The Local Brandywine Valley Area

Longwood Gardens

One of the worlds great gardens and former home of Pierre S. duPont. Includes 350 acres of outdoor and indoor gardens, flowers and spectacular fountains.

Winterthur

Winterhur was once the home of Henry Francis duPont and today a nine-story, 200-room estate filled with 71,000 American decorative art objects. Outside, stroll through 60 acres of gardens, woodlands and rolling meadows.

Hagley Museum and Library

Site of the first duPont family home in America, Blacksmith Hill workers community, the first black powder yards and machine shop.

Brandywine Battlefield Park

Site of the largest land battle waged during the Revolutionary War.

Brandywine River Museum

This converted gristmill houses outstanding collections of American paintings and illustrations by members of the Wyeth family and others.

Horse Country

Our surrounding county is full of rolling hills and horse farms. Fox hunting and steeple chase events are popular.