heavens in episode 10x05 “Babylon”.

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858 East 15th Avenue

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Mulder question Lauren Kyte about the two men who attacked her in episode 1x06 “Shadows”.

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Nat & Flora Bosa Centre for Film & Animation (Capilano University)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully head to question Augustus Goldman at his research facility and later are told that everything has been classified in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

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Mill & Timber Sawmill

Surrey

Scene where William is hiding out in an abandoned paper mill when he is chased out by the Smoking Man's agents in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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Tom Harris Cellular

Vancouver

Scene where Scully finds the monster-man at his work and calls Mulder in episode 10x03 “Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster”.

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Garibaldi Park

Vancouver

Scene where A young boy is playing in the park when he sees a full sized version of his doll beckoning him in the woods in episode 11x08 “Familiar”.

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Travelodge Vancouver Lions Gate

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder runs his investigation into the U.F.O. from a local motel where Max Fenig is staying in his van in episode 1x10 “Fallen Angel”.

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Holly Drive (between Colony Farm & Fern) (Riverview Hospital)

Coquitlam

Scene where Arkie Seavers's doppelgänger takes the wheel and crashes his car into a tree in episode 11x03 “Plus One”.

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Bridgeway Street Tunnel

Vancouver

Scene where The police call Scully and Mulder to where Agnes was killed in a hit-and-run in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

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Cotton Road & Gladstone Avenue

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Skinner spot Mulder driving past and follow him in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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Bonsor Tennis Courts (Burnaby Central Park)

Burnaby

Scene where Mulder meets with Deep Throat again to learn about what happened to Brad Wilczek in episode 1x07 “Ghost in the Machine”.

Scene was shot Tennis courts built atop the Central Park Reservoir.

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CAE Vancouver Training Centre (YVR)

Richmond

Scene where Mulder and Scully arrive at the space center in Houston to investigate potential sabotage in episode 1x09 “Space”.

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McIntosh Avenue (between 223 & 224)

Maple Ridge

Scene where The Chief and Scully chase Officer Eggers through town in episode 11x08 “Familiar”.

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23539 Rawlison Crescent

Langley

Scene where Mulder and Scully head to the home of Kyle Gilligan where they talk to his mother in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

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Main Mall (between Biological Sciences & Stores) (UBC)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder meets with an old contact and asks whether his new theory is correct in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”.

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Murrayville Community Memorial Hall

Langley

Scene where Arkie Seavers is at a concert when he sees his doppelgänger in the crowd in episode 11x03 “Plus One”.

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Former Seacrest Motel & RV Park

Scene where Dr. Sally Kendrick takes the two clones to a motel and the FBI later follows in episode 1x11 “Eve”.

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EasyPark (Columbia & Cordova)

Vancouver

Scene where Scully stakes out the parking garage of George Usher's office where She and Mulder capture Eugene Victor Tooms in episode 1x03 “Squeeze”.

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Marine Drive (between Martin & Johnston)

White Rock

Scene where Scully and Mulder drive down the coast into town in pilot episode.

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208 Street (between 102b & Yeomans)

Langley

Scene where The group of mercenaries drive down the road to Mulder's house in episode 11x02 “This”.

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West Hastings Street & Hornby Street

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Mulder meet up for the first time in awhile and are joined by Tad O'Malley who offers them a ride in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”.

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Cates Park

Vancouver

Scene where Scully talks to Mulder about their son in episode 10x04 “Home Again”.

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Former Wallace Shipyards

Vancouver

Scene where Max Fenig hides from the soldiers in a warehouse on the docks where Mulder and Scully find him in episode 1x10 “Fallen Angel”.

Scene was shot Historic Vancouver shipyards, has been mostly torn down.

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Morton Park

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder meets with the mysterious Dr. They who talks about the post-truth world in episode 11x04 “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat”.

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The Eastside Flea

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully talk about what Scully missed in the case in episode 1x05 “The Jersey Devil”.

