14 Things Hollywood Gets Wrong About Famous Locations
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If you've ever seen a movie or TV show that takes place in a city you know well, you know that Hollywood often gets things wrong. For example, did you know that the Parthenon in Nashville is actually a replica? And the Sears Tower in Chicago doesn't have an observatory on the top? Here are some more examples of famous locations that Hollywood has gotten wrong.
There's just something about Hollywood that makes it irresistible to filmmakers. Perhaps it's the glamor and glitz or the wide range of potential locations. Whatever the attraction, movie makers often take liberties with famous locales, changing them in ways that bear little resemblance to reality. In this blog post, we'll take a look at some of the most egregious examples. So strap in, and get ready for a whirlwind tour of Hollywood's greatest hits - as interpreted by moviemakers!
We may learn a lot from movies and television shows. Some of those items are simply garbage. Correct these 14 frequent misunderstandings before you come across as a complete buffoon.
![THE PYRAMIDS WEREN'T BUILT BY SLAVES Researchers believe they were built by a rotating labor force, organized more like a feudal system. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/8/8/780088.jpg)
Source: Harvard
![OLD FAITHFUL IS NOT CONSISTENT The famous geyser is known for being somewhat predictable by park rangers, within 10 minutes, but it doesn't erupt at consistent intervals. It erupts every 60-110 minutes, depending on factors. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/8/5/780085.jpg)
Source: National Park Service
![LESS THAN 5% OF AUSSIES LIVE IN THE OUTBACK The Australian Outback covers more than 70% of the continent but has only 800,000 residents. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/6/9/780069.jpg)
Source: Pew
![THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA ISN'T THE ONLY MAN-MADE OBJECT VISIBLE FROM SPACE No man-made object is visible with the naked eye from the Moon, and city lights are more visible in low orbit. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/6/6/780066.jpg)
Source: NASA
![JAPAN IS MOSTLY FORESTS Forests cover 67% of the country, far from exclusively crowded cities we see in movies. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/6/3/780063.jpg)
Source: Ministry of the Environment
![THE MOON DOESN'T HAVE A DARK SIDE Sunlight falls equally on all sides of the Moon. The Moon and Earth are tidally locked, meaning the moon has a far side we can't see from Earth. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/4/780044.jpg)
Source: National Space Centre
![IMMIGRANTS' NAMES WEREN'T CHANGED AT ELLIS ISLAND In fact, inspectors never kept a record of names. They only checked names against the ships' passenger list from the country of origin. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/3/780043.jpg)
Source: New York Public LIbrary
![LINCOLN'S BEDROOM WAS NEVER HIS BEDROOM. Lincoln used it as his office. It received the name in 1945, during Truman's renovation that moved Lincoln-era furnishings to the room. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/2/780042.jpg)
Source: White House History
![NOT EVERYONE IN NEW YORK TRAVELS BY TAXI. Most people use the public transportation. The rich use black car services. The taxi industry is not doing so hot in New York City. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/1/780041.jpg)
Source: Curbed
![MOUNT EVEREST ISN'T THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN. It has the highest point above sea level, but the tallest mountain is Hawaii's Mauna Kea at 33, 500 feet, whose base is deep in the Pacific Ocean. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/0/780040.jpg)
Source: National Ocean Service
![GEORGIA ISN'T REALLY THE PEACH STATE. Peach state GEORGIA AND MODERATION WISDOM, JUSTICE California produces 510,000 tons of peaches. Georgia, at 25.000 tons, produces less than South Carolina and New Jersey as well. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/9/780039.jpg)
Source: Greenville News
![ALCATRAZ WASN'T THE WORST PRISON. Prisoners would request transfers to Alcatraz for the single person cells and good food. (But maybe that says more about other prisons' horrific conditions...) CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/8/780038.jpg)
Source: Crime Museum
![SEATTLE ISN'T THE RAINIEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY. Seattle only gets 37 inches of a rain a year, which is much lower than NYC, Atlanta, or Miami. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/6/780036.jpg)
Source: Weather Channel
![NEW YORK CITY ISN'T PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. The top three U.S. cities for violent crime per capita for 2019 were Detroit, St. Louis, and Memphis. (Financial crime, however...) CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/4/780034.jpg)
Source: CBS