Parks & Recreation — Benson, Illinois

Recreation Areas

Area	Distance
Illinois Waterway Visitor Center	N/A mi

Dining (County)

Full-Service Restaurants	N/A
Fast Food	N/A
Bars	N/A
Coffee Shops	N/A

Nearby Attractions (N/A)

Museums

Hunzinger Museum (5.5 mi)
Project XV Museum (9.5 mi)
Ronald Reagan Museum (12.1 mi)
Metamora Court House State Historic Site (13.1 mi)
Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center (15.9 mi)
Rock Island Depot Museum (19.5 mi)
Chillicothe Area History Museum (19.6 mi)
Hasselberg Ag Museum (20.3 mi)

Zoos

Peoria Zoo (25.2 mi)
Fon du Lac Farm Park & Petting Zoo (25.2 mi)

Sources: Recreation.gov RIDB API; OSM Overpass 2026-04.