Where was Pluribus filmed? The house and all the locations in Albuquerque
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Created by Vince Gilligan, Pluribus was filmed priamrily in New Mexico and Spain.
Gilligan, the mind behind Breaking Bad, chose to continue working with his crew in Albuquerque, the series’ primary filming location.
The show stars Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka, a romance novelist who finds herself immune to a global outbreak that renders humanity an eternally cheerful hive‑mind.
Here is our (almost) spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of Pluribus, listed in the order in which they first appear on screen.
Gilligan, the mind behind Breaking Bad, chose to continue working with his crew in Albuquerque, the series’ primary filming location.
The show stars Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka, a romance novelist who finds herself immune to a global outbreak that renders humanity an eternally cheerful hive‑mind.
Here is our (almost) spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of Pluribus, listed in the order in which they first appear on screen.
The Pluribus locations
The pilot, "We Is Us", opens at NRAO Very Large Array, one of the world’s most advanced radio astronomy observatories, located on the plains of San Agustín in New Mexico.
Also featured in Contact, the complex is made up of 27 giant dish antennas that operate together as a single massive telescope.
It may sound like someone just called it the “Very Large Array” because it’s… very large! But radio astronomers often use simple, descriptive names for major instruments. In science, the goal is clarity.
Pluribus in Albuquerque
The bookstore where Carol signs copies of her mindless, speculative historical romance novel, Bloodsong of Wycaro, is the Barnes & Noble in the Uptown area of Albuquerque.
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The RR biological laboratory where it all began is actually the CNM Rio Rancho Campus, one of the branch campuses of Central New Mexico Community College.
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An easy location to spot: Albuquerque’s airport is the real Albuquerque International Sunport.
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The Silver Jack Saloon scenes were filmed at The Butcher in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, a restaurant located in this northern area of the city, known for its farms, wineries, and boutique dining.
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The hospital is the Albuquerque College and Career High School (CCHS), located on the CNM campus.
In this center, students can take both high-school and college classes at the same time.
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The Pluribus house
Vince Gilligan chose to build the entire cul-de-sac where Carol and Helen live, including all the houses, from scratch.
In this way, the team avoided the issues they faced in earlier shows, where real neighbours were sometimes harassed by fans, while also gaining full creative control over the location.
The massive set was constructed on the edge of northwest Albuquerque, near a quiet residential area known as Vista Vieja.
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The opening scene of the second episode, "Pirate Lady," set in Tangier, Morocco, was actually filmed in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.
The apartment buildings shown in this scene were digitally altered via CGI to appear run-down, but they are in good condition in real life.
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Zosia (played by Karolina Wydra) drives through the city toward the airport.
This sequence, pictured, was filmed at the La Laja Beach overpass, located on the outskirts of Las Palmas.
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The crane accident scene was filmed at Albuquerque’s First Baptist Church, in the Piedras Marcadas neighborhood.
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This establishing shot was filmed at the real Bilbao Airport in the Basque Country, designed by the renowned Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava.
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However, the interior was filmed at the Oviedo Congress and Exhibitions Center in Asturias, designed by the same architect.
Often nicknamed “El centollu” (“The crab”), this futuristic center has been surrounded by controversy due to its enormous scale, high costs, and ongoing maintenance issues.
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The summit takes place at the Hotel Iturregi, a boutique 4‑star rural lodge located in the village of Getaria on the Basque coast.
Housed in a restored farmhouse, the hotel offers panoramic views of the surrounding vineyards and the Cantabrian Sea.
With only eight rooms and suites, rates typically start around €200 per night for double rooms in the low season.
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The Sprouts Farmers Market in the third episode, "Grenade", is an actual grocery chain. The production used the Four Hills branch in Albuquerque.
There are around 20–30 functioning ice hotels around the world, but the one featured in this episode was probably built at the studios.
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It's not clear, but Manousos' self-storage facility in Paraguay in the fourth episode, "Please, Carol", appears to be the Chamisa Self Storage in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.
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The Saint Joan Hospital was filmed at the Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) Westside Campus.
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In the fifth episode, "Got Milk," Carol goes up to the top of the 12-storey Crowne Plaza Albuquerque, located near the junction of two major interstates (I-25 and I-40).
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La Cumbre Brewing Co., a craft brewery in Albuquerque founded in 2010, stands in for Duke City Dairy.
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Builders Materials is a local family-owned business at 1707 Commercial Street in Albuquerque.
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The Agri-Jet warehouse is the Monumental Costume Rentals and Supplies, located in the Sawmill area of Albuquerque.
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In the sixth episode, "HDP," Diabaté, as one might expect, is enjoying the high life in Las Vegas.
