Best stops on I-87 in North Carolina

All 11 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 301

Milepost 0 · 21 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 4 hotels · ♥ Marbles Kids Museum, City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum)

2. Exit 3 — Durham;Benson

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours

3. Exit 4 — New Hope Road

Milepost 3.8 · 19 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels

4. Exit 15 — Poole Rd

Milepost 2 · 18 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 9 hotels

5. Exit 14 — Rocky Mount;Wilson;Greenville

Milepost 2.6 · 16 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 9 hotels

6. Exit 16 — Wilmington

Milepost 0.8 · 15 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 1 hotels

7. Exit 6 — Hodge Road

Milepost 5.6 · 8 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 1 hotels

8. Exit 7 — Wake Forest;RDU Airport

Milepost 6.7 · 13 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 1 hotels

9. Exit 11 — Wendell;Knightdale

Milepost 10.5 · 17 places to eat · 1 gas stations · 1 hotels

10. Exit 9 — South Smithfield Road

Milepost 9 · 15 places to eat · 1 gas stations · 1 hotels

← Every I-87 exit in North Carolina