Best stops on I-295 in District of Columbia

All 6 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 1 — US Naval Research Lab;DC Water;Blue Plains

Milepost 1 · 25 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Musuem, Freedom House Museum

2. Exit 4 — South Capitol Street;Suitland Parkway

Milepost 4 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

3. Exit 5A

Milepost 5 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 17 hotels · ♥ Seward Square, Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

4. Exit 2B — South Capitol Street;JBAB

Milepost 2 · 19 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Arlington Ridge Park, East Potomac Park

5. Exit 2A — Malcolm X Avenue;Dorothea Dix Avenue;DHS

Milepost 2 · 21 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Arlington Historical Museum, Ball-Sellers House

6. Exit 2 — Malcolm X Avenue;JBAB;Dorothea Dix Avenue;DHS

Milepost 2 · 18 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 10 hotels

← Every I-295 exit in District of Columbia