Best stops on I-26 in Tennessee

All 27 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 20B — Roan Street

Milepost 20 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Rocky Mount State Historic Site

2. Exit 24 — Elizabethton

Milepost 24 · 23 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 5 hotels · open 24 hours

3. Exit 13 — Gray

Milepost 13 · 28 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 1 hotels · ♥ Gray Fossil Site and Museum, Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex

4. Exit 19 — Bristol

Milepost 19 · 29 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum

5. Exit 1 — West Stone Drive

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 4 hotels

6. Exit 17 — Jonesborough

Milepost 17 · 26 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 5 hotels · open 24 hours

7. Exit 22 — Unaka Avenue;Watauga Avenue

Milepost 22 · 19 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels

8. Exit 37 — Erwin;Jonesborough

Milepost 37 · 22 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 2 hotels · open 24 hours

9. Exit 23 — Main Street

Milepost 23 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 8 hotels

10. Exit 20 — Roan Street

Milepost 20 · 23 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 13 hotels

← Every I-26 exit in Tennessee