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Wilmington & the Brandywine Valley
Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley is at the center of the Mid-Atlantic region and minutes off the I-95 corridor. While we are close by – ideal for a quick weekend getaway – you will feel as if you have been transported to a different land.
The rolling hills and magnificent estates of the Brandywine Valley recall the French countryside. Wilmington’s dining scene is a cornucopia of global flavors. The colonial hamlets of New Castle and Odessa give you the feeling of an English country village. Our six grand gardens, all part of America's Garden Capital, encompass over 3,000 acres and lie within minutes of one another.
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Featured Events
Festival of Fountains at Longwood
- Sep 9, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024
- Longwood Gardens
Steamin Days at Auburn Heights and the Marshall Steam Museum
- Oct 6, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024
- Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights
FRANK STEWART’S NEXUS: AN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER’S JOURNEY, 1960S TO THE PRESENT
- Sep 9, 2024 - Sep 22, 2024
- Brandywine Museum of Art
Annual Delaware Antiques Show
- Nov 15, 2024 - Nov 17, 2024
- Chase Center on the Riverfront
1/2 Off Mug Mondays
- Kid Shelleen's Branmar Plaza
- Sep 9, 2024 - Jan 27, 2025
Every Leaf and Twig: Andrew Wyeth's Botanical Imagination
- Brandywine Museum of Art
- Sep 9, 2024 - Sep 15, 2024
Top Area Attractions
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Wilmington & the Brandywine Valley was recently featured in the 10th season of "Travels with Darley," a PBS and Amazon Prime travel television series.
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Stories to inspire your Greater Wilmington getaway
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Best of Delaware 2024: Celebrating the Finest of the First State
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Savoring Excellence: Wine Spectator’s Award-Winning Wilmington Restaurants
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Stories to inspire your Greater Wilmington getaway
Step into the Colorful World of "Mercado Kitsch México" at the Mezzanine Gallery
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Friends, Romans, countrymen… beware the Ides of March! Delaware Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar
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