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Benton, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0
Attractions near Benton Township

23 mi from Benton Township, Knoebels Amusement Resort leads the list

Benton Township and its surroundings hold 7 museums, 3 theme parks and 3 state parks. With nothing inside Benton Township, the list has 17 places within 40 miles. Roughly 61K visitors a year make it to Steamtown National Historic Site. Beyond the town, Roadside America sits 49 mi away.

Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Knoebels Amusement Resort
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Camelback Mountain Resort
Theme park · 23 mi south

Knoebels Amusement Resort

Amusement park.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

At 40 mi, Asa Packer Mansion is the farthest one out.

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Orange: Benton Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The complete list

Each of the 30 is within 60 miles.

McDade Park

City park · 37 mi northeast

Community park and arboretum in Scranton and Taylor, Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Benton Township → · Benton Township’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worlds End State Park: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Nay Aug Park: The Mebane Greeting Card Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA., Public domain · Fort Augusta: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Mid-Atlantic Air Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Scranton Cultural Center: Tomdobb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carbon County Jail: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), GFDL 1.2 · Electric City Trolley Museum: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Everhart Museum: Jeffrey from Dunmore, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lehigh Valley Zoo: Hshuvaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piper Aviation Museum: User:Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · McDade Park: Billy Hathorn (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kutztown 1892 Public School Building: Dough4872, Public domain · Old Union County Courthouse: Ruhrfisch (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0

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