31 mi from Benton, Mount Washington leads the list
Benton and its surroundings hold 13 ski areas, 6 museums and 2 theme parks. There is no place to visit inside Benton; there are 32 within 40 miles. About 3K people a year visit The Main Street Museum. A longer outing takes you to Mount Mansfield, 59 mi off.
Mount Washington
Highest mountain in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Finding your way
At the edge of the map sits Lake Winnipesaukee, 40 mi out.
Orange: Benton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
These 61 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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6Stowe Mountain Resort
Ski resort in Vermont, United States.
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8White Mountain National Forest
Federally managed forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States.
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13Smugglers' Notch Resort
Ski resort in Cambridge, Vermont, United States.
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Willey House, New Hampshire
Site of the historic (Samuel) Willey family tragedy.
Waterville Valley Resort
Ski resort in Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA.
Attitash Mountain Resort
Ski area located in Bartlett, New Hampshire.
Bretton Woods Ski Area
Ski area located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA.
Santa's Village
Christmas-themed amusement park in Jefferson, New Hampshire, United States.
Cranmore Mountain Resort
Ski area in New Hampshire, United States.
Burke Mountain Resort
Ski resort in East Burke, Vermont, United States.
Clark's Bears
Roadside attraction in Lincoln, New Hampshire known for trained performing bears and the White Mountain Central Railroad.
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
House and garden of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Pico Mountain Resort
Ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont.
Ragged Mountain Resort
Ski area in New Hampshire, United States.
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
Science museum in Concord, New Hampshire.
Whaleback Mountain
Ski area in New Hampshire, United States.
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Architectural centerpiece of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, located on Vermont Route 12 in Woodstock, Vermont, United States.
Enfield Shaker Museum
Outdoor history museum and historic district in Enfield, New Hampshire.
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
Natural history museum in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA.
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
Historic building and museum in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
The Hall Art Foundation
Art museum, makes available postwar and contemporary art works from own and founders collection of approx. 5000 art works.
Sullivan Museum and History Center
History museum at Norwich University, United States.
Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Theater in Meredith, New Hampshire, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Benton → · Benton’s history →
Photo credits
Mount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White Mountain National Forest: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Cannon Mountain: Mikespenard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugarbush Resort: Mrtrek1701 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Story Land: AnotherMaker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Franconia Notch State Park: Stephen Sokolowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smugglers' Notch Resort: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flume Gorge: MyCatIsAChonk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Willey House, New Hampshire: alans1948, CC BY 2.0 · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Loon Mountain Resort: Own work, Public domain · Mad River Glen: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Village: Alex McLeod, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · Cranmore Mountain Resort: Davidafranklin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bolton Valley Resort: Gopats92, Public domain · Burke Mountain Resort: Patrick McCaffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pico Mountain Resort: petersent, Public domain · Wildcat Mountain: Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain · Saskadena Six: Jared C. Benedict, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hood Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Ragged Mountain Resort: Tom Morgan, Public domain · Pleasant Mountain: Denmarkmaine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Precision Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: Starhop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Landsc, Public domain · Enfield Shaker Museum: Neil.m.young, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: Amandabachand, CC BY-SA 4.0 · St. Johnsbury Athenaeum: Gopats92 Jonathan Leo Connor, CC BY 3.0 · Vermont Granite Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Montshire Museum of Science: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Willowbrook Museum Village: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: Jegelewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cornish Colony Museum: insiriusdenial, CC0 · New Hampshire Farm Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sullivan Museum and History Center: SMHCNorwich, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Main Street Museum: Main Street Museum, CC BY 3.0 · Winnipesaukee Playhouse: Alexa15224, CC BY-SA 3.0
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