# Things to see in Wilmington, Delaware (United States): 78 places and when to go

> Wilmington, Delaware is a city in United States with around 162,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 78 places in and around it, mainly History (31), Food and drink (23), Nature (12). The best known are Independence Hall, Liberty Bell and Philadelphia Museum of Art. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 48 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wilmington/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United States · 39.7463, -75.5469
- **Population:** About 162,000
- **Places:** 78 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/historia/) (31) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/gastronomia/) (23) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/naturaleza/) (12) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fauna/) (10) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museos/) (9) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/playa/) (7)
- **Best time:** March to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February.
- **Nearest airport:** EWR Newark, 157 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Wilmington, Delaware

The places in and around Wilmington, Delaware, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Independence Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/independence-hall/): Historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · 41 km
- [Liberty Bell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/campana-de-la-libertad/): Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA that serves as a symbol of American independence and liberty · 41 km
- [Philadelphia Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/philadelphia-museum-of-art/): Art museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 40 km
- [Arden, Delaware](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/village-of-arden/): Nature · History · 8.8 km
- [First Bank of the United States](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/first-bank-of-the-united-states/): Bank building · 41 km
- [Franklin Institute](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/franklin-institute/): Science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 40 km
- [Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pennsylvania-academy-of-the-fine-arts/): Museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 40 km
- [Second Bank of the United States](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/second-bank-of-the-united-states/): Historic bank building in Philadelphia, Pennslyvannia, United States · 41 km
- [Delaware Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/delaware-art-museum/): Art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, USA · 2.6 km
- [USS Olympia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/uss-olympia/): 1892 protected cruiser · 41 km
- [Fort Christina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fort-christina-national-historic-landmark/): Capital of New Sweden between 1638–1655 · 1.2 km
- [PSFS Building](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/loews-philadelphia-hotel/): Historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 40 km
- [USS Becuna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/uss-becuna/): 1944 Balao-class submarine · 41 km
- [Delaware Memorial Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/delaware-memorial-bridge/): Bridge over the Delaware River, connecting Delaware and New Jersey · 6.8 km
- [Brandywine Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/brandywine-museum-of-art/): Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania · 14 km
- [Ebright Azimuth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/ebright-azimuth/): Hill in Delaware, United States · 10 km
- [Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/winterthur-museum-and-gardens/): Museum in Wilmington, Delaware · 8.2 km
- [Longwood Gardens](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/longwood-gardens/): Botanical garden in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States · 18 km
- [Woodmere Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/woodmere-art-museum/): Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 47 km
- [Awbury Arboretum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/awbury-arboretum/): United States historic place · 47 km
- [Brandywine Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/brandywine-zoo/): Zoo in Delaware, United States · 1.0 km
- [Chester-Bethel Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/chester-bethel-united-methodist-church/): Church in Delaware , United States · 10 km
- [St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/saint-francis-de-sales-church/): Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America · 36 km
- [St. William Parish](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/saint-william-roman-catholic-church/): Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America · 51 km

And the other 54, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Archmere Academy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/the-patio/), [Abel and Mary Nicholson House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/abel-and-mary-nicholson-house/), [Ashland Covered Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/ashland-covered-bridge/), [Brandywine Battlefield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/brandywine-battlefield/), [Old First Presbyterian Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/daugherty-hall/), [Walnut Green School](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/walnut-green-school/), [Farmers and Mechanics Building](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/farmers-and-mechanics-building/), [Monterey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/monterey/), [Seven Stars Tavern](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seven-stars-tavern/), [Thomas Mill Covered Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/thomas-mill-covered-bridge/), [Chamounix Mansion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/chamounix-mansion/)
- **Architecture**: [Baker Shoal Range Rear Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/baker-shoal-range-rear-light/)
- **Nature**: [Fort Delaware State Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fort-delaware-state-park/), [Liston Range Rear Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/liston-range-rear-light-station/), [Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/supawna-meadows-national-wildlife-refuge/), [White Clay Creek Preserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/white-clay-creek-preserve/), [White Clay Creek State Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/white-clay-creek-state-park/)
- **Temples**: [Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lower-brandywine-presbyterian-church/), [St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/saint-josephat-s-church/), [St. David's Church, Manayunk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/saint-david-s-episcopal-church/)
- **Museums and art**: [Please Touch Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/please-touch-museum/)
- **With kids**: [Cowtown Rodeo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cowtown-rodeo/), [Geyser Falls Water Theme Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/geyser-falls-water-theme-park/)
- **Food and drink**: [Attic Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/attic-brewing-company/), [Brewery ARS](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/brewery-ars/), [Cartesian Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cartesian-brewing/), [Chaddsford Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/chaddsford-winery/), [Chestnut Hill Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/chestnut-hill-brewing-company/), [Dew Point Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dew-point-brewing-company/), [Dog & Ram Spirits](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dog-ram-spirits/), [Evil Genius Beer Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/evil-genius-beer-company/), [Human Robot Girard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/human-robot-girard/), [Love City Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/love-city-brewing/), [Mainstay Independent Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mainstay-independent-brewing-company/), [Manatawny Still Works](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/manatawny-still-works/), [Manayunk Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/manayunk-brewing-company/), [New Liberty Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/new-liberty-distillery/), [Philadelphia Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/philadelphia-brewing-company/), [Punch Buggy Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/punch-buggy-brewing-company/), [TH Distilling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/th-distilling/), [Töska](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/toska/), [Triple Bottom Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/triple-bottom-brewing/), [Twisted Irons Craft Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/twisted-irons-craft-brewing/), [Wilmington Brew Works](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wilmington-brew-works/), [Yards Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/yards-brewing-company/), [Young American Hard Cider & Tasting Room](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/young-american-hard-cider-tasting-room/)
- **Hiking**: [Brandywine Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/brandywine-trail/)
- **Beaches**: [Pier A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pier-a/), [Pier B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pier-b/), [Pier C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pier-c/), [Pier D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pier-d/), [Pier E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pier-e/), [Pier F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pier-f/), [Pier G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pier-g/)

## When to go to Wilmington, Delaware

The best time to visit Wilmington, Delaware is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 29 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 29 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 41 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 03 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 11 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 48 |
| July | Best time | 14 h 33 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 34 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 55 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 46 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 12 |

In June there are 14 h 48 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12. In April, 78 of the 78 places are at their best.

When to go to United States in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Wilmington, Delaware

The nearest main airport is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR, Newark), 157 km as the crow flies. How to get around United States (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.7463%2C-75.5469)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.7463%2C-75.5469)

## Other towns nearby

- [Clarksboro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/clarksboro/): 7 places · 29 km
- [Londonderry Township](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/londonderry-township/): 10 places · 31 km
- [Rising Sun](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/rising-sun/): 6 places · 39 km
- [Philadelphia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/filadelfia/): 37 places · 43 km
- [Phoenixville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/phoenixville/): 18 places · 43 km
- [Clementon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/clementon/): 10 places · 48 km

And all of United States, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Wilmington, Delaware?

The best known: [Independence Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/independence-hall/), [Liberty Bell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/campana-de-la-libertad/), [Philadelphia Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/philadelphia-museum-of-art/), [Arden, Delaware](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/village-of-arden/), [First Bank of the United States](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/first-bank-of-the-united-states/). In all, 78 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Wilmington, Delaware?

March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 48 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12.

### How do you get to Wilmington, Delaware?

The nearest main airport is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), 157 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.7463%2C-75.5469) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Wilmington, Delaware as the destination and these 78 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).