Day 118 — The du Pont estates — Brandywine Valley & Wilmington

Gunpowder fortunes turned into mansions and gardens.

1. 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM· 2h 30m

   Winterthur Museum & GardensMuseums & HistoryAnchor

   Henry Francis du Pont's 175-room house, filled with the country's premier Americana collection, in 1,000 acres of gardens.

   5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE

2. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM· 2h

   Hagley MuseumMuseums & History

   The original du Pont black-powder mills on the Brandywine — where the whole dynasty (and DuPont) began.

   200 Hagley Creek Rd, Wilmington, DE