Indiana Jones Bed & Breakfast in Antonito, Colorado, is one of the most charming real-world locations connected to “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. The historic house appears in the film’s opening sequence, where young Indiana Jones, played by River Phoenix, returns home after his adventure with the Cross of Coronado. In the scene, the house represents the childhood home of Henry Jones Jr., where he meets his strict and distant father, Professor Henry Jones Sr., played by Sean Connery. The brief interior scene helps establish the complicated relationship between father and son, which becomes one of the emotional threads running through the rest of the film.
The house itself was built in 1888 and stands at 502 Front Street in Antonito, a small town in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. After its appearance in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, the building embraced its cinematic history and became the Indiana Jones Bed & Breakfast, allowing fans to stay in the same house used in the film. The property has also become part of Antonito’s local heritage, closely tied to the film’s Colorado shoot and the nearby Cumbres & Toltec Railroad, which was also used during the movie’s opening sequence. In recent years, the house has been recognised as a preservation concern due to structural problems, but it remains an unusual and memorable stop for fans of Indiana Jones and classic film locations.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed across six countries, featuring iconic spots like Petra in Jordan, the Tabernas Desert and Monsul Beach in Spain, and Venice, Italy.
Strater Hotel
Strater Hotel is most relevant as a filming location from National Lampoon’s Vacation. The hotel is also connected to Nurse Betty, which filmed in Durango.
Double Arch
Double Arch is best known from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, where it appears during the prologue with young Indiana Jones, played by River Phoenix.
The Stanley Hotel
The Stanley Hotel is the inspiration for King’s novel The Shining (1977) and used for The Shining in 1997. The hotel also appears in Dumb and Dumber (1994).
El Tovar Hotel
El Tovar Hotel is best known from National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983), where the Griswold family stops at the Grand Canyon during their trip to Walley World.
Mac’s Motel Heber City
Mac’s Motel appears in Marshals, in “Wolves at the Door”, episode 13 of season 1. The episode uses it for a stakeout sequence with Cruz, Calvin and Skinner.
Ontario Mine
Ontario Mine has been used in both horror and modern Western crime drama. It appears in the horror film The Boogens, and as a recurring location in Marshals.
Boneyard Saloon
Boneyard Saloon is used in Marshals, where it stands in for the fictional Bullet ’n Barrel Saloon. In the series, the bar functions as a local watering hole.
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam has appeared in several films, including Saboteur, Superman, Fools Rush In, Vegas Vacation, Transformers, Into the Wild and San Andreas.
Devils Tower
Devils Tower is most famously connected to "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977). It also appears in the science-fiction comedy "Paul" (2011).
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