Visit the world’s best preserved meteorite impact site just minutes from Interstate 40 in Northern Arizona about an hour and 15 minutes from Sedona near Winslow. You could stand on the corner in Winslow Arizona while your’re there. Meteor Crater is the breath-taking result of a collision between a piece of an asteroid traveling at 26,000 miles per hour and planet Earth approximately 50,000 years ago.

Today, Meteor Crater is nearly one mile across, 2.4 miles in circumference and more than 550 feet deep. It is an international tourist venue with outdoor observation trails, air conditioned indoor viewing, wide screen movie theater, interactive discovery center, unique gift and rock shop, and Astronaut Memorial Park at the modern Visitor Center located on the crater rim.
Meteor Crater Visitor Center is open daily. Visitation hours are as follows:
Memorial Day to September 15th 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Rest of the year 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Thanksgiving Day open from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Closed Christmas Day

Admission Prices:
Adults: $15.00 – Seniors (age 60 and older) $14.00 – Juniors (age 6-17) $8.00