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The actors, who play Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne, are just two of the stars featured in the new Pop channel travel series, Jet to the Set
Hosts Carly Steel and Laurie Feltheimer traveled to Georgia to speak with the film franchise's stars and take viewers on a tour their beloved hot spots
The two will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at The Victor’s Training Center, President Snow’s Mansion and the 75th Hunger Games Cornucopia
Carly also tours the films locations with Tony Award winner Patina Miller, who plays Commander Paylor in Mockingjay Part 1 and 2
Jet to the Set: The Hunger Games premieres on Thursday at 9pm on Pop

Published: 14:05 EST, 29 October 2015 | Updated: 16:36 EST, 29 October 2015

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The highly-anticipated premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is just a few weeks away, and stars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth are giving fans glimpse of their favorite spots in Atlanta, where they filmed a majority of the franchise.

The actors, who play Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne in the dystopian films, are just two of the stars featured in the new Pop channel travel series, Jet to the Set, which sees hosts Carly Steel and Laurie Feltheimer traveling to various film and television locations.

Carly told Daily Mail Online that 25-year-old Jennifer adored Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood, saying 'it reminded her of Kentucky where she grew up'.

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Star power: Liam Hemsworth and Jennifer Lawrence, pictured in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, are revealing their favorite Atlanta hot spots on tonight's premiereof Pop channel travel show Jet to the Set

Favorite spot: Jennifer, 25, told Jet to the Set hosts Laurie Feltheimer (left) and Carly Steel (right) that she loved filming part of the franchise at Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood because it was 'so beautiful'

Night out: The co-hosts also said that 25-year-old Liam frequented a few of the city's pubs - although they didn't reveal which ones

In tonight's premiere of Jet to the Set: The Hunger Games special, Laurie tours Buckhead's historical Swan House where Jennifer and Josh Hutcherson had dance lessons and filmed the party scene in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

And Carly explained that Jennifer loved the stunning film location, calling it the most 'beautiful house'.

Although they didn't mention specific bars, the two added that Australian actor Liam was a fan of a few pubs in the area.

While filming Mockingjay - Part 1 in early 2014, Liam was spotted at the Corner Tavern in the Edgewood neighborhood of the city on numerous occasions.

The one-hour premiere will teach fans how to experience Atlanta just like the stars of The Hunger Games by offering a glimpse at local hot spots.

Insider tips: Carly also visited Hunger Games set locations with Tony Award winner Patina Miller (left), who plays Commander Paylor in Mockingjay Part 1 and 2

Olympic athlete: Jennifer's archery instructor Khatuna Lorig can be seen giving Carly and Laurie lessons on tonight's premiere of Jet to the Set

In addition to their interview with Jennifer and Liam, Carly and Laurie will also have behind-the-scenes access to other set locations, including The Victor’s Training Center, President Snow’s Mansion and the 75th Hunger Games Cornucopia.

And the hosts do more than just speak to the lead actors.

'We both did an archery lesson from Jennifer Lawrence’s instructor [Khatuna Lorig],' Laurie told Daily Mail Online. 'Apparently Orlando Bloom is an example of really bad archery on screen. Apparently his skills are very sub par and that’s not how you do it.

'Jennifer has the best form of any actor on screen as far as the classic Olympic technique is concerned,' she revealed.

Covering up: Laurie is transformed into Effie Trinket, who is played by Elizabeth Banks

New leader: Laurie can be seen taking a seat in President Snow's office during the Atlanta tour

And Laurie is transformed into Effie Trinket, who is played by Elizabeth Banks, with make-up and special effects.

Meanwhile, Carly speaks with Tony Award winner Patina Miller, who plays Commander Paylor in Mockingjay Part 1 and 2, inside one of the film locations in downtown Atlanta about what it was like making her film debut in the series.

'Obviously being a huge fan of the books and being able to come here and be a part of the final installment of the franchise was really amazing, and I love that they stay true to the books too and really just took it to another level,' Patina tells Carly in an exclusive clip from tonight's episode.

And while visiting the Georgia city, the two also sat down with Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes, who dished about her famous hometown.

Regal mansion: Laurie also tours Buckhead's historical Swan House where Jennifer and Josh Hutcherson had dance lessons and filmed the party scene in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Covering up: Laurie is also transformed into Effie Trinket, who is played by Elizabeth Banks

Carly and Laurie have known each other for eight years came up with the idea for Jet to the Set at the Cannes film festival three years ago.

Laurie, who is also founder of the fashion line Hot in Hollywood, explained that she started to question what's hot in places other than Los Angeles.

'Who knows that better than the celebrities?' she told Daily Mail Online. 'They have the red carpet rolled out for them, when they’re on movie sets it becomes like a home away from home, they don’t go to the places that everyone knows about. They’re outsiders but insiders.'

Carly added: 'Laurie always knows the cool places to go in every city'. She recalled that when she was a brand ambassador for the St. Regis Bora Bora, she learned that tourism increased significantly after films were shot there.

Back to reality: During their trip to Georgia, the Jet to the Set hosts also met with Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes

Celebrity advice: NeNe, who can be seen toasting with Carly and Laurie, also dished about her hometown's most beloved hot spots

When they filmed the sizzle reel for the show last year, Carly visited the Dancing with the Stars set and got a lesson and they both toured the set of Grey's Anatomy.

Carly said the are really 'so excited' to go to Nashville, noting that Reese Witherspoon just opened her first Draper James store there.

'For us it’s about the place first, we look at places that we really want to visit – then we look at what films and TV shows have been shot there or are being shot there, and then we get in touch with people,' Carly said. 'We look at what grabs us when we watch TV and films.'

She explained: 'We want to show how places in America can be cool vacation spots for film fans. You can go to South Carolina where they filmed Dawsons Creek, or New Orleans where they film Vampire Diaries. We want to make less glamorous places more glamorous by showing where the stars go to visit and what they do.'

Jet to the Set: The Hunger Games premieres on Thursday October 19 at 9/8c on Pop