Best stops on I-280 in New Jersey

All 24 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 17A — Jersey City

Milepost 17 · 21 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Statue of Liberty Museum, Staten Island Museum

2. Exit 17B — Kearny

Milepost 17 · 23 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Big Snow American Dream, Center for Brooklyn History

3. Exit 1 — Edwards Road;New Road

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 5 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Tripod Rock, Loantaka Brook Reservation

4. Exit 13 — Orange Street;6th Street;University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Milepost 13 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Liberty Hall Museum

5. Exit 10 — West Orange;South Orange;Montclair

Milepost 10 · 19 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Turtle Back Zoo

6. Exit 15 — Newark;Belleville;Prudential Center;New Jersey Performing Arts Center;Downtown

Milepost 15 · 29 places to eat · 18 gas stations · 15 hotels · ♥ Newark Museum

7. Exit 16 — Harrison

Milepost 16 · 29 places to eat · 19 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Shooters Island

8. Exit 12 — Oraton Parkway;Garden State Parkway

Milepost 12 · 27 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 6 hotels · open 24 hours

9. Exit 14 — Martin Luther King Boulevard;Broad Street Station;Rutgers University;Essex County College

Milepost 14 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours

10. Exit 8B — Prospect Avenue;Cedar Grove

Milepost 8 · 17 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Montclair Art Museum

← Every I-280 exit in New Jersey