Best stops on I-10 in California

All 162 exits ranked by what a road-tripper actually needs: real food choice, easy gas, 24-hour service, and the stops worth a detour. Winners below.

1. Exit 12 — Hoover Street

Milepost 12 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 15 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Los Angeles Zoo, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

2. Exit 19 — University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus

Milepost 19 · 29 places to eat · 20 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Neutra Studio and Residences (VDL Research House), Avila Adobe

3. Exit 7B — Fairfax Avenue

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Universal Studios Hollywood, Petersen Automotive Museum

4. Exit 10 — Arlington Avenue

Milepost 10 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial, Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum

5. Exit 1A — 4th Street;5th Street

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 24 hotels · ♥ Venice Canal Historic District, Santa Monica Pier

6. Exit 19B — Santa Monica;Santa Ana

Milepost 19 · 28 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Heritage Square, Lummis Home

7. Exit 23A — Atlantic Boulevard

Milepost 23 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ USC Pacific Asia Museum, Old Pasadena Historic District

8. Exit 11 — Western Avenue

Milepost 11 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ LA Live Steamers, Koreatown

9. Exit 47 — Indian Hill Boulevard

Milepost 47 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Benton Museum of Art, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology

10. Exit 5 — National Boulevard

Milepost 5 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Wende Museum of the Cold War, Randy’s Donuts

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