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Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is a museum in Winterthur, DE, part of the Philadelphia guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

5105 Kennett Pike · Winterthur, DE

Why you should go…

Winterthur was once Henry Francis du Pont's country estate and now houses the foremost collection of American decorative arts, alongside a sprawling naturalistic garden of meadows, streams, and woodland. Visitors can tour the mansion's period rooms, wander the grounds, and browse rotating exhibitions and family programs.

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

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    History Buff

    Hagley Museum and Library

    Under $25

    Tour the original du Pont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine, the family's first American home, and a gallery of patent models.

    1.8 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Nemours Estate

    Under $25

    Tour Alfred I. du Pont's 77-room mansion, stroll French formal gardens, and see vintage cars in the Chauffeur's Garage.

    2.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

    Under $25

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

    2.6 mi awayMore like this

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    Delaware Art Museum

    Under $25

    See Pre-Raphaelite paintings, Howard Pyle illustrations and John Sloan works, then walk the sculpture garden and labyrinth outside.

    3.0 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Wilmington & the Brandywine Valley

    Free

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

    4.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • 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.

    6.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

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