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 1 — Grand Central Parkway

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 18 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Grist Mill Museum, Rock Hall

2. Exit 6A — 35th Avenue

Milepost 6 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 9 hotels · ♥ Queens Zoo, The Voelker Orth Museum

3. Exit 12 — Bruckner Expressway;Manhattan

Milepost 12 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 8 hotels · ♥ Bronx Zoo, The Jewish Museum

4. Exit 6B — 26th Avenue

Milepost 6 · 20 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 4 hotels · ♥ Louis Armstrong House Museum, Museum of the Moving Image

5. Exit 7 — Willets Point Boulevard

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Sands-Willets Homestead, Roslyn Landmark Society

6. Exit 2 — Union Turnpike

Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ King Manor Museum

7. Exit 5 — Northern Boulevard

Milepost 5 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 9 hotels · ♥ Westinghouse Time Capsules

8. Exit 9 — Harding Avenue;Pennyfield Avenue

Milepost 9 · 17 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Thomas Dodge Homestead, Garvies Point Museum

9. Exit 11 — Randall Avenue

Milepost 11 · 16 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 4 hotels · ♥ Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands

10. Exit 3 — 73rd Avenue

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels

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