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Amstel House --
2 East 4th Street, New Castle, DE
Among New Castle's few surviving early colonial buildings is the elegant brick, early Georgian mansion, the Amstel House. Built in the 1730s by the town's wealthiest landowner, Dr. John Finney, the house is graced with original woodwork, fine architectural details and open hearth.

Anna Hazzard Museum --
17 Christian Street, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Dates from Camp Meeting Era, "tent" structure holds artifacts and memorabilia, with one room furnished in camp meeting period style

Ashland Nature Center --
PO Box 700, Hockessin, DE
Operated by the Delaware Nature Society, the Ashland Nature Center offers four self-guiding trails that wind through 600 acres of meadow, marsh, pond and forest. The Center also features a Native Plant Garden, a variety of Habitat Exhibits, and a Children's Discovery Corner. Educational murals depict changes in the landscape over the past four centuries. And with a 5,000 volume natural history library, the Center is an invaluable resource for students. The Butterfly House, open from June through October, displays an array of live butterflies in different stages of development - egg, caterpillar and adult - along with their food and host plants.

Barratt's Chapel & Museum --
6362 Bay Road, Frederica, DE
Visitors view a short video on the history of Barratt's, and then tour the original 1780 Chapel, a museum featuring displays on the history of Methodism on the Delmarva Peninsula and a reconstructed eighteenth century vestry.

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge --
2591 Whitehall Neck Road, Smyrna, DE
The refuge has one of the largest expanses of nearly unaltered tidal salt marsh in the mid-Atlantic region. It is primarily a refuge and breeding ground for migrating birds and other wildlife.

Delaware Agricultural Museum --
866 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE
This is a great little museum with assorted buildings such as a farm house, a mill, a church, a school, a store, etc. There is also a building with some hands activities and displays.

Delaware Archaeology Museum --
Museum Square 316 S. Governors Ave., Dover, DE
Highlighting more than 11,000 years of human habitation in the state of Delaware from the original Native American residents, through the period of European colonization, to the present day. Exhibited artifacts range from arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools, to glass and personal objects used in Delaware during the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

Delaware Art Museum --
2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE
The Delaware Art Museum’s permanent collection focuses on four main areas: Howard Pyle & American Illustration; British Pre-Raphaelite Art; John Sloan; American Art, 1757 - Present. The Museum also regularly presents major traveling exhibitions, offering the community an opportunity to become familiar with a wide variety of artists and artistic movements. The Museum displays smaller exhibitions as well, often assembled from its permanent collection, to complement larger shows or to bring select works to light.

Delaware Children's Museum --
500 South Madison Street, Wilmington, DE

Delaware History Center --
504 N Market St., Wilmington, DE
The Historical Society's museum division preserves a wide variety of objects in many media, all made, used, owned, or collected by Delawareans. From a unique Revolutionary War flag captured by a British officer in Delaware to the flight jacket owned by a Delaware fighter pilot who shot down four enemy planes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, from a chair once owned by George Washington to homemade "hippy" furniture of the 1960s, from paintings and prints to silver and ceramics to clocks and clothing, they collect and interpret it all, right up to the twenty-first century. A small percentage of these treasures is on display in Distinctively DelawareTM, their permanent exhibit on the history of the state. Many more furnish the historic Federal mansion, the Read House (built 1801), in nearby New Castle, Delaware. Large groups of items from the collections often form the basis of temporary exhibitions, scheduled throughout the year.

Delaware Museum of Natural History --
4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE
Encounter life-sized dinosaurs, look beneath the seas, come face-to-face with a jaguar, marvel at the diversity of birds and shells from around the world... These and many other discoveries await you at the Delaware Museum of Natural History!

Delaware State Police Museum --
1425 North DuPont Highway , Dover, DE

Discoversea Shipwreck Museum --
708 Ocean Hwy, Fenwick Island, DE
DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum is an ever-changing exhibit that expands and diversifies with the acquisitions of new artifacts as they are recovered. The collection of shipwreck and recovered artifacts is one of the largest in the Mid-Atlantic and contains shipwreck artifacts both regional and worldwide. Their current location houses about 10,000 artifacts at all times, while the other 80% are rotated throughout museum exhibits around the world. Their long- range goal is to expand our facilities to exhibit the entire collection at one location. Through your DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum visit, lecture, or program you will travel through a hands-on experience, which will enable you to shake hands with history.

Dutch House --
2 E Fourth St, New Castle, DE
Facing the Green, the diminutive Dutch House traces its origins to the late 17th century when New Castle was the bustling port for Dutch, English, Swedish, and Finnish settlers and traders.

Governor Ross Mansion & Plantation --
1101 N. Pine Street , Seaford, DE
Walk back into time when life was more gracious. Explore a complete Victorian Italianate mansion with slave quarters, barns, sheds and spacious grounds. Learn what life was like before the Civil War, why a popular Delaware governor was smuggled to England with a Federal warrant out for his arrest and how the "War of Northern Aggression" changed life forever. The Seaford Historical Society has fully restored this rare brick home. The Italian-Villa style Victorian features a three-story tall entry, ornate plaster ceilings, Moroccan ventilation, beautiful furnishings and even a hidden safe. Once the home of Governor Ross, the mansion is a testament to Southern living.

Greenbank Mill --
500 Greenbank Road, Wilmington, DE
Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm is a living history museum with tours and programs focusing on a variety of aspects of the Early Republic (1790-1830): the gristmill, the textile factory, and daily life at the 1794 Philips House and 19th century farm with heritage livestock. Tours include the gristmill restoration, the Madison Factory textile mill, the 1794 Philips House, and the 19th century farm with heritage livestock.

