{"id":7928,"date":"2019-05-07T07:06:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T11:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=7928"},"modified":"2019-09-04T07:05:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T11:05:38","slug":"dover-delaware-travel-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=7928","title":{"rendered":"Dover, Delaware: Travel Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With only three counties and less than a million residents\u2014including\none 2020 presidential candidate\u2014Delaware is tucked into the Atlantic coast, at\nthe confluence of New Jersey, Maryland, and southeastern Pennsylvania.\nInterstate 95 cuts across the top of it, giving travelers between Washington,\nBaltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston access to the state\u2019s largest\ncity, Wilmington, but missing the\ncapital, Dover<\/a>, by nearly 50 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe that semi-isolation is what has allowed Dover to stay\nmodest in size and allow its central area to suggest you\u2019re stepping back into\ncolonial history, an impression magnified by the brick sidewalks, the green\nsquares, and the federalist architecture\u2014all red brick and white paint. A\nplaque marks the location of the tavern where, in 1787, Delaware\u2019s delegates were\nthe first to sign the new U.S. Constitution, inspiring Delaware\u2019s nickname, \u201cthe\nfirst state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week we spent two days there and, yes, we found plenty\nto do and see in the historic downtown area. We started with the Biggs Museum of American Art<\/a>, which has\na small collection expertly displayed in period rooms that include art,\nfurniture, and appurtenances, plus some bold wallpaper! The current Legislative\nHall, where you can visit both chambers, and the Old State House, which even Delaware\noutgrew, are worth a visit and offer tours. We did Legislative Hall on our own,\nbut had a docent for the old statehouse and for the governor\u2019s house, Woodburn<\/a>, where you can arrange a\nprivate tour. Portraits of the state\u2019s first ladies fill its reception hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We visited a French bakery (only once), located near the Johnson Victrola Museum<\/a> with its fine display of the machines that brought music into the homes of millions. Lots of representations of Nipper, too, listening to \u201chis master\u2019s voice.\u201d Excellent early example of branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, we drove out to Dover Air Force base to visit the Air Mobility Command Museum<\/a>, which has exhibits indoors in a converted hangar and, outside, a mind-boggling airplane parking lot. Latch onto a guide, who can take you up into some of the planes. Most amazing was walking inside the cavernous C5 cargo plane, which is big enough to hold six full-size buses or a couple of giant tanks. The Museum is preparing a special D-Day exhibit which we were sorry to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All that, and we didn\u2019t get to the beaches or the area\u2019s several wildlife refuges!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credits: View of the\nLegislative Hall<\/a> by Marc Tomik<\/a> is licensed under CC\nBY-NC-SA 2.0 <\/a>; Johnson Victrola Museum, Vicki Weisfeld.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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