'Hunger Games' District 12 For Sale In North Carolina Town Where Movie Was Filmed (PHOTOS)

Good news for "Hunger Games" fanatics who have $1.4. million to spare: District 12 is up for sale.

The stretch of land used to portray the home of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark has been put on the market by resident and owner Wade Shepherd.

The 83-year-old man says he feels "bombarded" by tourists coming to the quiet town of Henry River Mill Village -- which is about 70 miles from Asheville, N.C. -- to catch a glimpse of the fictional residence of the popular "Hunger Games" characters, the Associated Press reports.

"We’ve had visitors by the thousands," Shepherd told the Sun. "This Saturday alone we had more than 200 here at once from every corner of the country."

Although Shepherd has not read the book series, he told the Sun he hopes a "Hunger Games" fan buys the property, since it's more likely he or she would preserve it.

The buzz around town has even led to "Hunger Games" tours, where visitors can learn archery and fire-building, the Associated Press reports.

The blockbuster film was shot entirely in North Carolina, with the city of Charlotte featured as the Capitol, according to the Guardian.

The "Hunger Games" certainly isn't the first film to bring notoriety to quiet towns.

Stephenie Meyer's hit book series, "Twilight," attracted a slew of fans to the sleepy town of Forks, Wash. The extra attention transformed a struggling suburb into a bustling tourist attraction that profits from references to "Twilight" characters Edward and Bella, MTV reports.

Similarly, businesses near Watford, England are reaping the benefits of a new Harry Potter studio tour that gives fans a chance to visit several sets used to film the smash movie series, according to the Telegraph.

For a look at some of the North Carolina locations used to portray District 12 in "The Hunger Games," click through the images below:

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Comments

[NotThisAgain]

11:59 PM on 03/28/2013

I'd buy it.

[Aaron Masser]

01:28 PM on 04/14/2012

Forks, WA is not a suburb. Look at a map. It is the only town for a long long way in a temperate jungle.
Also it is just slightly less run down now, not booming.

[FromTeaToBag]

08:52 AM on 04/09/2012

How perfect this is in the South, and the timing of the film's release...so people can get used to what being poor really means.

[mangez merde]

03:20 AM on 04/09/2012

I bid $2. Did I win ?????

[kykys2]

02:20 AM on 04/09/2012

Ah, yes. This is exactly how I like my towns. Post-apocalyptic.

[Mrs Robinsons]

03:45 PM on 04/08/2012

When I am 83 years old
I will have left enough notes
to myself
to ensure
that I do not
get jumped
to doing something like
selling my own land out
from under myself.

[Schneb]

10:50 PM on 04/07/2012

Good thing Michigan cut way back on tax breaks for filming here--hate to have people flock to the state, buy (otherwise low-value) real estate, and spend money in restaurants and hotels, all after there'd been an earlier round of hiring, spending and so on during the actual filming.

Those suckers in N.C. and Washington--what a bunch of dodos!

Thanks Michigan GOP.

not.

[blueman00009]

03:08 PM on 04/06/2012

Hmmm, kinda speaks volumes about rural North Carolina and that it was used as a backdrop for a futuristic society that is starving.

[alexandra412]

05:07 PM on 04/09/2012

Yes, it speaks volumes about their tax breaks and film industry infrastructure.