Best stops on I-65 in Alabama

All 107 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 5A — Springhill Avenue

Milepost 4.8 · 24 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ History Museum of Mobile, USS Drum

2. Exit 260B — 3rd Avenue North

Milepost 256 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, McWane Science Center

3. Exit 261A — 17th Street North;Downtown

Milepost 256.8 · 24 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham Museum of Art

4. Exit 172 — Clay Street;Herron Street

Milepost 169.5 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 15 hotels · ♥ Civil Rights Memorial Center, First White House of the Confederacy

5. Exit 259 — University Boulevard

Milepost 255.2 · 21 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Birmingham Zoo, Vulcan

6. Exit 8 — Prichard;Citronelle

Milepost 7.6 · 19 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 5 hotels · 24/7 travel center

7. Exit 334 — Decatur;Priceville;Somerville

Milepost 328.3 · 22 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 3 hotels · 24/7 travel center

8. Exit 170 — Fairview Avenue

Milepost 167.8 · 20 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

9. Exit 246 — Cahaba Valley Road

Milepost 243.1 · 29 places to eat · 21 gas stations · 20 hotels · ♥ Oak Mountain State Park

10. Exit 264 — Daniel Payne Drive

Milepost 259.9 · 13 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 1 hotels · 24/7 travel center

← Every I-65 exit in Alabama