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If you drive east of Flagstaff on the I-40 for about 35 miles, you will find the exit sign for this meteor crater.
More information and history of the meteor crater: Meteor Crater
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Off in the distance looks like what could be the meteor crater. It is hard to tell at this point.
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Entry fee as of July 2008 is $15.00 per adult and it allows you to see the crater and visit the crater museum and gift shop.
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50,000 years ago, a meteor that is only 45.7 meters or 150 feet in size formed this crater in Arizona that is 1.6 km or 1 mile across.
When looking at the crater, it does not feel like you are even on this planet, but on a lunar landscape.
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Along the crater rim, you will find walking paths so you are able to look down into the crater. It is not allowed to enter the crater itself, though.
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The landscape around the crater is unbelievably vast, flat and uninhabited. This is how it could have looked tens of thousands of years ago as the meteor hit the area.
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