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Exit 53A — I-40 in North Carolina

Bat Cave · Milepost 40.1 · Open late · 49 places at this exit.

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Gas · 11

Place	Off the ramp
Citgo	0.6 mi · fuel	call
Blink	0.8 mi · ev charging station
Shell	0.8 mi · gas station	call
BP	0.9 mi · gas station	call
Sunoco	0.9 mi · gas station	call
Kounty Line	1.4 mi · gas station	call
Exxon	1.7 mi · gas station
Exxon	1.7 mi · gas station	call
Ingles	1.7 mi · gas station	call
Sunoco	1.8 mi · gas station	call
Bat Cave Quality Plus	1.9 mi · gas station	call

Food & restaurants · 21

Place	Off the ramp
Subway	0.5 mi · sandwich shop	call
Mr. Kabab Grill	0.6 mi · middle eastern restaurant	call
Ay Caramba	0.6 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Local Buggy Cafe - Food Truck	0.6 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Little Caesars	0.6 mi · pizza restaurant	call
Starbucks	0.6 mi · coffee shop	call
Pizza Hut	0.6 mi · pizza	call
McDonald's	0.6 mi · burger	call
KFC	0.6 mi · chicken	call
Little Venice	0.7 mi · restaurant
Fat Buddies of Ashville	0.7 mi · barbecue restaurant	call
China Buffet	0.7 mi · chinese restaurant	call
Orales Bar And Grill	0.7 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Black Bear BBQ	0.7 mi · barbecue restaurant	call
Peaberry Press	0.7 mi · coffee shop	call
J&S Cafeteria	0.7 mi · restaurant	call
Blimpie	0.8 mi · sandwich shop	call
Spirits On The River	0.9 mi · american restaurant	call
Flor Del Rio	0.9 mi · restaurant	call
Ganko	1.2 mi · asian
Cold Stone Creamery	1.2 mi · ice_cream	call

Hotels & stays · 10

Place	Off the ramp
Ramada by Wyndham	0.7 mi · hotel	call
Cozy Cottages of Asheville	1.2 mi · hotel	call
Choice Hotels	1.2 mi · lodge	call
Thunderbird Motel	1.7 mi · motel	call
Best Western Hotels & Resorts	1.8 mi · hotel	call
Best Western Hotels & Resorts	1.8 mi · hotel	call
Courtyard by Marriott	2.1 mi · hotel	call
The Reserve at Gashes Creek	2.1 mi · resort	call
GuestHouse Inn Asheville-Biltmore	2.2 mi · hotel	call
Biltmore Village Inn	2.2 mi · bed and breakfast	call

Things to see · 7

Place	Off the ramp
Playground	0.5 mi · playground
Asheville's Fun Depot	1.1 mi · amusement park
Discover the Forest	1.2 mi · zoo	call
Biltmore Spring Garden	2.6 mi · botanical garden	call
Smith-McDowell House Museum	3.1 mi · history museum	call
Asheville Museum of History	3.1 mi · history museum	call
Asheville Radio Museum	3.2 mi · history museum	call

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