The du Pont Legacy of the Brandywine Valley
Nemours Estate
Hagley Museum & Library
Open year-round (closed Wednesdays). Winter experiences vary, please confirm hours online. Hagley Museum & Library is the site of the original gunpowder works and ancestral home and garden of the du Pont family: Eleutherian Mills.
Longwood Gardens
Open year-round (closed Tuesdays). Seasonal hours vary, please confirm online. Longwood Gardens was founded by Pierre S. du Pont in 1906. Today, Longwood is one of the world's premier horticultural display gardens.
Mt. Cuba Center
Open April — November. Once the private estate of Pamela and Lammot du Pont Copeland, Mt. Cuba Center's 68 acres of gardens and over 1,000 acres of natural lands inspire native plant conservation.
Nemours Estate
Open April — December. Nemours Estate is a 77-room French-Inspired mansion and formal garden, built in 1910 by Alfred I. duPont. Tour the treasure-filled estate as it was when A.I. lived there.
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Open March — early January. Winterthur today is the living vision of collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont. This historic estate is home to the premier collection of American decorative arts.
America's Garden Capital
The du Pont estates are part of America’s Garden Capital, home to more than 30 gardens within 30 miles of Philadelphia, the highest concentration of public gardens in the United States.
Getaway Packages
Book a stay in Chester County accommodations with untimed tickets to Longwood Gardens.
