Most of Practical Magic was filmed in Washington State in the Pacific Northwest, not in New England like in the story.

Main filming locations

  • The Owens sisters’ iconic Victorian “witch house” exterior was a temporary structure built on San Juan Island, Washington, overlooking the water.
  • Many town scenes were shot in the historic waterfront area of Coupeville on Whidbey Island, Washington, which stood in for the movie’s small New England town.
  • Additional exteriors and surrounding landscape shots used other parts of Whidbey Island and the San Juan Islands in Washington.

Interiors and other spots

  • The house interiors were filmed on studio sets in Los Angeles, designed to match the exterior look of the San Juan Island house.
  • Specific scenes, like the darker sequences involving Jimmy, were filmed at industrial locations such as the HF Sinclair (formerly Shell) refinery near Anacortes, Washington.

Quick Scoop style answer

If writing this up as a “Quick Scoop” post on “where was Practical Magic filmed,” the key takeaway is:

  • It looks like New England on screen, but it was really filmed around Coupeville on Whidbey Island and on San Juan Island in Washington, with interiors done on Hollywood soundstages.

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