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The application not only maps out the most famous film scenes in Britain, but it allows users to browse famous Hollywood and independent films locations, whether they’re looking for Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, Batman’s Wayne Manor, or Sherlock Holmes locations in London. “It was incredible. These are tourists who wanted to see where the James Bond movie was filmed or where Robin Hood was filmed or where the Sherlock Holmes scene was shot. So you can download this app, and it will take you around the country,” said Simon Hudson, director of the Smart- State Center of Excellence in Tourism and Economic Development at the University of South Carolina. Hudson is trying to spur that same spirit of tourism entrepreneurism in South Carolina, and particularly in the Midlands. FULL STORY