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Iowa 80 Truckstop
Iowa 80 Truckstop is an attraction in Walcott, IA. Cost: free.
755 W Iowa 80 Rd · Walcott, IA
Why you should go…
Iowa 80 bills itself as the World's Largest Truckstop and has operated at Interstate 80's exit 284 since 1964. Travelers stop for its restaurants and the 30,000-square-foot Trucker's Warehouse Store showroom, with chrome accessories, custom trucks and a wall of 500 illuminated truck lights. The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum on the grounds displays more than 100 antique trucks with free admission. There is also a barber, a dentist, a chiropractor and a movie theater on site.
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