Best stops on I-880 in California

All 53 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 7 — Montague Expressway

Milepost 7 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 14 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ California's Great America, Woodstock Express

2. Exit 44 — West Grand Avenue;7th Street

Milepost 44 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 14 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive

3. Exit 1C — Stevens Creek Boulevard;West San Carlos Street

Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Ainsley House, Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum

4. Exit 3 — Coleman Avenue;Mineta San Jose International Airport

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Luis María Peralta Adobe, The Tech Interactive

5. Exit 42 — Broadway;Alameda

Milepost 42 · 24 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ USS Hornet (CV 12), Letterform Archive

6. Exit 4A — First Street

Milepost 4 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, Japanese American Museum of San Jose

7. Exit 42B — Market Street;Harbor Terminal

Milepost 42 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 19 hotels · ♥ Lightship Relief, USS Potomac

8. Exit 46A — San Francisco;Bay Bridge

Milepost 46 · 15 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, Aquarium of the Bay

9. Exit 16 — Stevenson Boulevard

Milepost 16 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Niles Canyon Railway Brightside Yard, Vargas Plateau Regional Park

10. Exit 35 — 98th Avenue

Milepost 35 · 25 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 14 hotels · ♥ Anthony Chabot Regional Park, Oakland Zoo

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