Hagley Museum and Library --
200 Hagley Rd, Wilmington, DE
Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is located on 235 acres by the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware.

Harrington Railroad Museum --
Clark & Hanley Streets, Harrington, DE
The railroad complex is located on Hanley St. and includes the railroad tower, caboose and watchman's hut.

Hendrickson House Museum --
606 Church St., Wilmington, DE
Hendrickson House, built in 1690 near Crum Creek in Pennsylvania and was moved to its present site on the grounds of Old Swedes Church in 1950. The farmhouse, featuring a great fireplace and winding corner stairs, contains colonial artifacts, Old Swedes Library and a Swedish gift shop.

Historic Houses of Odessa --
109 Main Street, Odessa, DE
Welcome to the village of Odessa, Delaware. Known in the 18th-century as Cantwell's Bridge, Odessa played a vital role in commercial life along the Delaware River as a busy grain shipping port. Today, you can stroll along tree-lined streets and admire examples of 18th and 19th century architecture. Chief among these are the five properties that make up the Historic Houses of Odessa.

Iron Hill Museum/Delaware Academy of Science --
1355 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, DE
Current Field Trips/Educational Visits available are: Museum visit and nature walk; Earth Science; Native American Program. Each 90 minutes in length and participants visit the museum as well as take a walk on the nature trail.

John Dickinson Plantation --
340 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover, DE
The Dickinson Mansion, which opened to the public in 1956, has stood for over 250 years, welcomed over 100,000 visitors, and echoed with interpretation of Delaware's history and John Dickinson for 37 years.

Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard --
1124 East 7th Street, Wilmington, DE
Replication of the original Swedish Tall Ship which sailed to Delaware in the 1600s. Not only do they offer educational field trips at the shipyard and on the ship, they offer opportunities for individuals and families to become part of the volunteer crew, thus earning a chance to sail with the ship to different ports on the east coast throughout the year. For educators, be sure to look under "School Trips" for specific details on tours & educational programs during docking times in ship's off-sailing seasons.

Maull House --
542 Pilot Town Road, Lewes, DE
Owned and restored by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, DAR, this historic house is an early type of Dutch house built about 1739. According to legend, it is here that Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, and his bride Betsy, found refuge on a stormy night in 1803 when their ship had put into Lewes harbor for repairs. Betsy is remembered locally for refusing to be seated at a bountiful roast goose dinner until her silver candlesticks had been brought from the disabled ship.

Museum of Small Town Life --
316 South Governors Avenue, Dover, DE
Visitors can travel back in time to late 19th Century Delaware. Stroll through this museum and visit exhibits depicting a variety of 'main street' businesses and services including a general store, print shop, pharmacy, post office, and woodworking shop. Exhibits at the Museum of Small Town Life emphasize society, commercial industry, trade, cost of living, occupations, and consumer goods utilized by the ordinary citizens of late 19th century Delaware small towns.

Nemours Mansion & Gardens --
1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE
Nemours is the 300-acre country estate of the late industrialist and philanthropist Alfred I. duPont. Located on the grounds of the renowned Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, it derives its name from the town in France represented by Mr. duPont's great-great-grandfather, Pierre Samuel duPont de Nemours, as a member of the French Estates General in 1789. The mansion was built from 1909 to 1910 and is a fine example of a French chateau in the style of Louis XVIth. The 47,000 sq. ft. mansion looms over the surrounding formal gardens and is furnished with fine antiques, famous works of art, beautiful tapestries, and other treasures. The grounds surrounding the mansion extend for one third of a mile along the main vista from the house, and are among the finest examples of French-style gardens in the United States. The mansion and gardens are open for tours between May and December. Tour groups are kept small and include expert commentary by guides familiar with the duPont family history. Their knowledge of the time period in which the estate was built allows the visitor to experience the ambience of the house. Tours take a minimum of two hours and include a guided tour through a series of rooms on three floors, followed by a bus tour through the gardens and surrounding grounds. Tours conclude with a visit to the chauffeurs garage where the family's antique cars are on display.

Old Swedes Church --
606 Church St, Wilmington, DE
Built in 1690 by Andrew Hendrickson, a Swedish farmer who had settled near Chester, Pennsylvania. The house was moved to this site in 1958 and restored.

Parson Thorne Mansion --
501 NW Front St, Milford, DE
The Parson Thorne Mansion, built between 1730 and 1735, was once home to Milford's founder, Parson Sydenham Thorne, was the childhood home of Delaware statesman John M. Clayton, and the home of Gov. William Burton. The brick home is unusual, having undergone a transformation in architecture from Colonial, to Georgian, to Victorian during its history.

Read House & Garden --
42 The Strand, New Castle, DE
Built in 1801 by the son of one of Delaware's signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Read House exhibits the height of Federal grandeur.

Rockwood Museum --
610 Shipley Rd, Wilmington, DE
In the Rockwood Museum you will find the rooms restored to the way they looked in 1895, the Gilded Age of the Victorian Era. The Museum reflects the way the Bringhurst Family, descendants of Shipley, lived in their early years at Rockwood.

Willingtown Square - Historical Society of Delaware Site --
500 Block of Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Willingtown Square is a collection of four historic buildings, dating from 1748 to the early 1800s. In 1976 these buildings were moved to the 500 block of Market Street from various sites throughout Wilmington to save them from demolition. The four structures were built when mercantile and shipping activities were prevalent along the Christina River and grain mills lined the banks of the Brandywine. Willingtown Square is named after Thomas Willing, who in 1731 laid out the village that was to become the city of Wilmington. The houses found in Willingtown Square have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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