Is this landscape really as unique as the article wants to portray? I’ve been to the US for short trips, Norwalk - CT, Miami, NYC, nothing special about these

Is this landscape really as unique as the article wants to portray? I’ve been to the US for short trips, Norwalk - CT, Miami, NYC, nothing special about these places but from what I recall you could easily take a similar picture: Chipotle, Macdonalds, Walmart, Subway, Gas stations all lined up in a short stretch of road.