Milford, Delaware
Nature Centers
Wilmington, Delaware
Historical Society
Dover AFB, Delaware
Military
Hockessin, Delaware
Natural History, Nature Centers
Yorklyn, Delaware
History, Historic House, Park
Auburn Heights Preserve encompasses an 1897 Victorian country estate surrounded by 200+ acres of preserved open space. The property was donated to the State of Delaware in 2008 by Thomas C. and Ruth Marshall, the third generation of the Marshall family to live on the property.
Laurel, Delaware
Nature Centers
Wilmington, Delaware
Park
Dover, Delaware
Art, History
Special features of the permanent collection include the only comprehensive representational American paintings collection on the Delmarva Peninsula with highlights by the Peale family, Albert Bierstadt, Gilbert Stuart, and Childe Hassam. Experience a variety of art forms such as sculptures by Hiram Powers and images by Brandywine School illustrator, Frank E. Schoonover.
Smyrna, Delaware
Anthropology, History, Natural History, Nature Centers, Park, Science
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge protects one of the largest remaining expanses of tidal salt marsh in the mid-Atlantic region. The refuge, located along the coast of Delaware, is mostly marsh, but also includes freshwater impoundments and upland habitats that are managed for other wildlife.
Wilmington, Delaware
Park
Bridgeville, Delaware
Specialized
Bridgeville, Delaware
History, Historical Society
The Bridgeville Historical Society maintains a museum in the old 1911 fire house at 102 William St as well as a small tenant farmhouse behind it. Historical artifacts of Bridgeville and the Northwest Fork Hundred are displayed there.
Christiana, Delaware
Historical Society
Christiana Historic District is a national historic district located at Christiana, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses nine contributing buildings. They include: Brinkle-Maxwell House (c. 1786), Jones Mansion House Lot (c. 1752), Christiana Presbyterian Church (1757), Joel Lewis House (c. 1799), Christiana Methodist Episcopal Church (1858), Christiana Inn (c. 1770), Hillis Mansion House, and Shannon Hotel.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974
Dover, Delaware
Specialized