An episode-by-episode list of filming locations for Dexter :

Season One:

Episode 1 - "Dexter":


00:42: Night time drive through neon. (Signs "Crescent" & "MC Alpin") [Miami]

01:20: The Choirmaster's Gazebo. [Miami]

06:27: Boating through tropical waters. [Miami]

07:37: Dexter's Apartment. (+ 50:16) [Miami]

09:27: The Seven Seas Motel. [Miami]

21:53: Water/boating scenes with adopted father. [Miami]

22:27: Miami Night Life. [Miami]

27:27: Rita's (Dexter's girlfriend's) house. [L.A.]

24:40: Crab-pounding party scene. [Miami]

25:54: The Fountain. (first crime scene of the Ice Truck Killer) [Miami]

32:25: Fish Shack. [Miami]

42:45: Building where Dexter first spots the Ice Truck. [Miami]

43:57: Dexter's following the Ice Truck. [Miami]

44:16: The Drawbridge. [Miami]





Episode 2 - "Crocodile":


04:30: Dexter floating in water. (+ 5:09) [Miami]

05:15: Jail - "Dade County Youth Correctional Facility". (This is not really a prison; the scene was shot on the street outside an industrial facility in the San Fernando Valley.) [L.A.]

05:37: Dexter's Apartment. [Miami]

08:05: [establishing shot]  Click here.

11:00: Cop pushed off bridge / crime scene beneath split bridge.  [Miami]

18:32: Dexter's Apartment. (good shot) [Miami]

19:16: Debra finds Ice Truck found parked. (+ 20:56) [Miami]

35:01: [establishing shot]  Click here.

35:05: "Loco's Crab Shack". (+ interior at 46:37 & 51:48) [still trying to find it]





Episode 3 - "Popping Cherry":


03:52: Police Funeral on Beach. (Most likely Miami Beach or Fort Lauderdale Beach) [Miami] [still trying to find it]

06:29: Rita's (Dexter's girlfriend's) house. [L.A.]

10:33: Hockey Arena. [L.A.]

14:22: Swap Meet. [Miami]

20:30: Red Light District with hookers & Debra. (+ 39:24) [Miami]

23:56: Dexter's Apartment. [Miami]

26:07: Rita's (Dexter's girlfriend's) house. [L.A.]





Episode 4 - "Let's Give the Boy a Hand":


03:27: Severed hand found on beach. (+ 1:09)  [Miami]

07:18: Dexter's Apartment. [Miami]

13:11: Rita's (Dexter's girlfriend's) house. (+36:09) (+ 38:07) [L.A.]

13:13: Next-door neighbor with noisy dog. (+22:00) [L.A.]

14:36: [establishing shot]  Click here.

15:58: [establishing shot] Click here.

16:01: [establishing shot] Click here.

16:04: Severed Foot Found (Tony Tucci's). [Miami]

27:45: Catholic Church interior. (+55:20) [still trying to find it]

30:52: Sgt. Doake's Apartment House. (+ 48:35) [still trying to find it]

32:24: Palm tree with smiley face. [L.A.]

33:40: The Pumpkin patch. (where Tony's Tucci's severed leg is found). [Miami]

47:06: 'Angel of Mercy' Hospital. [L.A.]





Episode 5 - "Love American Style":


03:35: 'Angel of Mercy' Hospital. [L.A.]

06:12: [establishing shot]  Click here.

06:17: "Z Hotel". (where Rita works). [still trying to find it]

07:44: The Gazebo restaurant. [Miami]

11:39: The Smuggler/Killer's Auto Salvage Yard. (+ 16:15) (+ 44:19) (+ 50:39) [L.A.]

15:44: Coastline (where Rita comforts her maid.). [Miami]

17:23: Tourist beach where Cuban refugee's body washes up. [Miami]

19:47: Dexter's childhood home. (girl tries to get him to ask her to dance) [L.A.]

23:38: [establishing shot] : Click here.

23:45: Sailing alone on boat "Slice of Life". [Miami]

24:17: The Smuggler/Killer's marina home. [Miami]

29:30: Angel's former home (now ex-wife's). [L.A.]







Episode 6 - "Return to Sender": (they may have switched to L.A.-only locations here.)


05:40: The Auto Salvage Yard. (+ 19:30) (+ 46:39) (+ 48:44) [L.A.]

17:43: [establishing shot]  Click here.

17:49: The Smuggler/Killer's marina home. (crime scene) [Miami]

20:15: [establishing shot]  Click here.

