Cool ideas for a trip - All less than two hours from Philadelphia
Nemours Mansion and Gardens
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19803
302-651-6912
Age 12 and up
Alfred married Alicia, his second wife, in 1907 and loved showering her with gifts. By far the grandest of these was the spectacular new house that he built for her on a 3,000-acre plot of land in Wilmington. He hired Carrere and Hastings, a prestigious New York architectural firm, to design the mansion in the late-18th-century French style that Alicia adored. Alfred named the estate Nemours, after the French town that his great-great-grandfather represented in the French Estates General. While looking to the past and his ancestors for inspiration, Alfred also ensured that his new home was thoroughly modern by incorporating the latest technology and many of his own inventions.
another idea
Rockefeller Mansion Trip
381 Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 - (914) 631-8200
Tours originate from the Visitor Center at Philipsburg Manor, located on Route 9 in the village of Sleepy Hollow. A shuttle bus takes visitors to and from the estate. Tour times include the time spent on the bus.
For GPS: 381 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY
https://www.hudsonvalley.org/store
* visit Historic landmarks such as the Underground Railroad and one of the sites of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which led to Tarrytown, New York, being named by Forbes Magazine as one of “America’s Prettiest Towns”
For GPS: 381 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY
https://www.hudsonvalley.org/store
* visit Historic landmarks such as the Underground Railroad and one of the sites of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which led to Tarrytown, New York, being named by Forbes Magazine as one of “America’s Prettiest Towns”
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