Shangri-La has become a byword for a mythical utopia--a permanently happy land, isolated from the world.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt named the Presidential hideaway in Maryland after Shangri-La. (It has since been renamed Camp David.)
Lost Horizon has been made into two films and served as the basis for a Broadway musical.
Zhongdian, a mountain region of southwest China, has now been renamed Shangri-La (Xianggelila), based on its claim to have inspired Hilton's book.
Shangri-La is referenced in various songs including songs by Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Billy Idol, Stevie Nicks, AC/DC, a duet by Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby, and Motley Crue.
The United States navy named one of its aircraft carriers USS Shangri-La.
Because of its position as Number One in what became a very long list of Pocket editions, Lost Horizon is often cited as the first American paperback book, which is not correct.
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