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Roosters Country Cabaret

Scene where Mulder hallucinates while tripping on mushrooms in episode 10x05 “Babylon”.

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Lynnwood Marina

Vancouver

Scene where Deep Throat calls Mulder to talk about the Litchfield program in episode 1x11 “Eve”.

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Sidharth Grill

White Rock

Scene where Scully and Mulder take the twins to a roadside diner and the girls poison their sodas while they're in the bathroom in episode 1x11 “Eve”.

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Pennsylvania Hotel & Pub

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully ask questions about Ruby Morris's boyfriend at his work in episode 1x04 “Conduit”.

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Colebrook Frontage Road

Surrey

Scene where Sveta is driving away down a remote country road when he car loses power and a UFO appears overhead in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”.

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Southwest Marine Drive & Wesbrook Mall

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder talks to Scully on the phone as he drives south in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”.

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S.S. Lane Victory

Long Beach

Scene was shot The S.S. Lane Victory is a Victory-class cargo ship constructed in 1945 for World War II to bring food and aid throughout the pacific. The ship resumed its service during the Korean War to aid in evacuation of thousands of troops and civilians. It was put into service one final time to deliver ammunition and supplies during the Vietnam War before being designated for conservation. The ship underwent extensive dry dock repairs and upgrades in 1992 and has since served as a museum and training vessel.

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John Ferraro Building

Los Angeles

Scene was shot The John Ferraro Building was constructed in 1965 to consolidate operations for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. It is a 17-story building designed by A.C. Martin & Associates in the Corporation-International Style. The pond surrounding the building is part of building's air conditioning and heating systems, reducing power usage in the summer and allowing the building to be heated without a boiler in the winter. The concrete slabs extending past the windows act as shades to also help keep the building cool.

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Queen of Sidney

Mission

Scene where Two teenagers search an abandoned ship for the strange creature known as Ghouli and end up attacking one another in episode 11x05 “Ghouli”.

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Ruskin Dam

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Queen Mary Elementary School

Vancouver

Scene where Scully dreams of taking William to school in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

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Playa Norte (Lago Buntzen)

Anmore

Scene where A young girl disappears while her family is camping by the lakeside in episode 1x04 “Conduit”.

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St. Helen's Anglican Church

Surrey

Scene where The whole town attends the funeral for Andrew Eggers and afterwards Officer Wentworth ends up telling the boy's father about the profile Scully came up with in episode 11x08 “Familiar”.

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Heli-One (YDT)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder follows Monica's tip looking for William but only finds Mr. Y and his goons in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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Queen Elizabeth Park

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully head to the cemetery for the exhumation the body of Ray Soames in pilot episode.

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Britannia Mine Museum

Scene was shot Built inside the former Concentrator building of a copper mine, the Britannia Mine Museum is a National Historic Site which educates visitors on British Columbia’s mining industry. The processing facility operated for seventy years starting in 1904, with Mill #3 constructed in 1923. No mining actually took place in these tunnels as they were used to transport ore to the Howe Sound.

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Orpheum Theatre Vancouver

Vancouver

Scene was shot Opened as a vaudeville house in 1927 and converted into a movie theatre in the early 1930s. Bought by the City of Vancouver in 1974 and converted into a live performance venue. Became a Vancouver heritage building in 1979.

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The Blarney Stone

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder meets with Gupta, a mysterious contact from Dr. Sanjay's phone in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

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Eagle Rock Substation

Los Angeles

Scene was shot Eagle Rock Substation was constructed in 1923 by Southern California Edison and is popular due to its Art Deco architecture and open interior.

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St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church

Vancouver

Scene where Scully attends a service before the case and later returns with Mulder to light a candle in episode 11x09 “Nothing Lasts Forever”.

