A romantic tale of two cultures, two centuries and two different worlds.

The region’s premier museums and gardens, Hagley, Winterthur, Longwood, Mt. Cuba, Brandywine River Museum of Art, can all be found along the rolling green hills that the du Pont family originally settled and preserved.

Delaware’s center of business and commerce offers historic performing arts venues such as The Grand Opera House, restaurants the Washington Post says “are worth the trip,” and easy access to Wilmington’s family-friendly Riverfront.

Shops, restaurants and bars may cater to the University of Delaware’s 23,000 students, but Newark attracts just as many locals and visitors with upscale restaurants, world-class music and professional theater.

The town where Delaware became the first colony to declare its independence – before Jefferson finished his Declaration – is still a working town, with more original colonial structures per mile than anywhere else but Williamsburg.

This quaint waterfront community on the Delaware River has a working marina that serves as the gateway to Pea Patch Island and historic Fort Delaware.

The rapidly growing city of Middletown has created a retail and restaurant boom, but family farms, historic villages and natural beauty abound – and tens of thousands fill the streets annually for the Olde-Tyme Peach Festival.