Seniors Meander Down the Delaware Coast

The east coast of Delaware has many fascinating sites that seniors visitors enjoy starting with Woodlawn up north in Wilmington all the way down south to the Ryves Holt House in Lewes.  We first note that the Brandywine River flows through Woodlawn where senior visitors find a highly popular three-mile hiking trail.

 You will want to visit the Brandywine River Museum that is internationally acclaimed  for its unparalleled collection of works by three generations of Wyeths. This museum has a fine collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting.

Woodlawn offers some of the best scenic trails in the Brandywine Valley. Woodlawn owns and maintains roughly 2,000 acres of land in Brandywine Hundred and nearby Pennsylvania. Much of this land is designated as open space used by the public for biking, walking, and horseback riding.

The Woodlawn Ferry is a boat ride that many seniors enjoy, gliding you across the waters of the Nanticoke River, a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. The Woodland Beach is called a “Delaware Undiscovered Treasure.”

Swinging south of Woodlawn senior travelers soon encounter Old Swedes Church in Wilmington. The  Churchyard will keep you busy looking over old historical markers. Nearby is Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America built in 1638 and named after Queen Christina of Sweden. Fort christina…a fascinating place and take in a Tour of New Netherland.

Seniors Travel to New Castle and Down to Dover

Old Sheriff’s House in New Castle is among several monuments that President Obama recently proclaimed as a National Monument. The New Castle House Museum is the next draw. Prior to the Revolution it served as the meeting house of the governments of the three counties making up Delaware.

Just outside of Dover is the John Dickinson Plantation. If you enjoy visiting old plantations like my wife and I do, you’ll find this one captivating. The John Dickinson House is also known as Poplar Hall. It’s an Early Georgian mansion constructed on 13,000 acres way back in 1739. Dickinson was an important figure in early American history.

Senior travelers cruise on down south and stop at Lewes.  We find another beautiful mansion named the Ryves Holt House. It is revered as the oldest house in Delaware. The local historical society invites you to visit their museum in Lewes. This house is also famous for the Ryves Holt House Investigation.

You’ll want to enjoy the entire coast of Delaware.  Do you remember your history that Delaware was the “first state?” jeb