{"id":122233,"date":"2023-11-27T11:59:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T11:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=122233"},"modified":"2023-11-27T11:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T11:59:32","slug":"polish-van-lifer-visits-some-of-the-us-least-visited-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/travel\/polish-van-lifer-visits-some-of-the-us-least-visited-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish van lifer visits some of the US' least visited states"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ever heard of Wasta, South Dakota?<\/p>\n
Well, neither had globetrotter\u00a0Eva zu Beck, 32, before she set out on an epic road trip to explore some of the least visited states in America.<\/p>\n
In a new YouTube video, Eva starts her journey with a tour of Wasta, and she explains that the tiny town only has 65 full-time residents with the sparse spread of facilities including\u00a0a gas station, motel and characterful bar.<\/span><\/p>\n One local she meets at the bar called Jerry, who owns a ranch and a barn, reveals that crime isn’t a problem in the north central state as a whole and the most important values are\u00a0‘family, religion and freedom.’<\/span><\/p>\n Asked if people should come and check out South Dakota and some of its smaller communities, Jerry replies:\u00a0‘I would recommend they come out and check out South Dakota but I hope they would leave their values home and not move to South Dakota bringing the wrong values here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eva zu Beck, 32, explored some of the least visited states in America<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a new YouTube video, Eva starts her journey with a tour of Wasta, and she explains that the tiny town only has 65 full-time residents<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One local she meets at the bar called Jerry, who owns a ranch and a barn, reveals that crime isn’t a problem in the north central state<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After checking out of Wasta, Eva paid a visit to one of South Dakota’s biggest attractions; the Wall Drug store<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In one clip a wall of taxidermy animals can be seen, while in another piece of footage an animatronic dinosaur installed in the store roars at Eva<\/p>\n https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=JTJ5R3XJMOM%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n ‘Respect the the environment and you’ll have a good time in South Dakota.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘We have “The Land of the Infinite Variety,” Is what the state motto is. It’s beautiful out here and we enjoy every day.’<\/p>\n Another local Eva speaks to called Crystal, describes South Dakota in a similar way to Jerry. She muses: ‘[It’s] peaceful, serene, and the wide open spaces are priceless. It’s also a very diverse state.’<\/p>\n After checking out of Wasta, Eva is seen paying a visit to one of South Dakota’s biggest attractions; the Wall Drug store.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the store’s website, it started out as a place selling free ice water and today, more than ‘two million visitors a year stop at the popular roadside attraction for a meal or activity, 5 cent coffee, and ice water \u2013 which is still free.’<\/p>\n As she films herself walking around the cavernous drug store, Eva is clearly bemused by the place.\u00a0<\/p>\n She tells viewers: ‘So what exactly is Wall Drug? I’m still trying to wrap my head around it but it is basically kind of like a truck stop but more like a theme park, slash souvenir store, slash novelty store, slash restaurant [stop]’<\/p>\n The other offerings, include ‘art galleries and all kinds of crazy Americana vibes.’<\/p>\n In one clip, a wall of taxidermy animals can be seen, while in another piece of footage an\u00a0animatronic dinosaur installed in the store roars at Eva.<\/p>\n Despite the randomness, Eva sums up Wall Drug as ‘amazing’ and she appears to enjoy her visit to ‘the most famous middle of nowhere store in all of America.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Iowa 80 in Walcott sits on a 225 acre plot with 100,000 square feet of retail space, 900 parking spaces and it serves around 5,000 customers per day<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On walking around the truck stop, Eva discovers an impressive mix of services including a movie theatre<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A chiropractor is another popular feature of the truck stop to help after long drives<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before leaving the truck stop, Eva discovers a dog wash and she decides to give her pooch Milk a clean<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The travel expert\u00a0has more than 843,000 followers on Instagram\u00a0<\/p>\n The next state Eva visits in her video tour is Iowa.\u00a0<\/p>\n She says this is a state that she has only heard being talked about for its corn and farming ‘but not necessarily [for its] natural beauty.’<\/p>\n The avid traveler decides to visit one of the state’s biggest attractions, which comes in the form of the world’s biggest truck stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n Iowa 80 in Walcott sits on a\u00a0225 acre plot with 100,000 square feet of retail space, 900 parking spaces and it serves roughly 5,000 customers per day.<\/p>\n On stepping inside the place, Eva says: ‘So this truck stop, the moment you enter it, it’s just, it’s huge. It’s absolutely vast.<\/p>\n ‘And at first sight it does feel like a bit of a souvenir shop. But then when you look a little bit deeper it has a lot of infrastructure and a lot of other things that you could probably, I think you could keep yourself entertained for at least 24 hours here.’<\/p>\n On walking around the truck stop, Eva discovers an impressive mix of services including\u00a0a dentist, driver’s lounge, movie theatre, chiropractor, ‘pretty sizeable’ laundry, arcade and barber.\u00a0<\/p>\n After giving the visitor attraction a whirl the travel pro, who has more than 843,000 followers on Instagram, says: ‘So to me, as a European, there’s a lot of things about this truck stop that are simply…\u00a0astounding.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eva learned that this truck stop has not closed a single time in 59 years<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On stepping inside the place, Eva says: ‘So this truck stop, the moment you enter it, it’s just, it’s huge. It’s absolutely vast’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘We simply do not have truck stops anywhere this big anywhere in Europe,’ Eva says<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After traveling around the US in a van for a year and a half, Eva reveals in a new YouTube that she has decided to return to Europe to find a more permanent base<\/p>\n ‘And the sheer size is definitely one of them because we simply do not have truck stops anywhere this big anywhere in Europe, you know?<\/p>\n ‘But I think the craziest thing that I’ve just learned is that this truck stop has not closed a single time in 59 years.<\/p>\n ‘Not a single time. I mean, that just goes to show how much of an essential industry transport and trucking are to the world that we live in today.<\/p>\n ‘I got sticker and it definitely deserves a spot on the wall of fame.’<\/p>\n Before leaving the truck stop, Eva discovers a dog wash and she decides to give her pooch Milk a clean.<\/p>\n As she continues her road trip east, Eva tells viewers that her visits to lesser-known states such as South Dakota and Iowa was ‘pretty eyeopening.’<\/p>\n She concludes: ‘This is after all the heartland of the USA, the areas that produce the most crops, the lands that feed the nation, the interstates that connect two sides of a massive and diverse continent.<\/p>\n ‘You can’t avoid it. Better embrace it. As for traveling out here, I think as long as you’ve got people to talk to and learn from, every single place can become a pretty fascinating travel destination.<\/p>\n ‘After all, travel isn’t just about places, really, it’s about the people you meet along the way.’<\/p>\n After traveling around the US in a van for a year and a half, Eva reveals in a new YouTube that she has decided to return to Europe to find a more permanent base.<\/p>\n