Best stops on I-25 in New Mexico

All 102 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 224A — Lead Avenue;Coal Avenue

Milepost 224 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 23 hotels · ♥ Albuquerque Aquarium, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

2. Exit 224B — Martin Luther King Junior Avenue;Central Avenue

Milepost 224 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ ABQ BioPark: Zoo, Aquarium, Botanic Garden, Explora

3. Exit 284 — Old Pecos Trail

Milepost 284 · 16 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Museum of International Folk Art

4. Exit 282B — St Francis exit

Milepost 282 · 23 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 9 hotels · ♥ Palace of the Governors, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

5. Exit 3 — Lohman Avenue

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Branigan Cultural Center

6. Exit 224 — Coal Avenue;Lead Avenue;Central Avenue;Martin Luther King Jr Avenue

Milepost 224 · 28 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ H. B. & Lucille Horn Preservation Station

7. Exit 226B-A — Gallup;Santa Rosa

Milepost 226 · 20 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

8. Exit 226A-B — Gallup;Santa Rosa

Milepost 226 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 23 hotels · ♥ Petroglyph National Monument

9. Exit 227 — Comanche Road;Griegos Road

Milepost 227 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Piedras Marcadas Canyon (Petroglyph Natl Monument)

10. Exit 229 — Jefferson Street

Milepost 229 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 16 hotels · ♥ Cliff's Amusement Park

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