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Winterthur, DE 19735
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A stunning mansion featuring the most significant collection of American antiques in the world. A world-class naturalistic garden set within 1,000 acres of rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests. Winterthur is considered one of America’s most beautiful historic homes and mansions, on par with Biltmore Estate, The Breakers, Monticello, and Hearst Castle. Visitors from around the world marvel at founder Henry Francis du Pont’s elegantly furnished home in which he entertained his family and friends in grand country-house style. Nestled in Delaware’s scenic Brandywine Valley, Winterthur is an American treasure and one of the few surviving great American country estates.
Stroll through the house on a self-guided tour of the major entertaining spaces and enjoy a narrated tram ride through the 60-acre garden—a masterpiece of color and design that has been called one of “The Most Beautiful Gardens in America.” Enjoy world-class exhibitions in The Galleries, The Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens, Enchanted Woods children’s garden, Yuletide at Winterthur, shopping and dining, and more.
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A stunning mansion featuring the most significant collection of American antiques in the world. A world-class naturalistic garden set within 1,000 acres of rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests. Winterthur is considered one of America’s most beautiful historic homes and mansions, on par with Biltmore Estate, The Breakers, Monticello, and Hearst Castle. Visitors from around the world marvel at founder Henry Francis du Pont’s elegantly furnished home in which he entertained his family and friends in grand country-house style. Nestled in Delaware’s scenic Brandywine Valley, Winterthur is an American treasure and one of the few surviving great American country estates.
Stroll through the house on a self-guided tour of the major entertaining spaces and enjoy a narrated tram ride through the 60-acre garden—a masterpiece of color and design that has been called one of “The Most Beautiful Gardens in America.” Enjoy world-class exhibitions in The Galleries, The Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens, Enchanted Woods children’s garden, Yuletide at Winterthur, shopping and dining, and more.
Open: Seasonally: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December; Closed on: Monday
Hours: Open Now. Closes 5:00 PM
10:00am - 5:00pm
Closed
10:00am - 5:00pm
10:00am - 5:00pm
10:00am - 5:00pm
10:00am - 5:00pm
10:00am - 5:00pm
Payment: Cash, Check, MC, Visa, AMEX, Discover, Debit
Discounts: Children, Seniors, Students, Groups
Access: Wheelchair
Parking: Free On-site
Available: Self-Guided Tour, Guided Tour, Private Tour, Restaurant, Patio Dining, Kids Activities, Family Restroom, Changing Station, Wheelchairs, Wi-fi, Gift Shop
Garden Tram operates March through December (weather permitting; with seasonal limitations).
Garden, galleries, and most buildings are accessible for guests with a diversity of needs and abilities. Wheelchairs and strollers are available free of charge.
Admission tickets include two-day access to the estate, garden, self-guided house tour, and exhibitions in the galleries.
Winterthur is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and seasonally from early January through late February.
The Ann Lowe: American Couturier exhibition is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Coby Foundation, Ltd., and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Art © Sally Wern Comport
Winterthur has been awarded a coveted three-star rating in Michelin’s first-ever Green Guide for our area: Philadelphia & the Countryside and is named as one of the 10 “unmissable” must-see sites.
Winterthur is a 2023 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice
Winterthur has been dubbed “One of America's Coolest Castles” by Thrillist.com, and "One of the 25 Best Historic Homes in America" by Traditional Home.
Winterthur’s founder, Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969), is a descendant of the du Ponts who founded the highly profitable DuPont Company.
A stunning mansion featuring the most significant collection of American antiques in the world. A world-class naturalistic garden set within 1,000 acres of rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests. Winterthur is considered one of America’s most beautiful historic homes and mansions, on par with Biltmore Estate, The Breakers, Monticello, and Hearst Castle. Visitors from around the world marvel at founder Henry Francis du Pont’s elegantly furnished home in which he entertained his family and friends in grand country-house style. Nestled in Delaware’s scenic Brandywine Valley, Winterthur is an American treasure and one of the few surviving great American country estates.
Stroll through the house on a self-guided tour of the major entertaining spaces and enjoy a narrated tram ride through the 60-acre garden—a masterpiece of color and design that has been called one of “The Most Beautiful Gardens in America.” Enjoy world-class exhibitions in The Galleries, The Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens, Enchanted Woods children’s garden, Yuletide at Winterthur, shopping and dining, and more.
Open: Seasonally: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December; Closed on: Monday
Hours:
Open Now. Closes 5:00 PM
10:00am -
5:00pm
Closed
10:00am -
5:00pm
10:00am -
5:00pm
10:00am -
5:00pm
10:00am -
5:00pm
10:00am -
5:00pm
Payment: Cash, Check, MC, Visa, AMEX, Discover, Debit
Discounts: Children, Seniors, Students, Groups
Access: Wheelchair
Parking: Free On-site
Available: Self-Guided Tour, Guided Tour, Private Tour, Restaurant, Patio Dining, Kids Activities, Family Restroom, Changing Station, Wheelchairs, Wi-fi, Gift Shop
Garden Tram operates March through December (weather permitting; with seasonal limitations).
Garden, galleries, and most buildings are accessible for guests with a diversity of needs and abilities. Wheelchairs and strollers are available free of charge.
Admission tickets include two-day access to the estate, garden, self-guided house tour, and exhibitions in the galleries.
Winterthur is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and seasonally from early January through late February.
The Ann Lowe: American Couturier exhibition is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Coby Foundation, Ltd., and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Art © Sally Wern Comport
Fun FactsWinterthur has been awarded a coveted three-star rating in Michelin’s first-ever Green Guide for our area: Philadelphia & the Countryside and is named as one of the 10 “unmissable” must-see sites.
Winterthur is a 2023 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice
Winterthur has been dubbed “One of America's Coolest Castles” by Thrillist.com, and "One of the 25 Best Historic Homes in America" by Traditional Home.
Winterthur’s founder, Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969), is a descendant of the du Ponts who founded the highly profitable DuPont Company.
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