The Riverfront area has restaurants, a movie theater, and shops. Our favorite restaurants in Wilmington are Southeast Kitchen (Vietnamese & Thai), Pizza by Elizabeths, Goat, and Ulysses American Gastropub.
Longwood Gardens is a DuPont property well known for its spectacular gardens and greenhouse. It's about a 20 minute drive from the hotel.
The Hagley Museum is the estate at which the DuPont company was founded. This property features the family mansion, original gunpowder manufacturing site, and town for the company's early employees.
The Winterthur Museum is one of the DuPont estates and features a mansion and gorgeous gardens. It is about a 15 minute drive from the hotel and tours of the house are offered regularly.
A few attractions include Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Franklin Institute. If you are interested in eating in the city, check out the Reading Terminal Market, Barbuzzo, Kanella (Cyprian food), Little Nonna's (Italian), or Garces Trading Company.