Explore the history of the First State at the Old Court House Museum, where Delaware voted to break away from Pennsylvania, on June 15, 1776, and historic homes and gardens before taking in views of the Delaware River from Battery Park
Shepherd's pie at Jessop's Tavern; Andouille meatloaf at Nora Lee's French Quarter Bistro
The Bookshop in Old New Castle "should be visited at least once in a lifetime by every self-respecting bibliophile," says LiteraryTourist.com
Separation Day, commemorating the day Delaware stopped being Pennsylvania, in mid-June
211 Delaware St., New Castle