Can you visit the Close Encounters of the Third Kind filming locations?

Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.

Film · 1977 · Sci-Fi · Drama

Where was Close Encounters of the Third Kind filmed?

Name: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Released: 1977

Ordinary people drawn by strange visions converge on a remote landmark for first contact. That landmark is the real Devils Tower, the flat-topped monolith rising from the Wyoming plains.

1 locations across 1 destinations

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Wyoming, United States

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nature·Wyoming

Devils Tower

The flat-topped volcanic monolith is the mountain the characters are compelled to reach for the alien rendezvous.

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Good to know

Where was Close Encounters of the Third Kind filmed?: Close Encounters of the Third Kind was filmed in Wyoming.
Can you visit the Close Encounters of the Third Kind filming locations?: Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.