Scene was shot A Gothic Revival style church that opened in 1933, houses the United Church of Canada. The church was designed by Robert & George Twizell, two of the founding members of the Wesley Methodist church. A Vancouver heritage building.

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Helen's Grill

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Mulder have breakfast in a nice, normal, human-staffed diner after their ordeal in episode 11x07 “Rm9sbG93ZXJz”.

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Lynn Canyon Park

Vancouver

Scene where Andrew Eggers follows the creepy figure into the woods and soon after his mother Diana follows looking for him in episode 11x08 “Familiar”.

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Ovaltine Cafe

Vancouver

Scene where In what is apparently an old episode of the Twilight Zone, a man sits in a diner complaining that Martians have invaded the planet in episode 11x04 “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat”.

Scene was shot A traditional diner serving simple food that is popular in productions for its distinct neon front windows.

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Vancouver Art Gallery

Vancouver Vancouver Art Gallery

Scene where Scully and Mulder talk to a friend of Ruby Morris who claims she ran away with her boyfriend in episode 1x04 “Conduit”.

Scene was shot The Art Gallery is housed in the former Provincial Courthouse, a Neo-classic building constructed in 1906. This is a Vancouver heritage building.

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Pacific Central Station

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully walk out the police station after being kicked out by the local police and Scully heads back to D.C. while Mulder stays in town in episode 1x05 “The Jersey Devil”.

Scene was shot A Neoclassical Revival train station opened in 1919 for the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway, it now houses Amtrak's Cascades and Via Rail's Canadian lines. A Vancouver heritage building.

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BC Place Stadium

Vancouver

Scene where Agents Einstein and Miller are waiting at the airport when they are called by Mulder and Scully respectively in episode 10x05 “Babylon”.

Scene was shot A large stadium in Vancouver’s downtown, BC Place originally opened in 1983 and featured an inflatable roof. After the roof was torn and deflated in 2007, the stadium was renovated and a retractable roof was installed (those tall columns above the building support the new roof).

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Vancouver Aquarium (Stanley Park)

Vancouver

Scene was shot The Vancouver Aquarium located in Stanley Park opened in 1956 and was the first aquarium in Canada. This aquarium was the first one in the world to display an orca (though they banned orca capture in ‘96 and haven’t had one in residence since ‘01).

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North Shore Winter Club

Vancouver

Scene where Scully is walking to her car when she spies a message from Mulder written in the dust in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”.

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St. John's School

Vancouver

Scene where The agents watch Lauren Kyte argue with someone who is trying to replace her former bosses's parking space in episode 1x06 “Shadows”.

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The BC Hydro Centre

Vancouver

Scene where Scully examines the burned body of Ray Soames while Mulder takes photos in pilot episode.

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Centre for Applied Research & Innovation (BCIT)

Burnaby

Scene where The Smoking Man places the implant in a box in a massive warehouse in pilot episode.

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Seymour Mainline (near Gravel Pit) (LSCR)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder watches a news report on the evacuation of Townsend in episode 1x10 “Fallen Angel”.

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Delta Heritage Air Park

Vancouver

Scene where A pair of individuals load a crate of chemicals into a small plane in episode 11x06 “Kitten”.

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Southwest Marine Drive (between Westbrook & Kullahun)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder drives to the Cigarette Smoking Man's hideout while ducking calls from Skinner and Scully in episode 10x06 “My Struggle II”.

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Bob Prittie Metrotown (Burnaby Public Library)

Burnaby

Scene where Mulder and Scully attempt to enter the headquarters using Brad Wilczek license plate in episode 1x07 “Ghost in the Machine”.

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Valleyview Pavilion (Riverview Hospital)

Coquitlam

Scene where Mulder and Scully talk to Jackie Goldman and learn about her daughter in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

Scene was shot Opened in 1959 as a "Home for the Aged". The building was built with over 300 beds to relieve the overcrowding of two other buildings. The facility remained in operation until the late 2000s and began to be used for filming in 2012. The pavilion was demolished in 2017 to make room for new construction.

