Top rated Historical place museums in Wilmington

Experience the best that Wilmington has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 25 places from Historical place museum category.

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Congress Hall
Historical place museum
👍👍 A must see, even for a short time. Make sure you get tickets ahead of time for the tour. The tour isn't so much a tour but a lesson in history. The guide was very knowledgeable and the building is full of period (if not original) furniture. All in all this is a very interesting place full of America...
4.90 (39 reviews) (~40.65 km from centre)
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Rittenhousetown Homestead
Historical place museum
👍 Some beautiful trails tied to amazing history
4.90 (31 reviews) (~43.83 km from centre)
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Winterthur Galleries
Historical place museum
👍👍 Very pretty grounds and lots of interesting exhibits.
4.80 (683 reviews) (~8.11 km from centre)
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Hagley Museum
Historical place museum
Riverfront site featuring regional industrial history, including gunpowder mills & the du Pont home.
4.80 (673 reviews) (~4.19 km from centre)
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Mt. Cuba Center
Botanical garden
Parkland at a Colonial Revival mansion, planted with native species & open in summer for tours.
4.80 (449 reviews) (~9.82 km from centre)
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Winterthur Enchanted Woods
Historical place museum
👍👍 Nice if you are up for some walking.
4.80 (161 reviews) (~8 km from centre)
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Historic Sugartown
Tourist attraction
👍👍 It was a perfect day for such an intimate guided tour since being able to do so with guidelines in place. Such rich history and beautiful antiques from the era, not to speak of the amazing architecture, the original buildings from so long ago still standing against the passage of time. The persevera...
4.80 (36 reviews) (~28.37 km from centre)
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Eastern State Penitentiary
History museum
Gothic-style prison-turned-attraction with tours of Al Capone's cell, exhibits & a haunted house.
4.70 (1.8K reviews) (~40.38 km from centre)
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Newlin Grist Mill Park
Park
👍👍 Nice park for walking, jogging, dog walk also to watch awesome little water falls. Nice benches on the riverside to sit and relax. If you ever want to be close to nature then this is a wonderful place for that. Decent amount of parking lots.
4.70 (442 reviews) (~16.44 km from centre)
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Fireman's Hall Museum
Historical place museum
1902 restored firehouse displaying local firefighting tools & machines, plus photographs & prints.
4.70 (305 reviews) (~41.48 km from centre)
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Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna at Independence Seaport Museum
Museum
👍👍 Had the opportunity to re-enlist on the USS Olympia back in 1991. Was a splendid affair for all who attended. The staff was great and the tour was one of the best I have ever had. Thank you for a great memory.
4.70 (213 reviews) (~41.15 km from centre)
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The Rosenbach
Historical place museum
Set in a 19th-century townhouse, this library & museum holds nearly 400,000 rare books & documents.
4.70 (197 reviews) (~38.83 km from centre)
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Arch Street Meeting House
Historical place museum
👍👍 Visiting other Churches is a hobby of mines. I enjoy meeting other people and listening to their stories. God Bless! 😁 ❤
4.70 (114 reviews) (~41.15 km from centre)
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Powel House
Museum
Colonial-era Philadelphia mayor Samuel Powel's Georgian brick townhouse is now a historic landmark.
4.70 (86 reviews) (~40.72 km from centre)
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Woodford Mansion
Historical place museum
👍👍 Very nice! It’s almost strange how it sits there and plays on your imagination about how things were! I never been inside. Last summer I walked around the house. The gate was open so I walked around in the yard it’s really decent. They also have bees 🐝 kept on the side of the yard. Cool place to lo...
4.70 (63 reviews) (~41.14 km from centre)
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Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
Historical place museum
Charles Willson Peale portraits of notable 18th- & 19th-century leaders in a historic bank building.
4.60 (147 reviews) (~40.78 km from centre)
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Anthony Wayne House
Event venue
Major General Anthony Wayne used to own this Georgian-style mansion, now a museum to his legacy.
4.60 (128 reviews) (~32.43 km from centre)
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Grange Estate
Historical place museum
👍👍 This hidden gem shouldn't be so hidden. The grounds offer an oasis of calm in our hectic lives. Keep an eye on the calendar for the great events they have here including a top notch train set up in the barn.
4.60 (92 reviews) (~34.04 km from centre)
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Laurel Hill Mansion
Historical landmark
👍👍 We came here for the Cider fest in October, which included a tour of all the mansions in the area. I really enjoyed all of them and the tours each house offered. They were all unique and had really fascinating bits of furniture and history. It would be a good place to come if visiting for a few days...
4.60 (68 reviews) (~40.57 km from centre)
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Edgar Allan Pоe National Historic Site
Historical landmark
Historical site featuring Edgar Allan Poe’s former home, plus exhibits & a reading room.
4.50 (1K reviews) (~41.51 km from centre)
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