Best stops on I-80 in Indiana

All 26 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 77 — South Bend;Notre Dame

Milepost 77 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 24 hotels · ♥ Potawatomi Zoo, Snite Museum

2. Exit 2 — Indianapolis Boulevard

Milepost 2 · 24 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · 24/7 travel center · ♥ Mascot Hall of Fame

3. Exit 10 — Broadway

Milepost 10 · 28 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 1 hotels · ♥ Michael Jackson Childhood Home, Gary Land Company Building

4. Exit 5 — Cline Avenue;Gary/Chicago Airport

Milepost 5 · 28 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve, Gaylord Butterfly Preserve

5. Exit 6 — Burr Street

Milepost 6 · 26 places to eat · 18 gas stations · 4 hotels · 24/7 travel center

6. Exit 9 — Grant Street

Milepost 9 · 29 places to eat · 20 gas stations · 1 hotels · 24/7 travel center

7. Exit 92 — Elkhart

Milepost 92 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 23 hotels · ♥ Midwest Museum of American Art, The National New York Central Railroad Museum

8. Exit 31 — Chesterton;Valparaiso

Milepost 31 · 16 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 1 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Indiana Dunes National Park, Splash Down Dunes Waterpark

9. Exit 1 — Calumet Avenue

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 8 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Camp Shabbona Woods

10. Exit 23 — Portage

Milepost 23 · 25 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours

← Every I-80 exit in Indiana