Most of Sweet Home Alabama was actually filmed in Georgia, with a few key scenes shot in Alabama, Florida, and New York City.

Main filming locations

  • Crawfordville, Georgia stood in for the fictional town of Pigeon Creek, including the courthouse square, shops, and many street scenes.
  • Rome, Georgia (Oak Hill & Martha Berry Museum) was used as the Carmichael Plantation and the setting for Melanie and Andrew’s upscale wedding.
  • Fayette County, Georgia (Starr’s Mill) provided the red mill and water setting for Jake’s glassblowing business, Deep South Glass.
  • Conyers & Covington, Georgia were used for additional small-town Southern exteriors and background scenes around “Pigeon Creek.”

Other notable places

  • Captiva Island, Florida was used for the stormy beach opening with the lightning strike.
  • Eufaula, Alabama (including Shorter Mansion) supplied the grand historic homes Melanie drives past, giving some true Alabama flavor to the movie.
  • New York City locations like Tiffany & Co., Lincoln Center, and the Fashion District appear in Melanie’s big-city life sequences.

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