Best stops on I-25 in Colorado

All 154 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 98B — City Center Drive

Milepost 98 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Buell Children's Museum, El Pueblo History Museum

2. Exit 203 — East Evans Avenue

Milepost 203 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, Boeing B-52B

3. Exit 132 — Mesa Ridge Parkway

Milepost 132 · 22 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 3 hotels · 24/7 travel center

4. Exit 158 — Baptist Road

Milepost 158 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 2 hotels · 24/7 travel center

5. Exit 140 — Nevada Avenue;Tejon Street

Milepost 140 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 18 hotels · ♥ Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Seven Falls

6. Exit 213 — Park Avenue West

Milepost 213 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Denver Zoo, Denver Museum of Nature and Science

7. Exit 104 — Drew Dix Parkway;Dillon Drive

Milepost 104 · 21 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 10 hotels · 24/7 travel center

8. Exit 138 — Lake Avenue;Circle Drive

Milepost 138 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 19 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Peterson Air and Space Museum

9. Exit 208 — Alameda Avenue

Milepost 208 · 28 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Denver Botanic Gardens

10. Exit 210C — 17th Avenue

Milepost 210 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park

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