Activities in Delaware to Do With Kids

Delaware Museum of Natural History

• A dinosaur gallery is just one of the attractions at the Delaware Museum of Natural History in Wilmington. Large skeletons of dinosaurs like the Tuojiangosaurus and Yangchuanosaurus bring to life what kids are learning in school. Other displays include birds, mammals and shell exhibits. A mile-long nature trail behind the museum takes you through woodlands and wetlands.

  Delaware Museum of Natural History
  4840 Kennett Pike
  Wilmington, DE 19807-1827
  (302) 658-2747

Brandywine Zoo

• For live animals, check out the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington. The 150 creatures include Siberian tigers, bobcats and pygmy goats. It has programs designed for children 18 months to 6 years old. This includes an animal visit or a story.

  Brandywine Zoo
  1001 North Park Drive
  Brandywine Park
  Wilmington, DE 19802
  (302) 571-7747

Air Mobility Command Museum

• The Air Mobility Command Museum has over two dozen former military aircraft on display. They range from fighter planes to helicopters. The museum, on Dover Air Force Base, also has exhibits like a model of a Korean War base operations center and a collection of air force uniforms. Children over 10 can participate in a flight simulator. Children 6 and under can get their pictures taken in a junior pilot's plane.

  Air Mobility Command Museum
  1301 Heritage Road
  Dover AFB, DE 19902-5301
  (302) 677-5938

DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum

• The Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum on Fenwick Island preserves the area's maritime heritage. According to the museum, its collection of recovered shipwreck artifacts is one of the largest in the Mid-Atlantic. Among the 10,000 items are coins, gold and silver bars and weapons.

  Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum
  708 Coastal Highway
  Fenwick Island, DE 19944
  (302) 539-9366

Delaware History Museum

• The Delaware History Museum in Wilmington houses a varied collection of items that relate to the state. For example, you could see a Revolutionary War flag captured by a British officer in Delaware. A 9-foot statue of George Washington greets you at the entrance.

  Delaware History Museum
  504 N Market St
  Wilmington, DE 19801-3005
  (302) 656-4106

Western Activities

• Delaware may be on the East Coast, but you'll get a taste of the West in the town of Wyoming. Wicked R Western Productions, Inc. offers horse riding lessons, a bull-riding clinic and wagon rides past fall foliage. There is a Pony Pal program designed to teach kids 3 to 7 basic horse-related activities like grooming.

  Wicked R Western Productions, Inc.
  2621 Sandy Bend Road
  Wyoming, DE 19934
  (302) 492-3327

Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village

• The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover takes you to the past. The Loockerman Landing Village is patterned after a rural village in the 1890s. You'll see a farmhouse, schoolhouse and a church.

  Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village
  866 N Dupont Highway
  Dover, DE 19901-2012
  (302) 734-1618