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Stop 4 of 7 · Route 66 in Arizona

The Man Who Mined a Missing Meteorite

Meteor Crater, Arizona

3 min story7-stop drive

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You're on Meteor Crater Road, out on the open plain between Winslow and Flagstaff.

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Part of Route 66 in Arizona

Route 66 in Arizona: Painted Desert to OatmanArizona · 7 stops · 8 h · 322 miSee the drive
  1. 1The Inn That Was Ordered Torn DownFree
  2. 2A Motel Paid For in Dimes
  3. 3Two Songwriters, One Corner in Winslow
  4. 4The Man Who Mined a Missing MeteoriteYou're here
  5. 5The Barber Who Brought the Road Back
  6. 6The Store With No Off-Ramp
  7. 7The Town That Gold Built, Burros Kept

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Route 66 in Arizona: Painted Desert to Oatman

7 stops · $16.99 · up to 4 phones

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