The final week of our Listen To America road trip began in Odessa, Texas.
Located in western Texas, Odessa features cultural touchstones that span this world and beyond. For one, the city houses the Presidential Museum and Leadership Library. The facility, on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, is dedicated to the presidency and is the only one of its kind. All other U.S. presidential libraries are dedicated to specific occupants of the Oval Office. Also on the campus is a Stonehenge replica. The replica is horizontally the same as the original Stonehenge in England, but is 70 percent of the vertical height.
Odessa is said to be named after the city in Ukraine because of its similar landscape aesthetic, and is home to the Odessa Meteor Crater. The impact crater is 550 feet in diameter and is estimated to be 63,500 years old.
Here’s what our time in Odessa looked like:
The HuffPost tour bus sits in front of Ratliff Stadium during a visit to Odessa, Texas, on Oct. 25, 2017, as part of "Listen To America: A HuffPost Road Trip." HuffPost will visit more than 20 cities on its tour across the country. (Photo by Damon Dahlen/HuffPost) *** Local Caption ***
Lars Thorn signs up university students to be interviewed.
Marisa Borrego, Shaneka Gillespie and Priyanka Dhakal sign up to be interviewed.
Brad Cowgill fills out the slate during HuffPost's visit to Odessa, Texas.
Lauren Marenco and Shaneka Gillespie talk to reporter Akbar Shahid Ahmed.
The "Listen To America" bus is set up during HuffPost's visit to Odessa.
HuffPost's Jen Kho is interviewed by television station KMID in Odessa.
A sign outside of the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute reads "Welcome HuffPost Listen To America Tour."
People wait to be interviewed at the "Listen To America" tents.
Carl Bailey is interviewed by Jen Kho.
Interviewees sit in tents during HuffPost's visit to Odessa.
Rachel Elman checks her phone during HuffPost's visit to Odessa.
Moderator Louise Roug, along with participants Shaneka Gillespie, Arslan Rozyyev, Jefember Villela, Petra Reyes and Bernadette Adkins take part in a talk at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin on Oct. 25, 2017. HuffPost is visiting the city as part of "Listen To America: A HuffPost Road Trip." HuffPost will visit more than 20 cities on its tour across the country.
Petra Reyes takes part in a talk at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Arslan Rozyyev talks to students at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Audience members listen to a talk at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Student Activity Center.
Bernadette Adkins takes part in a talk at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Shaneka Gillespie answers questions from moderator Louise Roug.
Jefember Villela takes part in a talk at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
The tour bus makes its way through some rural Texas roads as the sun sets.
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People visit the "Listen to America" tents during HuffPost's visit to University of Arizona in Tucson.
Chris Wayne helps Katherine Graves sign up to be interviewed.
Brittany Taylor waits to be interviewed.
A student puts stickers on a water bottle during HuffPost's visit to University of Arizona.
Nate Airulla speaks with James Michael Nichols and Rachel Elman during HuffPost's visit.
Jose Ramirez and Francisco Leon play a game of cornhole.
Students visit the "Listen to America" tents.
Brint Milward signs up to be interviewed.
Brennan Menta and Jazmin J. Morales chat during HuffPost's visit.
Deanna Lewis is interviewed during HuffPost's visit to Tucson.
HuffPost and Peak XV staff fill swag bags.
Emma Reilly hugs Hillary Frey during HuffPost's visit to University of Arizona in Tucson.
People visit the "Listen to America" tents at the University of Arizona.
People visit the "Listen to America" tents.
Shane Blum, Ethan Moos and Ben Norma sign up to be interviewed.
D.J. Munoz plays a game of jumbo Jenga with Ariel Munoz and Andrea Munoz.
People visit the "Listen to America" tents in Tucson, Arizona.
Bus driver Bobby Jansen hugs daughter Nicole Davidtz.
Rachel Elman helps Alora Cohen and Cristina Siqueires to sign up to be interviewed.
Curtis Wong signs up Stuart Teichner to be interviewed.
People visit the "Listen to America" tents.
Gemma Kerbs prepares to be interviewed by Nick Schaffer and Hayley Miller.
Adam Schultz puts a mic on Mindy Bernstein in preparation for an interview aboard the bus.
People are interviewed in tents in Tucson, Arizona.
Michael Phillips is interviewed by Louis Roug.
The HuffPost bus sits amid cacti on the outskirts of Tucson.
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