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NEW CASTLE COUNTY MUSEUMS
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Delaware History Center
505 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 655-7161
Sites include the Delaware History Museum, Old Town Hall, Grandma's Attic Kids Museum, Willingtown Square, and Research Library.
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Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike, P.O. Box 3937
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 658-9111
Featuring exhibits and interactive programs that focus on natural history.
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Hagley Museum and Library
P.O. Box 3630
Wilmington, DE 19807-0630
(302) 658-2400 ext. 259
Specializing in the history of industry and technology this site includes historic buildings and grounds once occupied by the du Pont family.
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Historic Houses of Odessa
P.O. Box 507
Odessa, DE 19730
(302) 378-4069
This site features numerous historic houses where students can learn about colonial and nineteenth century America.
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Iron Hill Museum of Natural History
Newark, DE
(302)-368-5703
Features collections of animals and minerals native to Delaware, as well as exhibits on Delaware Indians.
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Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard & Museum
1124 East Seventh Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 429-SHIP
Specializing in maritime history of the region.
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New Castle Court House Museum
211 Delaware St.
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 323-4453
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Nemours Mansion & Gardens
P.O. Box 109
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302) 651-6912
Featuring the early twentieth century French chateau and gardens that once belonged to A. I. du Pont.
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The Read House and Gardens
42 the Strand
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 322-8411
Featuring an early nineteenth century house and formal garden.
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Wilmington Western RR
P.O. Box 5787
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 998-1930
Features an early twentieth century steam train that still travels through the historic Red Clay Valley.
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Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library
Winterthur, Delaware 19735
800-448-3883 or (302) 888-4600
Specializing in early American antiques, Winterthur's period rooms and galleries showcase American culture. |
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KENT COUNTY MUSEUMS
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Air Mobility Command Museum
1301 Heritage Road
Dover Air Force Base, DE 19902-8001
(302) 677-5938
Museum collections include numerous vintage aircraft and related objects that represent the history of DAFB and the USAF.
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Barratt's Chapel & Museum
6362 Bay Road
Frederica, DE 19946
(302) 335-5544
This museum specializes in the religious history of the Delmarva Peninsula--especially Methodism.
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Delaware Bureau of Museums
State Street, Rose Cottage
Dover, DE 19901
(302)739-5316 |
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Biggs Museum of American Art
406 Federal Street
Dover, DE
(302) 674-2111
Exhibits feature American art and decorative arts and are focused on the Delaware Valley region. |
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Delaware State Museums in Dover
(302) 739-4266
Includes the following sites: John Dickinson Plantation, Delaware Archaeology Museum, Delaware Museum of Small Town Life, State House, Delaware State Visitor Center, and the Johnson Victrola Museum.
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SUSSEX COUNTY MUSEUMS
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Lewes Historical Society Complex
Lewes
(302) 645-7670
Take a walking tour of restored historical buildings.
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Milford Museum
Milford
(302) 424-1080
Exhibits focus on the history of Milford and the surrounding area.
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Nanticoke Indian Museum
P.O. Box 107A
Millsboro, DE 19802
(302) 945-7022
Exhibits focus on the first inhabitants of the region.
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Treasures of the Sea Exhibit
P.O. Box 610, Route 18
Georgetown, DE 19901
(302) 856-5700
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Zwaanendael Museum
Lewes
(302) 645-1148
This museum is devoted to celebrating the first European settlement in the region. |
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REGIONAL MUSEUMS
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Brandywine River Museum
P.O. Box 141
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
(610) 388-8382 or (610) 388-2700
Featuring nineteenth and twentieth century American art in a converted gristmill.
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Fort Mifflin
Fort Mifflin Road
Philadelphia, PA 19153
(215) 492-1881
This site offers educational programs for both American history and environmental science.
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