The magical world of Harry Potter is a global phenomenon that no one could have anticipated. The wizarding world became such a desired concept that Universal Studios took it into their own hands to build the real-life Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Hogsmeade materialized into actual brick-and-mortars so that now these once completely made up places can be visited by ambitious Potter fans. Yet, while avid vacationers can experience these fictitious settings, there are still some locations from the series that are based on real-life places. Want to know which is which? Here are five locations based on real-life places, and five that were completely made up.