He resides at the Westgate, one of the most iconic and historic hotel-casinos, located just off the north end of the Strip.
Opened in 1969 as The International Hotel, it later became the Las Vegas Hilton before adopting the Westgate name in 2014.
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Diabaté (played by Samba Schutte) has taken over the Imperial Sky Villa, the legendary space once used as the Elvis Presley Suite, preserving part of the original bed location.
Spanning 13,200 square feet, the Westgate top suite accommodates up to ten guests and is crafted for ultimate luxury and entertaining.
With a private courtyard and pool, elevator access, fireplaces, a full bar and dining room, and jacuzzis in every room, the villa commands about US $20,000 per night.
In the seventh episode, "The Gap", Carol requests an ice-cold drink from the Red Rocks convenience store and gas station located on Highway 4 in Jemez Pueblo.
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As indicated by a sign, the golf course was filmed at Albuquerque Country Club.
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Carol has a break at Jemez Hot Springs, home of the Giggling Springs, a natural thermal spring known for its warm, mineral-rich waters set in a scenic canyon, located about 1.5 to 2 hours northwest of Albuquerque.
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The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe is dedicated to the life and work of the influential American modernist painter, known for her large-scale flower paintings and desert landscapes.
Instead, the scene was filmed at the Special Collections Public Library, housed in the historic Old Main Library building in Huning Highlands, Albuquerque.
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The special dine-out scene was filmed at Level 5, the rooftop restaurant and lounge at Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque.
The venue features panoramic city and Sandia Mountain views and a menu that typically runs around $50–$100 per person for dinner.
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Many of the scenes with Manousos in Paraguay and crossing the Americas in his MG Midget were filmed in the Canary Islands, Spain.
However, the scene pictured is from the scenic Gilman Tunnels in the narrow canyon of the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico.
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This stop in Peru was filmed with the Literary Cabinet (Gabinete Literario) as a backdrop, a historic cultural institution in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
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The coastal road is located between La Aldea de San Nicolás and Agaete in the Tamadaba Natural Park, also on the island of Gran Canaria.
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Manousos spends the night at the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de las Angustias church near Puerto de Tazacorte on the island of La Palma.
A bridge called Viaducto de los Tilos, also located on La Palma, appears briefly.
A brief scene set in an empty city at night was filmed on Presidente Alvear Street in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The waterfall, canyon, and jungle scenes were filmed in Los Tilos Forest within the Parque Natural de las Nieves on the island of La Palma.
The name of the episode refers to the Darién Gap, a dangerous, roadless expanse of jungle, swamps, and mountains between Panama and Colombia that cuts the famous Pan-American Highway in two.
Rather than attempting the crossing, a far more reasonable option is to take a boat and travel by sea.
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Carol plays an unusual golf variation from the terrace of the PNC Bank Building at 505 Marquette Avenue to the windows of the Albuquerque Petroleum Building.
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Samon’s Electric and Plumbing Supply is a real hardware store in central Albuquerque.
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In the eighth episode, "Charm Offensive," the Rio Rancho Events Center is featured.
This is a multi-purpose arena hosting sports, concerts, conventions, and community events, opened in 2006.
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The landscape with the honking train at the bottom of the valley may have been filmed in the Caja del Rio Plateau area in northern New Mexico, near Santa Fe.
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The massage scene was filmed at Los Poblanos Historic Inn, an adobe estate and luxury inn in Albuquerque.
Originally established in 1932 as a lavender farm and ranch, it now operates as a farm-to-table inn, offering elegant accommodations typically ranging from $300–$450+ per night.
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Carol learns about the mysterious Kepler-22b planet at the steel pavilion in the Sky Room Campus Park in Rio Rancho.
Built in 2021, this modern event venue has a small stone-clad amphitheater for weddings, corporate events, and other social gatherings.
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The croquet scene was filmed at Milne Stadium in Albuquerque, a venue primarily used for high school football and local athletic events.
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The Lauchlin's Diner, serving 'bottomless cups of coffee,' was a set created using the now permanently closed Whole Hog Cafe, which had previously been Milton's Restaurant in Albuquerque.
Some Redditors noticed the similarity to the Mulholland Drive diner, Winkie’s, although this design was common in the Googie futurist architecture style of the mid-20th century.
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In the season finale, "La Chica o El Mundo," the retreat with a swimming pool is also the Hotel Iturregi in the Basque Country, previously featured as the summit location in the second episode.
Pictured is an establishing shot during the holiday sequence, filmed in Vietnam’s famous Ha Long Bay.
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The ski station was filmed at the One&Only Moonlight Basin gondola and lodge, a luxury resort and private residential community that opened in 2025, located in Big Sky, Montana.