28:22: Smokestacks. (Deb shooting a pistol.) [still trying to find it]

47:04: Dexter's childhood home. (angry sister) [L.A.]

50:44: Rita's (Dexter's girlfriend's) house. (birthday party) I assume - patio - double check. [L.A.]

51:47: Dexter's Apartment. (view from balcony) [Miami]





Episode 7 - "Circle of Friends":


06:30: [establishing shot]  Click here.

06:30: Ice Truck Killer Suspect's trailer. (+ 19:21) [L.A.]

10:18: Bayside Elementary School.

26:11: Flamingo Park. [L.A.]

27:08: The Pink Motel. [L.A.]

40:03: [establishing shot]  Click here.

45:36: Juan's Hot Dog Stand. (Deb & Rudy's first date) [L.A.]





Episode 8 - "Shrink Wrap":


07:30: [establishing shot]  Click here.

10:29: Dexter's Apartment. [Miami]

14:37: [establishing shot]  Click here.

17:22: Dexter jogging in residential neighborhood. [still trying to find it]

20:48: Playground with Rita's ex (Paul) and the kids.

22:43: [establishing shot]  Click here.

17:22: Rita's house. [L.A.]

32:59: [establishing shot] Click here.

39:15: Schoolyard Bully. [L.A.]

39:53: [establishing shot] Click here.





Episode 9 - "Father Knows Best":


04:13: Chase over bridge. (+ Sgt. Doakes' shooting, under bridge.) [L.A.]

14:13: [establishing shot]  Click here.

14:17: Dade City neighborhood - (aerial intro). (5500 block of E. Rolanda Street, in Long Beach, CA) [L.A.]

14:29: Dade City house Dexter inherits from his biological father. (+ 33:47, 49:30) [L.A.]

14:51: Old lady's house across the street. (+ 37:38, 51:30) [L.A.]

43:13: Bowling alley (where Dexter & Rudy dump his father's ashes). [L.A.]





Episode 10 - "Seeing Red":


06:02: "Marina View Hotel" with room full of blood. (+ 6:51, 9:47) [L.A.]

09:55: [establishing shot]   Click here.

09:57: Rita's "Z Hotel" again. [still trying to find it]

23:03: Rita's Ex-husband's (Paul Bennett) motel. [L.A.]

24:33: Dexter's Apartment. (+ 26:22, 31:41) [Miami]

40:07: [establishing shot]  Click here.

45:58: Rita's (Dexter's girlfriend's) house & neighbor's house. [L.A.]

47:19: [establishing shot]  Click here.





Episode 11 - "Truth Be Told":


05:35: [establishing shot]  Click here.

11:07: Villain's lair. (+ 44:17) [L.A.]

15:41: "Santa's Land" (murder scene). (+18:53, 19:10) [L.A.]

20:49: Beachside lunch spot (Dexter & Deb, joined by Rudy). [L.A.]

29:38: Camilla's house (the record-room lady). [still trying to find it]

32:00: Cody's playground swings (where they find runaway Cody). [L.A.]

38:19: [establishing shot]  Click here.

42:57: Rudy's yacht at the "Miami Marina". May be Alamitos Bay. (+ 45:18 at night) [still trying to find it]





Episode 12 - "Born Free":


03:57: Dexter at the "Miami Beach Marina" (night). [still trying to find it]

07:42: [establishing shot]  Click here.

09:33: Dexter's Apartment (outside view through front doorway). [a studio set] (+ 44:53)

13:58: Cargo containers / docks. (searching for kidnapped sister) Fireboat house visible at 14:33. [L.A.]

17:42: Street where "Ice Truck Killer" stops to check on victim in trunk. "Prisk" mural seen at 17:47. [L.A.]

18:07: The Villain's Lair. (police searching it) (+ 21:45) [L.A.]

20:25: Rita's house. (+ 42:11, 52:52) [L.A.]

26:13: Biological mother's home. [still trying to find it]

50:58: [establishing shot]  Click here.

54:06: Ending Fantasy Sequence / celebration (beach & outside Villain's lair). [L.A.]



After each location (except for establishing shots), I have put either a [Miami] or an [L.A.] tag
to indicate whether the scenes were shot on location in Florida or in Southern California.
You will notice that episode six seems to mark a transition from the east coast to the west.
 Before episode six, most of the locations shots were done in Miami.
After episode six, almost all of them were filmed in the Los Angeles area.




There are a few locations I still haven't tracked down. I've labeled these: "[still trying to find it]".    If you find one of these missing locations before I do, please drop me an email at Dexter at Seeing-Stars.com ( change the "at" to @ ) and let me know.