The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Walter's Air Greenland flight descends over a harbour town that is really Stykkishólmur — his first leap beyond the negative in a tray.

Stykkishólmur harbour

as Nuuk, Greenland

Elated after the ride, Walter reaches town at Hótel Aldan — moments before ash from the volcano chase catches up.

Hótel Aldan

as Seyðisfjörður

Walter rides a colourful bus through mountain desert toward the Himalayas — filmed on Iceland's Ring Road with a glacier on the horizon.

Ring Road near Hvannadalshnúkur

as Afghanistan

Walter's fantasy fight with Ted Hendricks spills into a superhuman chase past Radio City while the real street stays ordinary.

Radio City Music Hall

as New York City

Walter finds Sean on a ridge and joins a pickup football match in the valley below as the sun turns the sky deep orange.

Kalfafellsdalur

as Afghanistan

Walter drinks with a pilot in a karaoke bar and boards a helicopter from the car park across the street — a literal leap of faith toward Sean's ship.

Harfnagata bar

as Greenland

Walter and two guides trek toward Noshaq Mountain in Afghanistan — Skógafoss is the waterfall they pass on the way up.

Skógafoss

as Hindu Kush

Walter drops from the helicopter and is chased by a shark before hauling himself onto the Erkigsnek — filmed just off this shoreline.

Garður coast

as North Atlantic

Walter processes film negatives in the basement of a magazine in its final days — the lobby and street outside are this Midtown block.

Time & Life Building

as Life Magazine

Walter returns from Iceland and brings Rich the longboard he traded for on the road — a quiet gesture at Cheryl's front door.

214 West 138th Street

as Harlem

Walter finally stops daydreaming and rides — carving down Vesturvegur with the fjord opening up ahead.

Vesturvegur

as Seyðisfjörður

Walter joins Cheryl and her son Rich in the park and finally lets someone see the adventurous side he usually keeps in his head.

Central Park, East 60th Street

as Central Park

Walter heads to work and fumbles a wink to Cheryl on eHarmony. A daydream turns the walk into a rooftop rescue of her three-legged dog, Chips.

125 Street Station

as New York City

After a brutal meeting with the transition team, Walter sits on the fountain edge studying the missing negative that could be his last great cover.

Christmas Balls Fountain

as Life Magazine

Walter lands in Greenland and rents the little red car that starts the chase for Sean O'Connell.

Hornafjörður Airport

as Nuuk Airport

The Icelandic driver drops Walter at a pizza restaurant that mirrors the chain where he worked when his father died — a brief stop before New York calls him back.

Geirabakarí Kaffihús

as Iceland

Walter blows past Gufufoss on the descent — the waterfall flashes by as he commits to the hill.

Gufufoss

as Seyðisfjörður

A flock of birds distracts Walter, he wrecks the shore bike, and he has to run — across this bridge and on toward the volcano.

Walter Mitty Bridge

as Iceland

Out of work and selling his mother's piano, Walter discovers the wallet Sean slipped him — and the elusive negative tucked inside.

Beethoven Pianos

as The Bronx

Walter rides the collapsible yellow bike along the Snæfellsnes road with the farmhouse in frame, racing toward Eyjafjallajökull.

Snæfellsnesvegur

as Iceland

Walter reaches Iceland and learns Sean may be near Eyjafjallajökull — the harbour and mountain backdrop are Grundarfjörður.

Grundarfjörður harbour

as Iceland

At a remote hotel Walter swaps his Stretch Armstrong for a longboard and learns Sean has moved on — then he crests this hill and sees Vesturvegur below.

Háifoss viewpoint

as Iceland