Rumors swirl about where and when new locations are expected to open. There are Facebook groups for “Buc-ee’s Lovers,” “Buc-ee’s Convenience Store Fanatics” and “Everything Buc-ee’s”, where devotees discuss everything from beaver nuggets (the store’s brand of crunchy corn snacks) to new product unveilings and sought-after logo merchandise. Its toothy mascot, Bucky the Beaver, adorns numerous branded items.Īs further testament to the fan base’s loyalty, in 2019 a group of Texas teens made news for having their prom photos taken at a Buc-ee’s. Buc-ee’s even offers an exclusive line of deer feeders. News coverage praises the Texas-based company’s perpetually pristine restrooms, its gigantic selection of beef jerky and candies, and prepared foods like breakfast tacos, pastries, brisket sandwiches, pastrami Reuben sandwiches and fudge. Andy Beshear at the Richmond location groundbreaking. “The official opening date for Richmond has not been announced, though we hope to open in the second quarter of this year,” he said.įor many, a trip to Buc-ee’s is a destination unto itself, not just an interstate pit stop.Īlpin with Kentucky Gov. general counsel and spokesperson.īuc-ee’s currently operates 43 locations, with 38 stores in Texas, two in Alabama, two in Florida and one in Georgia, he said. Located off I-75 at exit 83, the 53,000-squarefoot travel center will include 120 gas pumps, according to Jeff Nadalo, Buc-ee’s Ltd. The opportunity to visit Kentucky’s Buc-ee’s will finally present itself this spring. The Texas-based chain of outsized travel centers has a cult following - one that leads some road-trippers to put nature’s call on hold until they reach a Buc-ee’s, which touts its spacious, clean and award-winning restrooms. I’ve never personally had the opportunity to visit a Buc-ee’s travel center, but noticing the widespread excitement generated by the announcement of a Richmond location - Kentucky’s first - I had to investigate.

A Kentucky location is set to open o I-75 in Richmond. Buc-ee’s travel centers are known for offering dozens of gas pumps, spacious restrooms, and aisle-upon-aisle of foods and merchandise.

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