where does christmas vacation take place
kgb answers Â» Arts & Entertainment Â» Movies Â» In what Chicago suburb does the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation take place? The scene that was shot in Chicago was Frank Shirley's office at the John Hancock Center on Michigan Avenue, near North Side, Chicago, Illinois. While set in a snowy suburb of Chicago, Christmas Vacation was lensed primarily in sunny Los Angeles (along with a few exteriors shot in Colorado). Ranch facility in Burbank (RV not included).