Best stops on I-55 in Missouri

All 73 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 40B

Milepost 40 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 24 hotels · ♥ Campbell House Museum, Gateway Arch

2. Exit 207B — Tulsa|Truman Parkway

Milepost 207 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 16 hotels · ♥ Scott Joplin House, Shelley House

3. Exit 197 — Lindbergh Boulevard;Chicago;Kansas City

Milepost 197 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, National Museum of Transportation

4. Exit 199 — Reavis Barracks Road

Milepost 199 · 21 places to eat · 15 gas stations · open 24 hours · ♥ Grant's Farm

5. Exit 96 — Cape Girardeau;Gordonville

Milepost 96 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Devil's Island Wildlife Management Area

6. Exit 207A — Gravois Avenue

Milepost 207 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Missouri Botanical Garden

7. Exit 175 — Hillsboro;Festus

Milepost 175 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 6 hotels · open 24 hours

8. Exit 178 — Herculaneum

Milepost 178 · 17 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 1 hotels · 24/7 travel center

9. Exit 190 — Richardson Road

Milepost 190 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 4 hotels · open 24 hours

10. Exit 193 — Meramec Bottom Road

Milepost 193 · 18 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 7 hotels · open 24 hours

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