Luke Skywalker’s Home

Luke Skywalker's home perhaps is the most famous "Star Wars" landmark in the world, this is where the interiors of Luke Skywalker's childhood home on planet Tatooine were filmed. The subterranean building was constructed by Berbers centuries ago as a true residence. Later, George Lucas used it as a hotel to shoot the first "Star Wars" movie.

Southern Tunisia served as a suitable substitute for Tatooine due to its semi-arid and desert conditions. Actor Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker in the most current Star Wars film, admitted to Empire magazine that Tunisia felt as remote as the made-up country it depicted in Episode IV: A New Hope (1977). "You truly felt like you were taken to another universe," he recounted. "If you could go into your own thoughts, block out the crew, and look at the horizon."

When the crew left, the set decorations were taken down, but they were rebuilt in 2000 for "Attack of the Clones." They have remained ever since so that visitors may dine at the same table as young master Luke.

Location: Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata, Tunisia