You can learn all about the real place in PEOPLE’s, but here’s a sneak peek: The rustic retreat opened in 1936 and boasted all of the outdoorsy charm that the location scouts were looking for (and upstate New York options lacked). While some scenes were filmed at Lake Lure, North Carolina — which also hosts each year with live music, watermelon relay races and a lake lift competition — the majority of the exterior shots, including the Virginia Bungalow that the Housemans called home, took place at the Lodge.
Regardless of its different name and location, Mountain Lake Lodge is everything a die-hard Dirty Dancing fan could've asked for. The resort offers Dirty Dancing-.