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23 comments:
1- Anonymous - Nov 24, 2025, 9:37 AM
Episode 4: Vince mentioned on the official podcast that the opening exteriors were filmed at a real storage facility that led onto ABQ's 4th Street, near Vernon's Speakeasy from Episode 1. Had a look around, and I think this is the spot where Manousos is at the gate:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/diNEjLEqLx1PdckK6
The white wall on the right adds up as well as the garage in the far background. VFX or a set to cover up the houses on the left? Can't be entirely sure, though, but just my guess.
2- Anonymous - Nov 24, 2025, 9:44 AM
Forgot to add to my previous post, but the storage units being opened were most likely filmed at the Chamisa Self Storage lot on 4th Street.
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3- Ra Moon - Nov 25, 2025, 7:16 PM
Thank you, although it's hard to tell if this is the right location.
4- Anonymous - Nov 26, 2025, 6:40 PM
The plane that takes off from Tangier at the beginning of episode two actually takes off from Belen Airport, a small town south of Albuquerque.
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5- Anonymous - Dec 6, 2025, 11:12 PM
For comment 4: Belen Airport? Taxiway B4 is seen, and double eagle has a B4, but I don’t think Belen does. Plus, when the plane takes off, big power lines are seen, and there are big power lines just south of Double Eagle. What proof is there that it is Belen?
6- Grace - Nov 28, 2025, 10:08 PM
The building Carol drives to in episode 2 with the crane is Albuquerque’s First Baptist Church on Paseo del Norte.
7- Shanna J - Nov 29, 2025, 6:46 PM
In episode 5, Carol gets stone pavers from Builders Materials, a local family business located at 1707 Commercial Street in Albuquerque.
8- Anonymous - Nov 30, 2025, 6:29 AM
The Agri-Jet building is Monumental Costume at 1235 Aspen Ave NW, Albuquerque.
9- Anonymous - Dec 5, 2025, 8:03 AM
Duke City Dairy is La Cumbre Brewing Co., 3313 Girard Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107.
10- Anonymous - Dec 8, 2025, 10:53 AM
Apple Maps has rather new pictures of Carol's neighbourhood. All the houses are pretty much finished, and Carols Garden seems to have the "grave": https://maps.apple/p/EdS5Sz~Y_F_xxS
11- Anonymous - Dec 9, 2025, 9:23 AM
The hospital Carol takes Helen to in the pilot is the CNM Education Collaborative Building, 940 University Boulevard SE.
12- Anonymous - Dec 12, 2025, 3:55 PM
Carol enters the Special Collections Library in Albuquerque, which is supposed to be the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe.
13- Anonymous - Dec 14, 2025, 11:37 PM
The km 3 we see Manousos passing by in the Trailer ("Peru" but actually Gran Canaria) https://maps.app.goo.gl/FsFq1HuCPrfqDUPu5
14- Anonymous - Dec 15, 2025, 4:22 PM
The Oviedo Congress and Exhibitions Center in Asturias is not nicknamed "La Almeja”, but "El centollu" or "El cangrejo" (spider crab or crab in Asturian and Spanish, respectively).
15- Guillermo - Dec 19, 2025, 5:06 AM
Check out this Google Earth picture of Carol's cul-de-sac! It's pretty cool.
16- Anonymous - Dec 21, 2025, 6:26 PM
Great site! Quick correction: Milne Stadium is in Albuquerque, not Rio Rancho.
Also: 505 Marquette is now the PNC Bank Building, rather than Compass.
17- Anonymous - Dec 21, 2025, 9:21 PM
Both coffee shops- the one used in Mulholland Drive, and Milton's- were formerly Denny's, and that's why the architecture (and the shape of the sign) is very similar.
18- Anonymous - Dec 24, 2025, 6:26 AM
Episode 9. I think one of the vacation places where they go is Ha Long Bay in Vietnam.
19- Jasmine - Dec 24, 2025, 7:45 AM
Thank you so much for your article about Pluribus filming locations. In the far future, I was planning on taking a trip to New Mexico to see everything, and was dreading having to find all of the locations. Luckily, you all have found them already! Thank you so much again.
20- Anonymous - Dec 25, 2025, 1:30 AM
The credits for S1E9 suggested parts were filmed in Montana. The ski resort must have been filmed there.
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21- Ra Moon - Dec 25, 2025, 11:33 AM
Thank you all, updated!
22- Anonymous - Dec 26, 2025, 7:27 PM
So nice to read real content online, not AI garbage. Thanks!
23- Anonymous - Jan 1, 2026, 9:02 PM
This was very helpful. Thanks for all of your time and effort in creating it!
