Historic Route 66
Meteor Crater (AZ)

50,000 years ago a giant meteor impacted the earth with the equivalent force of 20 million tons of dynamite, changing the landscape around the point of impact and leaving a vast crater 2.4 miles in circumference and 550 feet deep. The crater floor could actually hold 20 football fields. The high desert climate kept erosion at a minimum and now Meteor Crater stands not only as the first proven meteorite impact crater on earth, but also is marveled at how well preserved it is.