Reel to Real Filming Locations: Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)

The McAllister's are planning another Christmas vacation, this time to Miami. Their travel tradition continues as Kevin gets separated from the family. This time he's not left behind, he just gets on the wrong plane, which is destined for New York City. He lives it up at The Plaza Hotel in between venturing out into The Big Apple. In a city of millions, Kevin just happens to run into the two burglars he outsmarted from the first film. He boobytraps his uncle's vacant townhouse with death- defying pranks before once again being reunited with his family.

Home Alone 2: Lost In New York has a preposterous plot but it's even more preposterous to see Ally Sheedy reduced to playing an under-five ticketing agent! Despite the recycling, the film made a boat load of money amongst tepid to scathing reviews. I remember seeing it in the theater and sensing that the magic had worn off but I've warmed up to it over the years and it remains a staple on my Christmas Movie list.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was filmed in Winnetka, Evanston and Chicago, IL, New York, NY and Universal City, CA

Location: The McCallister House
Address: 671 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, IL

Location: St. Gerard's School
Address: 2417 Prairie Avenue, Evanston, IL

Location: The Airport
Address: Chicago/O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 3, Chicago, IL

Location: The Bridge
Address: E 59th St, New York, NY Queensboro Bridge

Location: Radio City Music Hall
Address: 1260 6th Avenue, New York, NY

Nothing to see here, Kev, but make sure you get a picture of the building across the street...

Location: Empire Diner
Address: 210 10th Avenue & W 22nd St, New York, NY

This was also seen in Madonna's Bad Girl (1993) video.

Location: Kevin Buys Fireworks
Address: 32 Mott St, New York, NY

Location: Battery Park
Address: Battery Park, New York, NY

Location: The Plaza Hotel
Address: Fifth Avenue & 59th St, New York, NY

Location: The Sticky Bandits Arrive

Address: South Street b/w Beekman Street & Peck Slip, New York, NY

Location: The Sticky Bandits' Subway Stairs
Address: 57th St & 6th Avenue, New York, NY

Location: The Skating Rink
Address: E 62nd Street, Central Park, New York, NY Wollman Rink

Location: Duncan's Toy Chest
Address: 202 S LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL

Location: Kevin Runs from the Sticky Bandits
Address: 5th Avenue & 58th St, New York, NY

Location: Kevin Buys Pearls

Address: 744 5th Avenue, New York, NY

Location: The Pigeon Woman's Abode
Address: Gapstow Bridge, New York, NY (enter at E 61st St)

The Sticky Bandits are caught at the Inscope Arch, which is close to the Gapstow Bridge; however, it was recreated on a soundstage to help control the pigeons. You can see in the picture below that the tunnel is much longer in reality...

Location: The Fountain
Address: Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, 72nd Street, New York, NY

Location: Carnegie Hall
Address: 881 7th Avenue, New York, NY

Location: The Seedy Part of Central Park
Address: Central Park West and W 96th St, New York, NY

Location: Uncle Rob's Townhouse
Address: Universal Studios - Brownstone Street, Universal City, CA

A 2008 fire destroyed much of this area of the backlot. The ones that stand there today were rebuilt...