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 5 · 23 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ History Museum of Mobile, USS Drum

2. Exit 260B — 3rd Avenue North

Milepost 260 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens

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

Milepost 261 · 23 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham Museum of Art

4. Exit 172 — Clay Street;Herron Street

Milepost 172 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 15 hotels · ♥ Civil Rights Memorial Center, First White House of the Confederacy

5. Exit 259 — University Boulevard

Milepost 259 · 20 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Birmingham Zoo, Vulcan

6. Exit 246 — Cahaba Valley Road

Milepost 246 · 29 places to eat · 19 gas stations · 20 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Oak Mountain State Park

7. Exit 8 — Prichard;Citronelle

Milepost 8 · 18 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 6 hotels · 24/7 travel center

8. Exit 334 — Decatur;Priceville;Somerville

Milepost 334 · 22 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 4 hotels · 24/7 travel center

9. Exit 264 — Daniel Payne Drive

Milepost 264 · 14 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 1 hotels · 24/7 travel center

10. Exit 170 — Fairview Avenue

Milepost 170 · 20 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

← Every I-65 exit in Alabama