Best stops on I-87 in North Carolina

All 10 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 16 — Wilmington

Milepost 16 · 18 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 1 hotels · ♥ Marbles Kids Museum, City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum)

2. Exit 3 — Durham;Benson

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 12 hotels

3. Exit 4 — New Hope Road

Milepost 4 · 19 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 9 hotels

4. Exit 15 — Poole Rd

Milepost 15 · 18 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 9 hotels

5. Exit 6 — Hodge Road

Milepost 6 · 9 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 1 hotels

6. Exit 7 — Wake Forest;RDU Airport

Milepost 7 · 13 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 1 hotels

7. Exit 11 — Wendell;Knightdale

Milepost 11 · 19 places to eat · 1 gas stations · 1 hotels

8. Exit 9 — South Smithfield Road

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

9. Exit 13 — Knightdale

Milepost 13 · 10 places to eat · 1 gas stations

10. Exit 14 — Rolesville Road

Milepost 14 · 2 places to eat · 1 gas stations

← Every I-87 exit in North Carolina