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THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK: PhaseOneofthis exciting botanic garden in Dagsboro opens in 2019. DBG will be a world-class,
inspirational, educational, and sustainable public botanic garden. You know and love the beach. Now come see what treasures lie along Delaware's inland bays. Visit www.delawaregardens.org.
Beyond the Beach:
Tours & Side Trips
There are lots of ways to discover the treasures that lie beyond our beaches...
Choices of guided tours are many and varied, including science, winery-brewery-distillery, garden, farm, lighthouse, food, antiques, architecture, history, and eco tours — among many others. Take your tour on a bus, by foot, by helicopter, by boat, by paddleboard or kayak; some happen by day and some at night by lantern light. Take your pick at www.VisitSouthernDelaware.com/ recreation-guided-tours-de.
Would you rather explore on your own? Go for it!
Our website provides itineraries for self-directed tours, including museums, antiquing, lighthouses, farm adventures, and educational field trips that include descriptions, maps, contact info, websites, and directions. We’ve included some highlights here.
For detailed info, go to www.VisitSouthernDelaware. com/tours-side-trips.
SOUTHERN DELAWARE ANTIQUES ITINERARY:
Banish the winter doldrums. Find a spring fever reliever. Escape for a brief summer sojourn. Get out and play in the crisp fall air. Plan an escape for every season, because what could be better any time of year than a weekend spent antiquing in beautiful, historic Southern Delaware? Nothing, except maybe four unique weekends — a breather to look forward to in each season of the year — with no sales tax! Choose from among four itineraries, designed specifically with antiques and collectibles fans in mind.
SOUTHERN DELAWARE FARM ADVENTURES:
Southern Delaware is home to many farms that welcome visitors and sell their own home-grown products, including some that you can pick yourself. If you’ve never visited an alpaca farm, a winery, or a lavender farm, of if you haven’t tried farm-fresh ice cream, lavender chocolate, cherry cider, or bison burgers, use this itinerary to plan your visits and expand your horizons!
SOUTHERN DELAWARE MUSEUM ITINERARIES:
Sussex County has a fascinating history dating back
to well before European colonization. That history has been carefully preserved in more than two dozen local museums. We’ve created three itineraries to help you navigate them in a way that makes geographic sense. Or throw caution to the wind and create an itinerary that allows you to explore based on your specific interests. Mix and match a museum itinerary with one of our antiquing itineraries so you can enjoy the museums while taking some history home!
SOUTHERN DELAWARE LIGHTHOUSE TRAIL:
Explore Southern Delaware’s lighthouses while you explore miles of pristine coastline, historic towns, maritime history (and treasure!), and Sussex County’s incredible state parks. Visit Fenwick Island Lighthouse, DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum, Indian River Life Saving Station, Lightship Overfalls, the Zwaanendael Museum, Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse, Harbor of Refuge Light Station, and more.
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