But if you close your eyes and imagine the White Way of Delight, the truth is that Avonlea exists not in a province, but in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s words. The films simply gave us a place to park our dreams.

The train station where Matthew first meets Anne is the Jerseyville Railway Station , now preserved at Westfield Heritage Village in Rockton .

The most famous adaptation, starring Megan Follows and Colleen Dewhurst, was filmed almost entirely in and nearby parts of Nova Scotia .

The production traveled to PEI primarily for exterior landscapes that couldn't be replicated elsewhere. www.anneofgreengables.com

: The daring walk across the roof was filmed at the Cole House in the Pickering Museum Village Beechwood (Aunt Josephine’s Estate) : The grand Toronto home was portrayed by the Spadina Museum in downtown Toronto. For Anne with an E , Castle Kilbride in Baden, Ontario, was used for this purpose.

PEI provided the "soul" of the films through its unique geography. The White Sands Hotel : This fictional luxury hotel is actually Dalvay by the Sea

The first "talkie" version of the story, starring Dawn O'Day (who changed her stage name to Anne Shirley for the role), took a different approach.