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Metrotown Tower II

Burnaby

Scene where Scully and Mulder arrive at the company headquarters where an executive was killed under mysterious circumstances in episode 1x07 “Ghost in the Machine”.

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The Sutton Place Hotel

Vancouver

Scene where The spirit leaves Colonel Belt to cause trouble while he is sleeping in episode 1x09 “Space”.

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MacGyver Cabin (LSCR)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully investigate the forest where Karen Swenson is found dead in pilot episode.

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Centre Lawn Building (Riverview Hospital)

Coquitlam

Scene where The homeless people are unloaded off a bus at the hospital in episode 10x04 “Home Again”.

Scene was shot The Centre Lawn Building opened in 1924 housing 300 patients in what was originally the Acute Psychopathic Wing. Closed down in July of 2012 making it the last operational wing of the hospital.

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West Lawn Building (Riverview Hospital)

Coquitlam

Scene was shot The West Lawn Building opened in 1913 and housed the Chronic Male Unit. Closed down in 1983, this building has been used sparingly for film work due to its rundown and unsafe state.

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Campbell River Store

Surrey

Scene where A woman is attacked by the strange creature and then Scully and Mulder proceed to chase it around the gas station in episode 10x03 “Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster”.

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Rice Lake (LSCR)

Vancouver

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Spur 7 Beach (LSCR)

Vancouver

Scene was shot Located far up the Lower Seymour River is this gentle bend surrounded by rocky shores. Unlike most places along the river, the wide banks clear of trees make the location ideal for filming and the nearby access road makes it extremely accessible despite its apparent remoteness.

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Cecil Green Park House (UBC)

Vancouver

Scene where The Cigarette Smoking Man takes a phone call about the Tad O'Malley situation in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”. Mulder confronts the Smoking Man in his mansion in episode 10x06 “My Struggle II”. The Smoking Man talks to Reyes about his plan and Mulder arrives but finds that the Smoking Man has already left in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”.

Scene was shot This building, constructed in 1912, was originally the home of Edward Davis, a prominent lawyer for the Canadian Pacific Railway, and was called Kanakla (meaning ‘house on the cliff’). It now belongs to the university and houses weddings, film shoots, and other events.

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Spur 4 Bridge (LSCR)

Vancouver

Scene where Ranger Brullet takes Mulder into the woods near where there was a strange sighting in episode 1x05 “The Jersey Devil”.

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1745 West 8th Avenue

Vancouver

Scene where Reyes and the Smoking Man approach Skinner with an offer for the cure in exchange for Scully's son in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”. Reggie approaches Mulder again with new theories but Scully arrives with information on his true history in episode 11x04 “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat”.

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Reclaimed Gravel Pit (LSCR)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder spies on a military investigation into a crashed U.F.O in episode 1x10 “Fallen Angel”.

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Blood Alley / Trounce Alley (south of Water, west of Carrall)

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Mulder talk while driving to Dr. Sanjay's secret apartment in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

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Beach Grove Motel

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully stay at a motel near Ellis Air Base in episode 1x02 “Deep Throat”.

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First Congregational Church

Los Angeles

Scene was shot Constructed in 1932 in the English Gothic Revival-style by architects Allison & Allison, the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles is a massive steel-reinforced concrete structure with a 157-foot tower. The church features the second largest church organ in the world.

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Former Erik's Restaurant

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Mulder take Emil and Zoe to a diner to discuss what they saw at the base in episode 1x02 “Deep Throat”.

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Farm (off 104 Street)

Vancouver

Scene where A crop duster drops the chemicals on a field in episode 11x06 “Kitten”.

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Raymur Avenue (between Cordova & Pender)

Vancouver

Scene where Erika Price and her goons find the bloody car of their colleague who gave William a ride in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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510 Burrard Street

Vancouver

Scene where George Usher is murdered inside his securely locked office in episode 1x03 “Squeeze”.

