The Meteor crater in northern Arizona is unique because the normal wear and tear of weathering has not washed away proof of it's impact. The earth was hit by millions of asteroids and other inbound objects, throughout history, but most of them disintegrated in our atmosphere before ever hitting earth. The others that did crash into earth have their proof of impacts long since weathered away. So I guess from a uniqueness standpoint this is a rather special place. However, from a cost benefit analysis this attraction was more costly than benefiting. At $18 per adult and $9 per child I can think of better ways to spend this kind of money, like buying lottery tickets or going out to an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet for starters. Sure, going to the crater's rim, one can see the size of the impact zone but that is about it. For everything else, though, these pictures can suffice. If you do decide to go to this park it is just a few miles off interstate 40 and has ample parking, a gift shop, and air conditioned clean facilities.
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| A panoramic view of the impact site. |
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| A view of the facilities and parking lot. |
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| It must have been a big meteor to leave such a hole in the ground. |
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