Fans of the 2003 film Big Fish will immediately recognize this enchanting locale.

Not content with founding the town of Spectre in a Hollywood studio, director Tim Burton actually built a life-size community near a town called Millbrook in Alabama.

It’s located on an island in the middle of a lake, and visitors can actually camp there for only $10. Read on to learn more about this unbelievable place, and be sure to watch the exploration footage below.

The town of Spectre is a perfectly preserved, imaginary ghost town.
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Though the film debuted over a decade ago, the movie set remains almost exactly how it appears on screen.
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In the film, the town was an idyllic community filled with twinkling lights and happy, barefoot residents.
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Today, visitors to the town often throw their shoes onto this power line to recreate the look of the film even more.
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The homes are made of real wood, but some feature unsettling elements like doors that lead to nowhere, or faux chimneys.
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Goats now roam the quiet town, making the atmosphere here even more surreal.
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Take a look at the unbelievable footage of the town below:

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