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Exit 72 — I-40 in North Carolina

Old Fort · Milepost 57.8 · 18 places at this exit.

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Gas · 3

Place	Off the ramp
Bp	1.0 mi · gas station	call
Shell	1.1 mi · gas station	call
Amoco	1.1 mi · gas station

Food & restaurants · 9

Place	Off the ramp
Deb's Diner	0.9 mi · diner	call
Mustard’s Last Stand	0.9 mi · american restaurant	call
Hardee's	1.1 mi · fast food restaurant	call
McDonald's	1.1 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Black Beary's Cafe	1.1 mi · ice cream shop	call
Subway	1.1 mi · sandwich shop	call
Taco Bell	1.1 mi · fast food restaurant
The Davis Country Store and Cafe	1.2 mi · cafe	call
Gogo's Cinnamon Rolls	1.3 mi · bakery	call

Hotels & stays · 2

Place	Off the ramp
Railway Rest	0.8 mi · hotel	call
Joppa Lodge 401	1.1 mi · lodge	call

Things to see · 4

Place	Off the ramp
Playground	0.3 mi · playground
Mountain Gateway Museum	1.0 mi · history museum	call
Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4)	6.6 mi · viewpoint
View Mount Mitchell Overlook (MP 349.9)	7.0 mi · viewpoint

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