Best stops on I-459 in Alabama

All 15 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 23 — Liberty Parkway

Milepost 23 · 20 places to eat · 1 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Birmingham Zoo

2. Exit 19 — Mountain Brook;Childersburg

Milepost 19 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 23 hotels · ♥ Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Vulcan

3. Exit 13 — Hoover;Pelham

Milepost 13 · 27 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 17 hotels · open 24 hours

4. Exit 13A — Galleria Boulevard

Milepost 13 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours

5. Exit 6 — Helena;Bessemer

Milepost 6 · 22 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 1 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Bessemer Hall of History

6. Exit 10 — Hoover;Bessemer

Milepost 10 · 28 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours

7. Exit 15 — Birmingham;Montgomery

Milepost 15 · 15 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Oak Mountain State Park

8. Exit 13B — Hoover;Pelham

Milepost 13 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 10 hotels

9. Exit 33A — Gadsden

Milepost 33 · 28 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 4 hotels · open 24 hours

10. Exit 1 — Bessemer;McCalla

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure

← Every I-459 exit in Alabama