New Idea – July 29, 2019

VISIT THE VEEP

CAPITAL

Veep is a phenomenon that’s gained

an enormous audience around the

world who love its gently wry take

on the state of American politics. The

show’s location, Washington DC, will

be familiar to most and especially to

its star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as the US

capital is not only Veep’s location

AS SEEN ON

TWIN PEAKS

Twin Peaks has built up a huge and

fanatical following, many of whom

make the pilgrimage to Washington

in the Pacific Northwest of the

United States to visit the various

locations. Hardcore fans will want

to stay at Salish Lodge & Spa,

known in the show as the Great

Northern Hotel and the residence

of Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle

MacLachlan) as he investigates the

murder of Laura Palmer. Right next

door to the hotel is another Twin

Cobb Civic Center as the scene of a
celebrity basketball game featuring
Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ Miles (Brian
Tyree Henry). Atlanta uses a few
real-life businesses as filming
locations and there’s plenty of
places you can get a bite to eat in
the same seat as the stars of the
show. Try a Chubby Decker burger
at Zesto Drive-In, order your wings
“wet” at JR Crickets or get a
monster slice at Camila’s Pizza.

but also Julia’s home town. While

the show is mostly shot on sound

stages in California, you will

recognise many of the exterior

locations used in the show just by

walking around the White House,

the Capitol Building and other

famous DC government structures.

The first four seasons of Veep were

filmed in Maryland and Baltimore,

before moving to LA and DC.

Peaks location

• Snoqualmie
  Falls, which appear in
  the opening credits. Kiana
  Lodge is not only the location of
  most of the Great Northern Hotel’s
  interior scenes, it’s also home to
  ‘Laura’s Log’, the site of the
  discovery of Palmer’s body. Of
  course, there’s no better way to
  finish your day than with a slice of
  cherry pie at Twede’s Cafe, the site
  of the Double R Diner.

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