Free & Cheap Things to Do in Benson, AZ

  • The list below includes 26 free or cheap things to do in or near Benson, Arizona, including 47 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Art Museum, History Museums and Observatories & Planetariums.
  • From Kartchner Caverns State Park to Gammons Gulch, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Benson and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Tombstone.
  • The list below includes 26 free or cheap things to do in or near Benson, Arizona, including 47 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Art Museum, History Museums and Observatories & Planetariums.
  • From Kartchner Caverns State Park to Gammons Gulch, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Benson and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Tombstone.
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Horseback-riding ranch between Saguaro National Park and the Ironwood Preserve gives riders thousands of acres to explore saddled escapades
3.0 Miles
95% 1165 votes
Caverns & Caves Highway 90, Benson, AZ 85602 MoreLess Info
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.
9.6 Miles
95% 60 votes
Specialty Museums 331 West Rockspring Lane, Benson, AZ MoreLess Info
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.
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100% 2 votes
Movie Theaters Cascabel, Benson, AZ 85602 MoreLess Info
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
History Museums 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
67% 3 votes
Observatories & Planetariums Benson, AZ MoreLess Info
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.
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Art Museum 180 S San Pedro Street, Benson, AZ 85602 MoreLess Info
Preserving the artifacts of the region, Benson Museum of Local History depicts life from the early settlers until present day. The museum has exhibits with antique furniture, carriages, baseball memorabilia, and more.
11.9 Miles
90% 2560 votes
History Museums Toughnut, Tombstone, AZ 85638 MoreLess Info
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.
20.8 Miles
89% 142 votes
Art Museum Fourth, between Allen and Toughnut, Tombstone, AZ 85638 MoreLess Info
A Lady Banksia rose bush specimen was planted at the site of the Rose Tree Museum and Books in 1886 and now covers over 9,000 square feet. The museum itself contains exhibits and artifacts from the average home of someone living in Tombstone at the time the roses where planted.
21.5 Miles
67% 63 votes
Restaurants PO Box 374, Tombstone, AZ 85638 MoreLess Info
Tombstone, Arizona is home to many historical buildings that still stand today. Crystal Palace is an old west saloon that still serves up a wide selection of beer and spirits, as well as a popular lunch and dinner menu.
21.6 Miles
80% 4328 votes
Cemeteries Northwest Corner of the Town, Tombstone, AZ 85638 MoreLess Info
Besides the first settlers, at the Boothilll Graveyard rest famous gunslingers, such as the cowboys killed in the gunfight at OK Corral, as well as other outlaws and their victims.
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