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Top Ten Celebrate Arts & Culture

Celebrate Arts & Culture

1. Nemours Mansion
2. St. Anthony's Italian Festival
3. Riverfront Wilmington
4. Winterthur Museum
5. Delaware Art Museum
6. Biggs Museum
7. Johnson Victrola Museum
8. DuPont Theatre
9. Rehoboth Art League
10. Creatable Crafts

A message from Delaware Governor, Ruth Ann Minner

There is no place quite like Delaware.  Escape to “Chateau Country” for riveting landscapes made famous by Andrew Wyeth’s paintings. Watch the sun rise over the ocean at the Great Dune near Lewes and a great blue heron as it takes flight from the marshlands of Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge. This year, retrace history along the Nanticoke and Broad Creek rivers with the Captain John Smith Reenactment Voyage.

Our state capital, Dover, is home to one of the most beautifully preserved capitol complexes in the nation, captured by the First State Heritage Park. Old New Castle is a charming town to visit with its original cobblestone streets, colonial homes and guided historical tours. And don’t forget the coastal town of Lewes, which tells the story of Delaware’s seafaring past that dates back to the 1600s.

Enjoy the best opera, dance, drama and music or get inspired by a showcase of galleries featuring our state’s finest artists. Shop tax-free at Delaware’s brand name outlet stores, boutiques and antique shops.

We invite you to experience the wonder and diversity the First State has to offer. Delaware, it’s good being first.

Killens Pond Water Park
Delaware State Parks' only waterslide park, offering a ton of fun for kids of all ages, with two 27-foot-high spiraling slides, interactive water features and a tot lot and baby pool with bubblers and frog slides. Available for group rentals.

Killens Pond State Park
Natural and recreational opportunities abound at Killens Pond State Park, centrally located in the heart of Kent County. The park's centerpiece is the 66-acre millpond which features boating and fishing. The all new Killens Pond Water Park offers resort entertainment in a serene, natural setting. Only about an 1½ hour drive from either the northern or southern boundary, Killens Pond makes a perfect home base for exploring the First State. Open year-round, the park's campground and cozy cabins are popular retreats no matter what the season. The millpond was established in the late 1700's. Prior to the pond's creation, the Murderkill River and surrounding hardwood forest were sites of several Native American homes and hunting camps. According to legend, the river's unusual name refers to a local tribe's massacre of a Dutch trading party at the mouth of the river in 1648. Now a peaceful oasis, Killens Pond became a state park in 1965.

Port Penn Interpretive Center
1886 schoolhouse, now a folk life museum in 250-year-old village next to 1,000-acre marsh and Delaware River. Exhibits on town life, historic hunting decoys, fishing, fur trapping, community baseball and local artwork. Self-guided tour of historic building.

Shipyard Shops
Great stores with a boatload of bargains located right on the river. Tax-free shopping at brand name stores: L.L Bean, Coldwater Creek, Lillian Vernon, VF Factory Outlets and more. Great food and wonderful savings!.Whatever you're into, it's the perfect outlet.

Woodside Farm Creamery
Since May 1998, we have been serving fresh, premium homemade ice cream made with our own milk, right here on the farm. We invite you to immerse yourself in our mouthwatering ice cream products, and enjoy our peaceful, relaxing country setting.