Best stops on I-95 in Maryland

All 77 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 2A-B — Washington;National Harbor

Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Arlington Historical Museum, Jones Point Park

2. Exit 3B — Forest Heights

Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Gravelly Point Park, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

3. Exit 55 — Key Highway;Fort McHenry National Monument

Milepost 55 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 24 hotels · ♥ USS Torsk, National Aquarium

4. Exit 3 — Forest Heights;Indian Head

Milepost 3 · 17 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Arlington Ridge Park, Theodore Roosevelt Island

5. Exit 4B — Saint Barnabas Road;Marlow Heights East

Milepost 4 · 17 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 3 hotels · ♥ Seward Square, Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

6. Exit 54 — Hanover Street

Milepost 54 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 21 hotels · ♥ USS Constellation, Chesapeake

7. Exit 52 — Baltimore-Washington Parkway

Milepost 52 · 29 places to eat · 17 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum, Edgar Allen Poe House

8. Exit 4A — West Oxon Hill;Saint Barnabas Road

Milepost 4 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 5 hotels · ♥ Capital Jewish Museum, American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial

9. Exit 25 — College Park;Laurel

Milepost 25 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 16 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Pope John Paul II National Shrine, President Lincoln's Cottage

10. Exit 51 — Washington Boulevard

Milepost 51 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 10 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, H.L. Mencken House

← Every I-95 exit in Maryland