
True Detective has 15 confirmed filming locations in United States.

Criminal Investigations
S1E1
Marty and Rust work the Lange case from these offices. Later they fight in the parking lot when the partnership blows apart.
CID offices
as Louisiana State CID

The Hart house
S1E3
Marty's family house — dinners with Maggie, the girls, and Rust showing up to mow the lawn.
Marty Hart's house
as Hart house

Iron Crusaders bar
S1E4
Undercover as Crash, Rust meets Ginger here. Marty comes looking for him and the bikers throw him out; Rust cuts a deal for a boat run.
Pump Slough Road

Rust and Maggie
S1E4
Rust meets Maggie here while Marty and Maggie are separated, and tells her Marty wants to see the kids.
Tastee Donuts

Marty and Beth
S1E6
Years later Marty runs into Beth at the bar. She tells him he saved her life; they start the affair that wrecks his second shot at home.
Fox & Hound site

The Keg
S1E6
Marty and Beth meet for drinks here before they go back to her place.
Rickshaw Lounge
as The Keg

Doumain's Domain
S1E7
2012 Rust tends bar here four nights a week, drinks the rest, and lives in a room out back. Doumain owns the place.
Fisherman's Wharf
as Doumain's Domain

Dragon's Den
S1E7
Rust follows a lead to a prostitute here, then asks Marty to come drink with him and help finish the case.
Dragon's Den

Hart Investigative Solutions
S1E7
In 2012 Marty runs a private-eye office here. He and Rust pick the Lange case back up over beer and files.
Hart Investigative Solutions
as Hart Investigative Solutions

The lawnmower man
S1E7
Papania and Gilbough stop to ask a caretaker for the burned church. He is Errol Childress, scarring and all, and they drive off without seeing it.
Fleming Cemetery

The Tuttle house
S1E7
Rust breaks in and takes the photographs and videotape of the Fontenot ritual.
Billy Lee Tuttle's house
as Tuttle house

Carcosa
S1E8
Rust chases Errol Childress into the fort's vaulted chambers. The stick-spiral altar and the Yellow King are this ruin dressed as Carcosa.
Fort Macomb
as Carcosa

Light versus dark
S1E8
After Carcosa, Marty visits Rust in a hospital room. They talk about the light winning.
St. Bernard Parish Hospital
as Lafayette General Hospital

Marty and Papania
S1E8
Marty meets Papania here as the 2012 investigation closes in.
Dot's Diner

The Childress house
S1E8
Marty and Rust find Errol's overgrown plantation house. They face his sister inside, then follow him off the property toward Carcosa.
Errol Childress's house
as Childress house
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Filming locations FAQ
Where was True Detective filmed?
True Detective has 15 confirmed filming locations in United States. Use the map and location list below for addresses, coordinates, and scene-by-scene details.
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Many are public streets, landmarks, or businesses open to visitors. Each location page notes access where we know it, and the community shares then-and-now photos from real visits.
