Wilmington, DE Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

WILMINGTON may not be the most compelling place in America, but this medium-sized city can make for a refreshing break from the tourist trail: not only does it boast the excellent Delaware Art Museum and some pretty waterside parks, but the surrounding Brandywine Valley holds the manor homes and gardens (and factories) of the du Ponts, all open to the public and providing an inside look at the First State's First Family and America's de facto aristocracy. If you arrive in Wilmington by train, on the Amtrak line between New York and Washington, you'll pull in to the quirky 1907 terracotta station on the … more »