Best stops on I-295 in New York

All 13 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 6B — 26th Avenue

Milepost 4 · 58 places to eat · 27 gas stations · 18 hotels · ♥ Bronx Zoo, The Jewish Museum

2. Exit 1 — Grand Central Parkway

Milepost 0 · 29 places to eat · 20 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Grist Mill Museum, Rock Hall

3. Exit 6A — 35th Avenue

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Queens Zoo, The Voelker Orth Museum

4. Exit 2 — Union Turnpike

Milepost 0.6 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ King Manor Museum

5. Exit 5 — Northern Boulevard

Milepost 2.4 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Westinghouse Time Capsules

6. Exit 7 — Willets Point Boulevard

Milepost 4.3 · 16 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 6 hotels · ♥ Sands-Willets Homestead, Arnold and Joan Saltzman Fine Arts Building

7. Exit 9 — Harding Avenue;Pennyfield Avenue

Milepost 6.8 · 17 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 3 hotels · ♥ Thomas Dodge Homestead, Garvies Point Museum

8. Exit 12 — Bruckner Expressway;Manhattan

Milepost 8.4 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 7 hotels · ♥ Marble School House

9. Exit 8 — Cross Island Parkway South

Milepost 4.9 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 2 hotels · open 24 hours

10. Exit 11 — Randall Avenue

Milepost 8 · 16 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands

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