Editing Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==Landmarks and attractions==
[[File:Parx Casino main entrance.jpeg|thumb|[[Parx Casino]]]]
Bensalem is home to [[Parx Casino and Racing]], a {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} thoroughbred horse racing track and casino.  This facility opened in November 1974 as Keystone Racetrack.  The name was changed to Philadelphia Park in 1984. The track became notable as the original home of 2004 [[Kentucky Derby]] and [[Preakness Stakes]] champion [[Smarty Jones]], who placed second in the [[Belmont Stakes]], narrowly missing the [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]].  In 2006, a slots parlor casino opened at Philadelphia Park and the facility was renamed to Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino. A permanent standalone casino structure opened in December 2009 and was renamed Parx Casino. The facility boasts {{convert|260000|sqft|m2}} including gaming, dining, entertainment, and banquet space. Parx Casino contains the [[Xcite Center]], which hosts concerts, entertainment performances, comedy acts, and boxing and MMA matches.

[[Penn Community Bank Amphitheater]] is located in Bensalem, and is a popular venue for concerts.

Bensalem is also home to the Mongkoltepmunee Buddhist Temple,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thaiembdc.org/directry/wat_e.htm |title=Buddhist Temples in the U.S.A. |website=www.thaiembdc.org |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980627134017/http://www.thaiembdc.org/directry/wat_e.htm |archive-date=June 27, 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref> or Wat Mongkoltepmunee, on Knights Road.  This shrine is an exact replica of a temple in Bangkok and is the only one of its kind in the United States. It serves as a place of high ceremonies and meditation for a community of Buddhist monks who came to Bensalem from Thailand in the 1980s.<ref>[http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=60,4681,0,0,1,0 US Northeast | Thai Buddhist temple to rise]. Buddhistchannel.tv (August 13, 2007). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.</ref>

For the 2002 [[M. Night Shyamalan]] movie [[Signs (2002 film)|Signs]], starring [[Mel Gibson]], a stage set was built inside a warehouse on State Road for many of the interior shots.<ref>{{cite web |title=Touchstone Pictures' "SIGNS" |url=http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/81/notes.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911092106/http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/81/notes.pdf |archive-date=September 11, 2008 |website=media.movieweb.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.signsmovie.co.uk/set8.html The Unofficial "Signs" Movie Site | Bensalem Shoot]. Signsmovie.co.uk. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.</ref>

The [[NBC]] [[Television pilot|pilot episode]] for [[Outlaw (TV series)|Outlaw]], starring [[Jimmy Smits]] filmed scenes in Andalusia March 22–23, 2010.<ref>http://www.kyw1060.com/New-TV-Pilot-Starring-Jimmy-Smitts-Comes-to-Philly/6647063 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100330_Another_day_on_the_set_for_film-industry_locals.html |title= Another day on the set for film-industry locals|website=www.philly.com |date= March 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826061514/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100330_Another_day_on_the_set_for_film-industry_locals.html |archive-date=August 26, 2010}}</ref>
[http://www.nbc.com/outlaw/]

The movie [[Safe (2012 film)|Safe]], starring [[Jason Statham]] filmed a scene at Parx Casino and Racing.<ref>Klein, Michael. (December 9, 2010) [http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20101209_Inqlings__Tango_Traffic_green-lights_first_on-air_hires.html Inqlings: Tango Traffic green-lights first on-air hires]. Philly.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.</ref>

[[File:Neshaminy Mall food court entrance.jpeg|thumb|[[Neshaminy Mall]]]]
The [[Neshaminy Mall]] is located within Bensalem. It was one of the first malls to be constructed in the country in 1968. It has two main anchors ([[Boscov's]] and [[AMC Theatres]]) and over 40 smaller shops and eateries, with many vacant stores. The AMC Neshaminy 24 Theater is the largest and highest sales-producing theater in Pennsylvania.<ref>http://www.smartliteusa.com/one_sheets/06_Neshaminy%20Mall.02.pdf {{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref> In addition, it has on many occasions been a top 10 for theater engagements in the United States (including the opening of [[Signs (2002 film)|Signs]] where it was #1). [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/theaters/]

[[Benjamin Franklin]] would often travel to Bensalem to visit his friend, [[Joseph Galloway]], at [[Growden Mansion]]. At the time, the Galloway family owned all of present-day Bensalem Township. A local legend maintains that Franklin performed his famous kite-flying experiment in Bensalem, at the mansion, to prove that lightning was the same as static electricity. (The broader consensus is that Benjamin Franklin flew his kite closer to his home in Philadelphia.)

Bensalem is home to the Philadelphia Gun Club, which hosts one of the few trap [[pigeon]] shoots in the United States. Live birds are released from boxes called traps and then shot by club members. Many birds are not killed outright and are collected to be killed by hand.<ref>Bensalem pigeon shoot highlights need for new law in Pennsylvania, January 1, 2010, Philadelphia Animal Advocate Examiner, by Megan Drake</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110818040351/http://www.parrotchronicles.com/blog/dailybird_oct_dec2010.htm Mom, apple pie, and wasting pigeons, October 1, 2010, The Daily Bird]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PRICE IS RIGHT: Bob Barker Donates $1 Million To The Movement To Stop Pennsyltucky Pigeon Shoots |website=phawker.com |date=February 3, 2010 |url=http://www.phawker.com/2010/02/03/price-is-right-bob-barker-donates-1-million-to-the-movement-to-stop-pennsyltucky-pigeon-shoots/ |accessdate=September 3, 2021}}</ref>

[[Andalusia (estate)|Andalusia]] and [[Belmont (Bensalem, Pennsylvania)|Belmont]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  Andalusia is also designated a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

The U.S. subsidiary of [[Hoshino Gakki|Hoshino]], which manufactures [[Tama Drums]] and [[Ibanez]] [[guitars]], is located here.

Bensalem is home to [[Neshaminy State Park]]. Also, in the center of Bensalem is the Bensalem Township Community Park, which features a skatepark, playground, basketball courts, a roller-hockey rink, and baseball, football, soccer, and softball fields.