Day 1 · Arrive
Fly into Wilmington (ILM) or Myrtle Beach (MYR), depending on flight times. Check in for a two-night stay at Dreamers BNB in Wilmington — Deluxe Suite with king bed, twin sofa bed, fireplace, separate sitting and dining areas, rainfall shower.
Day 2 · Downtown & Riverwalk
The Riverwalk + downtown core
- Water Street Park — backdrop for outdoor basketball games
- Wilmington Riverwalk — find the famous Naley Bench at the base of Dock Street near Anne Bonny’s
- Michael’s on the Waterfront — the open-air produce market in several episodes
- Black Cat Shoppe — Chris’s CD store; now novelty toys + One Tree Hill merch
- Edge of Urge — the lingerie shop in the show; now an indie boutique
- Blue Post Billiards — Lucas and Brooke’s tattoo-date pool hall (21+ to enter)
- Reel Cafe — Carl’s Crab Shack, where Brooke worked
TRIC Tours
- Reserve tickets online and tour the real TRIC Nightclub — props from Chase’s apartment, Peyton’s bedroom, Red Bedroom Records, plus the OTH merch souvenir shop
Diners, schools, courthouses, churches
- The Dixie Grill — Sam’s favorite diner
- Graystone Inn — funeral home, NYC apartment, hotel room (season 5)
- St. James Episcopal Church — Jamie’s preschool (the school portion)
- New Hanover County Courthouse — Keith and Lucas car crash + an election rally
- Thalian Hall — Tree Hill town hall steps
- Hell’s Kitchen — Swinging Donkey Bar (also in Dawson’s Creek and The Summer I Turned Pretty)
- New Hanover County Public Library — the health clinic
- Dough House Pizza Co. — Karen’s Cafe in the pilot, Tree Hill Cafe in the final season
- Grace United Methodist Church — Brooke and Julian’s wedding
- Cape Fear Community College — Whitey Durham’s Field House (plus the Health Sciences building, library, courtyard)
- Joe and Barbara Schwartz Center — exterior of Tree Hill High and the gym
- Wilmington Convention Center — Brooke and Julian’s wedding reception
Day 3 · Studios, parks, beaches
- Greenfield Park — Lucas and Peyton’s outdoor wedding (season six)
- Cinespace Studios Wilmington — the show’s home base; the street beside it is officially renamed One Tree Hill Way (great photo)
- Airlie Gardens — Karen’s dream of Keith and Lily
- Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park — arcade, mini golf, Big Splash Café
- The Stadium Batting Cages
- Performance Auto Specialist — Scott Body Shop
Beach filming locations
- Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier in Wrightsville Beach
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area in Kure Beach — Nathan and Haley got married by the rocks here
Fly home Sunday evening.
Who this is for
- One Tree Hill fans who want to be where it was filmed — beyond just one or two stops
- Friend groups, fan-club trips, milestone-rewatch travelers
- Anyone who’s ever sung “I Don’t Wanna Be” with the windows down