Best stops on I-86 in New York

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 67S — Vestal

Milepost 67 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, George W. Johnson Park Carousel

2. Exit 12 — Jamestown

Milepost 12 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Robert H. Jackson Center, National Comedy Center

3. Exit 46 — Corning;Watkins Glen

Milepost 46 · 29 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Corning Museum of Glass, Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum

4. Exit 72-B — Front Street;Downtown Binghamton

Milepost 72 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Ross Park Zoo, Ross Park Carousel

5. Exit 72 — Prospect Street;Mygatt Street

Milepost 72 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ C. Fred Johnson Park Carousel

6. Exit 4-A — Binghamton;Port Dickinson

Milepost 4 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 11 hotels

7. Exit 56 — Elmira;Jerusalem Hill

Milepost 56 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 4 hotels

8. Exit 44A-B — Williamsport;Gang Mills

Milepost 44 · 20 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot

9. Exit 53 — Horseheads

Milepost 53 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 11 hotels

10. Exit 72A — Syracuse;Albany

Milepost 72 · 18 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 9 hotels

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