Delaware, "The First State" of United States of America is known for its rich history and truly cultural experiences that it offers to the tourists from all over the globe. If one wants to peep into the history and culture of the state, a visit to the Agricultural Museum and Village in Kent County is a must. The Hagley Museum in Wilmington and the Lewes Historical Complex in Sussex County are other famous structures that features the original DuPont mills and home and can be seen on tours to Delaware. Located in the northeast of America, the state is an ideal destination for tourists as it also offers some really picturesque sights.
The state too offers many types of outdoor adventures like travel to the Indian River and Rehoboth Bay for 'clamming' and 'crabbing' or find camping in one of the many state parks in New Castle County.
Cultural attractions
The state houses an impressive array of paintings, illustrations, furniture, pottery, stained glass and more. The Winterhur's collection has 85000 pieces of early American decorative arts. There are also 14 galleries of Dover's Biggs Museum
of American Art that reflects the culture and excellence of the artists of their period. It is really a very enriching experience if one visits these places of cultural importance.
Historical attractions
The state of Delaware has a glorious past and its history spans from pre-colonial period to the present. There are several museums across the states that offer an opportunity to get an insight in to the history of the state. The monuments and the museums in the state reflect all aspects of the rich heritage of Delaware. One can explore structure like Fort Delaware, which held prisoners of war from Stonewall Jackson's Confederate Army or Old New Castle, the first capital of Delaware or Dover, the present capital. Tourists can also visit and know about the history of Nanticoke and Lenni-Lenape Indians to agriculture, science and industry of the state through the tours to Delaware.
Outdoor activities
Outdoors activities in the state include canoeing, fishing, golf, biking, hiking, bird watching, horse riding, hunting and boating. It is said that there is something for everyone in this state as far as adventure is concerned. The 90-mile coastline to the hundreds of miles of nature trails inland, forests, rivers, parks and campgrounds provide the ideal setting for some of the nation's best outdoor adventures
Gaming
There are three Delaware gaming entertainment venues that invite tourists to try their hand at the slots or the races. Dover Downs Entertainment features slots, NASCAR racing and live harness racing. Midway Slots and Simulcast has expanded slot machines and a harness racing loop and Delaware Park Racetrack and Slots Casino features live thoroughbred racing. Want to experience it, do it on tour to Delaware
Beaches
The state has some very beautiful beaches. To dip in the blue ocean one can visit the southern Delaware coastline and great seafaring towns like Lewes, "the nation's summer capital". The Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and its water sports scene, Bethany Beach and laid-back Fenwick Island are few places to name where you can have lifetime enjoyment and thrill.
State Parks
The unique feature of the state's infrastructure is its 14 state parks in the state. The parks houses historic buildings, nature centers, conduct cultural programs, tours and plenty of other ways to spend the day. They are well equipped with all basic amenities for the comfort of the visitors. With their lakes and nature trails, campsites and fishing holes, the parks provide a back-to-basics retreat for visitors of all ages.
Festivals and Events
The people of Delaware love to celebrate. The main festivals of the year in the different region of the state are Delmarva Chicken Festival in Sussex County, the Great Delaware Kite Festival at Cape Henlopen State Park, the Nanticoke Riverfest in Seaford, the Jazz Festival on Wilmington's Riverfront, and many more events. You can too be part of these through the tours to Delaware.
Entertainment
For entertainment the state has a number of venues like Wilmington's Grand Opera House, Three Little Bakers, the Playhouse Theatre, Dover's Patchwork Playhouse, the Schwartz Center for the Arts, and a variety of professional and nonprofessional theatres. It also has dinner theatres, traveling Broadway productions, ballet and other performing arts venue, where different and various forms of art of the state are performed. Watching operas and ballets here just makes tour to Delaware wonderful and complete. Then the state has one of the best shopping complexes in different regions that offers a unique shopping experience.
Delaware
LOCATION
Delaware, a Mid-Atlantic state located on the western shore of the Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the second smallest state in the US, was one of the original 13 states to ratify the US Constitution. The state capital is at Dover and its major city is Wilmington.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN DELAWARE
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM is well known for more than 12,000 works of art that focuses on American art and Illustration from the 19th to the 21st century, as well as the English Pre-Raphaelite movement of the mid-19th century. The museum's 12-acre property has been beautifully landscaped to provide an ever-changing canvas of outdoor beauty. Visitors may stroll along the "Magnolia Walk," while enjoying works by Tom Otterness, Phillip Rickey, Joe Moss, Isaac Witkin, and Robert Stackhouse.
DELAWARE MUSEUMS:
The state's rich history and its significant role in the in the American struggle for independence has been well preserved in the museums that dot the state. Following are the names of the museums:
New Castle Court House Museum
John Dickinson Plantation
Delaware State Visitor Center
The State House Museum
Delaware Archaeology Museum
Museum of Small Town Life
Johnson Victrola Museum
Zwaanendael Museum
For those who are interested in delving deeper into the state's history and culture, the state government maintains over 90 historic properties located throughout the state.
