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Bellwood Quarry In real life, this Stranger Things scene was shot at a quarry near Atlanta, Georgia called <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g27718239/where-is-stranger-things-filmed/?slide=5" id="d6656866-fb19-3f9a-a77b-f37ecd16ff90"> Bellwood Quarry </a> . Google Maps/Kenneth Lowry

Hawkins National Laboratory In <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a28277403/david-harbour-hopper-season-three-stranger-things/" id="47168209-d6e3-327d-a79c-f08f9e8473ad"> Stranger Things </a> , Hawkins National Laboratory is the secretive site where Eleven grew up as the subject of an experiment, and inadvertently opened a portal between the Upside Down and Hawkins, Indiana. Netflix

Emory University <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g27718239/where-is-stranger-things-filmed/?slide=2" id="de3d4f51-41ed-3463-ad50-1282a33f5ede"> Emory University in Atlanta </a> served as the site for Hawkins National Laboratory in <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27918528/is-stranger-things-scary/" id="6d99466c-dd8c-3806-aab1-b9c52a40e088"> Stranger Things </a> . Elle Jaye Dee - Flickr

Hawkins Middle School The school Will, Dustin, Mike, and Lucas attend in Stranger Things is appropriately called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kp4oPeIL5Q" id="b3ddabdc-da55-31b2-a4dc-0c5a8ba64206"> Hawkins Middle School </a> (since, you know, they live in Hawkins, Indiana). Netflix

Patrick Henry High School Both interior and exterior shots of Hawkins Middle School were shot at what used to be <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g27718239/where-is-stranger-things-filmed/?slide=4" id="0f8fbaa8-df82-307e-a7bc-ceee034ca58a"> Patrick Henry High School </a> , in Stockbridge, Georgia. The school closed and relocated in 2015, but fans can still visit the building. Google Maps

Melvald's General Store Joyce Byers works (and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1XZrknoBGc" id="566d5a3f-ed2d-3a99-ac2e-955cd0530f25"> kisses Bob in the back room </a> ) at Melvald's General Store in season 2 and 3 of Stranger Things. Netflix

Jackson Drug Company Though fans <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g27718239/where-is-stranger-things-filmed/?slide=6" id="83557db7-3447-3353-a1de-3b888b4a1cff"> can visit the store's exterior </a> at 4 2nd Street in Jackson, Georgia, the old drug store sadly <a href="https://wgxa.tv/news/local/jackson-drug-company-says-farewell-after-55-years" id="9e6b1ab8-9b57-34f3-aec5-25dd0930ce46"> closed down in 2017 </a> . Google Maps

Benny's Burgers In the first season of Stranger Things, Benny's Burgers is where Eleven goes after escaping from Hawkins National Laboratory. The owner, Benny, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pa7HCI_B44" id="8ea0068f-7526-3581-a826-8624f05db627"> gives her some food </a> before meeting an unfortunate end. Netflix

Tiffany's Kitchen The Stranger Things scenes at Benny's Burgers were filmed at <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g27718239/where-is-stranger-things-filmed/?slide=7" id="d48d8031-d8f5-3662-a742-948e410f7c56"> a restaurant called Tiffany's Kitchen </a> in Lithia Springs, Georgia. Facebook

Starcourt Mall Much of Stranger Things season 2 took place at the Starcourt Mall, where Steve and Robin work at the Scoops Ahoy in the mall's food court. The show even released a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXyju7zFwyE" id="7392b822-6bf8-356d-ae60-a269dd0ae2d6"> mock advertisement for the Starcourt Mall </a> ahead of the show's second season. Netflix

Gwinnett Place Mall The Starcourt Mall scenes were filmed in Duluth, Georgia at the Gwinnett Place Mall. <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g27718239/where-is-stranger-things-filmed/?slide=10" id="e4292a96-9556-38c7-a2a8-d9ecb71dc29d"> Portions of the building were remodeled </a> to look more like a mall from the '80s. Mike Kalasnik - Flickr

Chernobyl The HBO miniseries Chernobyl tells the story of the <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27391411/chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant-recreated/" id="f2c6168e-bc8e-3e52-ad60-ca44a9370aef"> Chernobyl disaster </a> that took place in Soviet Ukraine in April 1986. In the first episode, there's a scene of the nuclear power plant engulfed in flames. HBO

