Best stops on I-787 in New York

All 14 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 9E

Milepost 9 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 8 hotels · ♥ Niskayuna Railroad Station, Kate Mullany House

2. Exit 3A — Rensselaer;Empire Plaza

Milepost 3 · 28 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 15 hotels · ♥ Irish American Heritage Museum, Albany Institute of History and Art

3. Exit 4 — Downtown Albany

Milepost 4 · 22 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, USS Slater

4. Exit 8 — 23rd Street;Watervliet;Green Island

Milepost 8 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 8 hotels · ♥ Hart-Cluett Mansion

5. Exit 3 — Rensselaer;Empire Plaza

Milepost 3 · 20 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Fort Crailo

6. Exit 1 — Southern Boulevard

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 13 hotels

7. Exit 7W — Watervliet

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 5 hotels

8. Exit 7E — South Troy

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 1 hotels

9. Exit 2 — Port of Albany

Milepost 2 · 18 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Historic Cherry Hill

10. Exit 3B — Port of Albany

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 11 hotels

← Every I-787 exit in New York