21 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Delaware - Atlas Obscura

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Steampunk Tree House

Milton, Delaware

Steampunk Tree House

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

38.7702, -75.3109

Added by jeremycrandell

Rothschild Patent Museum

Wilmington, Delaware

Rothschild Patent Model Collection

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

39.7879, -75.5811

Added by EricGrundhauser

Lewes, Delaware

Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

38.7947, -75.1686

Added by dogfishhead

Spiral staircase - Fort Delaware

Delaware City, Delaware

Fort Delaware

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

39.5897, -75.5674

Added by ThomLaB

Lewes, Delaware

The Cannonball House

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

38.7759, -75.1394

Added by dogfishhead

Fantastically ornate cash register from the days yore

Wilmington, Delaware

Museum of Business History and Technology

Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.

39.7807, -75.4838

Added by Marcin Wichary

Lewes, Delaware

Bunkers of Cape Henlopen State Park

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

38.7803, -75.1176

Added by dogfishhead

Chinese Parlor in the House of Henry Francis du Pont.

Wilmington, Delaware

Winterthur

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

39.8089, -75.6037

Added by horticulturcat

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