Best stops on I-70 in Missouri

All 139 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 249B — Tucker Boulevard;Downtown Saint Louis

Milepost 249 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 18 hotels · ♥ Campbell House Museum, Scott Joplin House

2. Exit 8B — Des Moines

Milepost 8 · 15 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, Red Kangaroo

3. Exit 244 — Union Boulevard;Kingshighway Boulevard

Milepost 244 · 17 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Bayer Insectarium, Missouri History Museum

4. Exit 249 — Tucker Boulevard;Downtown Saint Louis

Milepost 249 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 24 hotels · ♥ National Blues Museum, Old Courthouse

5. Exit 8A — Blue Ridge Cutoff Sports Complex;Wichita

Milepost 8 · 15 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Lion-Tailed Macaque, Bornean Orangutans

6. Exit 2K — Harrison Street;Troost Avenue

Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 15 hotels · ♥ National WWI Museum and Memorial, Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site

7. Exit 3B — Brooklyn Avenue

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Worlds of Fun, The Museum of Kansas City

8. Exit 245A — Shreve Avenue

Milepost 245 · 16 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 7 hotels · ♥ Shelley House, World Chess Hall of Fame

9. Exit 248C — Saint Louis Avenue

Milepost 248 · 16 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ The Griot Museum of Black History, Pulitzer Arts Foundation

10. Exit 127 — Range Line Street

Milepost 127 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Museum of Art & Archaeology

← Every I-70 exit in Missouri