Dover, DE Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

DOVER , the capital of Delaware, struggles to attract visitors as they bypass the city en route to the beach resorts of Rehoboth and Maryland's Ocean City. Located in the mostly agricultural center of the state, just west of US-13, Dover is basically a very small town, with a low-rise business district hemmed in by blocks of suburban houses. South of Lockerman Street , the main route through town, a few strangely somnolent governmental buildings center upon the 1792 Old State House , its old legislative chambers now restored as a museum (Tues–Sat 10am–4.30pm, Sun 1.30–4.30pm; free) and … more »