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Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Wilmington, DE · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

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Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 19 minutes from Reading, 55 miles1 hour 19 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour 43 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 3 minutes from Morgantown
Where4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DEOpen in maps →
OpenPosted hours 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (open days not named); hours and admission vary for special events and holidays. The Nature Nook is closed Mondays.9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Nature Nook Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
AdmissionGeneral admission ages 3 and up $15.50, toddlers 1 to 2 $5.50, under 12 months and members free; 5% discount for cash (posted Oct. 2026). Online sales end at 9 a.m. each day; walk-ins welcome.
Good forlittle kids, big kids, adults, a group of friends, older adults

The Delaware Museum of Nature & Science is a natural history museum on Kennett Pike in Wilmington, DE, with galleries on Delaware's ecosystems, life around the world and the Cretaceous Mid-Atlantic.

The PaleoZone answers who lived in the Mid-Atlantic during the Cretaceous Period, the Regional Journey gallery walks Delaware's own ecosystems, the Discovery Gallery is hands-on science, and the Nature Nook is set aside for the youngest visitors. Adult admission is $15.50, parking is free, and you can bring your own food to the cafe tables, the patio or the picnic area.

Before you go

Buy online before 9 a.m. or just walk in; paying cash saves 5%. Parking is free. Outside food is welcome in the cafe, on the patio or at the picnic area. Visitors under 16 need an adult with them. A respite room in the Regional Journey gallery gives a quiet break; wheelchairs at the front desk.

Coming up

Museum of the Macabre, a 21-and-over evening of specimens, experiments and a cash bar, is October 24, 6 to 9 p.m., $30 (members $15). Roaring Into the New Year is December 31, 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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