Where was Scarpetta filmed? The house and the locations in Virginia

Set primarily in Alexandria, Virginia, Scarpetta was filmed in and around Nashville, Tennessee.

Adapted from Patricia Cornwell’s massive bestsellers, the forensic crime drama unfolds across dual timelines (the late 1990s and the present day), with Kay Scarpetta (Nicole Kidman/Rosy McEwen) investigating grisly murders that may connect to a serial killer across both eras.

Here is our spoiler-free guide to (almost) all the filming locations of Scarpetta. You’ll find the locations in order of their first appearance.

The Scarpetta locations

One of the first locations in the first episode, "Bridge of Time, Part One", is the Market Street Bridge, also known as the John Ross Bridge, in Chattanooga.

Opened in 1917, there is no clock on the bridge, but the concrete surface was used in the past as advertising space.

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The scenes at Virginia's state buildings were filmed at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville.

Built in the mid-19th century in the Greek Revival style, it features a central lantern instead of a dome, as well as ornate chambers for the House and Senate adorned with limestone carvings and historical murals.

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The graveyard is the monumental Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.

Established in 1855, this garden-style burial ground is modeled after Mount Auburn in Cambridge, near Boston.

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The Scarpetta house

Scarpetta's house is the Absalom Thompson Home at the historic Oaklawn Plantation in Spring Hill.

Built circa 1835 on an original 3,000-acre estate, this Greek Revival mansion is a Civil War site, as it served as General Hood's headquarters.

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The Italian market in Miami in the second episode, "Kay", is Little Hats Market, a charming Italian store and eatery in Nashville's Germantown neighborhood.

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Usually, if a location is referred to as an ominous setting in the fiction, the names are changed.

In this case, the budget motel was filmed at a real Econo Lodge, located near Percy Priest Lake and Nashville International Airport.

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The mayor's office at Alexandria City Hall in the third episode, "Dot", is the Watson Founders Hall at the Nashville Symphony Center.

Opened in 2006, the complex blends modern construction with neo-Classical style, deliberately reviving ornate interiors with sculpted motifs, reliefs, and classical columns to evoke timeless grandeur for classical music—that's so cool!

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In the fourth episode, "Pete", there's a scene with Dorothy (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Pete (Bobby Cannavale) filmed inside the Drusie & Darr restaurant, within Nashville's iconic Hermitage Hotel.

This premier historic hotel opened in 1910 as the city's first million-dollar property.

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Thor Labs headquarters is the Nashville City Center building on Union Street.

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The Starlight Cinemas in the fifth episode is the Regal Hollywood in Nashville's Grandview Heights neighborhood.

Opened in 1998, this 27-screen multiplex was designed in a 1950s Streamline Moderne style, evoking retro Hollywood glamour.

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In the series finale, "Bridge of Time, Part Two", the elegant exterior of The Hermitage Hotel appears briefly.

Designed in the Beaux-Arts style, it is the only remaining commercial example in Tennessee.

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