Meteor Crater, Arizona: National Treasure or Big Hole?

Travel Blog  •  Sophia Dembling  •  01.29.09 | 11:37 AM ET

Meteor CraterPhoto by Sophia Dembling

Meteor Crater in Arizona seemed a very long way off the highway. By the time my husband and I reached it and paid our $15 each admission, we could only agree with the little boy who, standing crater-side with us, turned to his mother and said accusingly, “It’s just a big hole.” Truly, it looked cooler when we saw it from an airplane.

Now the The New York Times reveals us as the philistines we are, in this story about the crater’s wonders. Guess we better return with the proper attitude.