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That's What I'm Tolkien About: Top Tourist Spots Inspired by Film and TV

14:05 GMT 26.10.2016 (Updated: 20:51 GMT 19.10.2022)

© AP Photo / Michael SohnGollum, a character from the "Lord of the Rings" tale, sits above a model of the town Minas Tirith during a press presentation for the Spiel '03 (game '03) fair in Essen, Germany, Wednesday Oct. 22, 2003.

Gollum, a character from the Lord of the Rings tale, sits above a model of the town Minas Tirith during a press presentation for the Spiel '03 (game '03) fair in Essen, Germany, Wednesday Oct. 22, 2003. - Sputnik International

Tourism New Zealand has revealed that despite there being twice as many cows as people, it's hobbits that are the real cash crop for the country. The enduring appeal of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies has led tourism to become New Zealand's top foreign money earner.

Read on to discover what other tourist destinations have benefited from the glamour and star dust of the silver screen.