So, you're stuck here for spring break. Sure all your friends are going to Rocky Point, Florida or San Diego, but that doesn't mean you can't have just as exciting a break as them. There are a lot of crazy things here in the Grand Canyon State.
Grab your video camera and make it a statewide scavenger hunt. Your first stop: the best-preserved impact site of a meteor hole in the world. Just go north of Flagstaff on I-40, and for a measly $8, you can see a 550-feet deep pit that can hold 20 football fields. Visitors peer through telescopes, visit the crater museum and are welcome to walk around the mile circumference, making the trip a "hole lot of fun."
But the fun doesn't stop there. If you head east, you'll run into a little town you may not have heard of. Joseph City is famous, to a select few, for it's badlands, Founder's Day and a giant jackrabbit. The cement jackrabbit statue stands outside of the Jackrabbit Store (clever, huh?). Inside you can buy a plethora of souvenirs, commemorating your trip to Northeastern Arizona. My favorite: the cactus jellies. Feel free to climb, play and take pictures on the statue or just buy a giant jackrabbit postcard at the store.
Next mission? Turn up the Eagles Greatest Hits, head southwest for about 30 minutes and take a quick picture of you standin' at the corner of Winslow, Ariz. The city even has posted a sign, designating which corner to stand in while taking your mug. Must be a pretty popular spot.
By now, you might be tired, but that doesn't mean the fun has to stop. In the nearby town of Holbrook, you can stop and spend the night in an almost authentic wigwam-well teepee to be honest-but it all means the same thing: one night of fun.
Can you ever imagine so much wild and crazy excitement? And you were just going to sit at home and watch TV.
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