Ignalina Various scenes from Chernobyl were filmed in Visaginas, Lithuania, which is where <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27699064/where-was-hbo-chernobyl-filmed/" id="d6a4c3bb-5328-3b12-ad66-0f07d76b8dc5"> Ignalina (Chernobyl's sister power plant) </a> is located. In 2009, Ignalina was shut down due to concern that a Chernobyl-like disaster could take place at the plant. AFP - Getty Images

Bixby Creek Bridge The dreamy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgZrxhKdZGI" id="aaf8edd7-ac4f-3a22-a528-8c4c65042e18"> opening credits for HBO's Big Little Lies </a> features the iconic Bixby Creek Bridge near Monterey, California, where the show is set. HBO

Bixby Creek Bridge Fans of the show (and beautiful views of the California coastline) can visit the <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g240329-d116836-Reviews-Bixby_Bridge-Big_Sur_California.html" id="6091b899-d405-3761-a587-4644159697ae"> Bixby Creek Bridge </a> in Big Sur, California. photo by Chris Axe - Getty Images

Del Monte Beach Given the coastal California setting, it's no surprise that the characters in Big Little Lies spend a lot of time on the beach. In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmjVZFQsy3k" id="e6f47f0d-14c4-3c1e-a04e-94c0ea3e638d"> notable scene from season 1 </a> , Jane, Madeline, and Celeste go for a cathartic run on the beach. HBO

Del Monte Beach The running scene, as well as a few other scenes from Big Little Lies, were shot on or near <a href="https://www.seemonterey.com/things-to-do/beaches/monterey/" id="06ca11c7-15f1-3b83-abb2-6be77a549cac"> Del Monte Beach </a> in Monterey, California. AlessandraRC - Getty Images

Ed and Madeline Mackenzie's House In addition to A-list actors and compelling story lines, Big Little Lies features some truly gorgeous real estate, including the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLE3W2i6S_E" id="49c92de2-070f-3fc2-ac70-5cb9eb299667"> beach house </a> that Madeline Mackenzie and her husband, Ed, live in. HBO

Broad Beach Road The beach house (well, mansion) has served as the setting for scenes in Big Little Lies, as well as Hannah Montana. For those who want to live the lifestyle of the rich and famous, the Malibu property is <a href="https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a27787830/big-little-lies-hannah-montana-home-malibu-mansion/" id="5e286fe1-d49d-3d60-aa38-529945cc69e8"> available to rent for just $3,000 a night </a> . Malibu Luxury Vacation Homes

Renata and Gordon Klein's House While all of the homes featured in Big Little Lies are extravagant, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZHO7Lnz31U" id="17ac36f5-2c0d-3c55-a8fd-3c950bb63c94"> Renata Klein's home </a> is especially magnificent. Within the show, she's one of the richest characters (well, until this season, that is). HBO

Winding Way According to <a href="https://scenetherapy.com/big-little-lies-renata-kleins-house/" id="b558773e-c26b-34ba-af4d-7068470222a2"> Scene Therapy </a> , the house Renata and Gordon live in on Big Little Lies is located on Winding Way in Malibu. It reportedly almost wasn't chosen for the show, because it's already been featured prominently in shows like 90210 and Revenge. Scene Therapy

The Stairs The staircase where Perry "falls" to his death in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfj3HA-pstI" id="c9ce75b1-c8ec-3538-ac7d-60a2804ec839"> season 1 finale </a> of Big Little Lies is also featured several times earlier in the season, as Madeline frustratedly ignores the barriers on her way to the community theatre. HBO

Barnsdall Art Park The infamous stairs are part of <a href="http://www.iamnotastalker.com/2018/01/17/barnsdall-art-park-from-big-little-lies/" id="d611a5fa-a885-3f4a-adab-ae61ea751565"> Barnsdall Art Park </a> in Los Angeles. Several other scenes from the season 1 finale of Big Little Lies were also shot here. Getty Images

Logan and Marcy Roy's Apartment On HBO's Succession, family patriarch Logan Roy and his wife, Marcy, live in a gorgeous Fifth Avenue townhouse. Picasa - HBO

American Irish Historical Society Though the show's creators redecorated parts of the interior during shooting, the <a href="https://untappedcities.com/2019/06/07/nyc-filming-locations-for-succession-on-hbo/" id="d4999c1e-6ceb-3e61-aa07-613c34e2b851"> scenes inside Logan and Marcy's apartment </a> were shot at the American Irish Historical Society located in New York City. Untapped Cities/Augustin Pasquet

