Best stops on I-20 in Alabama

All 69 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 126A — Carraway Boulevard;Downtown

Milepost 126 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 21 hotels · ♥ Birmingham Zoo, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

2. Exit 124C — Huntsville

Milepost 124 · 25 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

3. Exit 185 — Oxford;Anniston

Milepost 185 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 15 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Freedom Riders National Monument, Cheaha State Park

4. Exit 76 — East Tuscaloosa; Cottondale

Milepost 76 · 25 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 17 hotels · 24/7 travel center

5. Exit 112 — 18th Street;19th Street

Milepost 112 · 21 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 1 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Bessemer Hall of History

6. Exit 113 — 18th Avenue

Milepost 113 · 16 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 1 hotels · 24/7 travel center

7. Exit 133 — Kilgore Memorial Drive

Milepost 133 · 19 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Ruffner Mountain

8. Exit 126B — 31st Street;25th Street North;BJCC

Milepost 126 · 23 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark

9. Exit 130A — 1st Avenue North

Milepost 130 · 22 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Southern Museum Of Flight

10. Exit 71A — Moundville

Milepost 71 · 26 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours

← Every I-20 exit in Alabama