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By Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse
See It Like a Spy
The 25th and latest film in the iconic James Bond series, No Time to Die, arrived in theaters across the United States on Friday. While fans of Agent 007 and his many exploits may never have the chance to save the day like the beloved action hero, they can still live vicariously in these epic destinations that have either appeared in or have been portrayed in the hit series over the past six decades.Read More: 7 Best Colorado Ski Towns to Visit This Winter
London, UK
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The Bond series has been coming back to the location where it all started for decades. From the SIS Building (MI6 headquarters) to the River Thames, there's no shortage of epic London sites where fans can walk in Bond's footsteps. For example, visitors can run down the steps of the Westminster Bridge to pay homage to 2015's Spectre or drive up to the Somerset House in a pretend Aston Martin the same way Bond does in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies.
Jamaica
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After Britain, the Caribbean island country of Jamaica is the only place to be featured in the very first and, up until now, last James Bond films. Author and creator Ian Fleming even owned an estate here. The capital city of Kingston, the gorgeous Dunn's River Falls and the fictional island of Crab Key were used in 1962's Dr. No. The latter served as the stronghold of film's namesake Dr. Julius No. 2021's No Time to Die features scenes shot in Port Antonio. What's more, the 1973 classic Live and Let Die used Jamaica's Green Grotto Caves as villain Doctor Kananga's underground base.
Venice, Italy
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The City of Water has been a recurring filming site for the James Bond series. It first popped up in From Russia with Love in 1963 and appeared again in 1979's Moonraker (more on that film later). Nearly three decades later, Bond returned to Venice in 2006's Casino Royale, the first film to star Daniel Craig as the iconic MI6 agent.
South Florida
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The Sunshine State has featured prominently in the James Bond film series, with filmmakers showing the most interest in South Florida. Miami made the most recent appearance in Casino Royale in a scene in which Bond is in a taxi following Alex Dimitrios. The Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach was featured in 1964's Goldfinger and the series returned to the Magic City a year later for 1965's Thunderball. Three decades later, in 1995, Pierce Brosnan's Bond shot scenes for GoldenEye in the Florida Keys, home to Key West, where the fictional agent played by Timothy Dalton appeared in 1989's License to Kill.
Bahamas
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Not too far from South Florida, the Bahamas pops up quite often in the James Bond film series, with four of the 25 movies having been filmed in the islands. It started with Thunderball, which featured shots of central Nassau and a shipwreck showcased in the underwater fight scene. Twelve years later, The Spy Who Loved Me featured more underwater views of Nassau's Coral Harbour. The British Colonial Hilton Nassau and The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas also featured in the Bond series, showing up in 1983's Never Say Never Again and Casino Royale, respectively.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1979's Moonraker has certainly taken its fair share of lumps from fans of the hit series but there's no doubt that one of the film's brightest stars is its setting in South America, specifically Rio de Janeiro, which features prominently in the movie. The film includes scenes from Brazil's annual Carnival festival and shots of Sugarloaf Mountain, where Bond and Holly Goodhead are attacked by Hugo Drax's henchman Jaws in the epic cable car scene.
Cairo, Egypt
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James Bond's first appearance on the big screen in the 1970s saw him in Cairo, Egypt in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever but this one-of-a-kind destination shows up again in later films, including in The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977.
Thailand
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Thailand is such an iconic James Bond filming location that it's home to an island named after the dapper secret agent. Khao Phing Kan and nearby Ko Ta Pu in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket took on a new name after starring in 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun, which was the second to star Roger Moore as James Bond.
Hong Kong
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Hong Kong made its debut in the James Bond series in You Only Live Twice in 1967 but also shows up seven years later in The Man with the Golden Gun. While travelers and fans of the latter film can still visit the famous Peninsula Hong Kong Hotel in Kowloon, the Bottoms Up Club has since closed down. Nonetheless, Hong Kong pops up yet again in 2002's Die Another Day, the final film to star Pierce Brosnan in the leading role.
Tokyo, Japan
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James Bond has certainly made some memories in Asia and the Japanese metropolis of Tokyo has been there since the beginning, debuting in You Only Live Twice (1967) and showing up four years later in Diamonds Are Forever, which saw legendary actor Sean Connery make his penultimate appearance as Agent 007. Japan's Hashima Island can also be seen in 2012's Skyfall.
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