The new Fuel City in Cedar Hill is located off of U.S. 67. It opens Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.(Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor)

As reported by Sarah Blaskovich for The Dallas Morning News

5:00 AM on Nov 14, 2019

Fuel City, a 24/7 gas station that has grown to five locations in North Texas, has always had a knack for being just a little bit weird. At the original Fuel City near the crux of Interstates 35E and 30 in Dallas, there’s a swimming pool and a gaggle of live animals behind the fuel pumps.

“People thought I was crazy,” says founder and owner John Benda of the 1999 opening of the travel center.

Fuel City President Joseph Bickham and founder John Benda opened their fifth Fuel City this week.(Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor)