This is a highly significant year for the United States – especially Washington DC, where this Telegraph Tour through American politics and history starts. The US is a feast for fans of giant – and utterly pointless – roadside attractions, including a catsup bottle (Collinsville, Illinois), the 134-foot thermometre (Baker, California) and the world's largest beagle (Cottonwood, Idaho). Don’t let its shapely appearance distract you from the road.
It might surprise you to learn that the peach-shaped water tower in Frank’s hometown does exist in reality. The Patapsco Valley State Park, meanwhile, appears in season two, when Frank takes part in a US Civil War battle re-enactment.
Tours of the real White House can be arranged through a member of US Congress far easier is the virtual tour available on its website.Ĭamp Puh'tok, a summer camp in Monkton, north of Baltimore, fills in for Camp David, the President’s rural retreat. Most of the interiors for House of Cards were created in a giant warehouse in Joppa, a little-known suburb of Baltimore, including a reconstruction of the White House’s West Wing. The Peabody Institute, an historic library, appears as the fictional Hotel Cotesworth, venue for Claire’s charity event. Zoe discovers this at the Charles Centre Metro Subway Station. If there’s one thing House of Cards taught us, it’s that cuddly Kevin Spacey should not be crossed. Sadly, Freddy’s BBQ, Frank’s favourite rib joint, doesn’t exist - a set was created in an abandoned building at 2605 Greenmount Avenue. Several restaurants appear in the series, including Tio Pepe’s on 10 E Franklin Street (it’s here that intense Doug Stamper finds ex-prostitute Rachel Posner), Golden West Café on 1105 W 36th Street, and Wit & Wisdom at 200 International Drive. The Washington Opera House is represented by Baltimore’s Lyric Opera House. The offices of the fictional Washington Herald, Zoe's place of work, are actually the offices of the Baltimore Sun, a real newspaper. So too does the Walters Art Museum – it’s the location for yet another meeting. Its collection spans many centuries and includes works by Matisse, Picasso, Cézanne, Manet, Degas, Gauguin, van Gogh and Renoir. The Baltimore Museum of Art appears in the series - Frank meets Zoe there.
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