Death Valley National Park's dramatic landscapes are known for their other-worldly qualities, presenting vistas you can see nowhere else on earth. The ethereal and other-worldly golden-yellow landscape you'll see here is unlike any other place on this planet. If it reminds you of the fictional planet Tatooine, Luke Skywalker's home, that's because George Lukas filmed scenes for "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope" right here in Golden Canyon. The hike into Golden Canyon can be as long or as short as you like, as there are multiple options for extending your route. If you spend the night at the recently refreshed Inn at Death Valley, a "True American Oasis," and then hike Golden Canyon early, you can be in Las Vegas, just two hours away, in time for lunch.