Philadelphia International Airport 50 min
American Helicopter Museum & Education Center (22 min) Aviation museum showing off helicopters & other aircraft & offering regular tours/events. Longwood Gardens (16 min) Vast collection of vibrant flower gardens, a greenhouse & fountain shows plus student courses. Natural Lands' ChesLen Preserve (3 min) Sizable nature preserve featuring walking trails, a small playground & picturesque scenery. Highland Orchards, Inc. (7 min) Orchard and beer QVC Studio Park (24 min) Retail store providing goods sold by the shopping channel, including jewelry, home decor & apparel. Brandywine River Museum of Art (21 min) Gristmill-turned-museum with paintings by Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth & others plus big windows & views. Sanderson Museum (21 min) Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library (23 min) Period rooms in du Pont estate featuring historic decorative arts, plus 60-acre botanical gardens. Auburn Valley State Park (21 min) Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates (23 min) Picnic areas, a visitor center with exhibits & a museum shop are available at this sprawling locale. Delaware Museum of Natural History (24 min) Cozy, kid-friendly museum featuring dinosaurs, shells, a butterfly garden & interactive exhibits. Marsh Creek State Park (28 min) The 1,727-acre park contains Marsh Creek Lake offers fishing & boating, ice skating & ice-boating. Mt Cuba Center (28 min) Parkland at a Colonial Revival mansion, planted with native species & open in summer for tours. Brandywine Creek State Park (28 min) 933-acre preserve divided by 19th-century stone walls, with tulip poplar forest & nature center. Chaddsford Winery (19 min) Pioneering wine estate producing renowned sweet wines & hosting tastings, food fairs & live music. |