Best stops on I-678 in New York

All 23 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 1A — Nassau Expressway;Belt Parkway East;Eastern Long Island

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Rock Hall, Long Beach Historical Museum

2. Exit 12B — Long Island Expressway;Midtown Tunnel

Milepost 12 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Queens Zoo, Queens Museum

3. Exit 13 — Northern Boulevard;Astoria Boulevard;Triborough Bridge

Milepost 13 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 22 hotels · ♥ Louis Armstrong House Museum, Museum of the Moving Image

4. Exit 13A

Milepost 13 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 18 hotels · ♥ The Jewish Museum, Guggenheim Museum

5. Exit 19N-S-W — New Haven Connecticut;George Washington Bridge;Manhattan

Milepost 19 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 6 hotels · ♥ Bronx Zoo, Thomas Dodge Homestead

6. Exit 18 — Lafayette Avenue

Milepost 18 · 16 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 6 hotels · ♥ General Grant National Memorial, Harlem Fire Watchtower

7. Exit 10 — Grand Central Parkway;La Guardia Airport;RFK Bridge

Milepost 10 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Bed-Stuy Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo

8. Exit 14 — Linden Place

Milepost 14 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum, John Bowne House

9. Exit 11 — Flushing Meadows Corona Park;69th Road;Jewel Avenue

Milepost 11 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Center for Brooklyn History, Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts

10. Exit 1W-2 — Belt Parkway West;Verrazano Bridge;Rockaway Boulevard

Milepost 1 · 27 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 22 hotels · ♥ Grist Mill Museum

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