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Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

4840 Kennett Pike · Wilmington, DE

Why you should go…

The Delaware Museum of Nature & Science (formerly the Delaware Museum of Natural History) houses collections spanning dinosaurs, birds, and one of the world's largest mollusk shell collections, along with hands-on exhibits and a planetarium. It sits on a wooded campus just outside Wilmington.

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  • #planetarium
  • #dinosaurs

Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Delaware Museum of Nature & Science, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Wilmington & the Brandywine Valley

    Free

    Delaware's largest city and the du Pont family's Brandywine Valley estates, gardens, and museums.

    2.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

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    Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

    $25–$50

    A former du Pont estate holding the world's top collection of American decorative arts, set in a 1,000-acre naturalistic garden.

    2.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Longwood Gardens

    $25–$50

    One of the world's great gardens: 1,100 acres of fountains, conservatories, and seasonal spectacle in the Brandywine Valley.

    8.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Chester County

    Free

    Rolling Pennsylvania countryside known as the Brandywine Valley, home to Longwood Gardens and historic Revolutionary War sites.

    13 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Edelman Fossil Park & Museum

    $25–$50

    Dig real 66-million-year-old fossils at Rowan University's quarry-side museum, the only active public fossil dig east of the Mississippi.

    22 mi awayMore like this

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    Penn Museum

    Under $25

    A 13-ton granite Sphinx of Ramses II greets you at this world-renowned archaeology museum on Penn's campus.

    24 mi awayMore like this