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Josh Duhamel (Transformers, Las Vegas) plays Alex Wheatley, a recent widower struggling to raise his two kids. Katie and Alex are the cutie couple blessed by Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) as the mysterious Carly/Jo. Congratulations. You’ve made it to the world’s greatest guide to Safe Haven filming locations. Now let’s get started:
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Mar 3, 2021 · The film was primarily shot in Southport, a city in Brunswick County of North Carolina. The Fishy Fishy Café serves as the set for the general store shown in the film. Many other storefronts from downtown Southport can be seen in the film. Alex’s house is a real house known as Grey Burriss house, located at 410 W Brunswick St, Southport.
Safe Haven, a romantic thriller film adapted from the Nicholas Sparks novel, debuted on the silver screen on Valentine’s Day 2013, and two North Carolina coastal cities played starring roles. The production shot in Southport and Wilmington during the summer of 2012.
Tour the Southport locations where the hit movie Safe Haven was filmed. Safe Haven, was adapted from the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name. The movie was filmed in Southport during the summer of 2012. The City of Southport Tourism and the Southport Historical Society are proud to provide this tour guide to our visitors and neighbors.
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Nicholas Sparks is huge in North Carolina. Since he calls New Bern, NC home; it makes sense that every story he has written has been set in North Carolina. But whilst not every one of Sparks ‘book turned movies’ actually gets filmed in North Carolina, many of them do. Safe Havenis ultimately what put Southport, North Carolina back on the map follow...
Alex’s House
Alex’s House from Safe Haven is actually the historic Grey Burriss House, located at 410 W. Brunswick Street. The house has also made appearances in the Stephen King tv show, Under The Domeapparently as well, which filmed in Southport. This house made a variety of appearances in the film, which is why fans come and visit this location. The town also make it easier for visitors to find the house, with Fishy Fishy Cafe even providing a directional sign to “Safe Haven” which is outside their ent...
The Site Of The General Store ‘Ryan’s Port Market’
Directly across the street from Alex’s House, was the location of the Market that Alex’s family owned. The building is no longer there; it is just a patch of grass now, as this was built for the film. I was actually in Southport in Summer 2011 and saw this being constructed funnily enough. I didn’t know it was related to the film until I saw Safe Haven in the cinema and recognised it immediately, so I don’t have a photo of it. But it was really cool to know that I was actually seeing that str...
Ivan’s Fish Shack
Ivan’s Fish Shack is actually the Old American Fish Co. Restaurant located at 150 Yacht Basin Drive. This is a real eatery that you can dine at. When I was there in 2017, it was a weekday lunchtime in May, so the town was only just coming back to life after the wintery months, so unfortunately this restaurant was only open during the evenings. I found it really cool that they have kept the Ivan’s sign and put up a poster of Safe Havenat their entrance, to recognize that they were a main locat...
Safe Haven isn’t the only Nicholas Sparks film to have filming locations in Southport and Wilmington. A Walk To Remember somewhat paved the way for the shooting of romance films within this region, before the popularity of The Notebookand Nicholas Sparks really took hold around here from 2003. A Walk To Remember follows the story of outcast Jamie S...
I Know What You Did Last Summerwas one of the first major films to use Southport as a location. Much of the Waterfront area is featured in the film, but I didn’t have much time to see it whilst I was there. Plus things do change in 20 years, so not everything looks exactly like it did back then anyway. This horror film is one of the best to come ou...
Julie’s House From I Know What You Did Last Summer
Julie’s house is featured a few times, and is smack bang in the center of the marina area of Southport. Julie’s house is located at 209 Short Street, Southport
Southport Muscle Gym
The gym which Ryan Phillipe works out in is yet another filming location which used Fishy Fishy Cafe. So if you are out there seeing that for Revenge, you will also knock this off for this film too.
Dawson’s Creekfollows the lives of Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and his friends, Joey (Katie Holmes), Pacey (Joshua Jackson), Jack (Kerr Smith) and Jen (Michelle Williams) in Capeside, Massachusetts; as they try to grow up without all the complications of teenage life interfering. It has always been one of my favourite tv shows. I am not sure what I...
Pacey’s Anchor
In the opening credits, Pacey stands on the anchor. It was always remembered by fans which is why people head to Franklin Square Park to see it. The address for this park is 130 E. West Street, Southport.
Dawson’s Creek Opening Credits Swing
Another location from the opening credits was this swing that the gang sit on. Whilst not a major location, it is cool to recognise it when you’re there. The location of this swing is off Bay Street (where a park is), along the water. You can kind of work it out based on what you can see in the background.
Bay Street
Bay Street has not just been featured in this show, but others like Safe Havenmost recently. When watching any production, this road is one of the most well known icons of the city, which clearly shows Southport as the location. For Dawson’s Creekthis road was used in a few scenes over the years, but this one from Season one was when Joey accepted a ride from Warren, a jock from school, which led to him telling everyone that they slept together.
Alex’s House, 410 Brunswick St. The location of many important scenes; it is directly across from where Ryan’s Port Market was constructed. (Residence is privately owned and we ask you respect their privacy) Nicholas Spark’s Safe Haven Filmed in Southport
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Jul 15, 2021 · Safe Haven: Southport, North Carolina American Fish Company: Called “Ivan’s” in Safe Haven 150 Yacht Basin Dr, Southport, NC 28461 This was one of my favorite locations we visited the entire trip because it was the restaurant where Katie worked. There are so many scenes shot here throughout the movie as she is adjusting to her new life in Southport. From the dock of the restaurant you ...
