Pioneertown, California - Movie Fake Western Town

Near Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree is a movie set-turned-town. It was built in 1940s as a permanent set for movies. The shootout in Gunfight at the OK Corral was, uh, shot here and the corral is still here. People ended up moving in and now live in the houses. The exteriors are all intact, so it looks just like the old west of the movies. In fact, they still film commercials and movies here from time to time. There's a motel, a restaurant, a petting zoo, and even a real post office -- one that looks like it's out of the old west, of course. [Mad Dog, 05/15/2000]

[RA: The movie set town was constructed to provide lodgings for actors and crew behind the Old West facades. The streets still retain the atmosphere, if you can get photos clear of other tourists. A big fire in 2006 damaged other parts of town and the desert, but the fake section survived.]