Greater Wilmington, Delaware is heating up the cold winter months with hot weekend hotel rates and some very cool dates you will not want to miss.

Choose from eight area hotels offering up to 40% off your second night stay weekends now through March 2012.
Then, take your hot rates savings and explore some
cool dates this winter in Greater Wilmington. 

Cool Dates in Greater Wilmington

• Delaware Art Museum presents
  Howard Pyle: American Master Rediscovered
  Now through March 4, 2012
  
  
• Midatlantic Food + Wine Feast
  February 23 through 26, 2012
  
  
• Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens
  January 20 through March 25, 2012
  
  
• Wine & Chocolate Month
  Brandywine Valley Wine Trail
  Weekends in February

Save up to 40%.  Plan your weekend getaway now, visit GetawaytoWilmingtonDE.com. 

Let Amtrak get you here.
30% on an Amtrak Companion Fare to Wilmington, Delaware.

• View 25-foot-long skeletons of theropods Deltadromeus
  and Afrovenator
• Size yourself up against a six-foot-tall Jobaria leg bone
• Touch a plant-eater's skull and a petrified tree trunk
• Learn about Paul Sereno, Ph.D.'s paleontological adventures
• Look into the eyes of a Carcharodontosaurus head and imagine being chased by one of the largest predators ever to walk the earth

American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
Over 40 exhibits trace the past and future of rotary wing aircraft. You can climb aboard the interactive hands-on helicopters and experience a working wind tunnel. This is an exciting and fun place for the whole family to learn about helicopters and the science of their flight.

Historic Houses of Odessa
Visit the village of Odessa, Delaware and admire examples of 18th- and 19th-century architecture, and tour the Historic Odessa Foundation's five historic houses.


Click here to search all of the great attractions in Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley.

All of us at the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau join in saying thank you and wishing you and yours a happy holiday and a prosperous new year.

And for those procrastinators here are a few helpful links for those last minute holiday needs...

Sunday Brunch Hot Spots...
a brucnh gift card makes a great gift!

Find that elusive gift at one of our tax-free shops

Browse our selection of Getaway Packages -
another great gift idea!

Visit us over the holidays, we have several itineraries to chose from, including a one-day Spririt of Christmas visit.

Don't forget all that Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley has to offer this holiday season. From the the magnificent du Pont mansions to the quaint Historic Houses of Odessa you'll be sure to find something for everyone.

And to help you out we've created the following guides to help you experience a Greater Wilmington Holiday!

• All dressed up for the holidays; Hagley Museum, Longwood Gardens, Winterthur, & Nemours
  
  
• Historic Holiday Traditions
  
  
• A Brandywine Christmas
  
  
• The Spirit of Christmas: One Day Itinerary

One of my favorites is Sunday Brunch. It's breakfast, it's lunch. It's savory, it's sweet. It's the best of all your favorite foods colliding together in what often looks like an endless sea of choices and an almost certain end to that diet you've been so good at.

So, if you have family and friends in for the holidays or just want to celebrate with those closest to you, the Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley area has some of the best brunch menus around - from casual to elegant, modern to Mexican the food choices will delight all palettes.

And to help you plan your Sunday brunch outing we've gathered a list of over 15 Greater Wilmington and Brandywine Valley restaurants that are ready to server you.

View our Sunday brunch list.

With this week's arrival of Thanksgiving, so comes the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Soon everyone is running from one end of town to the other, out & about with friends and family, a lunch here, a dinner there, shopping, holiday events and so much more.  How can you, your guests and all the out-of-town visitors know where to start?

Easy.  VisitWilmingtonDE.com. The official website of the Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau is now optimized mobile web browsing. Residents and visitors alike can access the website while on the go this holiday season. The mobile site offers everything from comprehensive dining choices, festivals and fundraising events to museum exhibitions, theatrical performances and all the latest community events and happenings for the holidays.

Remember VisitWilmingtonDE.com this holiday season - it's your 24 hour concierge that's right in your pocket.