Visit the World as Indiana Jones: 11 Adventure Destinations

The phrase that perhaps sums up Indiana Jones best is the one he utters in an inexpressive, middle-of-the-road tone In search of the lost arkFrom 1981. Enterprising archaeologist says: “It’s not the years…it’s the miles“.

Five movies and 42 years later, you’ve seriously racked up those miles. Fedoras and Harrison Ford hats aside, one of the visual symbols of the franchise is the map: a red line that drifts across seas and continents as Dr. Jones digs, falls in love, and traverses the world by ship, plane, bicycle, or submarine

Indiana Jones and the Port of Destinythe character’s latest cinematic adventure, will now inspire a new generation of adventurers, building on previous installments.

“Imagine how inconsequential things would be if it didn’t feel like there was a world of adventure and discovery outside your building or the streets of your city,” he says. Albert LinNational Geographic Explorer, Scientist, and Host Lost Cities with Albert Lane. “As a kid growing up with Indiana Jones, I saw these different worlds. And those places are really out there. There’s a city built on cliff walls in Jordan. There are mummies in the mountains of Peru. There are chambers under the desert in Egypt.”

But some (most, in fact) locations in the five movie series aren’t exactly where they appear. The politics, logistics, and intricacies of shooting required innovative location scouting. The result is a path of often unlikely destinations around the world.

The Peruvian Jungles were actually shot on American soil, at kawaii (Hawaii). Mount Kalalia provided the first shot of the drama. other sites about Helia National Wildlife Refuge and the historic Kibo Ranch, near Bohi, representing the lands of the Chachapoyan warriors.