Best stops on I-395 in District of Columbia

All 12 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 7

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Seward Square, Folger Park

2. Exit 9

Milepost 9 · 20 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Seaton Park East, National Gallery of Art

3. Exit 10 — Massachusetts Avenue

Milepost 10 · 28 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 24 hotels · ♥ Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, Franklin Square

4. Exit 6 — United States Capitol;C Street Southwest

Milepost 6 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 18 hotels · ♥ Anacostia Park, Section C, Anacostia Park Section D

5. Exit 1

Milepost 1 · 26 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

6. Exit 2 — Potomac Park;U S Park Police

Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ East Potomac Park, Art Museum of the Americas

7. Exit 10C — Memorial Bridge

Milepost 10 · 29 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 17 hotels · ♥ Arlington Ridge Park, Gravelly Point Park

8. Exit 4 — South West Waterfront;Maine Avenue

Milepost 4 · 29 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ The White House and President's Park, International Spy Museum

9. Exit 3

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Edward R Murrow Park, DAR Museum

10. Exit 8 — 2nd Street Southwest;United States Capitol

Milepost 8 · 19 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ National Museum of the American Indian

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