A day out from Benton Township: Lake Wallenpaupack, 27 mi away
Each year, some 4M people go to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Nothing on our list is inside Benton Township; the 19 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, 2 state parks and 2 ski areas. At 57 mi, High Point is worth the journey.
Steamtown National Historic Site
Railroad museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
What’s around Benton Township
Out at 39 mi is Hickory Run State Park, the farthest.
Orange: Benton Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
35 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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2Steamtown National Historic Site
Railroad museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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5
6Camelback Mountain Resort
Ski and snowboard resort near Tannersville, Pennsylvania.
7
8Blue Mountain Resort
Ski area in Pennsylvania, United States.
10
11Tri-States Monument
Tripoint boundary marker for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
12
13Elk Mountain Ski Resort
Ski resort in Union Dale, Pennsylvania, USA.
Montage Mountain Ski Area
Ski resort in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States.
Everhart Museum
Art and natural history museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S..
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
National Wild and Scenic River in Pennsylvania and New York.
Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum
Botanical garden and arboretum in Bushkill Township, Pa..
McDade Park
Community park and arboretum in Scranton and Taylor, Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States.
Schisler Museum of Wildlife and Natural History
Natural history museum and Planetarium in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
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 →
Photo credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain · Tri-States Monument: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worlds End State Park: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · 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 · Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: Jet Lowe (edited by Mitchazenia), Public domain · Zane Grey Museum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Van Campen's Inn: StillRiverside, CC BY 2.0 · Cutler Botanic Garden: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Foster-Armstrong House: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · McDade Park: Billy Hathorn (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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