Benson Park, formally known as "Benson's Animal & Amusement Park" is located in Hudson, NH. It's a great place to visit whether you're looking to walk some trails, picnic or let the kids run around on the playground. The amusement park was opened in 1926 and when it shut down in 1987, the town took over the land and turned it into a recreational park.
If you visited this place as a child like I did, it was great to walk through the park and see the town had restored some of the parks old exhibits. The shoe was restored by a local Boy Scout troop. Although you can no longer go inside of it, there are a few steps you can climb onto and a small window to peek inside.
It was wintertime when we visited but this lake we came across while walking would be a beautiful picnic area in the summer. It's not far from the playground and there were picnic tables, benches and my favorite, plenty of places to lay a blanket on the grass.
Another great find here was seeing the old Gorilla House. It was the previous home to a gorilla named Tony and the cage was open for us walk through. As a bonus, it looks as if Tony left behind a couple of his primates! If you look closely, you can see them hanging off the side of the cage.
It was so much fun to relive one of my favorite childhood places. We will be returning now that the weather is nicer. But just in case you have a teenager like we do, the Nashua Mall is only about 10 minutes away. We will picnic while she shops....a win win! :)
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