Best stops on I-91 in Connecticut

All 57 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 28 — Wethersfield;Newington

Milepost 28 · 23 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 12 hotels · ♥ Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, Hill Stead Museum

2. Exit 31 — State Street

Milepost 31 · 20 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ A. Everett Austin House, Keney Tower

3. Exit 26 — Old Wethersfield

Milepost 26 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 7 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Selden Brewer House, Richard E. Gorman Park

4. Exit 30 — East Hartford;New London

Milepost 30 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 15 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Mark Twain House

5. Exit 32A-32B — Waterbury;Trumbull Street

Milepost 32 · 19 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 13 hotels · ♥ Old State House, Wadsworth Atheneum

6. Exit 49 — Enfield Street

Milepost 49 · 18 places to eat · 6 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Connecticut River Greenway State Park

7. Exit 24 — Wethersfield;Rocky Hill

Milepost 24 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Welles-Shipman-Ward House, Meshomasic State Forest

8. Exit 29A — Capitol Area

Milepost 29 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Butler-McCook Homestead, Amos Bull House

9. Exit 18 — Middlefield;Middletown

Milepost 18 · 21 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 7 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Farmington Canal Line State Park Trail

10. Exit 44 — East Windsor

Milepost 44 · 22 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 6 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ East Windsor Historical Society Museum

← Every I-91 exit in Connecticut