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Game of Thrones Set to be Turned into Tourist Attractions in Northern Ireland

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
May / June 2019

May 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

"The world’s most popular show," Game of Thrones, may have wrapped up, but that doesn’t mean you’ve seen the last of Westeros. HBO plans to convert several of the series’ filming locations in Northern Ireland into tourist destinations in an attraction called Game of Thrones Legacy, with a target opening date sometime in 2019. Winterfell, Castle Black, … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones Set to be Turned into Tourist Attractions in Northern Ireland

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