Best stops on I-76 in Pennsylvania

All 42 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 343 — Spring Garden Street;Haverford Avenue

Milepost 343 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Philadelphia Museum of Art, Lemon Hill Mansion

2. Exit 344 — Central Philadelphia

Milepost 344 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 23 hotels · ♥ Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Franklin Institute

3. Exit 351 — Trenton;Chester;Front Street

Milepost 351 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Adventure Aquarium, Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum

4. Exit 242 — Harrisburg West

Milepost 242 · 23 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 21 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, State Museum of Pennsylvania

5. Exit 341 — Martin Luther King Jr Drive;Montgomery Drive;West Fairmount Park;Mann Music Center

Milepost 341 · 26 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Mount Pleasant, Ormiston Mansion

6. Exit 340B — Roosevelt Boulevard;Northeast Philadelphia

Milepost 340 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Strawberry Mansion, Woodford Mansion

7. Exit 346A — South Street

Milepost 346 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Penn Museum, The Rosenbach Museum & Library

8. Exit 340A — Lincoln Drive;Kelly Drive

Milepost 340 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 15 hotels · ♥ Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Johnson House Historic Site

9. Exit 247 — Harrisburg East

Milepost 247 · 23 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Hersheypark, AACA Museum

10. Exit 342 — Girard Avenue;Philadelphia Zoo

Milepost 342 · 23 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Philadelphia Zoo, The John Coltrane House

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