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1. Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village
Museum VillageDelaware's rich agrarian past is brought to life at this imaginative museum, which includes a re-created 1890s village and farmstead where you can step inside a range of buildings, including fully furnished homes, a store, schoolhouse, a corn house, and even a privy. There is also an exhibition hall detailing the development of farming in the state and related technology. Antique exhibits include a horse-drawn wagon, a crop duster, and threshers. The museum also hosts occasional special events.
866 N. Dupont Hwy., Dover, Delaware, 19901, United States302-734–1618Sight Details
Rate Includes: $5, Tues.–Sat. 10–3 -
2. Dover Downs International Speedway
Sports VenueThe grandstands can accommodate up to 5,000 spectators for exciting NASCAR racing in spring and fall. If spectating is not enough, you can find out what it's like to drive by getting behind the wheel of a real race car on the 1-mile Monster Mile track. The track also hosts the Firefly Music Festival in June. Also on-site is the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino.
1131 N. Dupont Hwy., Dover, Delaware, 19901, United States302-883–6500Sight Details
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3. John Dickinson Plantation
Historic HomeThis was home to John Dickinson, one of America's founders, and his former dwelling gives visitors a glimpse of 18th-century plantation life in Delaware's Kent County. Tour guides in costume depict characters from the era, enabling visitors to understand the contrasting lifestyles of the wealthy Dickinson family and those of their tenants, poor whites, slaves, and free blacks during the 1700s and early 1800s.
340 Kitts Hummock Rd., Dover, Delaware, 19901, United States302-739–3277Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free (donations accepted), Wed.–Sat. 10–3:30; last tour at 3 -
4. Johnson Victrola Museum
Museum/GalleryThe museum provides a fun and informative tribute to Delaware native Eldridge Reeves Johnson, who brought record-playing into American homes via the famous Victor Talking Machine Company he founded in 1901. Old Victrolas, phonographs, and decorative horns are displayed, and one section depicts a replica of a store that sold phonographs and records. In the music gallery, you can hear excerpts played from original discs on Victor machines.
375 S. New St., Dover, Delaware, 19901, United States302-739–3262Sight Details
Rate Includes: Free, Wed.–Sat. 9–4:30 -
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