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First State Heritage Park
Dover, Delaware
Attractions
Sites are open on some holidays. Call (302) 739-9194 for holiday schedules.
First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries
The Welcome Center offers plentiful free parking, information about First State Heritage Park programs and events, a gallery of changing exhibits on Delaware history and a rotating display of Delaware's founding documents.
Monday through Friday:
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Biggs Museum of American Art
This independent, non-profit museum boasts an outstanding collection of 18th- through 20th-century Delaware and American art.
Tuesday - Saturday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Visit the Biggs Museum (external link).
[top]Delaware Public Archives
The archives was renovated and expanded in 2001 and contains materials from the 17th century to today.
Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
First Saturday each month: 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Visit the Delaware Public Archives (external link).
[top]Legislative Hall
A Georgian-style structure that has been home to Delaware's General Assembly since 1933.
Open to the public Monday through Friday and the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Free guided tours (no reservation necessary):
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and first Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Group tours require advance scheduling, Please call (302) 739-9194.
Visit the Legislative Hall (external link).
[top]Johnson Victrola Museum
A premier collection of its kind, displaying sound recording industry items dating from the 1890's through 1929. The museum honors Eldridge Reeves Johnson of Dover who founded the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901.
First Saturday of each month:
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and by appointment for groups
Visit the Johnson Victrola Museum (external link).
[top]Old State House
Delaware's first permanent capitol building completed in 1792 on Dover's historic Green. The State House was the home of Delaware's General Assembly until 1933.
Wednesday - Saturday:
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Visit the State House Museum (external link).
[top]Woodburn and Hall House
Woodburn, the home of Delaware's governors since 1965, was built around 1798. Next door is the Victorian-era Hall House, which serves as the Governor's guest house.
Tours 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
Tours at other times available by appointment. Call (302) 739-5656.
Visit the Woodburn House (external link).
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