History
Historic New Castle & First State
Walk through the first state’s layered past.
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A WTDO FIELD GUIDE · DELAWARE
Small state. Coast, firsts, and a surprising weekend.
Tax-free shopping can be a useful detour. The better reason to stay is the mix of historic streets, Brandywine museums and Atlantic beaches.
Find your storyExplore the map ↓First State stories, Brandywine discoveries and Atlantic days.
Tax-free shopping can be a useful detour. The better reason to stay is the mix of historic streets, Brandywine museums and Atlantic beaches.
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History
Historic New Castle & First State
Walk through the first state’s layered past.
Begin in New Castle at one of the First State National Historical Park sites.
Go deeper →Photo: DimiTalen · CC0 ↗Photo credits for every scene
- Historic New Castle & First State · Photo: DimiTalen · CC0 ↗
- Brandywine & Wilmington · Photo: Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
- Cape Henlopen & Lewes · Photo: Nolabob · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
- Rehoboth Beach & Tax-Free Finds · Photo: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher · Public domain ↗
- Winterthur Museum & Gardens · Photo: Daderot · CC0 ↗
- Dover & Air Mobility Command Museum · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
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Explore local food ↗First State National Historical Park links six separate Delaware places rather than one single visitor complex.
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