Best stops on I-395 in Massachusetts

All 10 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 12A — Auburn

Milepost 12 · 29 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 6 hotels · ♥ Worcester Historical Museum, Hadwen Arboretum

2. Exit 1 — Webster;Thompson Court

Milepost 1 · 19 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 4 hotels · ♥ Douglas State Forest

3. Exit 3 — Webster Center;Douglas

Milepost 3 · 27 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 4 hotels

4. Exit 7B — Oxford Center

Milepost 7 · 19 places to eat · 5 gas stations · ♥ Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

5. Exit 11B — Sturbridge

Milepost 11 · 22 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 5 hotels

6. Exit 11A — Shrewsbury

Milepost 11 · 24 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 5 hotels

7. Exit 9 — North Oxford

Milepost 9 · 15 places to eat · 3 gas stations · 3 hotels · ♥ Clara Barton Homestead

8. Exit 4 — South Oxford;North Webster

Milepost 4 · 15 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 1 hotels

9. Exit 7A — Sutton

Milepost 7 · 16 places to eat · 6 gas stations

10. Exit 53 — East Thompson;Wilsonville

Milepost 53 · 4 places to eat · 0 gas stations · 1 hotels · ♥ Quaddick State Park, Quaddick State Forest

← Every I-395 exit in Massachusetts