There are state parks in the state to spend your tranquil moments. Choose from the following:
Bellevue State Park Once an elegant estate of the William duPont family, the Park offers summer concerts, tennis courts, equestrian stables, gardens, and a picturesque pond.
Brandywine Creek State Park runs through the heart of peaceful Brandywine Creek State Park. Enjoy the rolling hills, woodlands, meadows, and marshlands.
Fenwick Island State Park Considered by many to be the best beach in Delaware, this quiet park offers boating, surfing, swimming, fishing, sun-bathing, and other saltwater fun for the whole family.
Fort Delaware State Park is where you can mix pleasure with history. Watch the Civil War come to life at historic Fort Delaware State Park, located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River; or spend a day experiencing the Fort's acclaimed Living History program.
Holt's Landing State Park is an ideal place for a day picnic. Enjoy a day of fishing, clamming, or crabbing at Holts Landing State Park.
Other beautiful getaways include:
Fox Point State Park
Greenways and Trails Program
Killen's Pond State Park
Lums Pond State Park
Trap Pond State Park
White Clay Creek State Park
Wilmington State Park
BEACHES: With almost 14 miles of beach front, Delaware's four beach parks offer something for everyone. At Cape Henlopen State Park enjoy guarded beaches and a ¼ mile fishing pier stretching into Delaware Bay. At Seashore State Park watch the beautiful ocean and bay shoreline. Enjoy surfing, fishing, swimming and sunbathing.
The state also has over 800 campsites for recreational campers. Enjoy your vacation amid thick foliage and towering trees near a freshwater pond, or enjoy a view of rolling sand dunes and sparkling bay waters.
Five of Delaware's state parks offer public camping:
Cape Henlopen State Park
Delaware Seashore State Park
Trap Pond State Park
Killens Pond State Park
Lums Pond State Park
THINGS TO DO AT DELAWARE
If the above list is not exhaustive enough and you have more time to enjoy this beautiful state, here are some more options:
Visit the Delaware Theatre Company, a cultural, educational and community-service organization whose purpose is to create enrich the cultural life of the area.
A friendly neighbourhood called Little Italy has a rich mix of cultures and a fine selection of restaurants offering ethnic foods and wonderful flavors and atmospheres. The Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard is home to an authentic re-creation of the historic vessel that brought the first settlers to the Delaware Valley. The Grand Opera House, a 1,190-seat Victorian opera house, presents in excess of 100 performances, which range from full symphony orchestras, dance and opera to stand-up comedians, jazz, world culture, events, and programs for young people.
Round off your visit to Delaware with a dinner at the Candlelight Music Dinner Theatre, which combines fine dining with superb musical theatre entertainment.
The state too offers many types of outdoor adventures like travel to the Indian River and Rehoboth Bay for 'clamming' and 'crabbing' or find camping in one of the many state parks in New Castle County.
Cultural attractions
The state houses an impressive array of paintings, illustrations, furniture, pottery, stained glass and more. The Winterhur's collection has 85000 pieces of early American decorative arts. There are also 14 galleries of Dover's Biggs Museum
of American Art that reflects the culture and excellence of the artists of their period. It is really a very enriching experience if one visits these places of cultural importance.
Historical attractions
The state of Delaware has a glorious past and its history spans from pre-colonial period to the present. There are several museums across the states that offer an opportunity to get an insight in to the history of the state. The monuments and the museums in the state reflect all aspects of the rich heritage of Delaware. One can explore structure like Fort Delaware, which held prisoners of war from Stonewall Jackson's Confederate Army or Old New Castle, the first capital of Delaware or Dover, the present capital. Tourists can also visit and know about the history of Nanticoke and Lenni-Lenape Indians to agriculture, science and industry of the state through the tours to Delaware.
Outdoor activities
Outdoors activities in the state include canoeing, fishing, golf, biking, hiking, bird watching, horse riding, hunting and boating. It is said that there is something for everyone in this state as far as adventure is concerned. The 90-mile coastline to the hundreds of miles of nature trails inland, forests, rivers, parks and campgrounds provide the ideal setting for some of the nation's best outdoor adventures
Gaming
There are three Delaware gaming entertainment venues that invite tourists to try their hand at the slots or the races. Dover Downs Entertainment features slots, NASCAR racing and live harness racing. Midway Slots and Simulcast has expanded slot machines and a harness racing loop and Delaware Park Racetrack and Slots Casino features live thoroughbred racing. Want to experience it, do it on tour to Delaware
Beaches
The state has some very beautiful beaches. To dip in the blue ocean one can visit the southern Delaware coastline and great seafaring towns like Lewes, "the nation's summer capital". The Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and its water sports scene, Bethany Beach and laid-back Fenwick Island are few places to name where you can have lifetime enjoyment and thrill.