Forrest Gump's Bus Stop In Forrest Gump, the titular character is sitting on a bench during the opening scene, before he goes on to tell his companion all about his truly fascinating life. And of course, it's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJh59vZ8ccc" id="b08df5fe-50dc-3554-acab-ca59840a075c"> where he issues the iconic line </a> : "My mama always said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.'" Paramount

Chippewa Square The actual bench that Tom Hanks sat on has since been moved to the Savannah History Museum, but fans can visit the location where the Forrest Gump <a href="http://www.savannahtheatre.com/forrest-gump-bus-stop-bench/" id="1499b57e-1d2b-36ff-aace-0c5e821b296b"> bus stop scenes were shot </a> at Chippewa Square in Savannah, Georgia. Getty Images

Ghostbusters Headquarters A rundown fire station (including a fully-functional pole) in New York City eventually becomes the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-O8_Ja05Gs" id="53636f5b-ab02-3a86-aba4-b083d4841626"> headquarters for the Ghostbusters </a> . Columbia Pictures

Hook &amp; Ladder 8 The exterior shots of the team's headquarters in Ghostbusters were shot at a fire station in Tribeca in New York City. It's an active fire station, meaning visitors can't go inside, but <a href="https://www.nycgo.com/attractions/hook-ladder-company-8-tribeca" id="8dd9a368-0dab-3b1c-a14a-6af3450938c5"> fans can take pictures outside </a> and try and get a glimpse of the Ghostbusters logo in the station's garage. ThomPics - SK - Getty Images

Thorufoss Pity the poor goat standing near this waterfall. In season 4 of Game of Thrones, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN1tVhQuzDw" id="b1b8428c-2c52-3b3e-a6a7-e11dda6a7891"> Daenerys' dragon, Drogon, attacks the animal </a> as it stands near the water. HBO

Thorufoss, Iceland Game of Thrones fans can visit the <a href="https://travelade.com/iceland/stories/game-of-thrones-locations-in-iceland/" id="4ff5af08-13f4-3572-a0df-e51400765bd5"> scenic waterfall in Thorufoss, Iceland </a> . Hopefully, there'll be less bloodshed in real life. ablokhin - Getty Images

The Bloody Gate There have been several scenes in Game of Thrones featuring <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znlPfK_3Fok" id="f18892bb-5184-32b4-a9c1-59e937352346"> The Bloody Gate </a> , which guards the western edge of the Vale of Arryn. HBO

Thingvellir National Park In real life, Game of Thrones scenes featuring The Bloody Gate were shot in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park, though the gate itself is CGI. Michael Ver Sprill - Getty Images

Eastwatch-by-the-Sea Before being destroyed, the port for the Night's Watch in Game of Thrones at the far eastern end of the Wall was called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io5HRblzuQQ" id="83eaac08-bc11-3ed0-a94e-f5535986bfe4"> Eastwatch-by-the-Sea </a> . HBO

Dyrhlaey Like many Game of Thrones scenes, the Eastwatch-by-the-Sea moments are shot in Iceland. The distinctive arched rock formation can be <a href="https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/jorunnsg/dyrholaey-the-arch-with-the-hole" id="37722b51-113c-3569-a890-8dfe48fee580"> found in Dyrhlaey </a> . Leonid Andronov - Getty Images

King's Landing Much of Game of Thrones takes place in King's Landing. In the show, it's the capital and largest city in the Seven Kingdomsat least, until that last episode. HBO

Dubrovnik, Croatia The Croatian city of Dubrovnik is where King's Landing scenes were filmed for Game of Thrones. Visitors to the city have plenty of <a href="https://www.game-of-thrones-dubrovnik-tour.com" id="b393c42d-a8e4-3ae2-ac3b-f642f0cf6e69"> Game of Thrones- </a> <a href="https://www.game-of-thrones-dubrovnik-tour.com" id="fecfa9c7-9889-3a65-aa29-3e78a1c89801"> themed tours to choose from </a> , where they can see everything from The Red Keep to the gates of King's Landing. PocholoCalapre - Getty Images

Tower of Joy In Game of Thrones, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aO_CsqfBAo" id="71c3d7b1-ebc7-317d-a69c-cd07ecf8157a"> Tower of Joy </a> is where Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark lived after marrying in secret. Most notably, it's the birthplace of Jon Snow (real name: Aegon Targaryen). HBO