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Tilbury Husky Centre

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder follows a series of strange lottery winnings to a remote service station where William won some money before hitching a ride with a trucker in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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Randy Herman Centre for Community Safety

Maple Ridge

Scene where Officer Wentworth hands over Melvin Peter's alibi to to Scully and Mulder after the hearing in episode 11x08 “Familiar”.

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Ladner Community Centre

Vancouver

Scene where An odd begger talks to Mulder about a Kitten while they are entering the morgue in episode 11x06 “Kitten”.

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McIntosh Avenue (between 224 & Haney)

Maple Ridge

Scene where Officer Eggers races down the street away from the station in episode 11x08 “Familiar”.

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Powell Street (between Hawks & Vernon)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder drives out to the waterfront followed by Scully and Skinner in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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Old Dollarton Road & Seymour River Place

Vancouver

Scene where The driverless car carrying Scully speeds recklessly through town in episode 11x07 “Rm9sbG93ZXJz”.

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South Delta Secondary School

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder is running the track when Deep Throat approaches him once again in episode 1x02 “Deep Throat”.

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Paramount Ranch

Agoura Hills

Scene was shot Paramount Ranch was one of the original motion picture ranches built on 2,700-acres of land purchased in 1927 by Paramount Studios. Over the years the studio built extensive sets on the ranch including a massive San Francisco replica, western towns, a European village, a Chinese town, and more. The longest lasting western town was construct from sets moved from Encino Ranch when it closed in 1954. In 1980 the National Park Service took control of a major portion of the ranch and has operated it since then. In November 2018 the Woolsey Fire swept through the area and destroyed most of the standing structures.

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Water Tower Building (SFU)

Burnaby

Scene where A group of soldiers are attacked by the creature from the crash in episode 1x10 “Fallen Angel”.

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Main Street (between National & Terminal)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder is pursued through traffic by the mysterious driver in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”.

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Cedar Lane Motel

White Rock

Scene where Scully writes her report on the case, and later their room is burned down in pilot episode.

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Hillside Community Church

Coquitlam

Scene where Mulder and Scully sit in on Officer Eggers arraignment for the murder of Melvin Peter in episode 11x08 “Familiar”.

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33a Avenue (between 34 & 41b)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully discuss their increasing unease with Skinner while driving into town in episode 11x06 “Kitten”.

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Whistler Water

Burnaby

Scene where Mulder and Scully take refuge in a factory but are still doggedly pursued by robots in episode 11x07 “Rm9sbG93ZXJz”.

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Blieberger Farm

Langley

Scene where Tad O'Malley arrives to pick Mulder up in his helicopter, and later Scully visits and they discuss the conspiracy in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”. Scully talks to Mulder at his home in episode 10x05 “Babylon”.

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Accent Inn (Richmond)

Richmond

Scene where Scully's room is invaded by NSA agents who want to know where Mulder got the sheet of classified information in episode 1x04 “Conduit”.

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Quarry Lookout (Cypress Mountain)

Scene where Reggie tells the story of the last case of the X-Files in episode 11x04 “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat”.

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Academic Quadrangle (SFU)

Burnaby

Scene where Chief McGrath meets with Deep Throat and asks why he didn't want Mulder fired in episode 1x10 “Fallen Angel”.

Scene was shot Simon Fraser University's Academic Quadrangle is a thin two-story classroom facility elevated off the ground with a fountain and green areas in the middle. The entire campus is constructed from unadorned concrete which gives it a very distinct and out of this world look.

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610 Jervis Street

Vancouver

Scene where Scully enters her apartment while being watched by Tooms in episode 1x03 “Squeeze”.

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4676 Decourcy Court

Vancouver

Scene where Scully has a sleeping vision in a strange house and during their investigation she and Mulder identify it as the home of Jackson Van De Kamp in episode 11x05 “Ghouli”.

