This Is Where Chesapeake Shores Is Actually Filmed

This probably isn't a big shocker for fans of dramatic television, but the shores of Chesapeake shown in the show are not a product of the Baltimore area. Rather, they're some of Canada's most photogenic scenery. Yep, according to the Vancouver Tourism Board's official website, the show is shot on Vancouver Island. The small towns of Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Nanaimo, and Nanoose Bay stand in for various American locales. "Chesapeake Shores" isn't unique this way; "Virgin River," set in Northern California, films in Canada, too.

The best part about this on-location shooting choice? It means that fans of the show can visit lots of the places seen on the show, which operate as actual businesses when "Chesapeake Shores" isn't shooting there. For example, the Chesapeake Shores Flower Shop is actually Smithford's Gifts in Qualicum Beach, which doesn't sell flowers but does sell handmade gifts, and you can grab a snack at the physical stand-in for the Chesapeake Shores Town Square Cafe; in real life it's Bailey's in the Village Cafe, also located in Qualicum Beach.