Best stops on I-95 in Virginia

All 96 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 176A — North Kings Highway;Telegraph Road

Milepost 176 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Arlington Ridge Park, Theodore Roosevelt Island

2. Exit 176B — Telegraph Road;Alexandria

Milepost 176 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Gravelly Point Park, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

3. Exit 177B — Alexandria;Mount Vernon

Milepost 177 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 14 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Seward Square, Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

4. Exit 98 — Doswell

Milepost 98 · 29 places to eat · 5 gas stations · 9 hotels · ♥ Kings Dominion, Grizzly

5. Exit 79 — Charlottesville

Milepost 79 · 29 places to eat · 20 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Science Museum of Virginia, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

6. Exit 74A — Downtown Expressway

Milepost 74 · 29 places to eat · 9 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Virginia Holocaust Museum, American Civil War Museum

7. Exit 177A — Fort Belvoir

Milepost 177 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 12 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Freedom House Museum, Daingerfield Island

8. Exit 73 — Maury Street;Commerce Road

Milepost 73 · 29 places to eat · 8 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Chimborazo Medical Museum, Clarke-Palmore House Museum

9. Exit 166A — Fairfax County Parkway;Newington;Fort Belvoir

Milepost 166 · 29 places to eat · 4 gas stations · 2 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Pope-Leighey House, Woodlawn Mansion

10. Exit 130B — Culpeper

Milepost 130 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 20 hotels · ♥ Kenmore, The Chimneys

← Every I-95 exit in Virginia