How Great American Pure Flix's 'Destination Heaven' solidifies Kentucky's status as prime filming location
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Suppose you have the opportunity to engage in a once-in-a-lifetime conversation with the almighty, who provides guidance and inspiration during your darkest hours and this is what 'Destination Heaven' is all about.
Directed by Vance Null, Nathan Scoggins, and Matt Shapira, the family drama centers on God (Harry Lennix), who appears to people in different circumstances and offers them hope.
If you are planning to watch the family drama series, let's talk about where it was filmed first.
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
A significant portion of the show was filmed in Lexington, Kentucky, in the United States. Located in the Bluegrass region, the city is well-known as the 'Horse Capital of the World.'
Furthermore, the city is well known worldwide for producing the best mature Bourbon whisky in the world.
Lexington's economy is also one of the most stable; as of 2020, 16,743 people were employed by the University of Kentucky, the city's largest employer, and the unemployment rate in the Lexington Metro Area was 3.7% in August 2015.
The city is well-known for its artistic and cultural offerings, and in June it hosts the Broadway and Bluegrass music festivals.
Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
Wilmore, Kentucky, USA, also served as the filming location for 'Destination Heaven'.
According to the City of Wilmore, the railroad founded Wilmore in 1876 as a flag stop and built the neighboring High Bridge Railroad trestle on the Kentucky River, which became the highest in the world in 1877 and was considered an engineering wonder at the time.
There are 5,999 residents living in the city as of the 2020 census, and it is a part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Furthermore, the city served as the initial site of the Ichthus Music Festival, which brought together speakers and musicians of Christian music from 1970 until 2012 in Wilmore. The festival was revived in 2021 and moved back to Wilmore.
'Destination Heaven' trailer
