Best stops on I-87 in New York

All 67 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 2 — Willis Avenue;Third Avenue Bridge

Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo

2. Exit 7N-S — New Haven;Trenton;Whitestone Bridge;Throgs Neck Bridge;George Washington Bridge

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ The Jewish Museum, Guggenheim Museum

3. Exit 7-6 — Schenectady;Watervliet;Troy;Cohoes

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Niskayuna Railroad Station, Hart-Cluett Mansion

4. Exit 15A — Sloatsburg;Suffern

Milepost 15 · 29 places to eat · 3 gas stations · 1 hotels · ♥ Ringwood State Park, Campgaw Mountain Reservation

5. Exit 14A — Garden State Parkway;New Jersey

Milepost 14 · 29 places to eat · 18 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ The Hermitage, Blauvelt State Park

6. Exit 7A — Saw Mill River Parkway South

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Lyndhurst Mansion, Tallman Mountain State Park

7. Exit 19 — Kingston;Rhinecliff Bridge

Milepost 19 · 15 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 1 hotels · ♥ Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, USS Slater

8. Exit 1 — Brook Avenue

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 18 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Poe Cottage, Steere Herbarium

9. Exit 9 — Halfmoon;Clifton Park

Milepost 9 · 15 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 2 hotels · ♥ Hudson Highlands State Park, Bear Mountain State Park

10. Exit 1E — Albany;Boston

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Albany Institute of History and Art, Irish American Heritage Museum

← Every I-87 exit in New York