Castillo de Zafra Game of Thrones scenes featuring the Tower of Joy were actually filmed at the <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1435666-d1453768-Reviews-Castillo_de_Zafra-Campillo_de_Duenas_Province_of_Guadalajara_Castile_La_Mancha.html" id="bcb66d31-45f5-374e-a7c7-490b183af500"> Castillo de Zafra </a> in Guadalajara, Spain. Visitors can walk the grounds of the 12th-century sandstone castle. mtrommer - Getty Images

Warrior Falls The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxaeJntQNbs" id="d463a463-6419-366c-a1c9-bac5cb8a1e61"> fight at Warrior Falls </a> between Killmonger and T'Challa is one of the most intense scenes in Black Panther. Disney

Iguaz Falls The <a href="https://awol.junkee.com/black-panther-filming-locations/58841" id="34013b6e-c509-3890-aebc-c46a74eb674f"> Warrior Falls scenes </a> from Black Panther were partially shot at the largest waterfall system in the world, Iguaz Falls, which sits on the border of Argentina and Brazil. espiegle - Getty Images

Convergence of the Realms In Thor: The Dark World, Thor battles Malekith across multiple worlds until one portal separates them, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wegEa0XwFMQ" id="31d2231e-bf16-3d09-a8e6-f7888779d7d3"> leading to the final battle scene </a> . Disney

Old Royal Naval College The <a href="https://www.ornc.org/#C6fbA5ShAjqCOrQA.97" id="bbc1fbc6-988d-3359-acf0-f3942e36e0a5"> Old Royal Naval College </a> in Greenwich, London is located on the south bank of the river Thames. In addition to being featured in Thor: The Dark World, the institution has also served as a backdrop in Skyfall, The King's Speech, and The Crown. asmithers - Getty Images

Temple of the Sun In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGN0LuEXBYY" id="5628d210-ad36-3eea-af67-5685e790e1db"> Temple of the Sun houses the Holy Grail </a> , which can only be accessed after completing a series of three challenges. Paramount

Al-Khazneh The Temple of the Sun is called <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/petra-360-7.html" id="617d205a-6cea-3ca0-a868-fc7af7b5fa03"> Al-Khazneh </a> in real life, which is Arabic for The Treasury. It's located in the city of Petra in Jordan and in addition to appearing in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, it's also featured in The Mummy Returns and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. THOMAS COEX - Getty Images

Monk's Cafe Monk's Cafe was the restaurant where Jerry, Elaine, and George spent many, many hours over <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahLEaVzBMuQ" id="0a0729c1-fcdc-3bba-a2bb-d20fab6ea105"> nine seasons of </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahLEaVzBMuQ" id="a15bb487-79a8-3ea9-a28b-f10ea48abcc9"> Seinfeld </a> . NBC - NBC Universal

Tom's Restaurant Although scenes inside Monk's Cafe were filmed on a soundstage in Los Angeles, the exterior shots featuring the classic neon sign were filmed at <a href="https://www.tomsrestaurant.net" id="a6ff29aa-1b25-3916-ac68-afad6513aa02"> Tom's Restaurant </a> in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City. Roberto Machado Noa - Getty Images

Katz's Delicatessen Everyone remembers <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNEX0fbGePg" id="15cdb99e-7c6d-3e6d-a700-cbc76f425c7c"> this, uh, exciting scene </a> from When Harry Met Sally, in which Sally proves to Harry that <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a19534273/why-women-fake-orgasms/" id="e06f9ad6-6372-35b4-a97e-c1a75750cf61"> women can (and do) fake orgasms during sex </a> . Columbia Pictures

Katz's Delicatessen <a href="https://katzsdelicatessen.com" id="2a84451e-089c-3ee9-a9c7-fafc0e1937a4"> Katz's Delicatessen </a> is a Jewish deli on the Lower East Side in New York City. Visitors <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/katzs-delicatessen-new-york?select=9W-zzQiBrCZOn9IognGB2Q" id="c06d9512-858d-3a30-aeb5-7b5387790600"> can sit at the table where Harry and Sally ate </a> , and maybe you can have what she's having. delray77 - Getty Images

Hogwarts Several locations were used for exterior and interior shots of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films. Gloucester Cathedral was used for scenes in the Gryffindor Common Room, as well as the notable moment when Harry, Ron, and Hermione <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjNHWwelxN4" id="57a7b66a-f8d5-3750-af73-e59d943dc286"> learn that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened </a> . Warner Bros.

