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Buc-ee's is a sprawling roadside destination.
- Buc-ee's is a convenience-store chain with a cult following across Texas.
- The chain serves as a super-sized highway pit stop complete with "world-famous" bathrooms, branded t-shirts, a beef jerky bar, a wide-ranging home decor section, and fresh-made fudge.
- We visited Texas to see if Buc-ee's could live up to the hype, and were shocked by what we found.
If you're on a road trip traveling through Texas, Buc-ee's looms large as a mythical highway oasis - and not just because of the endless signs along the road, telling travelers how many miles until the nearest location appears on the horizon.
Much like Pennsylvanians worship at the altar of Wawa, the gas-station chain Buc-ee's is answer to hungry road trippers' prayers across the Lone Star State.
Need gas? Buc-ee's apparently has it cheap! Food? Chefs say their breakfast tacos are some of the best! Clothing? Per sources, Buc-ee's t-shirts - featuring its iconic beaver mascot - are one of the trademarks of a cool Texas teen.
Despite the Texan obsession, most of the world has never even heard of Buc-ee's. The chain, founded in 1982, has almost 40 locations.
We visited Buc-ee's to see if it lived up to the hype. What we found was like nothing we'd ever seen before: