Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley at a meet and greet in 2010. They play Damon, Elena and Stefan in the show, respectively. Photo: Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage via Getty Images
This famous2000s show aboutvampires, werewolves and a love triangle with brothers wasn't actually filmed in Virginia — but it's set in a fictional town here called Mystic Falls.
Fun fact: It was supposed to be named "Fell's Church," like it is in "The Vampire Diaries" novels.
But the production ran into licensing issues due to the similarities between that and Falls Church in NoVa.
And even thoughthe series was mostly filmed in Covington, Georgia, outside of Atlanta, Virginia gets mentioned throughout the series.
In Season 1 Episode 2, for example, one of the characters mentions his mom is in Virginia Beach.
What's next: If you start now, you could binge-watch all eight seasons on Peacock or Max by Halloween.