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Brett Favre After <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/438280-brett-favre-timeline-of-favres-retirements-in-the-nfl" id="7276b251-63d6-3e80-a053-d6c8b5a76025"> retiring from the NFL </a> (twice), Brett Farve returned to the league in 2009the same year he turned 40. He led the Minnesota Vikings to the NFC Championship Game before retiring in 2010, supposedly for good this time. Christian Petersen - Getty Images

Jerry Rice Jerry Rice turned 40 in 2002 and continued playing in the NFL until 2006. With 303 games under his belt, <a href="https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Jerry_Rice.html" id="f6c123db-b587-3f63-aae3-95962aa62324"> Rice played more than any other non-placekicker or punter </a> in NFL history. Jed Jacobsohn - Getty Images

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar During his 20 seasons in the NBA with the Bucks and the Lakers, <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulka01.html" id="f43b356a-0b24-3cf3-ab24-b978d224dfea"> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar </a> was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and a record 19-time NBA All-Star. In fact, the Lakers went on to win the playoffs twice with him at the helm soon after his 40th birthday. He retired in 1989 at the age of 42. Stephen Dunn - Getty Images

Barry Bonds The same year Barry Bonds turned 40, he won his 7th National League MVP award. During his final season with the MLB two years later, he was an All-Star for the San Francisco Giants. While his accomplishments are no doubt impressive, he later admitted <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3113127" id="010b7824-88d3-30ca-a6f9-6fd5fa0da6cd"> he used steroids </a> , which may have contributed to the longevity of his career. KAZUHIRO NOGI - Getty Images

Pete Rose After turning 41, Pete Rose went on to make the NL All-Star team for the second year in a row. In 1985, at the age of 44, he <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/redsblog/2015/09/08/sept-8-1985--day-pete-rose-really-broke-ty-cobbs-record/71873560/" id="5edadf24-59bc-3c1c-a184-38485f497786"> broke Ty Cobb's all-time hits record </a> with his 4,192nd hit during a game against the Padres. Focus On Sport - Getty Images

Dara Torres At 41, Dara Torres took home <a href="https://www.olympic.org/dara-torres" id="eed6acdc-e31d-3bad-ad50-cf29f88c2560"> three silver medals </a> from the 2008 Beijing Olympics: one for the 50-meter freestyle, another for the 4100-meter medley relay, and one for the 4100-meter freestyle relay. She also <a href="https://aforathlete.fandom.com/wiki/Dara_Torres" id="f1ff0826-fc15-3878-a4ec-568d8ef5057a"> volunteered to take part in an enhanced drug-testing program </a> , saying, "I want people to know that I'm 41, and I'm doing this right. I'm clean." Christian Liewig - Corbis - Getty Images

Phil Mickelson Since turning 40 in 2010, <a href="https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01810.phil-mickelson.html" id="be97ef86-28bf-3761-afbb-d0b655da881f"> Phil Mickelson </a> has claimed victory at the US Open and the British Open and been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Though he had two surgeries in 2016 which forced him to take a short break, he recovered and continued to compete. Now 49, he's still active as ever, having recently won the AT&amp;T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. Ezra Shaw - Getty Images

George Foreman At age 45, <a href="http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/90" id="24618a70-617a-38c6-a821-5052975485da"> George Foreman </a> reclaimed the heavyweight title by winning a fight against Michael Morrer. This also made him the <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-foreman-becomes-oldest-heavyweight-champ" id="b80ffb3c-681b-33ad-a4f9-5b9fe3b793e1"> oldest fighter ever </a> to win the World Heavyweight Championship title. One of the likely reasons he was able to have an impressive career well into his fourth decade is that he retired for 10 years between 1977 and 1987. Bettmann - Getty Images

Martina Navratilova At age 44, <a href="https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/martina-navratilova/" id="f3ae6016-8a58-35d3-a34d-8814cfe6ddab"> Martina Navratilova </a> returned to the court, primarily playing doubles. She went on to win 12 more doubles titles and an additional three mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, all before turning 50. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-31-sp-21940-story.html" id="9a81ecf3-de99-31c9-a0c7-be9dd23e361e"> She temporarily retired </a> from the sport for about five years, which might be part of the reason she was able to continue playing for so long. Johnny Louis - Getty Images