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Southwest Marine Drive & Old Marine Drive

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder & Scully drive past the town sign in pilot episode.

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The Shops at Vancouver Centre Garage

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully are getting into their car when they find a surprise from Mulder's old friend Phoebe Green in episode 1x12 “Fire”.

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St. Vincent's Hospital Langara

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully head to the hospital to question Ruby Morris about her experience but are rebuffed by her mother in episode 1x04 “Conduit”.

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1776 Cornwall Road (field)

Scene where A young doctor is brought to the site of the Roswell crash to investigate in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”.

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Thurlow Street (between Pender & Melville)

Vancouver

Scene where The driver continues his pursuit of Mulder in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”.

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Northwest Marine Drive (between Wesbrook & Acadia)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder follows his former pursuer down the road through South Carolina in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”.

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East Lawn Building (Riverview Hospital)

Coquitlam

Scene where Scully talks to Dr. Babsi Russel about the rash of incidents and takes special interest in one of the patients, Judy Poundstone in episode 11x03 “Plus One”.

Scene was shot The East Lawn Building opened in 1930 and housed the Chronic Female Unit and is the largest building at Riverview. The building was designed to house 675 patients but by the 50s its had over 1,400. The building was closed down in 2005 and has been used by film productions since then.

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West Hastings Street (between Thurlow & Burrard)

Vancouver

Scene where George Usher leaves a restaurant and walks back to his car while being watched by Tooms in episode 1x03 “Squeeze”.

Scene was shot Tall surrounding buildings, several adjacent plazas, and close proximity to parking at the convention center has led to the abnormally popularity of this stretch of road for filming.

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The Ironworks

Vancouver

Scene where While searching Dr. Sanjay's secret apartment, Mulder hears the same noise that Sanjay heard in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

Scene was shot A photography and event space just east of Gastown in the last remnants of an old ironworks dating back to the 1880s.

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6749 Macdonald Street

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully visit Brad Wilczek's smarthome and interview him about the murder in episode 1x07 “Ghost in the Machine”.

Scene was shot A 5-bedroom 12,340 square foot mansion that recently sold for $6.6 million.

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Mid-Valley Viewpoint (LSCR)

Vancouver

Scene was shot A viewpoint halfway up the Lower Seymour Conservation Area with great views of the surrounding mountains and valley below.

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1451 Angus Drive

Vancouver

Scene where A man spontaneously combusts out front of his house in England in episode 1x12 “Fire”.

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Ladner Pioneer Library

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Mulder leave the police station and Mulder remembers the homeless man he encountered earlier in episode 11x06 “Kitten”.

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750 Pacific Boulevard

Vancouver

Scene where Scully has lunch with an old colleague Tom Colton and he tells her about his new case in episode 1x03 “Squeeze”.

Scene was shot An office block that was constructed as part of the Plaza of Nations development for Expo ‘86. Originally there was a matching set of offices to the west, but those were demolished in 2008.

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Boundary Bay Regional Airport

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder sneaks onto the base and sees one of the UFOs flying, but he is captured and brought into the hanger in episode 1x02 “Deep Throat”.

Scene was shot Boundary Bay Airport is a small airport for corporate and private aircraft featuring a number of small hangers and a newly constructed terminal.

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Rogers Sugar Mill

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully follow William through the old factory while being pursued by the Cigarette Smoking Man in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

Scene was shot Rogers Sugar Mill was built on the Vancouver waterfront back in 1890 to take advantage of cheap sugar cane arriving in the Port of Vancouver. The mill is still in operation and produces about 10% of Canada’s sugar output.

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Catalyst Paper Corporation

Coquitlam

Scene where Tad O'Malley takes Mulder to the secret hanger to show him an aircraft built with alien technology in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”.

Scene was shot Formerly a paper recycling facility, this plant has been shut down for a number of years and is now used exclusively for film productions.

