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

Worth the trip from Benton: Knoebels Amusement Resort, 23 mi off

Benton has 29 notable places within 60 miles, among them 2 national park units and 4 ski areas. Steamtown National Historic Site welcomes about 61K visitors a year. Set 49 mi out, Roadside America makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
29
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

Around Benton, mapped

Furthest from the centre is Electric City Trolley Museum, 40 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Best known first

29 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.

McDade Park

City park · 38 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 → · Benton’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 · 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 · Scranton Cultural Center: Tomdobb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carbon County Jail: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), GFDL 1.2 · 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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