Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
The Delaware Museum of Nature & Science is a museum located in Wilmington, Delaware. The museum was founded in 1957 by John Eleuthere du Pont near Greenville, Delaware; it opened in 1972 on a site near Winterthur, Delaware.- Email: info@delmnh.org
- Type: Building
- Description: non-profit organization in the USA
- Also known as: “Delaware Museum of Natural History” and “delmns.org”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Winterthur Museum and Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church.
Winterthur Museum
Museum
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Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Winterthur houses one of the richest collections of Americana in the United States. Winterthur Museum is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Delaware Museum of Nature & Science.
Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church
Church
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Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in New Castle County, Delaware. Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church is situated 3,000 feet north of Delaware Museum of Nature & Science.
Walnut Green School
House
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Walnut Green School, also known as District School Number 25, is a historic one-room school building located at Greenville, New Castle County, Delaware. Walnut Green School is situated 1 mile west of Delaware Museum of Nature & Science.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winterthur and Montchanin.
Winterthur
Hamlet
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Winterthur houses one of the richest collections of Americana in the United States.
Montchanin
Hamlet
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Montchanin is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Montchanin is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 100 and Kirk Road to the northwest of Wilmington.
Mount Cuba
Hamlet
Mount Cuba Historic District is a national historic district at Mount Cuba, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It encompasses twelve contributing buildings, one contributing site, and four contributing structures on seven properties that lie along County Road 261. Mount Cuba is situated 1½ miles west of Delaware Museum of Nature & Science.
Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
- Categories: natural history museum and nonprofit organization
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.79833° or 39° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
-75.61009° or 75° 36′ 36″ westOpen location code
87F6Q9XQ+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 484384354OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5253320
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Delaware Museum of Nature & Science” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “德拉瓦自然史博物館”
- Swedish: “Delaware Museum of Natural History”
- “Delaware Museum of Natural History”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lower Brandywine Cemetery and Valley Garden Park.
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