The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
The Mid-Atlantic

Stop 13 · Days 146–149

Brandywine Valley & Wilmington

Brandywine Valley & Wilmington, DE

The du Pont dynasty's green corner of Delaware — grand estates, one of the world's great gardens, and Wyeth country along the Brandywine.

Where to stay

  • A Brandywine Valley inn

    Country inns among the estates north of Wilmington.

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You gotta eat this

  • Tax-free everything

    Delaware has no sales tax — a running theme in the First State.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 146Day 146 — The du Pont estatesFull day · 4h 30m planned
  2. 147Day 147 — Longwood & the riverfrontFull day · 5h planned
  3. 148Day 148 — Free DayFree day
  4. 149Day 149 — South to DoverDrive day · 55m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Museums & History
  • Outdoor & Water Activities