Pop culture · October 18, 2026
Puzzle #10 answers
The five places from Where Was It? Pop culture #10, and the story behind each one.
- 01
Film
Kevin McCallister defends this red-brick house from burglars on Christmas Eve.
671 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Zol87 · CC BY-SA 2.0 The Home Alone house is in a suburb north of Chicago, where John Hughes shot many of his films.
42.110, -87.733
- 02
Books
The fictional detective's address, 221B, is now a museum on this street.
221B Baker Street, London, UK
Jordan 1972 · Public domain When Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the stories, Baker Street didn't go up to 221. The Sherlock Holmes Museum opened in 1990.
51.524, -0.159
- 03
Music
Kurt Cobain grew up in this logging town, whose welcome sign now reads 'Come As You Are'.
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0 Cobain formed Nirvana in 1987 with Krist Novoselic, also from Aberdeen. The sign was added in 2005.
46.975, -123.816
- 04
Film
Three hungover friends wake up in a trashed villa with a tiger in this casino resort.
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, USA
Cygnusloop99 · CC BY-SA 3.0 The Hangover (2009) was filmed at Caesars Palace. Alan's earnest question — did Caesar actually live here? — became one of the film's most quoted lines.
36.116, -115.174
- 05
Film
Disney animators sketched landscapes in this Kenyan national park, often cited as Pride Rock's inspiration.
Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya
Ninara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 Disney animators travelled to Kenya in 1991 while preparing The Lion King. Hell's Gate's cliffs and rock towers are widely linked to Pride Rock.
-0.917, 36.317
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