Odessa Meteor Crater — Attraction in West Odessa

As you stand astride the crater's ridge you can't help but imagine that awesome impact fifty thousand years past where the alien forces of astrophysics violently intersected our beloved mother Earth. You can't help but imagine this impact because there's not much else to do here. You can go in to the small building (you'll be required to sign a guidebook) and pat some meteorite pieces from different impacts. You can stretch your legs along a short and pleasant trail.

We stopped by here because we saw other reviewers mention an angry racist woman worked here, and most of my party wanted to stop and see if we could pose silly questions to her and get her to snap at us. Alas there was only a friendly and helpful man working there.

Looking at the crater may cause you to wonder exactly what percentage of Earth's surface is marked by such events - without signs describing what you're seeing, the landscape would be unremarkable. Still, it's a pleasant walk, a nice diversion from driving and pretty close...

We drove for hours traveling back home. This was one of our stops. Of course, nothing goes as planned with traffic. We showed up 10 minutes before closing. My mom can't walk long distances, but I wanted her to get out and stretch her legs for a few minutes. Even if it was to just get in the wheel chair and then back into the car. I noticed someone walking to the gate. It was cold out. My kid had already taken off to take pictures. We got her back up from the crator and put mom back into the car. It was literally 1 minute to close.

As I pulled up to the gate, I thanked the man for waiting. He said he was giving us time. He would have stayed longer. Surely wasn't his fault about traffic, and I do not know his life. He may have had something pressing to do. There will be other days to go through it when we are not in such a rush. I appreciated...

Neat to stop by, but was underwhelming. Free. Google maps gps will take you right to the location. There is an information center and a trail that you can walk (it goes around 2 craters). However, the exact location and events of the first crater are a little confusing since alot of digging has been done in the area, plus it is suspected that the meteor disintegrated on impact. The information center was interesting and has meteors from all over the world to look at. You can also purchase a souvenir. I feel like this place could be so much more- like maybe add an observation tower so you get that overview of what you are walking through, or even a video of the predicted impact (it's hard to imagine). It would also benefit from staff being more informative; staff...