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  • Roadside Attractions Along I-80
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    The 11 Best Roadside Attractions along
    I-80 in the Great Plains

    June 4, 2021 /

    In my time, I've done the drive along Interstate 80 many times. I went to college in Iowa and my parents lived in Colorado; I became intimately familiar with the long, straight, flat, featureless drive through the Platte River Valley. But is it actually that featureless? It turns out...

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    There’s nothing like a good road trip, right? But even the best-planned road trip between home and a great destination (or several) can get dull at times. That’s where roadside attractions come in: they’re a great reason to stop your car, stretch your legs, and learn a bit about the history and culture of the place you’re passing through. While most people do a “fly over” of the Great Plains states...

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States & Routes

Colorado (8) I-10 (1) I-25 (4) I-27 (1) I-29 (2) I-35 (3) I-40 (2) I-70 (2) I-80 (2) I-90 (4) I-94 (1) Kansas (10) Montana (3) Nebraska (8) New Mexico (8) North Dakota (9) Oklahoma (8) Route 66 (1) South Dakota (12) Texas (11) Wyoming (8)
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