Best stops on I-35 in Missouri

All 58 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 1A — Southwest Trafficway

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 15 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site

2. Exit 11 — Claycomo

Milepost 11 · 20 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Worlds of Fun, Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum

3. Exit 52

Milepost 52 · 20 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 9 hotels · 24/7 travel center

4. Exit 26

Milepost 26 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 7 hotels · 24/7 travel center

5. Exit 2E — Oak Street

Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Arabia Steamboat Museum

6. Exit 3

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Black Archives Of Mid-America

7. Exit 16 — Liberty;K.C.I. Airport

Milepost 16 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 18 hotels · open 24 hours

8. Exit 54 — Cameron;Hamilton

Milepost 54 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours

9. Exit 1B — 27th Street;Broadway

Milepost 1 · 16 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ National WWI Museum and Memorial

10. Exit 92 — Bethany;Princeton

Milepost 92 · 17 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 5 hotels · open 24 hours

← Every I-35 exit in Missouri