State Parks
The unique feature of the state's infrastructure is its 14 state parks in the state. The parks houses historic buildings, nature centers, conduct cultural programs, tours and plenty of other ways to spend the day. They are well equipped with all basic amenities for the comfort of the visitors. With their lakes and nature trails, campsites and fishing holes, the parks provide a back-to-basics retreat for visitors of all ages.
Festivals and Events
The people of Delaware love to celebrate. The main festivals of the year in the different region of the state are Delmarva Chicken Festival in Sussex County, the Great Delaware Kite Festival at Cape Henlopen State Park, the Nanticoke Riverfest in Seaford, the Jazz Festival on Wilmington's Riverfront, and many more events. You can too be part of these through the tours to Delaware.
Entertainment
For entertainment the state has a number of venues like Wilmington's Grand Opera House, Three Little Bakers, the Playhouse Theatre, Dover's Patchwork Playhouse, the Schwartz Center for the Arts, and a variety of professional and nonprofessional theatres. It also has dinner theatres, traveling Broadway productions, ballet and other performing arts venue, where different and various forms of art of the state are performed. Watching operas and ballets here just makes tour to Delaware wonderful and complete. Then the state has one of the best shopping complexes in different regions that offers a unique shopping experience.
Delaware
LOCATION
Delaware, a Mid-Atlantic state located on the western shore of the Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the second smallest state in the US, was one of the original 13 states to ratify the US Constitution. The state capital is at Dover and its major city is Wilmington.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN DELAWARE
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM is well known for more than 12,000 works of art that focuses on American art and Illustration from the 19th to the 21st century, as well as the English Pre-Raphaelite movement of the mid-19th century. The museum's 12-acre property has been beautifully landscaped to provide an ever-changing canvas of outdoor beauty. Visitors may stroll along the "Magnolia Walk," while enjoying works by Tom Otterness, Phillip Rickey, Joe Moss, Isaac Witkin, and Robert Stackhouse.
DELAWARE MUSEUMS:
The state's rich history and its significant role in the in the American struggle for independence has been well preserved in the museums that dot the state. Following are the names of the museums:
New Castle Court House Museum
John Dickinson Plantation
Delaware State Visitor Center
The State House Museum
Delaware Archaeology Museum
Museum of Small Town Life
Johnson Victrola Museum
Zwaanendael Museum
For those who are interested in delving deeper into the state's history and culture, the state government maintains over 90 historic properties located throughout the state.
There are state parks in the state to spend your tranquil moments. Choose from the following:
Bellevue State Park Once an elegant estate of the William duPont family, the Park offers summer concerts, tennis courts, equestrian stables, gardens, and a picturesque pond.
Brandywine Creek State Park runs through the heart of peaceful Brandywine Creek State Park. Enjoy the rolling hills, woodlands, meadows, and marshlands.
Fenwick Island State Park Considered by many to be the best beach in Delaware, this quiet park offers boating, surfing, swimming, fishing, sun-bathing, and other saltwater fun for the whole family.
Fort Delaware State Park is where you can mix pleasure with history. Watch the Civil War come to life at historic Fort Delaware State Park, located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River; or spend a day experiencing the Fort's acclaimed Living History program.
Holt's Landing State Park is an ideal place for a day picnic. Enjoy a day of fishing, clamming, or crabbing at Holts Landing State Park.
Other beautiful getaways include:
Fox Point State Park
Greenways and Trails Program
Killen's Pond State Park
Lums Pond State Park
Trap Pond State Park
White Clay Creek State Park
Wilmington State Park
BEACHES: With almost 14 miles of beach front, Delaware's four beach parks offer something for everyone. At Cape Henlopen State Park enjoy guarded beaches and a ¼ mile fishing pier stretching into Delaware Bay. At Seashore State Park watch the beautiful ocean and bay shoreline. Enjoy surfing, fishing, swimming and sunbathing.
The state also has over 800 campsites for recreational campers. Enjoy your vacation amid thick foliage and towering trees near a freshwater pond, or enjoy a view of rolling sand dunes and sparkling bay waters.
Five of Delaware's state parks offer public camping:
Cape Henlopen State Park
Delaware Seashore State Park
Trap Pond State Park
Killens Pond State Park
Lums Pond State Park
THINGS TO DO AT DELAWARE
If the above list is not exhaustive enough and you have more time to enjoy this beautiful state, here are some more options:
Visit the Delaware Theatre Company, a cultural, educational and community-service organization whose purpose is to create enrich the cultural life of the area.
A friendly neighbourhood called Little Italy has a rich mix of cultures and a fine selection of restaurants offering ethnic foods and wonderful flavors and atmospheres. The Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard is home to an authentic re-creation of the historic vessel that brought the first settlers to the Delaware Valley. The Grand Opera House, a 1,190-seat Victorian opera house, presents in excess of 100 performances, which range from full symphony orchestras, dance and opera to stand-up comedians, jazz, world culture, events, and programs for young people.
Round off your visit to Delaware with a dinner at the Candlelight Music Dinner Theatre, which combines fine dining with superb musical theatre entertainment.
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