Michelle & Calvin
Things To Do
Reading Terminal Market
~30 minutes drive from Wilmington, Reading Terminal Market offers an incredible selection of locally grown & exotic produce, locally sourced meats and poultry, plus the finest seafood, cheeses, baked goods, and confections. You’ll find everything you need to create a memorable meal, from cookbooks, to table linens, to kitchenware, to fresh cut flowers, and more. Plus the widest variety of restaurants under one roof.
Nemours Estate
A shuttle from the Visitor’s Center takes you to the gates just outside Nemours. And, at first glance, you may think you’re in French château country but you’re actually still in Wilmington, Delaware! You can tour Nemours at your own pace without a guide and stroll the Versailles-inspired gardens surrounding the mansion. It’s every bit as extravagant and formal as you can imagine but Nemours still feels like a home. Even if you have just a day in Wilmington, make sure Nemours Mansion is on your list of things to do in Delaware!
Longwood Gardens
Whether you love to garden or not, you’ll marvel at the 1000+ acres of beautiful flowers, plants, trees, and shrubs at Longwood Gardens. In colonial times, a lot of the land was the farm of George Pierce. But, his heirs planted trees which spread out across 15 acres. Years later, when the land was about to be bought and sold for timber, Pierre du Pont purchased the land to save the trees.
Chinatown
Chinatown is a bustling showcase of Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese and Korean cultures and cuisines. Beyond the gilt-painted Friendship Gate are streets packed with restaurants and bars, including the famous speakeasy-style Hop Sing Laundromat. Eclectic shops sell items that range from hand-stretched noodles to colorful trinkets.