Where Was The Handmaid's Tale Filmed?

Location 01

Waterford House (105 Aberdeen Avenue)

Ontario, Hamilton, Canada Outside only

Filmed here: Commander Waterford and Serena's home exteriors and some interiors across multiple seasons

This Hamilton residence served as Commander Waterford and Serena's home, used for exteriors and some interiors across multiple seasons. Production added black railings and a garage to transform the property for the show. It remains a private residence today, so viewing is from the street only, with no tours or interior access. Fans regularly walk or drive past for photos, and the house is easy to pair with other Hamilton locations in the same visit.

Location 02

Mill Race Park

Ontario, Cambridge, Canada Free to see

Filmed here: River path walks, hanging wall scenes (e.g., Season 1 episodes)

This public park in Cambridge provided the river path walks and the hanging wall scenes from Season 1 episodes. The park is accessible year-round and has become popular with fans of the series, who come to walk the same paths the handmaids walked on screen. Its riverside setting is atmospheric even for visitors who have never seen the show, and it sits close to the downtown Cambridge locations used for Gilead street scenes, making it easy to combine the two.

Location 03

St. Aidan's Anglican Church

Ontario, Toronto, Canada Outside only

Filmed here: Red Centre training facility (Season 1 and others)

This active church in Toronto stood in for the Red Centre training facility in Season 1 and other seasons. It remains a functioning church, so exterior views are possible, particularly during services or events. Visitors should be respectful of worshippers and cannot expect interior access tied to the production. The building is one of the more recognizable early-series locations for fans retracing June's first days in Gilead, and it sits within Toronto itself, unlike many of the Ontario exteriors.

Location 04

Cambridge downtown / Queen's Square

Ontario, Cambridge, Canada Free to see

Filmed here: Gilead street scenes, gallows/execution setups (multiple seasons)

The public streets and square of downtown Cambridge hosted Gilead street scenes and the gallows and execution setups seen across multiple seasons. Visitors can walk the area freely, though it is worth checking local events for any restrictions on particular days. The small Ontario city reads convincingly as a rigid, controlled town on screen, and fans often find the central square the most atmospheric stop in the region. Mill Race Park lies nearby and pairs naturally with a visit.

Location 05

Toronto City Hall

Ontario, Toronto, Canada Free to see

Filmed here: Various institutional and public scenes across seasons

Toronto City Hall and its square appeared in various institutional and public scenes across the seasons. It is a public building with an open square, accessible during business hours, and one of the easiest locations to visit for anyone already downtown. The surrounding area, including Nathan Phillips Square and the Financial District, features on general film and television tours of the city, so fans can cover it alongside other screen locations without making a special trip. No production access is needed.

Location 06

Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium

Ontario, Hamilton, Canada Ticketed

Filmed here: Fenway Park scenes (Season 2)

This sports venue in Hamilton stood in for Fenway Park in Season 2, a neat trick of geography given the real ballpark sits in Boston. Access is tied to events, so visitors generally attend a game or check venue schedules for other opportunities to get inside. It is not a dedicated filming location attraction, and there is no tour of the stadium tied to the show. Still, baseball fans who remember the Season 2 ballpark scenes may enjoy catching an event at the real stadium that doubled for Fenway.

Location 07

Cinespace Film Studios (Kipling Ave)

Ontario, Toronto, Canada Private property

Filmed here: Interior sets and soundstages for all seasons, including dedicated 'Handmaid’s Tale Stage'

The interior sets and soundstages for all seasons were built here, including spaces dedicated to the series. The studio lot is private and not open to public visitors, so there is nothing to tour. After production wrapped on the final season, Cinespace named a 20,000 sq ft soundstage The Handmaid's Tale Stage, a marker of how central the series was to Toronto's production industry. Fans can only view the exterior from public streets, if at all.

Location 08

Lincoln Memorial

District of Columbia, Washington, United States Free to see

Filmed here: Season 3 pivotal scenes with monuments

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. featured in Season 3 pivotal scenes with monuments, one of the few times production shot outside Ontario. The site is a national monument with free public access daily, making it the easiest Handmaid's Tale location for American visitors to reach. The monumental scale seen on screen is exactly what visitors find in person. Fans of the series will recognize how the show's imagery used the memorial's symbolism for its dystopian Washington scenes.