Guidebook for Elkton
Food Scene
One of our favorite restaurants. Just great healthy food with a Middle Eastern/Lebanese ambiance.
7 locals recommend
Ali Baba Mid Eastern Restaurant
175 E Main StOne of our favorite restaurants. Just great healthy food with a Middle Eastern/Lebanese ambiance.
Parks & Nature
This is a world renown horticultural park, with a historic house (and conservatory. Spectacularly renovated fountains, music and occasional theater open air performances. A must see!
29 locals recommend
Longwood Gardens Conservatory
1001 Longwood RdThis is a world renown horticultural park, with a historic house (and conservatory. Spectacularly renovated fountains, music and occasional theater open air performances. A must see!
Hiking, biking and horse riding trails. The Nature center itself is nice although hardly the high point.
17 locals recommend
Fair Hill Nature Center
630 Tawes DrHiking, biking and horse riding trails. The Nature center itself is nice although hardly the high point.
Sightseeing
Hagley is an open air museum with something for everyone. It gives a lot of history of the DuPont company from it's infancy in the gun powder making business. There is the machine shop, the school house and foreman's house, the DuPont house, the family gardens, the steam house, etc. you can get guided tours of various parts with knowledgeable docents. The setting is beautiful along the Brandywine river.
47 locals recommend
Hagley Museum And Library
200 Hagley Creek RdHagley is an open air museum with something for everyone. It gives a lot of history of the DuPont company from it's infancy in the gun powder making business. There is the machine shop, the school house and foreman's house, the DuPont house, the family gardens, the steam house, etc. you can get guided tours of various parts with knowledgeable docents. The setting is beautiful along the Brandywine river.
A lesser known Dupont mansion, but worth the trip all the same. It was designed to resemble VersaillesChateau in France. It has beautiful formal gardens in addition to a guided tour of the mansion including the workings of the kitchen and boileroom.
22 locals recommend
Nemours Estate
1600 Rockland RdA lesser known Dupont mansion, but worth the trip all the same. It was designed to resemble VersaillesChateau in France. It has beautiful formal gardens in addition to a guided tour of the mansion including the workings of the kitchen and boileroom.
Many different tours are available of this large DuPont mansion. it also has nice gardens you can tour on a small trolley.
94 locals recommend
Winterthur Visitor's Center
5105 Kennett PikeMany different tours are available of this large DuPont mansion. it also has nice gardens you can tour on a small trolley.
Arts & Culture
Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffmans Mill RdEssentials
Probably the closest large grocery store. In a shopping center with some restaurants, pharmacy/drug store, etc.
7 locals recommend
ACME Markets
100 College SquareProbably the closest large grocery store. In a shopping center with some restaurants, pharmacy/drug store, etc.