Jack Nicklaus The year Jack Nicklaus turned 40, he won his fourth U.S. Open and his fifth PGA championship. Six years later, at age 46, Nicklaus won his sixth Masters. In 2011, he told <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/jack-nicklaus-1986-yocom" id="0f9ba162-85fd-3341-aab9-c28d5e97f8e7"> Golf Digest </a> , "By 1986 I was not the player I was 15 years earlier. And I've always felt the Masters was a young man's tournament because of the speed of the greens, the firmness of the course and the demands it puts on your nerves... I might have been 46, but my nerves were still good. And I did not want to leave the game playing poorly." Central Press - Getty Images

Satchel Paige <a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/paige-satchel" id="52b4bfee-c1de-30ab-ad01-f07a3bcd7208"> Satchel Paige </a> officially got his start in the major leagues at the age of 42. Previously, he had played for the Negro Leagues before professional baseball was desegregated. Paige was signed to the Indians in 1948 and he went on to become the first African American pitcher to play in the World Series, when the Indians beat the Braves. Bettmann - Getty Images

Hank Aaron The year Hank Aaron turned 40 (1974), he hit his 715th home run in a game against the Dodgers, making him the home run champion of the time, edging out Babe Ruth. Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvfYg_kNtTk&amp;feature=search" id="16c6957e-c064-327f-aa02-7b246aa685ec"> noted why the moment was particularly impactful </a> , given the racial tensions in the country at the time: "What a marvelous moment for baseball; what a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia; what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. A black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol." Bettmann - Getty Images

Darrell Green The two-time Super Bowl winner set a record at the age of 42 in 2002 as the oldest NFL defensive back. Shortly before this, he also set a record as the oldest player with an interception, at the age of 41. Focus On Sport - Getty Images

Harold Baines In 1999, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baineha01.shtml" id="c9ed846c-7ea7-3ff9-aba4-143ebf843b17"> Harold Baines </a> was 40, but still playing like a young man. He managed 103 runs while batting .312 for the season. This same year he was named to the All-Star team for the 6th time. Owen C. Shaw - Getty Images

Ted Williams The left fielder for the Boston Red Sox spent <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willite01.shtml" id="49695530-0935-3e20-a3de-bf99aeda2879"> 19 years playing baseball </a> . However, his career was briefly interrupted by <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/tributes/mlb_obit_ted_williams.jsp?content=military" id="60de2729-4b1d-3c53-a846-d1d5a631d0f4"> mandatory military service </a> during World War II and the Korean War. At 41, Williams retired from baseball, hitting a home run in his final time at-bat on September 28, 1960. Getty Images - Getty Images

Dikembe Mutombo The eight-time All-Star was famous for wagging his finger after every blocked shot. After turning 40 in 2006, he <a href="https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=2786439" id="4b09b3ea-9523-38a9-adb7-e561cb891e44"> became the oldest player in NBA history </a> to record more than 20 rebounds in a game, with 22 rebounds. A year later, he managed five blocked shots and surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in total career blocked shots. Michael Tran - Getty Images

Robert Parish At age 43, <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parisro01.html" id="a175c09c-f2fa-3ad7-a5b3-af4c39fe4645"> Robert Parish </a> played his final NBA season with the Chicago Bulls. He won his fourth NBA title during this season between 1996 and 1997. Bruce Bennett - Getty Images

"Babe" Didrikson Zaharias Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an athlete and excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. In 1951, the year she turned 40, she <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_LPGA_Tour" id="2d83d088-9320-328c-a43e-839c292eeb88"> won nine events on the LPGA tour </a> . Three years later, she earned her sixth AP Female Athlete of the Year honor after winning the U.S. Women's Open, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/20/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-babe-returned-from-cancer.html" id="3c14c730-aa3b-3470-a8cf-15c8aceb53e0"> shortly after being diagnosed with colon cancer </a> . Bettmann - Getty Images

David Wells After turning 40 in 2003, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wellsda01.shtml" id="3fb89911-aedb-379c-ae50-3b0c3ddeb7b2"> David Wells </a> went on to sign a deal with the Boston Red Sox and took the uniform number 3, in honor of Babe Ruth. In 2006, the left-handed pitcher went back to the San Diego Padres for a second time, and then moved to the Dodgers for his final season in 2007. Lisa Blumenfeld - Getty Images

