Where They Went

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Directed by Jon Turteltaub

To clear an ancestor tied to Lincoln's assassination, Ben Gates follows a cipher from Washington to Paris and London, back to the White House and finally to the Black Hills of South Dakota.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Abigail's house
    Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 00:10:00
    Inferred

    Ben and Riley break in to look at the diary page; Abigail lets them see it.

  2. 2Statue of Liberty replica, Île aux Cygnes, Paris
    ≈ 00:20:00
    Stated on screen

    At the small Statue of Liberty they find an engraving pointing to the Resolute desks.

  3. 3Buckingham Palace, London
    ≈ 00:27:00
    Stated on screen

    Ben and Abigail open a secret compartment in the palace's Resolute desk, then Wilkinson chases them through London.

  4. 4Oval Office
    The White House, Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 00:48:00
    Stated on screen
  5. 5Mount Vernon, Virginia
    ≈ 01:05:00
    Stated on screen
  6. 6Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 01:15:00
    Stated on screen
  7. 7Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
    ≈ 01:28:00
    Stated on screen
  8. 8City of gold under Mount Rushmore (fictional)
    ≈ 01:35:00
    Stated on screenFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
20,604 km
Places
8
Countries
3
Stops
8
  • Not shown: 20,604 km
  • On foot: 0.5 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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