10 Real Places Immortalized in the World's Most Famous Paintings

We're certain you know these paintings all too well, but did you know that the places depicted in them can also be visited in real life? Join us on a journey through the most famous locations immortalized in the works of the great masters:

1. Andrew Wyeth, "Christina's World"

The painter was closely acquainted with Christina Olson, whose family owned the house in Maine immortalized in his most famous painting, "Christina's World." The same house was also painted in numerous other, less famous canvases. The artist could drop by the house whenever he wished, and even had a studio upstairs.

2. Vincent Van Gogh, "Café Terrace at Night"

Although the food here won't astonish anyone, tourists flock uncontrollably to one of Arles' most popular cafés. Having chosen this yellow building in 1888, the painter depicted a starry night sky for the first time, a motif that would later make him famous.

3. Grant Wood, "American Gothic"

One of the great masters was inspired by an unexpectedly humble example of wooden Gothic architecture in Eldon, Iowa. Today, anyone wanting to recreate a selfie based on the famous painting can pick up the necessary props right there.

4. Edward Hopper, "The Lighthouse"

The cities depicted by Edward Hopper are usually quite misleading (for example, the setting of "Nighthawks" is assembled from many different New York buildings), but the Cape Elizabeth lighthouse was painted exactly as it really is. For Hopper, who used to vacation in Maine, it symbolized a peaceful life far from the bustle of the city.

5. Vincent Van Gogh, "Bedroom in Arles"

This is perhaps the most famous bedroom in the world. An Airbnb room based on it was recently set up in Chicago. The original room was in a small, yellow house on Place Lamartine. The painter lived here in 1888 and called the room his "southern studio." The house was heavily damaged during the Second World War and later demolished, but it still lives on in two of the artist's works: "Bedroom in Arles" and "The Yellow House." Today, a four-story building stands in its place.

6. Cézanne, "Mont Sainte-Victoire"

Cézanne stood out for his ability to break down and simplify landscapes, and he painted Mont Sainte-Victoire, near his home in Provence, from various angles more than 60 times.

7. Claude Monet, "Water Lily Pond and Weeping Willow"

Since Monet loved painting the same place over and over, capturing it in new light and in different seasons, his own garden at his home in Giverny was the perfect subject.

8. Georges Seurat, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"

The painting now hangs in Chicago, where it was purchased in 1924 for 24 million dollars, while the island of La Grande Jatte can be found on the Seine, 7 kilometers from Paris' cathedral. It is a peaceful natural refuge close to the bustling city center.

9. Hokusai, "Enoshima in Sagami Province"

One of Japan's most famous landscape artists, Katsushika Hokusai was born in Tokyo, and his famous painting depicts Enoshima Island at the mouth of the Katase River, about 50 kilometers south of Tokyo. It is a popular seaside resort and served as the Olympic sailing harbor for the 1964 Summer Games.

10. Claude Monet, "Rouen Cathedral"

As we've already mentioned, Claude Monet loved painting the same subjects in different light. Rouen Cathedral is one of them.