--- ---  # _Game of Thrones_ Fans Will Be Able to Hang Out At Winterfell and Keep the Fantasy Alive  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 24, 2018 4:37 PM UTC  HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 24, 2018 4:37 PM UTC [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/)may be airing its [eighth and final season](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/) in 2019, but it looks like fans will have the opportunity to visit the show’s iconic filming locations for years to come. HBO announced on Monday that it plans to transform several of _Thrones_‘ most prominent [Northern Ireland sets](http://time.com/4796673/game-of-thrones-sets/)—tentatively including Winterfell, Castle Black and King’s Landing—into fully outfitted tourist attractions that will be “on a scale and scope bigger than anything the public has ever seen.” The sites will be part of _Game of Thrones_ Legacy attractions and will feature costumes, props and weapons from the series as well as behind-the-scenes digital content and interactive materials, according to [_Variety_](https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/game-of-thrones-tourist-attractions-northern-ireland-1202954302/). “We look forward to opening the gates and sharing the excitement of stepping inside these amazing sets with _Game of Thrones_ fans from around the world,” Jeff Peters, HBO’s vice president of licensing and retail, said in a press release. “The opportunity to celebrate Northern Ireland’s pivotal role in the life and legacy of the show and share its culture, beauty and warmth is also a huge inspiration behind these Legacy projects.” Game of Thrones Filming Locations to Open to Public ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5404643/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-tourist-attractions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5404643/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-tourist-attractions/"},"headline":"Game of Thrones Fans Will Be Able to Hang Out At Winterfell and Keep the Fantasy Alive","datePublished":"2018-09-24T16:37:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:02.937Z","description":"The show's Northern Ireland sets are becoming tourist attractions","url":"https://time.com/5404643/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-tourist-attractions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7bce9ba4376fe1b5/6988db76ab6d77198d6af91e/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wold-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7bce9ba4376fe1b5/6988db76ab6d77198d6af91e/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wold-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-arya-sansa-stark-04","caption":"","creditText":"HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5404643/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-tourist-attractions/","name":"Game of Thrones Fans Will Be Able to Hang Out At Winterfell and Keep the Fantasy Alive"}}]}] ```