The movie "Christmas Vacation" was filmed in several different locations, but the main setting was in Spokane, Washington. The house used for the exterior shots of the Griswold family home was located on Long Lake in Spokane, and the inside shots were filmed on a soundstage in Los Angeles. Other locations used in the film include the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Seattle Space Needle, and the Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.