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Wilmington

10 people want to go here. 116 people have been here.
58% of people who have been to Wilmington think it's worth visiting. The most popular places in Wilmington are Brandywine River, Hotel DuPont, and Delaware Park. Wilmington is featured on the lists 50 states -- biggest city and Where the Preps Are. Places in Wilmington have been tagged art museum, art, and wilmington.

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Untitled by informavore

Like everything else in Delaware, Wilmington sucks (I know, I live 15 minutes away). Nothing to do, the people aren’t interesting, the city looks like crap… The only real event that happens here is the Dupont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival.

over 3 years ago

Warning: If your looking for a good time, NEVER go to Wilmington! by lssact

I lived in Wilmington,DE for 18 months and I feel no regret in saying it was the worst 18 months of my life. The school district sucx, the people are ok, and the social activitys are so limited after spending 2 days there I was ready to leave.

over 3 years ago

philly envy by princessesparkle

okay, so most of the residents have secret harbor-ed philly envy….but, having lived there, i know it. i recently moved back to philadelphia….only to find myself surrounded with a similar napoleanic phenomena: nyc envy

but in all truth, wilmington is great. i probably will move back there one day

over 4 years ago

Untitled by ToddieM

Tried kissing up to a residency director there in 1987. Didnt get the program. He hired some cute girl instead. Men!!!

over 4 years ago

Untitled by leah

The roads are a huge mess of one way streets and confusion, take a taxi, bus, or walking would be your best bet. But once you get to your destination there is plenty to do, see and all that good stuff. worth visiting!

over 4 years ago

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  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Wilmington by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 Set in a valley filled with America's castles, Wilmington celebrates its industrial nature with its developing Riverfront. Although it's a work in progress, it's a lovely 1 1/3-mile walk along the Christina River, dotted with warehouses and other industrial sites reborn as a market, shops, restaurants, offices, and museums. In a whimsical touch, gaily colored cranes hover above. As a Baltimorean who has watched the development of the Inner Harbor, I looked forward to seeing what Wilmington could do with its waterfront. Though it's not as flashy as Harborplace, and with fewer attractions, it's easy to spend a few hours walking from the train station through the Tubman-Garrett Park to the Bank One Center, the Shipyard Shops, and the urban nature preserve. (read article)
  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Wilmington by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 As the chief port of North Carolina, Wilmington is a major retail, trade, and manufacturing center, but tourism is looming larger than ever in its economy. Known first as New Carthage, and then as New Liverpool, New Town, and Newton, this city was given its present name in 1739 in honor of the earl of Wilmington. Technically, it isn't even on the coast; it's inland a bit, at the junction of the Cape Fear River's northeast and northwest branches. Despite the treacherous shoals that guarded the mouth of Cape Fear when explorers first arrived in 1524, upriver Wilmington developed into an important port for goods shipped to and from Europe during colonial days. (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com A Sojourn On Cape Fear by FRANCINE PROSE; March 07, 1993 (read article)
  • www.nytimes.com A HIGHLY PRIVATE LITTLE GUESTHOUSE by WILLIAM E. SCHMIDT; WILLIAM E. SCHMIDT IS CHIEF OF THE ATLANTA BUREAU OF THE TIMES. April 28, 1985 (read article)
  • www.nytimes.com CORRESPONDENT'S CHOICE September 19, 1982 (read article)
  • www.nytimes.com THE ULTIMATE MOVEABLE FEAST by MOIRA HODGSON October 18, 1981 (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com A HIGHLY PRIVATE LITTLE GUESTHOUSE (read article)


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