Best stops on I-64 in Virginia

All 140 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 277B — Tidewater Drive

Milepost 277 · 19 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 3 hotels · ♥ Virginia Zoological Park, Chrysler Museum of Art

2. Exit 289B-A — Greenbrier Parkway

Milepost 289 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Portsmouth Lightship Museum, Children's Museum of Virginia

3. Exit 78 — Arthur Ashe Boulevard

Milepost 78 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Science Museum of Virginia, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

4. Exit 87 — Staunton;Winchester

Milepost 87 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 9 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Staunton National Cemetery, American Frontier Culture Museum

5. Exit 190 — Petersburg;5th Street;Downtown

Milepost 190 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Virginia Holocaust Museum, Triple Crossing

6. Exit 243B — Williamsburg

Milepost 243 · 28 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 6 hotels · ♥ Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Pantheon

7. Exit 75

Milepost 75 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 22 hotels · ♥ American Civil War Museum, Belle Isle

8. Exit 193B — Nine Mile Road

Milepost 193 · 27 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Chimborazo Medical Museum, Clarke-Palmore House Museum

9. Exit 258B — J Clyde Morris Boulevard;Yorktown

Milepost 258 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ The Mariners' Museum, USS Monitor

10. Exit 181A — Parham Road South

Milepost 181 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Meadow Farm Museum

← Every I-64 exit in Virginia