Tom Watson Two-time Masters winner <a href="http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/tom-watson/" id="0554b7b6-a510-3723-a143-3c1127d349bf"> Tom Watson </a> claimed victory at the 1996 Memorial Tournament at the age of 47, before going on to gain the last of his 39 PGA Tour wins at the 1998 MasterCard Colonial. More recently, Watson won the 2018 Masters Tournament Par-3 contest at the age of 68, making him the oldest ever to win the event. R&amp;A Championships - Getty Images

Vinny Testaverde At the age of 44, <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TestVi00.htm" id="1fc649cf-ab22-32ea-a017-be6f40d168a5"> Vinny Testaverde </a> was the oldest quarterback to win an NFL game and the second oldest to start one, playing for the Panthers as they faced the San Francisco 49ers. The Sporting News - Getty Images

Roger Clemens After turning 40 in 2002, two-time World Series Champion <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemero02.shtml" id="cc7c670e-628f-38c9-a0dc-a1800ff0475d"> Roger Clemens </a> continue to have a successful career. He was named to three more All-Star teams and won the Cy Young award in 2004. He eventually retired in 2007. Bob Levey - Getty Images

Warren Moon The year <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoonWa00.htm" id="5bb007b6-e6bc-3f99-adb6-6f9d4a9335a3"> Warren Moon </a> turned 41, he began his final season with the Seahawks. That season, he was named AFC offensive player of the week twice and went to the Pro Bowl for the ninth time in his career. Focus On Sport - Getty Images

Gaylord Perry <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/perryga01.shtml" id="3a9dddf3-1df9-3721-a8c9-e466c631a9d4"> Gaylord Perry </a> 's 40th year was a significant one. The same year he turned 40 he received the Cy Young Award and notched his 3,000th strikeout. At 43, he earned his 300th win. In 1991, he was (rightfully!) elected into the Hall of Fame. Bettmann - Getty Images

Rickey Henderson At 40, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henderi01.shtml" id="02cda2e7-8276-32fe-af02-44097cc36969"> Rickey Henderson </a> was signed to the New York Mets and named the National League comeback player of the year. During the 2001 season, when Henderson was 43, he broke three major league career records: Babe Ruth's record of 2,062 career walks, Ty Cobb's record of 2,245 career runs, and Zack Wheat's record of 2,328 career games in left field. Jeff Carlick - Getty Images

Carlton Fisk <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fiskca01.shtml" id="cfe1873e-86f2-3447-a071-aa830da83227"> Carlton Fisk </a> played in the MLB until he was 45, which is unusual for a catcher (the position can be particularly hard on the body). During his last season, he broke the record for career games caught with his 2,226th game behind the plate (though his record was later broken in 2009 by Ivn Rodrguez). Owen C. Shaw - Getty Images

Charlie Hough The year <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/houghch01.shtml" id="012c7db9-6ea6-3993-a787-8d356edea33a"> Charlie Hough </a> turned 40, he threw 252 innings and won 15 games. Five years later, he was the starting pitcher for the first game in Florida Marlins history and pitched six innings to get the win. Hough retired at 46, after an impressive 25-season career. Mitchell Layton - Getty Images

Randy Johnson At 40 years old, pitcher <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsra05.shtml" id="b03bf207-4e93-3e11-ab27-0ec0a3a0ec26"> Randy Johnson </a> led the National League in strikeouts, with 290. During the same season, he became the oldest pitcher in history to throw a perfect game. He was later inducted into the National League Hall of Fame in 2015. Tim Umphrey - Getty Images

Randy Couture After a brief retirement period, Randy Couture returned to the ring for a fight with heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia at the age of 43. Just eight seconds in, <a href="http://fightland.vice.com/blog/defining-moment---old-man-randy-couture-defeats-tim-sylvia" id="eeef1a3f-f989-34fa-a154-f8f81fb24070"> Couture's first punch sent Tim Sylvia to the ground </a> , securing him the heavyweight title for a record third time. He continued fighting until he was 47, at which point he announced he was "finally done." Al Bello/Zuffa LLC - Getty Images

Nolan Ryan <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ryanno01.shtml" id="2eff2bc5-e0d2-3ead-ad5c-1c67c145613d"> Nolan Ryan </a> holds the <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders_most_seasons.shtml" id="54b66583-26cc-33dc-a137-ff2a6735731e"> record for the longest career in the MLB </a> , with 27 seasons under his belt. After turning 40, he went on to make the All-Star team for the 8th time and become the Strikeout leader for the 11th time. Ryan was later inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. Icon Sportswire - Getty Images

