Hagley Museum — Attraction in Wilmington

I was here a few days ago on an 8th grade field trip and me and the boys were disappointed. We were told we r going to a museum and we got all stoked and excited we were gonna get to play with cool stuff, vape in a tree fort and we thought it was gonna be something like the Franklin Institute. Nope we couldn’t have been more wrong. It was some boring old house where we had to listen to a tour guide yapping about American history. We wanted to see a cool industrial laundry room or some fun play forts or playground. This place was kinda interesting not gonna lie but the history behind it is boring. Sure the artifacts r nice and cool to look at but we were disappointed we didn’t go to a museum to have fun. We had to learn and actually do school stuff. Me and the boys Connor, nick and Ryan decided we had enough history and learning for the day so we ran off into the woods while the teachers were not looking and we got lost on some trails and had a blast! We vaped, cuddled shirtless together because we r gays and we told gossip and school rumors . We also designed a few blueprints for industrial hotel laundry facilities. This was the highlight of our trip! The bus left us which was the chefs kiss and we had to get an uber back to school 😂! Our teachers were beyond pissed. We didn’t listen to em yell at us we stood our ground and stomped on their flip flops white our big hiking boots and left for the summer. If ur looking for a cool place to learn history this is definitely where to come. Also they have some great hiking trails as well. I hope ur not reading this as a bad review because it’s not its just that me and the boys were not expecting a historic lesson. We wanted fun which we created for ourselves. Also saw my bar fly aunt in the woods drinking 😂. She’s such a damn alcoholic and a disappointment to the family lol. Bring the fam here for a...

Hagley Museum is a wonderful experience. In explaining and demonstrating the use of water power in early nineteenth century industry, the museum approximates the excellence of Colonial Williamsburg and Old Sturbridge Village. It also tells the story of the origins of the du Pont family's prominence in the United States. The museum encompasses a restored mill on the Brandywine River that manufactured "black powder," a forerunner of gunpowder that was the only explosive available at the time. The du Pont family home is also on-site as well as homes and community buildings of the mill workers. The manufacture of black powder is explained in detail. Demonstrations show how water power was used to run the machinery. An early eighteenth century machine shop demonstrates how such power tools as drills, lathes, and metal cutters operated during that era. A walking tour takes you to the various buildings and signs explain the process of manufacturing black powder. Not all of the buildings are restored. I was disappointed that the du Pont home's restoration is not consistent with the historical era of the mill's restoration. The home was restored in the early 20th century by a du Pont decendant. Be prepared to do some walking, although there is a regular shuttle schedule. I could spend an entire day there. The mill demonstrations take just over an hour and the house/garden tour is an hour. There is also an exhibit in the...

My husband and I had so much fun coming to this park! It was $15 for admission, and there is a bus that will take you from site to site although you can easily walk the first half of it. We were initially let down because we thought it was going to be more of an arboretum/garden/free roaming place like the Nemours Estate (IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE NEMOURS ESTATE, YOU HAVE TO GO!!!) but it was more like a limited guided tour. Having said that, it was a lot of fun and the staff is so hands on that we learned more about the history of the Du Ponts than in any of the other sites we have been to! (And we have been to several). A charming and hilarious tour guide brings you through the house, you can spend time walking the vegetable gardens and learning more about the land, the bus brings you back to the path where you can walk and explore a little bit of the surrounding land, you get to see how they used to utilize steam and the waterwheel, they fire a mini canon (this was super fun to see), and there is a gunpowder demonstration. You can also walk up to the schoolhouse and practice your quill writing skills, and you can tour an old house where the workers used to live. It was a very educational experience and we do not regret going at all! FYI you will not get cell service here, although the visitors center...