The Fallout TV series was mainly filmed across the United States and Namibia, using real-world deserts, ghost towns, and industrial sites to recreate the post‑apocalyptic wasteland look. Many key locations you see on screen are either lightly modified real places or clever set builds blended into actual landscapes.

Main filming countries

  • United States: Large portions were shot in multiple states including California, New York, New Jersey, Utah, and Nevada, covering everything from vault interiors to Brotherhood of Steel and wasteland exteriors. These locations provided deserts, cities, industrial complexes, and abandoned facilities that match the game’s ruined‑America vibe.
  • Namibia (Africa): Major wasteland and “Shady Sands” style ghost‑town sequences were filmed around Kolmanskop and the Skeleton Coast, famous for dune‑swallowed buildings and shipwrecks.

Notable specific locations

  • Kolmanskop & Skeleton Coast, Namibia: Used for sand‑buried town and shipwreck‑in‑the‑desert shots, closely mirroring in‑game wasteland imagery. The Eduard Bohlen shipwreck and surrounding desert help sell the scale of the apocalypse almost 1‑to‑1 with the game’s visuals.
  • Wendover Airfield, Utah, USA: Doubles as Brotherhood of Steel headquarters and other military/apocalyptic environments, leveraging its real WWII history and stark airbase look. The site’s connection to early atomic‑bomb training adds an eerie authenticity to the show’s nuclear themes.

East Coast and urban sites

  • New York & New Jersey:
    • Pine Barrens “airplane and automobile graveyard” in southern New Jersey was used for the town of Filly’s entrance, with rusting vehicles half‑claimed by nature.
* Various New York areas, including Nyack and Brooklyn, hosted vault exteriors and Enclave interiors in big industrial buildings like the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
  • Staten Island, New York City: A former ShopRite supermarket stands in for the Super Duper Mart , and the old Bayley Seton Hospital appears as in‑universe medical labs and facilities.

Southwestern and desert vibes

  • Nevada & California deserts:
    • Las Vegas sequences and surrounding wasteland shots use Nevada locations plus iconic Californian formations like Vasquez Rocks and areas reminiscent of Joshua Tree National Park.
* These give the show its classic retro‑sci‑fi desert frontier look without relying only on CGI backdrops.

Quick HTML table of key locations

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In-show area Real filming location Region / country
Shady Sands / major wasteland Kolmanskop & Skeleton Coast Namibia
Brotherhood of Steel base Wendover Airfield Utah, USA
Filly town entrance Pine Barrens vehicle graveyard New Jersey, USA
Super Duper Mart Former ShopRite store, Hylan Blvd Staten Island, New York, USA
Enclave facilities Brooklyn Army Terminal New York City, USA
Vault exteriors / misc. Nyack & other New York sites New York, USA

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