Notable museum · Elk, Kansas
Benson Museum
Benson Museum is a museum in Elk, Kansas.
Benson Museum: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Benson Museum
Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Benson Museum — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 37.46814, -96.26333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Benson Museum
- Historic Frisco Water Tower · attraction · Butler · ~39 km · Must-see
- Emmett Kelly Museum · museum · Chautauqua · ~48 km · Must-see
- Toronto Dam · lake · Woodson · ~53 km · Must-see
- Elk City Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~59 km · Must-see
- Fort Belmont · fort · Woodson · ~73 km · Must-see
- Polk Daniels Lake Dam · lake · Elk · ~4 km
- Elk Falls Waterfall · waterfall · Elk · ~16 km
- Santa Fe Lake Dam · lake · Elk · ~16 km
- Osage Cuestas · viewpoint · Elk · ~22 km
- Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Area · park · Greenwood · ~32 km
- Fall River Lake · lake · Greenwood · ~33 km
- Fall River Lake · lake · Greenwood · ~34 km
- Fall River State Park Quarry Bay Area · park · Greenwood · ~35 km
- Temple Knob · temple · Greenwood · ~41 km
- Butcher Falls · waterfall · Chautauqua · ~45 km
- Butler State Fishing Lake · lake · Butler · ~48 km
- Epiphany Episcopal Church · church · Chautauqua · ~48 km
- Lake Clymer · lake · Butler · ~48 km
Other museums near Benson Museum
- Emmett Kelly Museum · museum · Chautauqua · ~48 km · Must-see
- Osage Nation · museum · Osage · ~112 km · Must-see
- Wichita State University - Lowell D Holmes Museum of Anthropology · museum · Sedgwick · ~119 km · Must-see
- Ulrich Museum of Art · museum · Sedgwick · ~119 km · Must-see
- Museum of World Treasures · museum · Sedgwick · ~121 km · Must-see
- Great Plains Transportation Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~121 km · Must-see
- Wichita - Sedgwick County Historical Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~122 km · Must-see
- Exploration Place - Science and Discovery Center · museum · Sedgwick · ~123 km · Must-see
- Indian Center Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~124 km · Must-see
- Wichita Art Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~124 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Benson Museum open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Benson Museum yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Benson Museum?
Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday). Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Benson Museum?
Nearby: Historic Frisco Water Tower (attraction, 39 km), Emmett Kelly Museum (museum, 48 km), Toronto Dam (lake, 53 km), Elk City Dam (lake, 59 km), Fort Belmont (fort, 73 km), Polk Daniels Lake Dam (lake, 4 km).
Is Benson Museum worth visiting?
Benson Museum is listed as a notable museum in Kansas on Spotwander.