Northern Ireland is fighting to turn the 300-mile ice wall from 'Game of Thrones' into a tourist attraction
On the HBO show, it is the 300-mile barrier of ice fans know simply as "The Wall." Looked over by the voluntary military order, the Night's Watch, it's the only thing that keeps the seven kingdoms safe from the wildlings and other free people, tribes that exist outside of the kingdoms.
Currently, the fantasy series is shooting its sixth season. But local representatives are looking to the future and hoping that HBO will leave the structure up after the series ends.
"It is a magnificent site and it would be a massive tourist attraction," Antrim parliament member Sammy Wilson told the Belfast Telegraph. "The number of buses and people who stop to try and get views of it."
Regardless, area officials are already planning to build out some recreational areas once the show's production ends and they're very excited about possibly having The Wall as a major attraction.
"To have the set there as well would be the icing on the cake," he added.
"Game of Thrones"-related tourism, as well as shows that have followed "GOT" to shoot in the country, has already given Northern Ireland's economy a boost.
An HBO representative has yet to comment for this article.