Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau: Visitors And Residents Of Greater Wilmington Show Off A #VisitWilm April

Wilmington DE

01 May, 2022

4:38 PM

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Press release from the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau: April 29, 2022 We love when visitors of the Wilmington and Brandywine Valley area share their version of #VisitWilm with us. It's a chance to experience and understand the area from a visitor's perspective. Get to know our area through past visitors' eyes... THE VIEWS OF DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON... THE VIEWS OF WINTERTHUR MUSEUM, GARDEN AND LIBRARY... Photo by user timeoffwithkathleen, caption reads Yesterday I ventured to Winterthur gardens and museum. I absolutely love it here. The property is vast (~1000 acres), the foliage is stunning, and the history is strong. ~*~*~ Winterthur is one of the numerous properties that the DuPont family owned here in Delaware. Over three generations they expanded the "house" to nine stories and 175 rooms, making it the 5th largest house in the US. In the 1950's the house was turned into a museum and a cottage was built for Henry & his wife. It was a meager three stories and 50+ rooms. ~*~*~ The estate's gardens were designed by female landscape architect Marian Coffin. Her and Henry worked together to create a beautiful landscape across the estate's 2,600+ acres, which included farmland, over 90 buildings, 12 greenhouses, and a dairy farm. *~*~* The tree in the 4th photo is over 300 years old, the oldest now on the property after a tornado took out another 300+ year old tree. In the 5th picture you can see the reflecting pool. It used to be the family's swimming pool, but it's since been filed in to a depth of 18". The 7th photo is an example of the landscaping that Marian created. The final photo is taken from inside a little gazebo. Henry loved a gazebo he saw at a friend's property so much that had workers recreate it. ~*~*~ #winterthur #delaware #dupont #winterthurmuseum #WinterthurDelaware #visitDelaware #ExploreDelaware #Hometown #DiscoverDelaware #DelawareDiscoveries #ExploreYourBackYard #Gardens #Museum #winterthurgardensandmuseum #winterthurgardens #foliage #trees #earthday #delawarehistory #springtimeindelaware #delawarespring #greenspace@timeoffwithkathleen THE VIEWS OF BRANDYWINE PARK... THE VIEWS OF LONGWOOD GARDENS... THE VIEWS OF HISTORIC NEW CASTLE... Photo by user dalrod_photography, caption reads Another beautiful sunset in Old New Castle📸#oldnewcastle #historicoldnewcastle #historicdelaware #colonialtown #newcastlede #historicwaterfront #batterypark #wharf #visitdelaware #delaware #delawarephotographer #delawaretoday #earthday #earthday2022 #onlyindelaware #sunset #trails #sunsetphotography #water #river #delawareriver #landscapes #landscapephotography #rivertowns@dalrod_photography Love what you see? Plan your next getaway to Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley with help from our website - www.visitwilmingtonde.com. Want to be featured in next month's blog? Share your pictures with us on Instagram! Use #VisitWilm and tag @visitwilmingtonde. This press release was produced by the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau. The views expressed here are the author's own.