1- Anonymous - Nov 24, 2025, 9:37 AM
Episode 4: Vince mentioned on the official podcast that the opening exteriors were filmed at a real storage facility that led onto ABQ's 4th Street, near Vernon's Speakeasy from Episode 1. Had a look around, and I think this is the spot where Manousos is at the gate:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/diNEjLEqLx1PdckK6
The white wall on the right adds up as well as the garage in the far background. VFX or a set to cover up the houses on the left? Can't be entirely sure, though, but just my guess.
2- Anonymous - Nov 24, 2025, 9:44 AM
Forgot to add to my previous post, but the storage units being opened were most likely filmed at the Chamisa Self Storage lot on 4th Street.
Reply
3- Ra Moon - Nov 25, 2025, 7:16 PM
Thank you, although it's hard to tell if this is the right location.
4- Anonymous - Nov 26, 2025, 6:40 PM
The plane that takes off from Tangier at the beginning of episode two actually takes off from Belen Airport, a small town south of Albuquerque.
Reply
5- Anonymous - Dec 6, 2025, 11:12 PM
For comment 4: Belen Airport? Taxiway B4 is seen, and double eagle has a B4, but I don’t think Belen does. Plus, when the plane takes off, big power lines are seen, and there are big power lines just south of Double Eagle. What proof is there that it is Belen?
6- Grace - Nov 28, 2025, 10:08 PM
The building Carol drives to in episode 2 with the crane is Albuquerque’s First Baptist Church on Paseo del Norte.
7- Shanna J - Nov 29, 2025, 6:46 PM
In episode 5, Carol gets stone pavers from Builders Materials, a local family business located at 1707 Commercial Street in Albuquerque.
8- Anonymous - Nov 30, 2025, 6:29 AM
The Agri-Jet building is Monumental Costume at 1235 Aspen Ave NW, Albuquerque.
9- Anonymous - Dec 5, 2025, 8:03 AM
Duke City Dairy is La Cumbre Brewing Co., 3313 Girard Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107.
10- Anonymous - Dec 8, 2025, 10:53 AM
Apple Maps has rather new pictures of Carol's neighbourhood. All the houses are pretty much finished, and Carols Garden seems to have the "grave": https://maps.apple/p/EdS5Sz~Y_F_xxS
11- Anonymous - Dec 9, 2025, 9:23 AM
The hospital Carol takes Helen to in the pilot is the CNM Education Collaborative Building, 940 University Boulevard SE.
12- Anonymous - Dec 12, 2025, 3:55 PM
Carol enters the Special Collections Library in Albuquerque, which is supposed to be the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe.
13- Anonymous - Dec 14, 2025, 11:37 PM
The km 3 we see Manousos passing by in the Trailer ("Peru" but actually Gran Canaria) https://maps.app.goo.gl/FsFq1HuCPrfqDUPu5
14- Anonymous - Dec 15, 2025, 4:22 PM
The Oviedo Congress and Exhibitions Center in Asturias is not nicknamed "La Almeja”, but "El centollu" or "El cangrejo" (spider crab or crab in Asturian and Spanish, respectively).
15- Guillermo - Dec 19, 2025, 5:06 AM
Check out this Google Earth picture of Carol's cul-de-sac! It's pretty cool.
16- Anonymous - Dec 21, 2025, 6:26 PM
Great site! Quick correction: Milne Stadium is in Albuquerque, not Rio Rancho.
Also: 505 Marquette is now the PNC Bank Building, rather than Compass.
17- Anonymous - Dec 21, 2025, 9:21 PM
Both coffee shops- the one used in Mulholland Drive, and Milton's- were formerly Denny's, and that's why the architecture (and the shape of the sign) is very similar.
18- Anonymous - Dec 24, 2025, 6:26 AM
Episode 9. I think one of the vacation places where they go is Ha Long Bay in Vietnam.
19- Jasmine - Dec 24, 2025, 7:45 AM
Thank you so much for your article about Pluribus filming locations. In the far future, I was planning on taking a trip to New Mexico to see everything, and was dreading having to find all of the locations. Luckily, you all have found them already! Thank you so much again.
20- Anonymous - Dec 25, 2025, 1:30 AM
The credits for S1E9 suggested parts were filmed in Montana. The ski resort must have been filmed there.
Reply
21- Ra Moon - Dec 25, 2025, 11:33 AM
Thank you all, updated!
22- Anonymous - Dec 26, 2025, 7:27 PM
So nice to read real content online, not AI garbage. Thanks!
23- Anonymous - Jan 1, 2026, 9:02 PM
This was very helpful. Thanks for all of your time and effort in creating it!
Ra Moon
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