Best stops on I-395 in Connecticut

All 32 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 2 — Waterford;Colchester

Milepost 2 · 20 places to eat · 2 gas stations · ♥ Custom House Maritime Museum, Nathaniel Hempstead House

2. Exit 13A — Norwich

Milepost 13 · 19 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 8 hotels · ♥ Perkins-Rockwell House, John F. Slater Memorial Museum

3. Exit 9 — Preston;Ledyard

Milepost 9 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center

4. Exit 14 — Hartford;Colchester

Milepost 14 · 26 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 7 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop

5. Exit 29 — Plainfield;Oneco

Milepost 29 · 17 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike, March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road

6. Exit 11 — Downtown Norwich;Salem

Milepost 11 · 29 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Hopemead State Park, Minnie Island State Park

7. Exit 43 — Attawaugan;Ballouville

Milepost 43 · 16 places to eat · 3 gas stations · 1 hotels · ♥ Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

8. Exit 32 — Moosup;Central Village

Milepost 32 · 21 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Moosup Valley State Park Trail

9. Exit 18 — Taftville;Occum

Milepost 18 · 12 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 4 hotels · ♥ March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road, Salt Rock State Campground

10. Exit 5 — New London

Milepost 5 · 15 places to eat · 3 gas stations · open 24 hours · ♥ United States Ship Nautilus, Haley Farm State Park

← Every I-395 exit in Connecticut