▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁scenes ▁shown ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁and ▁mis cell aneous ▁scen ery ▁sh ots ▁throughout ▁the ▁early ▁episodes ▁were ▁fil med ▁in ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard , ▁an ▁island ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Mason bor o . ▁Inter iors ▁for ▁the ▁Pot ter ▁family ' s ▁The ▁Ice house ▁restaurant ▁were ▁fil med ▁at ▁The ▁Ice house ▁bar ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Wil ming ton , ▁while ▁ex ter iors ▁were ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁D ock side ▁R estaur ant ▁in ▁Wright sv ille ▁Beach . ▁Near by ▁constru ctions ▁at ▁the ▁real ▁Ice house ▁later ▁forced ▁produ cers ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁bar ▁from ▁the ▁story line ▁by ▁burning ▁it ▁down . ▁Other ▁prominent ▁exterior ▁sh ots ▁include ▁Ald erman ▁Hall ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Wil ming ton ' s ▁campus , ▁serving ▁for ▁Cap es ide ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁architect ural ▁uniform ity ▁of ▁the ▁campus , ▁it ▁was ▁difficult ▁for ▁the ▁university ▁to ▁double ▁as ▁another ▁campus ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁when ▁the ▁characters ▁reached ▁college ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁sixth ▁season . ▁Therefore , ▁scenes ▁at ▁the ▁fict ional ▁Wor thing ton ▁University ▁in ▁Boston ▁were ▁fil med ▁at ▁Duke ▁University ▁and ▁around ▁Franklin ▁Street ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Other ▁film ing ▁locations ▁in ▁later ▁seasons ▁include ▁Dur ham ▁and ▁R ale igh . ▁The ▁Hell ' s ▁K itchen ▁bar ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁a ▁natural