13 “Stranger Things” filming locations in Georgia, including 3 from season 5

The wait for the fifth — and apparently final — season of Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things” has been sloooowww: Season 4 debuted in 2022. After delays due to labor disputes in the film industry, the -the fifth season was filmed in the Atlanta area. from the beginning of 2024 and is expected to continue until the end of the year. The final season is expected to premiere in the summer of 2025, with a specific date to be announced.

The episodes are expected to be different this time around. Maya Hawke, who plays Robin on the show, said on the “Podcrushed” podcast that the episodes are “really long” and the season consists of “basically eight movies.”

If you’re tired of waiting for “Stranger Things” to return to the screen, you can take a drive to Georgia and visit some of the filming sites.

Three sites where the cast and crew were seen filming include:

1. WSQK Radio Station Set, Chattahoochee Hills, Ga. The radio station, new for Season 5, was built in a field off Hutchinson Ferry Road near Cochran Mill, according to fan reports.

2. Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia, was used as a set for the “Upside Down,” another dimension of the show. According to HawkinsAVClub on reddit, the wooded area was spotted with all kinds of Demogorgon tentacles wrapped around the trees. Make of it what you will…

Also in Stone Mountain, you can pass by 5280 Moore Street, which serves as the exterior of the Hargrove House.

3. Creel House, Rome, Ga. The gorgeous Second Empire-style Claremont House will appear again in “Stranger Things,” according to the Rome News-Tribune. The 7,000-square-foot home located at 906 E. Second Avenue was built in 1882 for Hamilton “Colonel” Yancey and Florence Julia Peterson Yancey. The Yanceys owned it until the early 1960s. Viewing by motor vehicle only.

During the tour, check out filming locations from the first four seasons in several small towns.

4. Butts County Probate Court, 25 Third Street, Jackson, Ga. Downtown Jackson serves as the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. In some early scenes, young characters from the show can be seen riding horses through the streets of Jackson. Butts County Probate Court serves as the Hawkins Public Library.

5. Jackson Drug, 4 Second Street, Jackson. It serves as Melvald’s general store where Joyce (played by Winona Ryder) works.

6. Antique Furniture Store, North Oak Street No. 2, Jackson. It serves as the Hawk Theatre. (A tent was added to the outside of the building for those scenes.)

7. Abandoned School, 109 South Lee Street, Stockbridge, Ga. The high school, which was abandoned in 2015 due to mold problems, served as Hawkins Middle and Hawkins High schools on the show. It was built as Stockbridge High School and then served as Patrick Henry High School, which was the alternative school for Henry County.

8. Hopper’s Cabin, Sleepy Hollow Farm, Powder Springs, Georgia. The farm is now a paid tourist attraction. It gives fans a distinctive interactive experience through its use as an escape room, even though the interior scenes are filmed in a studio.

9. Gwinnett Place Mall, 2100 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, Ga. It serves as Starcourt Mall in the show.

10-13. The exteriors of three houses in East Point, Georgia serve as the homes of characters in the series: 2530 Piney Wood Lane is the Wheeler house and 2550 Piney Wood Lane it’s the Sinclair house. 2886 Piney Wood Drive served as the Henderson home and 2980 Piney Wood Drivewhich was the house in Holland. The interior scenes are shot in a studio in Atlanta. Private houses. Only by car.