Meteor Crater - Flagstaff Museum

  • Address: Interstate-40 & Meteor Crater Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86002
  • Phone: 9282892362
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  • Website:www.meteorcrater.com
Average Rating
3.0
 2+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yelp
2.0
 1+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
4.0
 1+ reviews
Meteor Crater
Interstate-40 & Meteor Crater Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86002

Meteor Crater Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • View the remains of a 50,000-year old meteor impact, which crashed with a force greater than 20 million tons of TNT exploding. 550 feet deep and nearly 2 1/2 miles in circumference, its terrain is so similar to the moon that NASA used it as a training site for Apollo Astronauts. The visitor cente... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Located in the high grassland of Northern Arizona, a visit to the Meteor Crater Visitor's Center provides you with an enjoyable educational experience in well maintained, modern facilities, that are kept spotlessly clean. -- The Meteor Crater Museum on the Rim includes twenty-four exciting new ex... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • 50,000 years ago a huge nickel meteorite hit the earth forming a crater that is 550 feet deep, 2.4 miles in circumference ... more on TripAdvisor
  • View the remains of a 50,000-year old meteor impact, which crashed with a force greater than 20 million tons of TNT exploding. 550 feet deep and nearly 2 1/2 miles in circumference, its terrain is so similar to the moon that NASA used it as a training site for Apollo Astronauts. The visitor cente... more on Yahoo! Travel

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3.0
Out-of-this-world experience

True, this attraction may be the only one of its kind in the country, but the $15 admission is still too expensive just to see a huge crater. To be fair, this price covers admission to the museum, theatre and rim guided tour. The museum has interesting exhibits about meteors, including a simulati... chua_herbert, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0
Fun for all ages!

My family, including my 8 year old son and my 3 year old daughter, was surprised at how much we enjoyed the meteor crater and its museum. The kids sat through the informational movie, but the thing they enjoyed the most was climbing around the rim of the crater itself! They liked looking from the... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

2.0
daniel s. 's review

This place is a total joke. You pay $15 to get in and see a hole in the ground. A total rip off. The people that own this place are greedy, and give ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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2.0
too costly

On the way back from visiting the Petrified Forest near Holbrook, AZ, we saw signs for the Meteor Crater near Winslow, so decided to check it out. We drove about 6 miles down a side road, hoping to see some info about prices before we got there. Nothing was posted until we got up to the ticket bo... auntmamie, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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4.0
Take the Tour

My husband and I recently returned from our vacation to Arizona. One of our stops was Meteor Crater which we found very interesting. Included in the admission is a museum, movie,viewing area, and a tour. I would definitely recommend taking the optional tour, since it added quite a bit of value to... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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