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Exit 17A — I-5 in California

San Diego Airport;Hawthorn Street · Milepost 17 · 79 places at this exit.

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Worth the stop ♥: USS Midway Museum

Gas · 11

Place	Off the ramp
Chevron	at the exit · fuel	call
Mobil	0.5 mi · gas station
Exxon & Mobil Stations	0.5 mi · gas station	call
Shell	0.6 mi · gas station	call
EVgo	0.7 mi · ev charging station	call
Laurel Pacific Gas	0.7 mi · gas station	call
Petromerica	1.0 mi · gas station	call
ARCO	1.1 mi · gas station	call
Route 66	1.4 mi · gas station	call
Mobil	1.7 mi · gas station
Shell Recharge	1.7 mi · ev charging station	call

Food & restaurants · 29

Place	Off the ramp
Kenzi Coffee and Tea Garden	at the exit · coffee shop	call
Grind Coffee Shop	at the exit · coffee shop	call
Orexi	at the exit · restaurant	call
Ancora	at the exit · mediterranean restaurant	call
Caffe Caritazza	at the exit · coffee shop	call
Ocho Mexican Food & Cafe	at the exit · mexican restaurant	call
Taco Rey Taco Shop	at the exit · taco restaurant	call
Bonjour Patisserie	at the exit · bakery	call
Darband	at the exit · persian iranian restaurant	call
Fifth Ave Grill	at the exit · persian iranian restaurant	call
Layover	at the exit · restaurant	call
MudButts	at the exit · cafe	call
Adore Coffee House	at the exit · coffee shop	call
Caps Pizza & Bar	at the exit · pizza restaurant	call
Wetstone Winebar	at the exit · restaurant	call
the kebab shop	at the exit · kebab
Lofty	at the exit · restaurant	call
Pappalecco	at the exit · italian	call
Papa Lecco	at the exit · restaurant
Burger Lounge	0.3 mi · restaurant	call
Extraordinary Desserts	0.3 mi · restaurant
Al Teatro Panini Grill	0.3 mi · italian
Central Cafe	0.3 mi · cafe
Indigo Grill	0.3 mi · restaurant
Sogno Di Vino	0.3 mi · italian	call
iDessert	0.3 mi · restaurant
Sorrento Ristorante	0.3 mi · italian	call
Davanti Enoteca	0.3 mi · italian	call
Buon Appetito	0.3 mi · italian	call

Hotels & stays · 24

Place	Off the ramp
Wilsonian Hotel	at the exit · hotel	call
ITH Hostels	at the exit · hostel	call
America's Best Value Inn	at the exit · motel	call
Quality Inn And Suites	at the exit · motel	call
Quality Inn	at the exit · hotel
West Park Inn	at the exit · hotel	call
BW Premier Collection	at the exit · hotel	call
Motel 6	at the exit · motel	call
Courtyard	at the exit · hotel	call
Reiss Hotel	at the exit · hotel	call
Victoria Square	at the exit · hotel	call
Swiss Garden Hotel Melaka	at the exit · hotel	call
ITH Eco Farm House San Diego	at the exit · hotel	call
Hotel Occidental	at the exit · hotel
Vantaggio Suites	at the exit · hotel
Super 8 by Wyndham	0.3 mi · hotel	call
TownePlace Suites by Marriott	0.3 mi · hotel	call
Hawthorne Historic Inn	0.3 mi · inn	call
Carté Hotel & Suites	0.3 mi · hotel
Urban Boutique Hotel	0.3 mi · hotel	call
Allegro Towers	0.4 mi · hotel
Autograph Collection	0.4 mi · hotel	call
Best Western Plus	0.4 mi · hotel	call
Luxury Collection	0.5 mi · hotel	call

Things to see · 15

Place	Off the ramp
Playground	at the exit · playground
Firehouse Museum	0.3 mi · museum	call
Tweet Street Playground	0.4 mi · playground
Museum of Contemporary Art	0.5 mi · museum	call
Guardian of Water Sculpture	0.5 mi · monument	call
MCASD Downtown	0.5 mi · art museum	call
Waterfront Park Playground	0.5 mi · playground
Navy SEAL Museum San Diego	0.6 mi · museum
Pete Wilson Statue	0.6 mi · monument
San Diego Railroad Museum	0.6 mi · museum	call
San Diego Safari Park	0.6 mi · zoo
S D Aerospace Museum	0.6 mi · history museum	call
The New Children's Museum	0.9 mi · museum
USS Midway Museum ♥	1.0 mi · museum	call
San Diego Police Museum	1.0 mi · museum

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