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Movie sites on Kauai

What it starred in: Scenes for "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" were shot upriver from the Fern Grotto. Scenes from "Outbreak" (1995) and "Pagan Love Story" (the 1950 Esther Williams musical) were also shot here. Tillson recommends kayaking up the Wailua, Kauai's only navigable river.

What it starred in: Scenes for “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” were shot upriver from the Fern Grotto. Scenes from “Outbreak” (1995) and “Pagan Love Story” (the 1950 Esther Williams musical) were also shot here. Tillson recommends kayaking up the Wailua, Kauai’s only navigable river.   (Tor Johnson / Hawaii Tourism Authority)

What it starred in: "Hop" (as Easter Island in the opening of this year's animated live-action movie); "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" (as a mythical island in the not-yet-released "Journey" sequel); "Six Days, Seven Nights" (as Tahiti, 1998); "King Kong" (as Africa in the 1976 film); "Tropic Thunder" (2008, set in Vietnam). "Just Go With It" used aerial shots of the coastline.

What it starred in: “Hop” (as Easter Island in the opening of this year’s animated live-action movie); “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” (as a mythical island in the not-yet-released “Journey” sequel); “Six Days, Seven Nights” (as Tahiti, 1998); “King Kong” (as Africa in the 1976 film); “Tropic Thunder” (2008, set in Vietnam). “Just Go With It” used aerial shots of the coastline.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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