I must not have gotten the memo, because this [1] came as large surprise.
Yes, that is downtown Rachel, Nevada [2] (although to find it on Google Maps [3] you need to search for “Tempiute, Nevada” (that being the town's name up till 1978).
And the only explanation I can find for this [4]—aliens with a predilection for fried chicken [5].
[2] http://www.rachel-nevada.com/
[5] http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Meat-and-Poultry/Chicken/Fried/Main.aspx