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Aerospace Technology Campus (BCIT)

Richmond

Scene where Dr. Sanjay breaks down during a meeting and Mulder and Scully are brought in to investigate his death in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

Scene was shot A new campus for the British Columbia Institute of Technology that opened in 2007 by the Vancouver International Airport specializing in training aircraft maintenance, commercial piloting, and airport operations.

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Hotel Vancouver

Vancouver

Scene where A fire starts in the hotel where the Marsdens are attending an event in D.C. and Cecil L'Ively saves the children in episode 1x12 “Fire”.

Scene was shot The third building under the name Hotel Vancouver, it was completed in 1939 (after 11 years of construction) and was built in the Italianate revival style. A Vancouver heritage building now operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.

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Arch Alley (south of Hastings, west of Abbott)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder interrupts an argument between Nancy Huff and Daryl Landry in episode 10x04 “Home Again”.

Scene was shot A prominent alley off Victory Square which got its name when The Province newspaper built a skybridge in 1924 connecting the Egett Building to the Carter Cotton Building.

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Deerholme

Burnaby

Scene where The Marsden family takes residence in a rental home in Cape Cod while the attempt on their lives is investigated in episode 1x12 “Fire”.

Scene was shot Constructed as retirement home for prominent B.C. resident Colonel Thomas Townley in 1913. The house became a historic place in 1992.

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CBC Vancouver Broadcast Centre

Vancouver

Scene where Scully walks though the bullpen on the way to her meeting, and later she heads downstairs to Mulder's basement office in pilot episode.

Scene was shot Home of CBC Radio Vancouver and various other production facilities.

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North Vancouver Cemetery

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder finds Guy Mann at the cemetery and gets the whole story out of him in episode 10x03 “Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster”.

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Deltaport Way

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder follows the truck that William took a ride in but by the time he gets there William is already gone in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully visit the local church while Juliet Bocanegra is talking with the priest and notice the three missing poles from outside in episode 11x09 “Nothing Lasts Forever”.

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Twin Bridges (LSCR)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder, Scully, Ranger Brullet, and Dr. Diamond track the Devil and manage to tranq her, only to have the sheriff and his posse kill her in episode 1x05 “The Jersey Devil”.

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321 Fourth Avenue

New Westminster

Scene where The military police from the nearby base raid the house and find Lt. Col. Robert Budahas having a breakdown in episode 1x02 “Deep Throat”.

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Former Airport Road & 80th Street

Vancouver

Scene where Scully forces Paul Mossinger to drive to the base at gunpoint and picks up Mulder at the gate in episode 1x02 “Deep Throat”.

Scene was shot Before 80th Street was elevated there was an intersection here.

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Timberland Motel & Campground

Surrey

Scene where Mulder tracks William to the hotel where he is staying but is followed by Erika Price and her goons in episode 11x10 “My Struggle IV”.

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Shaughnessy Building (BC Children's Hospital)

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Mulder are talking to the doctor about the injured fire fighters when a bunch of soldiers are brought in for medical help in episode 1x10 “Fallen Angel”.

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2434 West 6th Avenue

Vancouver

Scene where Scully and Mulder head to the home of the young girl who was abducted and talk to her mother and brother in episode 1x04 “Conduit”.

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Old Marine Drive

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder stops to draw an X on the road in spray paint, and later their car loses power at the same spot and they lose time in pilot episode.

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Arcade Gas Station

Vancouver

Scene where Scully runs into the mysterious man at the windmill gas station and only later realizes it is Jackson Van De Kamp in episode 11x05 “Ghouli”.

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Alley (south of Cordova, west of Carrall)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully head to the address where they believe Eugene Victor Tooms is living and set several FBI agents on a stakeout in episode 1x03 “Squeeze”.

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3175 West 57th Avenue

Vancouver

Scene where Dean Cavalier tries to remove everything dangerous from his house but the doppelgänger appears before he can in episode 11x03 “Plus One”.

