WARE tHe First stAte Plan your own revolutionary trip to some of Delaware’s most iconic historic sites and museums. In northern Delaware, explore the New Castle Court House Museum , which served as Delaware’s first court and state capitol. Take a walking tour through Historic New Castle with visits to the Amstel House and the Dutch House . For an authentic colonial-inspired lunch or dinner, visit Jessop’s Tavern & Colonial Restaurant , located within walking distance of Historic New Castle. In central Delaware, visit First State Heritage Park on The Green in Dover. The park offers walking tours of the Old State House and John Bell House , where visitors can learn about Delaware’s role in the Revolutionary War and explore what life in Delaware was like in the 18th century. Just a short drive from downtown Dover, visitors can tour the home of one of Delaware’s Founding Fathers at the John Dickinson Plantation , where stories are shared of the tenant farmers, indentured servants, and free and enslaved Black men, women, and children who lived, labored, and died on the plantation. In southern Delaware, explore Delaware’s Dutch heritage and the founding of one of the oldest towns in the state with a visit to the Zwaanendael Museum and the Lewes Historical Society . Walking tours are offered by both the museum and the historical society throughout the year. After your visit to Lewes, head west to the town of Millsboro to explore Delaware’s only Native American museum, the Nanticoke Indian Museum . The museum’s displays include thousands of arrowheads, pottery, axe hammers, and other objects, all of which are homemade and many of which have been passed down from Elders in the Nanticoke community. Amstel House ©Sam Dean Photography VisitDelaware.com 19
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