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The Road Tour 10: Top Service Companies & Places

CURRENT RANKINGS

While publications such as Forbes and Fortune focus on ranking companies by dollar value, our lists are built on service quality, product excellence, consumer sentiment, and—often—firsthand experience from our own visits. Many of these rankings are informed in part by what we’ve seen on the ground. The Road Tour 10 highlights the best local, regional, and national companies within their respective industries, and also features notable places of interest, including parks.

 

Rankings are updated throughout the year. Bookmark and check back for any updates.

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Welcome to the Road Tour 10 Rankings.

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THE ROAD TOUR 10: GAS STATIONS

Rankings

Top Gas Stations Chains

2025

CLOSED RANKING

for 2026

  1.  Buc-ee's

  2. Wally's

  3. United Dairy Farmers

  4. QuikTrip (QT) 

  5. Wawa

  6. Sheetz

  7. Love's Travel Stops

  8. Kwik Trip

  9. RaceTrac

  10.  Royal Farms

Top Gas Stations Chains

2026

OPEN​ RANKING

for 2027

  1. Buc-ee's

  2. Wally's

  3. United Dairy Farmers

  4. Sheetz ↑

  5. QuikTrip ↓

  6. Wawa 

  7. Kwik Trip ↑

  8. Love's Travel Stops ↓

  9. Royal Farms 

  10. Maverik (new)

This is our carefully curated list of the top 10 gas station brands in America. Our rankings are based in part on firsthand visits and real-world experiences, allowing us to evaluate each brand beyond just name recognition. We considered a variety of factors, including cleanliness, customer service, store layout and organization, product selection, amenities, overall atmosphere, and the consistency of the experience from location to location. By combining personal visits with broader brand reputation and customer feedback, we aimed to create a well-rounded and trustworthy ranking.

Businesses that have fallen off the list:
RaceTrac
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THE ROAD TOUR 10: MORE CATEGORIES

Rankings

Top Coffee Drink Chains

  1. Starbucks

  2. Caribou Coffee

  3. Dutch Bros.

  4. 7 Brew

  5. Peet's Coffee

  6. The Human Bean

  7. Scooter's Coffee

  8. Biggby Coffee

  9. Tim Horton's

  10.  Dunkin' Donuts

Top Fast Food

(QSR) Chains

  1. In-N-Out Burger ↑

  2. Portillo's ↓

  3. Taco Time

  4. Jack in the Box

  5. Hawaiian Bros.

  6. Slim Chickens ↑

  7. Popeyes ↓

  8. Chick-fil-A ↓

  9. ​Dairi-O (new)

  10. Burgerville (new)

Top Restaurant Chains

  1. Bahama Breeze

  2. Pappasito's Cantina

  3. Cheesecake Factory

  4. Fuddruckers

  5. Cheddar's Scratch Kit.

  6. Aspen Creek Grill

  7. BJ's Restaurant

  8. Ford's Garage

  9. Outback Steakhouse

  10. LongHorn Steakhouse

Top Fast Food

Pizza Chains

  1. Jet's Pizza

  2. Dominos

  3. Sbarros

  4. Pizza Hut

  5. Papa Johns

  6. Chuck E Cheese

  7. Round Table Pizza

  8. Giordano's

  9. Little Caesars

  10. Hungry Howies

Top U.S. Airlines

  1. Delta Airlines

  2. Hawaiian Airlines

  3. Alaska Airlines

  4. American Airlines

  5. United Airlines

  6. Southwest Airlines

  7. JetBlue

  8. Allegiant

  9.  Sun Country Airlines

  10. Breeze Airways

Top Retail Malls

  1. Mall of America (MN)

  2. American Dream (NJ)

  3. Mall at Millenia (FL)

  4. Northpark Center (TX)

  5. King of Prussia (PA)

  6. Houston Galleria (TX)

  7. Ala Moana Center (HI)

  8. Somerset Collection (MI)

  9. Bellevue Collection (WA)

  10. Southcenter (WA)

Top Theme Parks

  1. Disney Parks (CA & FL)

  2. Six Flags Magic Mountain

  3. Cedar Point

  4. Kings Island

  5. Kings Dominion

  6. Six Flags Great America

  7. Dollywood

  8. Hershey Park

  9. Universal Studios Florida

  10. Universal Studios Calif.​

Top Parks & Zoos

  1. Mount Rainier Nt'l Park

  2. Denali National Park

  3. Yellowstone Nt'l Park

  4. Hawaii Volcanoes Nt'l Pk.

  5. Redwood Nt'l & St Parks

  6. Crater Lake Nt'l Park

  7. Gr. Smoky Mts Nt'l Park

  8. Glacier Natonal Park

  9. San Diego Zoo

  10. Columbus Zoo

Businesses that have fallen off the list:
Culver's
Walmart
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THE ROAD TOUR 10: RETAIL

Rankings

Top Grocery & Market Stores

  1. Wegmans

  2. Harris Teeter (Kroger)

  3. H-E-B

  4. Publix

  5. Market District

  6. Crest Foods

  7. Hy-Vee

  8. Kroger

  9. Whole Foods Market

  10. Lowes Foods

Top Retail Stores

(General Merch)

  1. Bass Pro Shops

  2. Scheels

  3. IKEA

  4. Micro Center

  5. Nebraska Furniture Mart

  6. Target 

  7. Meijer 

  8. Fleet Farm 

  9. Best Buy

  10.  Costco

Many of the rankings are based on our actual visit experiences which include service, product quality, and other applicable consumer related metrics. Rankings are subject to our discretion with or without metrics and with or without notice. Rankings are not scientific and are mainly opinion based. We may also factor in publicly available consumer reviews to make our ranking decisions. Periodically updated. For entertainment purposes only.

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