Morten Andersen Morten Anderson currently <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_players_by_games_played" id="8bb94468-af68-3dfb-a899-2d2d3b539821"> holds the record for the most NFL games ever played </a> , with 382 total. At 47 years old, he became the <a href="https://americanfootball.fandom.com/wiki/Morten_Andersen" id="853b72b1-acf8-3558-a428-fc66536ba5a5"> oldest player </a> to score 14 points in a game, and the oldest player to kick four field goals in a game. Not too shabby. Focus On Sport - Getty Images

George Blanda <a href="https://www.profootballhof.com/players/george-blanda/" id="d2d0388f-2b73-3c24-adec-55dd59bbff25"> George Blanda </a> played pro football for 26 seasonsan all-time record. At 43, while playing for the Raiders, he led the team to victory four times in a five-game period with last-second touchdown passes or field goals. He retired from the NFL a few years later, at 48. Focus On Sport - Getty Images

Chris Chelios Not long after turning 40, <a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/chelich01.html" id="27a45a01-5375-3c73-abac-ddbdc3229acd"> Chris Chelios </a> won a silver medal with the US Olympic hockey team, won the Stanley Cup, and played in the NHL All-Star game for the 11th time. This made him the oldest active player to win the Stanley Cup, and the second oldest player in the history of the NHL. Dave Sandford - Getty Images

Phil Niekro After turning 40, pitcher <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/niekrph01.shtml" id="519aa008-cfd9-3d81-a076-d3b4d9bf4a41"> Phil Niekro </a> recorded 121 wins, setting an MLB record. At 46, he won his 300th game with a four-hit shutout. Niekro continued his MLB career until he was 48 and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997. Focus On Sport - Getty Images

Jamie Moyer At age 44, shortly after being traded to the Phillies, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moyerja01.shtml" id="3fe3047c-370c-3271-a4fa-fe389c445294"> Jamie Moyer </a> set a franchise record as the oldest pitcher to record a win. In 2008, Moyer became the oldest active player in Major League baseball at 45. His final win came when he was 49 years old, playing for the Colorado Rockies in 2012. Mark Cunningham - Getty Images

Julio Franco In 2004, when he was 46 years old, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/francju01.shtml" id="d4eb4f51-661f-3606-ac79-f3881e49144d"> Julio Franco </a> became the oldest regularly playing person in MLB history. He also became the oldest player in the MLB to hit a grand slam, a pinch-hit home run, and two home runs in one game. The Sporting News - Getty Images

Bernard Hopkins When he was 46, <a href="http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/1414" id="73fc97ca-ee62-3910-a2c6-ec266be9f13f"> Bernard Hopkins </a> became the oldest world champion after winning the WBC light heavyweight title in a fight against Jean Pascal. Just a few years later, in 2014, he claimed victory again and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/20/bernard-hopkins-beats-beibut-shumenov-oldest-champion" id="dfbd5702-affb-3e97-a28d-f4d8d2ecfd01"> unified the WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles </a> by beating Beirut Shumenov. Al Bello - Getty Images

Gordie Howe After turning 40, <a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/howego01.html" id="e39a9bc7-aa7b-3c5b-aad8-10d6ed094f14"> Gordie Howe </a> continued to play for the NHL and earned his 20th and 21st NHL All-Star selections. He retired from the NHL at age 52, returning briefly at age 69 with a one-game contract with the Detroit Vipers. This made Howe the only player in hockey history to <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&amp;dat=19971004&amp;id=WNZWAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=x-sDAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=5715,957169&amp;hl=en" id="934216d4-7778-319d-a88a-d8a2a46dc804"> compete in six different decades at the professional level </a> he played in the NHL, WHA, and IHL from the 1940s to the 1990s. B Bennett - Getty Images

Cheryl Bernard The <a href="https://olympic.ca/team-canada/cheryl-bernard/" id="c7a39ef2-bf5f-3577-acc6-33ce79a58af5"> Canadian Olympic curler </a> was 44 years old when she competed at the 2010 Olympics, winning a silver medal for her team. Eight years later at the PyeongChang games, she was the fifth for Team Homan, but did not see any game action. Alex Livesey - Getty Images

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