Best stops on I-95 in Connecticut

All 91 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 2 — Delavan Avenue;Byram

Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 2 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center, Welwyn Preserve

2. Exit 90 — Mystic

Milepost 90 · 29 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 19 hotels · ♥ Denison Homestead, Mystic Seaport Marine Museum

3. Exit 85 — Thames Street;Downtown Groton

Milepost 85 · 17 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Ebenezer Avery House and Museum, United States Ship Nautilus

4. Exit 15 — Norwalk;Danbury

Milepost 15 · 29 places to eat · 7 gas stations · 9 hotels · ♥ Maritime Aquarium, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

5. Exit 40 — Woodmont Road

Milepost 40 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 10 hotels · 24/7 travel center

6. Exit 69 — Essex;Hartford

Milepost 69 · 16 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Gillette Castle, Selden Neck State Park

7. Exit 38 — Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways

Milepost 38 · 22 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Osbornedale State Park, Indian Well State Park

8. Exit 48 — Hartford

Milepost 48 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 17 hotels · ♥ Peabody Museum of Natural History, West Rock Ridge State Park

9. Exit 84S-N-E — Norwich;New London Waterfront District

Milepost 84 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Custom House Maritime Museum, Nathaniel Hempstead House

10. Exit 22 — Round Hill Road;Service Plaza

Milepost 22 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 6 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Fairfield Museum And History Center

← Every I-95 exit in Connecticut