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Path of Pirates and Hidden Palms

Inspired by travel site Jaunted.com and their movie set travel section I bring you local tours to see the Inland sights from new releases:

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Dumont Dunes: For two days in August 2006, Disney filmed the Barstow dunes (CORRECTION: the dunes are 30 miles north of Baker but managed by the Barstow Bureau of Land Management office) depicted as the end of the world and nearly final resting place for Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and his land-ridden ship.

The Inland Empire Film Commission and Bureau of Land Management get a credit after the film.

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Hidden Palms

Downtown Palm Springs: The setting for many a 1990s teen-targeted show, the strip was shut down for filming last year.

The Parker: The hip-modern boutique hotel that looks like it could be the set for a much friendlier non-violent A Clockwork Orange has also been filmed for a possible Bravo reality show.

Indian Wells: The show may be set in Palm Springs but the residential neighborhood shots are straight out of Indian Wells where, according to the census, 46.2 percent of its 3,816 residents in 2000 were at least 65 years old. Only 95 were between 18 and 25 years old.

-- KIMBERLY PIERCEALL
kpierceall@PE.com