"Just Passing Through" Attractions
Senior Attractions
Family Edu-tainment Attractions

Greater Dover’s central location in Delaware makes it the perfect overnight destination for hub and spoke tours of “The First State.” 

"Just Passing Through" Attractions:
Kent County Delaware Convention and Visitors Bureau, 800-233-KENT or request help online!
Featuring…
Air Mobility Command Museum
Biggs Museum of American Art
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village
Historic Dover
John Dickinson Plantation 
Johnson Victrola Museum
Old State House

Northern Delaware
Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau, 302-652-4088
Featuring…
Delaware Art Museum
First USA Riverfront Arts Center with Shipyard Shops
Fort Delaware
Hagley Museum and Garden
Historic Houses of Odessa
Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard
Old New Castle
Winterthur Museum and Garden

Southern Delaware
Sussex County Tourism Commission (Southern Delaware Tourism Office), 302-856-1818
Featuring…
Cape May-Lewes Ferry
Discovery Sea Museum
Indian River Lifesaving Station
Governor Ross Plantation
Lewes Historical Society Complex
Nutter Marvel Carriage Museum
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk
Rehoboth Outlets
Treasures of the Sea Museum

Senior Adult Attractions

Central Delaware offers many attractions for older visitors. The following attractions are especially well suited for active senior adults. 

In Central Delaware…
Air Mobility Command Museum
Barratt’s Chapel and Museum
Biggs Museum of American Art
Capitol Theater
Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village
Delaware State Visitor Center
Dover Downs Slots and Concerts
Dover Mall
Harrington Museum and Railroad Museum
John Dickinson Plantation
Johnson Victrola Museum
Midway Slots and Concerts
Old State House
Parson Thorne Mansion
“The First State” Points of Interest
Woodburn, The Governor’s House

Nearby…
Brandywine Valley
Cape May-Lewes Ferry
Historic Houses of Odessa
Old New Castle
Rehoboth Outlets

Family Edu-tainment Attractions

Central Delaware offers many educational attractions for families looking to gain more from their trip than frivilous fun! The following attractions are especially well suited for family fun and education. 

History, Sociology, Government
Air Mobility Command Museum
Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village
Delaware Archaeology Museum
Delaware Museum of Small Town Life
Delaware State Police Museum
Delaware State Visitor Center
John Dickinson Plantation
Johnson Victrola Museum
Legislative Hall
Old State House
“The First State” Points of Interest
Walking Tours of Dover

The Arts
Biggs Museum of American Art
Capitol Theater
Dover Art League

The Environment
Aquatic Resources Education Center
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Killens Pond State Park
St. Jones Estuarine Research Reserve