Best stops on I-84 in Connecticut

All 78 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 3 — Norwalk

Milepost 3 · 28 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Keeler Tavern Museum

2. Exit 52 — New Haven

Milepost 52 · 25 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Old State House, Wadsworth Atheneum

3. Exit 6 — New Fairfield

Milepost 6 · 23 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Pootatuck State Forest, Squantz Pond State Park

4. Exit 31 — West Street;Bristol

Milepost 31 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Lake Compounce, Farmington Canal Line State Park Trail

5. Exit 34 — Crooked Street

Milepost 34 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area, Nassahegon State Forest

6. Exit 45 — Flatbush Avenue

Milepost 45 · 23 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Goodwin Park, Dinosaur State Park

7. Exit 46 — Sisson Avenue

Milepost 46 · 22 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Mark Twain House

8. Exit 47 — Sigourney Street

Milepost 47 · 21 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ A. Everett Austin House, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

9. Exit 58 — Roberts Street;Silver Lane;Burnside Avenue

Milepost 58 · 22 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Welles-Shipman-Ward House, Richard E. Gorman Park

10. Exit 50 — Main Street;New Haven

Milepost 50 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Keney Tower

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