Well, the movie "Elf" was filmed in various locations throughout New York City and Toronto, Canada. Some of the main filming locations included Central Park, the Empire State Building, and the Rockefeller Center. The North Pole scenes were filmed at Santa's Workshop in North Pole, New York. Other locations used for filming included the Gimbels Department Store in Philadelphia, the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, and the New York Public Library.