Best stops on I-90 in Illinois

All 80 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 51B — Randolph Street West

Milepost 51 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 20 hotels · ♥ Illinois Holocaust Museum Presents Experience360, McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum

2. Exit 82B — Bryn Mawr Avenue

Milepost 82 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 9 hotels · ♥ Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum

3. Exit 51F-J — Ida Bell Wells;Taylor Street;Roosevelt Road;Adams Street;Jackson Boulevard

Milepost 51 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 23 hotels · ♥ National Hellenic Museum, Money Museum

4. Exit 56

Milepost 56 · 29 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Santa's Village AZoosment Park, Elgin Public Museum

5. Exit 50A — Ogden Avenue;Racine Avenue

Milepost 50 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Polish Museum of America, Ukrainian National Museum

6. Exit 51H-I — Aurora;Ida B Wells Drive

Milepost 51 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 20 hotels · ♥ Shedd Aquarium, National Public Housing Museum

7. Exit 53B — St Louis

Milepost 53 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 15 hotels · ♥ Chinese American Museum of Chicago, Chess Studio

8. Exit 44A — Irving Park Road;Keeler Avenue

Milepost 44 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 4 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Wonder Works Children's Museum, Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum

9. Exit 76 — Lee Street

Milepost 76 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 20 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Robert Kennicott House, Kohl Childrens Museum

10. Exit 101 — Saint Lawrence Avenue

Milepost 101 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Obama Presidential Center Museum, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

← Every I-90 exit in Illinois