Honeymoon in Vegas

While the title of this 1992 movie is not misleading -- the movie actually was filmed in Las Vegas -- you may not realize that a large portion of the movie was also filmed in Kauai, Hawaii. I was especially excited to see Honopu Arch, which was shown only for a moment when Betsy & Tommy first arrive in Hawaii. I was also excited as I was watching the movie when Jack & Mahi Mahi drove through the Tree Tunnel on Kauai, because I had driven through the Tree Tunnel a couple times in April of 2026.

Tree Tunnel

The Tree Tunnel is shown in the movie right when Mahi Mahi, played by Pat Morita, picks up Jack, played by Nicholas Cage, from the Lihue Airport and pretends to take him to Tommy Korman's house. In April 2026 on our drive from the cruise ship dock in Kauai to Shipwreck Beach on the southern coast, our uber driver drove us through the Tree Tunnel, which is on Maluhia Road on Kauai. There are over 500 eucalyptus trees lining the road and they form a tunnel that frames the road. It is located here: Tree Tunnel Our taxi driver also drove us through the Tree Tunnel on our trip back to the cruise ship.

Tree Tunnel on Kauai

Tree Tunnel

Kalapaki Beach

Kalapaki Beach serves mostly as a back-drop for scenes involving the Kauai Beach Club (Marriot Kauai Beach Club), which is just behind it. Kalapaki Beach is right next to the cruise ship terminal, and is one of my favorite beaches in Hawaii because of its accessibility and soft sand and beautiful views. It is located here: Kalapaki Beach

Kalapaki Beach

This is me on Kalapaki Beach in April 2026, but although this photo makes it look like we had the beach to ourselves, it was actually crowded with people. There was still plenty of room on the sand and in the water, though.

Kalapaki Beach as seen from our cruise ship deck

Kalapaki Beach as seen from our cruise ship deck. The lighthouse visible on the point is called Kuki'i Lighthouse.

Honopu Arch

Honopu Arch appears in the movie just as Betsy and Tommy arrive in Hawaii. They didn't actually visit the beach in the movie, it is just shown as a famous representation of Hawaii. You can only reach Honopu Arch by water or helicopter. There are not roads or hiking trails to it. To reach the arch and beach, you have to either be driven there by boat or swim from a nearby beach, which can be very dangerous. I saw the arch by helicopter in April of 2026. I would love to be able to walk under it someday!

Since I was in a helicopter, and unfortunately not in the front scene, I didn't get any great photos of the view into the arch. These photos are from above the arch.

The arch opening has sand on either side.

You can partially see the arch opening in this photo

I would love to go back to Kauai and take a boat tour to get a much better view of the arch. These photos are not doctored in any way. The water truly is that blue!

The google maps location of the arch is here: Honopu Arch

Kilauea

Kilauea is a volcano on the big island of Hawaii, located inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. In the movie Kilauea is actively erupting, so Tommy and Betsy fly over to the big island to see it. When we visited the big island in April of 2026, Kilauea was only steaming and we didn't see any lava.

You can visit Kilauea on the big island by visiting Volcanoes National Park. Their official website is here: Volcanoes National Park

Kilauea in April 2026

Kileau is located here: Kilauea

Other filming locations for this movie include the Lihue Airport, which is a lot smaller in person than it appears in the movie, and which is located here: Lihue Airport

Waimea Road is also featured in the movie, but that payphone is no longer there. The filming location is here: Captain James Cook statue on Waimea Road in You can very clearly see the James Cook statue in the scene here: Honeymoon in Vegas payphone scene

Other Kauai locations to visit from the movie:

* Marriott's Kauai Beach Club, which is located right behind Kalapaki Beach

* Anini Road where Tommy Korman's fictitious house was located

* Anini Beach
* Kapa'a Town

The Davinci Code

The Davinci Code is one of my all-time favorite movies. I have to admit that I have never read the book, but I have watched the movie many times and always enjoy the adventure, mystery, and history behind it. I love to visit specific places from movies, and The Davinci Code is full of great places to visit.

* The Louvre Museum

* Burghley House

The Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum is featured in The Davinci Code, including specific pieces of art such as the Mona Lisa. The unique floor of The Grande Galerie is specifically referenced in the movie.

Parquet flooring of the Grande Galerie

The Grande Galerie

The Mona Lisa is the most important painting featured in the movie, although one could never get close to the painting as Professor Langdon and Sophie do in the movie. The painting is protected behind glass and guests are kept at a distance behind roped barriers so that they cannot come within 10 feet of the painting. This photo was taken in March 2025 at our most recent visit to the Louvre. In the movie, Sophie and Professor Langdon find writing in blood on the wall next to the Mona Lisa that gives them an anagram, or clue, to the next place to look inside the Louvre.

This photo was taken in November 2024 on one of our trips to Paris. There are always lots of people in the room viewing the Mona Lisa, so you have to wait your turn to get to the front and snap a photo. The Mona Lisa is being temporarily held in the Galerie Medicis of the Richelieu Wing during renovations of the Louvre, but normally it is in the Denon Wing.

Madonna of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci is in the Denon Wing of the Louvre, in the Grande Galerie. In the movie, the key to the safe deposit box is hidden behind it.

"The Death of the Virgin" by Caravaggio
This painting is the one that Jacques Sauniere pulls off the wall at the beginning of the movie that forces the gates to close, keeping him apart from his killer.

The Intervention of the Sabine Women by Jacques Louis David
Romulus was about to throw a spear at his father-in-law Tatius, when his wife Hersilia intervenes during the battle preceding the peace treaty between the Romans and the Sabines. In the movie, only the very bottom of this painting is shown, at the very beginning of the movie as Jacques Sauniere is running through the Louvre in an attempt to escape his killer.

The Inverted Pyramid is featured prominently at both the beginning and end of the movie. It is on the basement floor of the Louvre near the exit. It is in a shopping area underground.

The Louvre Pyramid is featured at both the beginning and end of the movie. Captain Fache calls the pyramid a "scar on the face of Paris."

In the movie you will see both the Louvre Pyramid and the lit-up Paris Ferris Wheel. In the movie, police cars drive onto the Louvre courtyard and up to the pyramid. There were plenty of people, but definitely no cars there when we visited in 2024 and 2025.

Scenes from the Davinci Code in the Louvre can be seen here:

Ending Scene in the Louvre

Finding Clues in the Louvre

Sets of the Davinci Code - How they filmed in the Louvre

Burghley House in England

Burghley House, which is also "Rosings Park" in the 2005 production of Pride & Prejudice stood in for the French Chateau de Villette in the exterior shots. The interior was also used for the pope's summer residence, as well as Sophie's grandfather's estate.

Completed in 1587, Burghley House is a grand and beautiful estate built by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. You can tour the house for only 20 euro with an advanced-purchase ticket from their website: Burghley House

You can tour the home at night (from 6-8 pm) with a ticket to "Burghley by Twilight" for 30 euro. The home is open from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. every day except Friday, from March 15th through November 2nd. They have a Halloween Trail in the fall, and Christmas concerts at evenings in Christmastime. They even host a Santa Fun Run every year! They also host a Christmas Fair every year at the end of November, which is what they were setting up for when we arrived at Burghley House in November of 2024. The house was not open to visitors at the time, but we were able to park and walk around the grounds behind the gates, admiring the views of the house.

Burghley House is located here: Google Maps location for Burghley House

The address is Burghley House, Peterborough, Stamford PE9 3JY, United Kingdom

Here is a scene from DaVinci Code inside Burghley House: Burghley House