Anonymous wrote:The Christiana Mall is right off 95 in Delaware, before the split. There's a nice food court (with a ChickFilA), some sit down restaurants, a B&N, and a play area outside the Target. We usually aim to stop there. It's a bit closer to DC than to NY, but there really isn't anywhere decent to stop in south Jersey.

+1

And for when the kid is older, there is a Lego Store there.

For a 1yo, I don't think it would make much difference if you went to a mall or any rest stop.

We've done the ride several times with my now 3yo. 3yo DS would get a kick out of getting a Burger King hat and hanging out at some mini mart for a few minutes.

If you actually want to break up the trip up with a half day excursion, Adventure Aquarium looks fun. We plan to check it out this year.