The North Remembers Hedges", an avenue of gnarly beech trees near Armoy, County Antrim. For the exteriors of the capital city of King's Landing, that had been doubled for Malta for the entire season 1, now the production flew to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik. Known as "The Pearl of the Adriatic", the city proved to be a good representation of King's Landing since it shared many characteristics with the fictional capital: it had a well-preserved medieval look, with high walls and the sea at its side. According to David Benioff, executive producer of the show, "The minute we started walking around the
Pearl City, Illinois were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over. Pearl City is located at (42.266179, -89.827185). It is located approximately west of Freeport and east of Galena. It is a part of the Freeport Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Stephenson County. According to the 2010 census, Pearl City has a total area of , of which (or 98.61%) is land and (or 1.39%) is water. Pearl City is home to three churches, Zion Community, St. John's Lutheran, and Pearl City Methodist. There are two local 4-H clubs,