Best stops on I-470 in Missouri

All 16 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 71A

Milepost 71 · 16 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

2. Exit 2 — Blue Ridge Boulevard

Milepost 2 · 17 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 4 hotels · ♥ Lions, Wallabies

3. Exit 7B — Raytown

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 9 hotels · open 24 hours

4. Exit 9 — Douglas Street;Colbern Road

Milepost 9 · 28 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 9 hotels · open 24 hours

5. Exit 16C — Kansas City

Milepost 16 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum

6. Exit 1 — Joplin;Kansas City;Des Moines

Milepost 1 · 18 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Truman Farm Home

7. Exit 16A

Milepost 16 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 14 hotels · open 24 hours

8. Exit 16B — Saint Louis

Milepost 16 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours

9. Exit 7A — Sedalia

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 6 hotels

10. Exit 10A — Northeast Colbern Road

Milepost 10 · 17 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 9 hotels

← Every I-470 exit in Missouri