QuikTrip

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the QuikTrip lights flickered on, a little boy’s dog would start barking uncontrollably. No one knew why—until they saw the shadowy figure in the reflection of the gas station's window. Finally, someone asked the dog to sit still long enough for a reflection check. Turned out, it was just an old man dozing off in his truck across the street. The next day, everyone brought their dogs to QuikTrip—and the ‘haunting’ became a neighborhood tradition.

2. At closing time, an employee noticed that the QuikTrip bathroom mirror reflected not only customers but also tiny dancing gnomes, visible only for a few minutes before vanishing without a trace. Curious, the worker told no one but mentioned it casually to a delivery driver the next day. Over coffee, the driver swore he’d seen the same gnomes earlier that week—dancing in perfect sync while filling his truck with gas. Soon, word spread among locals who started stopping by just after closing hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of those whimsical creatures. Before long, QuikTrip became known as the place where, if you stayed late enough, you might just see a little dance party starring some very mischievous gnomes.

3. Have you ever seen the way people behave in line at QuikTrip after midnight? One regular started asking everyone if they’d heard about the ghost who supposedly works the graveyard shift. Next thing you know, an old delivery driver pipes up and says he once saw her himself—she’s always wearing a faded red shirt and never blinks. A neighbor chimes in that she’s probably just an overworked employee on speed, but nobody takes it seriously anymore. By morning, everyone has their own theory—and some even start leaving little offerings of donuts for ‘her.’ It turns out to be one of those places where locals love to gather late at night, sharing stories and making QuikTrip feel like home.

4. At dusk, when the QuikTrip sign came alive with neon lights, a neighborhood cat began appearing every night outside the store's doors. It didn't enter, but stood there, staring intently at something invisible to human eyes. One night, a delivery driver noticed the cat and decided to join in the mystery. He pretended to see something too, waving his arms and whispering into thin air. Soon enough, neighbors joined in, creating a nightly ritual of pretend-sightings. The only question was: who would finally admit they were just watching a curious cat?