Best stops on I-44 in Missouri

All 113 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 286 — Hampton Avenue

Milepost 286 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 14 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Bayer Insectarium, Saint Louis Zoo

2. Exit 292 — Lumiere Place Boulevard;Washington Avenue;Eads Bridge

Milepost 292 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 24 hotels · ♥ Campbell House Museum, Old Courthouse

3. Exit 249A

Milepost 249 · 22 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Scott Joplin House, Shelley House

4. Exit 288 — Grand Boulevard

Milepost 288 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, Pulitzer Arts Foundation

5. Exit 287A — Kingshighway Boulevard

Milepost 287 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Saint Louis Science Center, Saint Louis Science Center

6. Exit 88 — Fair Grove;Strafford

Milepost 88 · 20 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 3 hotels · 24/7 travel center

7. Exit 292A — Convention Plaza;Martin Luther King Bridge to Illinois

Milepost 292 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 16 hotels · ♥ City Museum, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

8. Exit 8 — Range Line Road

Milepost 8 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 22 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Joplin Union Depot

9. Exit 77 — Bolivar

Milepost 77 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Dickerson Park Zoo, Wonders of Wildlife

10. Exit 277B — Lindbergh Boulevard

Milepost 277 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park

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