Best stops on I-80 in New Jersey

All 59 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 69

Milepost 69 · 29 places to eat · 21 gas stations · 16 hotels · ♥ Bronx Zoo, The Met Cloisters

2. Exit 70A-B — Leonia;Teaneck

Milepost 70 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ The Jewish Museum, Guggenheim Museum

3. Exit 65 — Green Street;Teterboro;South Hackensack

Milepost 65 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Big Snow American Dream, Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey

4. Exit 62A-B — Garden State Parkway;Saddle Brook;Saddle River Road

Milepost 62 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ The Hermitage, Walwick Museum of Local History

5. Exit 57A — Clifton

Milepost 57 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Pietro and Maria Botto House;American Labor Museum, G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve

6. Exit 58A-B — Madison Avenue;Paterson;Clifton

Milepost 58 · 23 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 3 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard

7. Exit 48 — Montville;Pine Brook

Milepost 48 · 21 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 8 hotels · ♥ Turtle Back Zoo, Thomas Edison National Historical Park

8. Exit 27B — Netcong

Milepost 27 · 16 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · 24/7 travel center

9. Exit 42A-B — Parsippany;Morris Plains

Milepost 42 · 25 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Loantaka Brook Reservation

10. Exit 43 — Mahwah;Littleton Road;Smith Road

Milepost 43 · 26 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Tripod Rock

← Every I-80 exit in New Jersey