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Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE

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Mt. Cuba Center

A botanic garden in Delaware focused on native plants, their habitats, and conservation.

3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707 · Hockessin, DE

About Mt. Cuba Center

Mt. Cuba Center is a nonprofit botanic garden near Wilmington, Delaware, dedicated to native plants and the habitats that support them. Its woodland gardens and trails are known for wildflower displays. Visitors can join guided walks and tours, while the center also offers classes year-round, including an ecological gardening certificate, and runs a trial garden that evaluates native plants for horticultural and ecological value.

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The closest stops to Mt. Cuba Center, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums
    History Buff

    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.

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    Family Favorite

    Wilmington and Western Railroad

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    Ride a heritage train pulled by a steam engine, a historic diesel or a 1929 Doodlebug railcar through Delaware's Red Clay Valley.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    3.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

    Under $25

    Natural history museum near Wilmington with dinosaur, shell, and bird exhibits plus a planetarium.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    3.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors
    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.

    5.8 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Tyler Arboretum

    Under $25

    Hike 17 miles of trails past Pennsylvania's largest giant sequoia, a rhododendron collection and a serpentine wildflower barren outside Philadelphia.

    15 mi awayMore like this

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    Ridley Creek State Park

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    A Delaware County state park of rolling woods and meadows near Philadelphia, with a restored 18th-century farmstead and a historic manor.

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