To put things in perspective, the High Roller Ferris Wheel at The LINQ Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas - the tallest observation wheel in the world - is as tall as Meteor Crater is deep. Clocking in at one mile across, nearly two-and-a-half miles in circumference, and 550-feet deep, travelers will feel like they’ve landed on the moon as they stand along the crater’s edges.
Comic book fiction aside, this is the most well-preserved meteor impact site in the world. If Superman had fallen from Krypton to Earth, Arizona’s Meteor Crater might have been his point of impact. To make sure you have a truly epic journey, we've rounded up ten of our favorites - plus, nearby hotels to help break up those long hours on the road. Rather, it’s the amazing and unique sights that decorate this stretch of highway. Yet, it’s not the length that makes I-40 appealing for travelers. The third longest interstate in the United States, the route runs all the way from Barstow, California to Wilmington, North Carolina (that's a 36-hour drive from end-to-end, in case you're wondering). One of the coolest cross-country trips a traveler can take is along I-40.
