Best stops on I-45 in Texas

All 203 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 284B — Live Oak Street

Milepost 284 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 23 hotels · ♥ Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Nasher Sculpture Center

2. Exit 46B — Lake Jackson;Freeport;Victoria

Milepost 46 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 17 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Houston Zoo, Rothko Chapel

3. Exit 1A — West Beach

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 17 hotels · ♥ Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, 1892 Bishop's Palace

4. Exit 284C — Downtown;Good–Latimer Expressway

Milepost 284 · 29 places to eat · 23 gas stations · 21 hotels · ♥ Meadows Museum, Frontiers of Flight Museum

5. Exit 24 — NASA

Milepost 24 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Space Center Houston, Shuttle Independence

6. Exit 50A — Patton Street

Milepost 50 · 28 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 12 hotels · 24/7 travel center

7. Exit 50B — Cavalcade Street;Link Road

Milepost 50 · 21 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 10 hotels · 24/7 travel center

8. Exit 64 — Richey Road

Milepost 64 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 13 hotels · 24/7 travel center

9. Exit 284A

Milepost 284 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Oswald Rooming House Museum, Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center

10. Exit 17 — Tanger Outlet Center

Milepost 17 · 21 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 10 hotels · 24/7 travel center

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