Assembling the property by piecemeal since September of 1978, Skywalker Ranch (aka Lucasfilm Ltd.) has been George Lucas's ever increasing film-making fortress of solitude (although he doesn't actually live there).

With a current land mass of 4,700 acres and a cost of $100 million dollars (according to The Wall Street Journal), The Ranch contains a barn with animals, vineyards, a garden with fruits and vegetables used in the on-site restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool and fitness center with racquetball courts, the man-made "Lake Ewok," a hilltop observatory, a 300-seat theater called "The Stag" as well as multiple theater screening rooms, and parking that is mostly concealed underground to preserve the natural landscape.

The Main House has a company research library under a stained-glass dome. Skywalker Ranch has its own fire station which is part of the local fire-fighting network.

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In the 1996 black comedy The Cable Guy, Chip (Jim Carrey) brings Steven (Matthew Broderick) to the Medieval Times theme restaurant. Steven then realizes Chip has arranged for them to battle in the arena...

The screenplay for The Cable Guy was written by USC and Loyola Law School graduate Lou Holtz, Jr. This is the only theatrically-released screenplay written by Holtz, who continues to practice law in the L.A. District Attorney's office.

Other locations of Medieval Times restaurants include Chicago, IL; Lyndurst, NJ; Toronto, ON; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Myrtle Beach, SC; Baltimore, Washington, DC; and Orlando, FL.

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When the State Theatre opened in 1921, it was considered one of the most technologically advanced and elaborate theatre in the United States. Designed by architect J.E.O Pridmore in a free Italian Renaissance style, it featured a well-driven air conditioning system and a stage made of glass that allowed for dramatic lighting underneath.

In 2012, Lewis Black recorded a performance here for the TV movie, In God We Rust. I watched ten minutes of it and didn't laugh, so I turned it off.

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A Pullman porter turned homesteader turned novelist and pioneer filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux lived a storied life.

One of the many chapters of his life happened here, in Gregory, SD. Micheaux was the only African American to purchase a relinquishment claim on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in 1904.

He fictionalized his experience in his best-selling novel The Homesteader, which later became the first film written, directed and produced by an African American (The Homesteader, released 1918). The film was shot in and around Gregory, SD. Micheaux went on to contribute to 44 films.

Today, the Oscar Micheaux center holds a semi-annual Oscar Micheaux Film and Book Festival to celebrate his work.

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Hemingway first arrived with his wife Pauline to Key West in 1928. During a three-week wait for a car to be delivered, Hemingway finished A Farewell to Arms in Key West. Also completed at this location were the short story classics "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber."

After a couple of seasons in Key West, Pauline's Uncle Gus purchased this home for them. The home is filled with mementos of their time in Europe, as well as trophies from Hemingway's African safaris and hunts to the American west.

The home and grounds were a filming location for the 1988 James Bond film, Licence to Kill.

Today, the house is known as The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, and is open to the public for tours.

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