- TripBuzz found 22 things to do with kids in or near Benson, Arizona, including 17 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Tombstone.
- From Kartchner Caverns State Park to Gammon's Gulch Movie Set, the Benson area offers 40 different types of family activities, including: Movie Theaters, History Museums, Observatories & Planetariums and Specialty Museums.
- Benson, Arizona is a popularly visited natural wonder of the states southeast region. Home to the famed Kartchner Caverns, visitors are able to go underground and explore wondrous caves in the desert. Other points of interest in town include golfing, camping, rodeo shows, train rides, historic tours, antique shopping and local dining.
Showing 1-10 of
103
3.0 Miles
Kartchner Caverns State Park features a lime stone cave with the world's longest soda straw stalactites, gift shops, and a theater. Besides these, on the grounds there are also campgrounds, hiking trails, an amphitheatre and picnic areas.
0.2 Miles
Featuring a Western theme, Gammon's Gulch Movie Set is often used for photo shoots and films. Rentals include props along with use of both the building and land. A museum, it is also open for tours.
0.1 Miles
100%
6 votes
180 S. San Pedro Street, Benson, AZ 95602
MoreLess Info
San Pedro Valley Arts & Historical Society is a museum that houses a variety of items and artifacts related to the railroad town's history including an old general store display. There is a quilt gallery behind the museum.
3.6 Miles
Founded in 1990, the Vega-Bray Observatory is an astronomical observatory that overlooks the San Pedro River Valley. The site includes refractor telescopes that range in size from 6 to 20-inches long.
9.6 Miles
Being a ghost-town when it is not a movie set, Gammons Gulch was first opened to the public in 1994. The town is also a museum, since it depicts the Wild West from the 1880's to the early 1930's.
11.9 Miles
Exhibiting thousands of artifacts which tell the story of Tombstone, the Tombstone Court House stands on the place where stood the old court house in which Wyatt Earp was tried for the gunfight at OK Corral.
21.5 Miles
Historical gunfights are reenacted daily at Doc Holliday's Gunfight Palace in Tombstone. Rather than simply acting out the fights, the performers also explain the history of the town and the backstory behind these famous conflicts.
21.9 Miles
Apache ATV Tours is a service that offers its guests tours of the local area on four-wheelers. During the tours, visitors enjoy sights of the local and scenic mountains and canyons.
22.0 Miles
Tombstone, Arizona is home to the Wyatt Earp Theater, a historical interpretive center dedicated to the memory of the Old Wild West. The immersive theater experience includes elaborately costumed actors, thrilling stunts and elaborate gunfighting demonstrations.
22.0 Miles
Fairbank is a ghost town that was named after N.K. Fairbank with the post office being established there on May 16, 1883, which at its height, about 100 people lived in the town that served as a railroad supply point and stage terminal. Today, visitors can view old buildings and foundations.