Exterior – Jimmy walking

LOCATION: NV-446, Reno, NV 89510, USA (GPS coordinates: 39°50’29.9″N, 119°26’30.9″W)

Exterior – Corey’s house

LOCATION: 619 Sinclair St, Reno, NV 89501, USA

Exterior – Greenriver Hospital

LOCATION: 1431 Ezell St, Gardnerville, NV 89410, USA

Exterior – Corey and Jimmy exit Hostess truck

LOCATION: 600 Reno Hwy, Fernley, NV 89408, USA

Interior / Exterior – Bus depot

LOCATION: 1593 Esmeralda Ave, Minden, NV 89423, USA (GPS coordinates: 38°57’11.4″N, 119°45’47.7″W)

Interior / Exterior – Selma’s Coffee Shop

LOCATION: 1594 Esmeralda Ave, Minden, NV 89423, USA

Note: This location has since been remodeled.

Exterior – The kids get robbed

LOCATION: Genoa Ln, Minden, NV 89423, USA (GPS coordinates: 38°59’47.2″N, 119°47’29.6″W)

Exterior – The kids get a ride into town

LOCATION: Truckee Way, Truckee, CA 96161, USA (GPS coordinates: 39°19’56.7″N, 120°10’42.7″W)

Exterior – Kids jump out of truck

LOCATION: Near 10144 Church St, Truckee, CA 96161, USA

Note: This intersection has since been remodeled into a roundabout, but some of the backgrounds still align.

Interior – Corey offers to wager on a game

LOCATION: 10040 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, USA

Exterior – The kids sleep overnight in a junk yard

LOCATION: Hirschdale Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, USA (GPS coordinates near: 39°22’06.5″N, 120°04’11.7″W)

Note: This location has since been demolished.

Exterior – The kids sit at a scenic overlook

LOCATION: Lake Tahoe Scenic Overlook, Mt Rose Hwy, Incline Village, NV 89451, USA (GPS coordinates: 39°15’45.0″N, 119°55’51.3″W)

Exterior – Hitchhiking

LOCATION: 160 Main St, Dayton, NV 89403, USA

Note: This location has since been remodeled.

Exterior – The kids walk

LOCATION: Hirschdale Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, USA (GPS coordinates: 39°23’04.8″N, 120°05’02.2″W)

Exterior – Driving montage

LOCATION: 10087 US-50, Mound House, NV 89706, USA (GPS coordinates: 39°12’49.3″N, 119°40’07.2″W)

Interior / Exterior – The kids meet Lucas

LOCATION: Agua Dulce Airpark, 33638 Agua Dulce Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91390, USA (GPS coordinates: 34°30’12.5″N, 118°18’53.8″W)

Note: This location has since been demolished. The airport still exists, which is open to the public on weekdays when there are no events.

Location also appears in the films: The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966), Scandal Sheet (1985), Fire Down Below (1997), Ford v Ferrari (2009)

Location also appears in the TV series: Push, Nevada (2002), Bones (2005-2017), The Unit (2006-2009), The Last Man on Earth (2015-2018)

Exterior – Sam and Nick play Nintendo at motel

LOCATION: 12117 Sierra Hwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91390, USA

Location also appears in the films: Near Dark (1987), The Grifters (1990), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Crossroads (2012), Station 4 (2014)

Location also appears in the TV series: Columbo (1971-1978), Barnaby Jones (1973-1980), S.W.A.T. (1975-1976), Knight Rider (1982-1986), The X-Files (1993-2018), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014), Penny Dreadful (2014-2016), Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016), Westworld (2016-2022), Too Old to Die Young (2019)

Exterior – Drive-in theater

LOCATION: 7227 Reno Hwy, Fallon, NV 89406, USA

Note: This location has since been demolished.

Exterior – Putnam and Sam crash into each other

LOCATION: 75 Main St, Dayton, NV 89403, USA

Note: The last few buildings in the background on the left side have since been demolished.

Exterior – Arriving in Reno

LOCATION: Reno Arch, 345 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501, USA

Location also appears in the films: Sister Act (1992), Cobb (1994), Kingpin (1996), Waking Up in Reno (2002)

Location also appears in the music video: Kanye West – Drive Slow

Interior / Exterior – Casino

LOCATION: Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, 2707 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502, USA

Note: The casino has since been remodeled.

Location also appears in the films: Hard Eight (1996), Mafia! (1998)

Exterior – Putnam nurses a black eye

LOCATION: 23342 Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355, USA

Exterior – Spankey drives the kids to Los Angeles

LOCATION: I-5, Newhall, CA 91321, USA (GPS coordinates: 34°20’22.2″N, 118°31’06.0″W)

Exterior – Video Armageddon

LOCATION: Square of Warriors, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, USA

Note: This section of the theme park, Square of Warriors (a.k.a. Spartacus Square), has since been demolished.

Location also appears in the films: Spartacus (1960), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), The Blues Brothers (1980), History of the World: Part I (1981), Cloak & Dagger (1984), The Shadow (1994), Buddy (1997), The Scorpion King (2002), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

Location also appears in the TV series: Voyagers! (1982-1983), Airwolf (1984-1986), Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996), The Burning Zone (1996-1997), Crossing Jordan (2001-2007)

Exterior – The family stops at roadside dinosaur attraction

LOCATION: Cabazon Dinosaurs, 50700 Seminole Dr, Cabazon, CA 92230, USA

Location also appears in the films: Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976), Paris, Texas (1984), Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Location also appears in the music video: The Kang Gang – Motortown, Susanna Hoffs – Raining, Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Exterior – Arcade (deleted scene)

LOCATION: 136 S Maine St, Fallon, NV 89406, USA

Note: This location has since been demolished.

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Citations: Cyan, Rob On Location

States: Nevada, California

Countries: USA

Film images © 1989 Universal City Studios, Inc.