Meteor City Gift Shop
Posted by: TravisGood
N 35° 05.667 W 110° 56.100
12S E 505924 N 3883519
An indian curios shop one exit from the road to Meteor Crater.
Waymark Code: WM4EQG
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2008
Views: 71
I'm sure most of their customer traffic comes from either fascination or an honest mistake.
The fascination would be due to the geodesic dome emblazoned with "Meteor City." What an odd shape, what an interesting name, I wonder what that's all about. Certainly you'd never guess it was a curios shop of indian handcraft.
The honest mistake would be taking the exit thinking it was the road to Meteor Crater and finding nothing but the dome. I remember going back and forth trying to find how the road continued to the mile-wide meteor crater and eventually giving up, stopping at the dome, and asking for directions. It turns out that the correct exit for the crater is the next one if you're traveling west.
Tricky marketing on both counts and I'm sure it's served them well.
Oh, but don't try the "Free Coffee" ... it's terrible tasting.