Where was The Ring filmed?

Katherine 'Katie' Embry (Amber Tamblyn) and Rebecca 'Becca' Kotler (Rachael Bella) are watching TV at Katie's house. Becca tells Katie about a videotape that kills people when they watch it. When Katie asks what kind of tape, Becca explains, "You start to play it, and it's like somebody's nightmare. Then suddenly, this woman comes on, smiling at you, right? Seeing you through the screen. And as soon as it's over your phone rings. Someone knows you've watched it. And what they say is, 'you will die in seven days.' And exactly seven days later…."

Katie asks Becca, "Who told you that? Who?" Becca responds, "Somebody from Revere. I don't know." When Katie interrupts Becca again, Becca gets agitated and asks, "What's your problem?" Katie admits, "I've watched it." Becca scoffs and says, "It's a story, Katie." Katie panics and says, "No, no. Me and Josh, we saw it last weekend."

The filming location of The Ring scene with Katie and Becca is a privately owned residence at 413 South McCadden Place in Hancock Park, West 4th street in Los Angeles. To get to the house at 413 S McCadden Place, hop onto bus number 212, and get off at La Brea/ 3rd. Once you alight, the walk is approximately 10 – 12 minutes.

Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) is at home with her son, Aidan Keller (David Dorfman). She is agitated because she can't find her black dress for her niece Katie's funeral. She's highly overwrought and constantly asks her son Aidan, "Honey?! Have you seen my black dress? Aidan?"

Since her son doesn't respond, Rachel quickly wears alternative clothes and walks out to find Aidan knotting his tie, dressed in a black suit.

Aidan has very sweetly laid out his mother's black dress and shoes with some jewelry, so she doesn't lose time while getting dressed. He says to Rachel without looking at her, "It's a little wrinkled."

This is one of the best scenes in The Ring since audiences know the horror that takes over later. This shot is particularly poignant because it shows the love and understanding between mother and son.

The apartment building featured here is Harbor Steps Apartments, 1200 Western Avenue, Seattle. Getting here is relatively easy since visitors can hop onto bus number 550, get off at 4th Avenue and Seneca Street, and walk for a few minutes. The apartment building is full of residents, so you may not be allowed to visit the exact location.

While Rachel is going through Katie's scrapbook about fashion, she is disturbed by what she finds. Katie has scribbled over all the faces of the models in her scrapbook. While their bodies and clothes are left intact, each face has been scratched over with a black pen, like a curtain of hair covering their faces. As she is going over each magazine cut-out and collage, she comes across a receipt for photographs given for development at 'Next Day Premium Photo Processing' at 1925 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.

Pocketing the receipt, she goes the next day to collect the photographs. Rachel goes through the pictures and finds photos of the Shelter Mountain Inn, where Katie and her friends spent the weekend. As she goes through the pictures, she suddenly finds images where the faces of all the teenagers are blurred. She investigates the deaths of all the teenagers in the photos and murmurs to herself, "10 pm. 10 pm."

While The Ring filming locations are varied, this one is within Seattle city limits. The original filming location is 1923 Fifth Avenue, beneath the Seattle Monorail. Fans of The Ring can get here by hopping onto the Green 1-Line monorail and alighting at Westlake Station. The walk to 1923 Fifth Avenue from this station is 3 to 4 minutes.

Rachel realizes that Katie and her friends stayed over at The Shelter Inn the weekend before Katie died. Rachel also found disturbing photographs from the time the teenagers stayed there, so she decided to investigate further and checks into the Inn. While Rachel enters, the Innkeeper (Richard Lineback) at the reception asks her to pick a card before greeting her.

Rachel quits playing his game and asks him, "I was wondering if you remember someone from a week ago." She says, "It's my niece. She sort of ran out on her parents. I have some photos right here." He identifies that the four (now deceased) teenagers stayed at Cabin 12 but didn't pay at checkout. While Rachel is looking around, she finds the black, unnamed videotape kept with the rest of the movie tapes.

The Ring production team chose the area of Camp Firwood at 4605 Cable Street on the Lake Whatcom Waterfront in Washington for the shooting of The Shelter Mountain Inn scenes. Fans wishing to drive here will be pleasantly surprised by the picturesque nature of the area. However, if you prefer public transport, hop onto bus number 512 and get off at Cable St and Geneva St. This is the Camp Firwood stop, and the entrance is less than a minute away.

Rachel realizes that she has plenty of questions about Katie's death and decides to visit Katie's friend, Becca, at a mental institution. Rachel asks, "Becca, do you remember anything about that night with Katie? Do you remember how she died? Becca?" Becca is blankly staring at a spot on the table and not meeting Rachel's eyes.

Rachel continues, "She told you about a videotape, didn't she? She was afraid, wasn't she? Something was happening to her. Becca, how did Katie die? Please, I need to know." Becca finally looks at Rachel and says, "And you will. She'll show you." Rachel asks Becca, "Who? Who will show me?" Becca turns Rachel's hands over and says, "Not now. 4 days." Rachel is shocked at how astute Becca is and how she figured it out.

Out of all The Ring locations, this is the most functional. It sticks to the scene's original setting since the filming occurred at the Metropolitan State Hospital, a psychiatric facility. Getting to the hospital is quite simple. All you need to do is get onto bus number 7 and get off at the Bloomfield Avenue and Lakeland Road stop. It's a few minutes' walk from this stop.

Rachel follows the trail of clues from the videotape coupled with factual evidence till she realizes she must meet Mr. Richard Morgan (Brian Cox) at his horse ranch. She finally reaches the farm, walks straight up to Morgan, and says, "Excuse me, Mr. Morgan. I was wondering if you'd have a moment to speak with me. My name's Rachel Keller. I'm a writer with the 'Seattle P.I.'" Morgan shakes his head and says, "You want to know about the horses."

Rachels realizes she might have come across as rude, so she follows Morgan, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to… it's just that I wasn't able to find a number to reach you." Morgan says, "Every now and then a writer comes along.. heard about what happened. What's left to write about though, I don't know."

The Ring film scene of Morgan Ranch is the Emerald Glen Farm at 23200 Yeager Road at Monroe. It's north of Seattle and is approximately an hour's drive from the city. Fans can take a road trip via WA-522 E to Woods Creek Rd in Monroe to get here. From the turning to Woods Creek and Yeager Road, the farm is approximately 5 minutes. The Ring fans can spend the day here, breathe fresh air, and check out the local produce.