This court in Manhattan handles more than 100,000 arrests a year, and averages about 70 to 90 cases during the 5 pm-1 am night shift.

Operating since 1967, the court has been an inspiration for the tv series Night Court and various scenes from Law & Order.

Interestingly, the court has become something of a bizarre tourist attraction, and was even listed in a Lonely Planet guide as a destination.

Notwithstanding recent arraignments of celebrities like rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn, there is a compelling interest in the American judicial system that underpins much of the tourism. And the obvious hope to see Bull Shannon lay down the law.

Source: AP

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The opening credits of the sitcom Full House feature the Painted Ladies on Postcard Row (pictured below).

These picturesque homes, located at 710–720 Steiner Street across from Alamo Park, are frequently used in San Francisco montages. They were built between 1892 and 1896 and survived the San Francisco fire of 1906.

The exterior that serves as the Tanner family home is on Broderick St.

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Punta Dura, an Italian restaurant in Long Island City, was the stand-in for Artie Bucco's Nuovo Vesuvio throughout all six seasons of The Sopranos. It closed down in late 2013.

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Interior and exterior scenes at the Bada Bing, gathering spot for Tony and his crew in The Sopranos, were filmed at the real-life strip club Satin Dolls on Route 17 in Lodi, New Jersey.

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You can find Tony Soprano's mother's house in Verona, New Jersey.

I assume that just like Tony's house the interiors were shot on location only for the pilot episode before sets were built at Silvercup Studios to use for the remainder of the show.

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