Real Filming Locations for “Twilight” and “Halloweentown”

It’s a town of less than 20,000 people, but Hollywood loves it.

Located about 45 minutes from Portland by car, the riverside town of St. Helens, Oregon, was the setting for the 1998 Disney classic “Halloweentown” and was the Washington port town of Port Angeles in the 2008 movie “Twilight.”

Tourists visit throughout the year, but every fall St. Helens put on Spirit of the “Halloweentown” Festival.which runs on selected days from the end of September to November 1 to revive this wonderful film. Special guests include actors Judith Hoag and J. Paul Zimmerman, mother and son in the film.

St. Helens has a host of “Twilight” theme shops around the city, including Sweet Starling Co. and Twilight Experience, where fans can collect memories and relive the hit saga.

There are also several movie locations for guests, including the famous restaurant scene in “Twilight” and Bella Swan’s house.

Here are some sights you can see in and around St Helens from both films.

The courthouse is the backdrop for some of the “Halloweentown” town square scenes.

In “Halloweentown”, the St. Helens became the film’s town square and was featured in scenes including Marnie’s discovery of the town, making pictures, crowd scenes, and the film’s finale with the famous jack-o’-lantern.

The courthouse is still in operation today.

At night, he becomes the spirit of “Halloweentown”.

The festival begins with a jack-o’-lantern movie town square replica lighting ceremony at the center of the festivities.

Throughout the festival, as day turns to night, the town square becomes party central for festival-goers in the “Spirit of Halloweentown”.

The famous gang rescue scene in “Twilight” was also filmed here.

The movie’s hallway rescue scene was shot in downtown St. Louis. Helen.

Kristi Etzel, travel content creator, visited St. Helens this month to see the various filming locations: “I’m very excited that they have accepted the Twilight movie for those of us who were obsessed with the movie in high school so that we can open it as an adult,” she told Business Insider.

Bella and Edward are known to eat at restaurants in town.

The building used as “The Bloated Toad,” the name of the fictional restaurant where Bella and Edward ate after rescuing the gang, is located at 330 S. 1st Street in St. Helens.

The Victorian-looking building was once a real restaurant. It is a mixed residential building with commercial space on the first floor and living space above.

Bella Swan’s house is not far from the city center.

Bella Swan’s home, located at 184 South 6th Street, is now a vacation rental that fans can stay with for a minimum of 2 nights.

Etzel said there are “street closed” signs near the home, as well as other warnings for fans to minimize disruption to those who currently live there.

Multnomah Falls, outside of St. Helens, is seen in the famous “Twilight” baseball scene.

When the baseball game itself was filmed across the Columbia River in Washington, Multnomah Falls, about 60 miles from St. Helens, appeared in the background of some shots.

“Twilight” super fans – and nature lovers – can also visit the falls.