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West 16th Avenue & Southwest Marine Drive

Vancouver

Scene where Scully & Mulder drive down the highway to investigate Lake Okobogee in episode 1x04 “Conduit”.

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2111 Alberta Street

Vancouver

Scene where Juliet Bocanegra washes the blood off her hands and later gets a visit from Scully and Mulder asking about her sister in episode 11x09 “Nothing Lasts Forever”.

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Elements Casino

Surrey

Scene where Miller picks up Scully at the airport, and later Einstein picks up Mulder in episode 10x05 “Babylon”.

Scene was shot Formerly known as the Fraser Downs Racetrack & Casino.

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Cambie Street (between 28th & 29th)

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully arrive at the scene of an accident where Peggy O'Dell is killed after she ran in front of a car in pilot episode.

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Riverview Hospital

Coquitlam

Scene where Mulder and Scully enter a secure psychiatric facility to question Eve 6 about the cloning program in episode 1x11 “Eve”.

Scene was shot Riverview Hospital is a psychiatric hospital which opened in 1913. The hospital expanded into a number of buildings until it eventually closed in 2012. The empty buildings have been used extensively for film in TV production. In 2017 demolition of the old structures started to make way for the construction of new mental health facilities on the campus.

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North Shore Studios

Vancouver

Scene where Officer Eggers identifies a local sexual predator while Scully talks to the Chief of Police in episode 11x08 “Familiar”.

Scene was shot Formerly known as Lionsgate Studios, North Shore Studios contains 8 stages, a small street set, a large outdoor blue screen wall, and over 100,000 square feet of office space for productions. The studio opened in 1989 with the original TV version of 21 Jump Street.

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Crease Clinic (Riverview Hospital)

Coquitlam

Scene where Scully calls Mulder from the hospital where she is working to let him know about Tad Tad O'Malley in episode 10x01 “My Struggle”. The agents talk to Sister Mary about the involvement of Augustus Goldman with the hospital in episode 10x02 “Founder's Mutation”.

Scene was shot This building opened in 1934 as a veterans treatment center for veterans of the First World War. This included the main building as well as the separate Veterans Dining Block. The main building was expanded in 1945 and reopened in 1949 as the Crease Clinic of Psychological Medicine, a short-term psychological treatment center. Now used almost exclusively for film production.

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Mountain View Cemetery

Vancouver

Scene where Mulder and Scully follow Lauren Kyte to the cemetery where she is putting flowers on her boss's grave in episode 1x06 “Shadows”.

Scene was shot The only cemetery in the city of Vancouver, Mountain View Cemetery opened in 1886 and contains the remains of ver 145,000 people.

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Robson Square

Vancouver

Scene where Scully meets with her old colleague Monica Reyes and learns about the Cigarette Smoking Man's plan in episode 10x06 “My Struggle II”.

Scene was shot A public plaza in the center of downtown Vancouver connecting the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Provincial Law Courts. Underwent a multi-million dollar renovation in 2009 for the Olympics. Also holds a satellite campus of the University of British Columbia.

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North Lawn Building (Riverview Hospital)

Coquitlam

Scene where In a flashback, Monica Reyes is recruited by the Cigarette Smoking Man while he is recovering from his burns in episode 10x06 “My Struggle II”.

Scene was shot The North Lawn building opened in 1955 to house mental patients with Tuberculosis. It was closed down in 2007 and only recently opened to film productions.

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Georgia Viaduct

Vancouver

Scene where Scully works her way through traffic to Mulder and Miller with the cure in episode 10x06 “My Struggle II”. Mulder is heading down the highway when he notices someone following him and speeds up to evade pursuit in episode 11x01 “My Struggle III”.

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Hilltop Cafe

Langley

Scene where Mulder and Scully talk with the cafe owner who shows them photos of UFOs in episode 1x02 “Deep Throat”.

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