‘Wednesday’ Filming Locations You Can Visit in Romania

If you're a fan of Netflix's supernatural series Wednesday, you've probably been immersed in the eerie, mystical world the show creates. Directed by Tim Burton, The Addams Family spin-off follows Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams as she navigates life as a student at Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for students with extraordinary abilities.

Despite the show being set in Vermont, Tim Burton and his team knew they needed a location that would embody Wednesday’s signature gothic style. According to Little Black Book, the show was first set to film in Toronto, but the look and feel didn’t fit Wednesday’s spooky aesthetic.

After seeing location photos of Romania’s gothic castles and landscapes, everyone was sold, and the series was shot over seven key locations not far from Bucharest.

Below we’ve rounded up all of the filming locations from Wednesday that you can actually visit when travelling through Romania.

Nevermore Academy serves as the dominant backdrop throughout the series, a haven for the show's outcasts, witches and werewolves alike. In real life, the school's exterior shots are of Cantacuzino Castle, a stunning Gothic-style palace nestled in the mountain town of Bușteni.

Originally built in 1911 as the summer residence for Romanian Prince Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, the castle has since hosted a long line of royal rulers, lending a touch of regality to the show's setting. The carved stone castle serves as an exceptional example of Neo-Romanian architecture - a perfect mix of Gothic, Baroque, Byzantine, Bavarian and Art Nouveau. 

Today Cantacuzino Castle is opened to the public, and in 2015 an art gallery was introduced to eventually host art pieces from the likes of Dali, da Vinci and Van Gogh, to name a few. Visitors can also explore the stunning array of Venetian art, Roman mosaics and stained glass sprinkled with local Romanian touches.

When you join a Romania Biking trip with B&R, you'll have the opportunity to enjoy lunch inside Cantacuzino Castle.

The Bucharest Botanical Garden is a favourite walking spot among the locals, spanning over 17 hectares and home to over 10,000 plant species. In Wednesday's world, the garden is a stand-in for Nevermore's greenhouse, used as a classroom setting where students learn about herbology and botany. 

Today the garden is a cherished destination, now serving as part of Bucharest University’s botanical institute. Visitors can spend hours exploring the diverse range of exotic plant families, a beautiful rose garden and impressive water pond displays.

The greenhouses are open on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 AM-1 PM.

While exterior shots of Nevermore Academy were filmed at Cantacuzino Castle, the real-life interiors belong to Palatul Monteoru, a historic house and monument nestled in Bucharest. The house was used as Principal Weems’ office (as well as a few shots from Nevermore's Raven ball), but in real life housed the Romanian Writers Union HQ until 2013.

In 2015, new owners began to transform the place into a vibrant multicultural center complete with a restaurant, a garden and spaces to hold live music events.