Page 28 - Visit Wilmington Visitors Guide 2015/16

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HELPFUL INFORMATION Spend less time in the car and more time enjoying vacation.
MILES FROM I-95
Downtown Wilmington:............ Christiana Mall:......................... Blue Rocks Stadium:................. Chase Center on the Riverfront:. . . . The Grand and The Queen: ....... Main Street Newark: ................. Historic New Castle: ................. Winterthur Point to Point:......... Longwood Gardens:.................
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Wilmington Train Station
VISITORS CENTER
100 W. 10th St. in downtown Wilmington
Open: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Thursday,
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Friday, closed weekends and holidays
DELAWARE WELCOME CENTER TRAVEL PLAZA
Between Exit 1 and Exit 3 on I-95 in Delaware Open: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
GETTING HERE
BY AIR:
Philadelphia International Airport
30 minutes from downtown Wilmington
www.phl.org
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)
90 minutes from downtown Wilmington www.bwiairport.com
BY RAIL:
Wilmington Train Station
The station is just blocks from the heart of downtown Wilmington, and it’s the ninth-busiest Amtrak station in the country — only two hours on regional rail from New York City and Washington D.C., and less than that on the Acela Express Metroliner. SEPTA commuter trains also run directly from Philadelphia into Wilmington and Newark.
GETTING AROUND
TAXIS: Taxis are available at the Wilmington Train Station.
UBER: Officially operating in Delaware since June 2015
ZIPCAR: Available at the Wilmington Train Station, various locations in downtown Wilmington and Newark including at the University of Delaware.
AREA EXPERT:
KEITH POWELL — Actor (“30 Rock,” “The Newsroom”), Delaware native
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Fun things to do
Q. What are the top five things you like to do when you visit home?
A. A lot of it is food related because I’m a big foodie. The second I get off the plane, I immediately have to go to Capriotti’s. Even though now in Los Angeles they have Capriotti’s here, I still go straight there when I go to Wilmington. It’s
the original. I also love Historic New Castle — I’m from there — so I go to Jessop’s Tavern. And then I like to drive into downtown Wilmington and eat at Deep Blue and any of those seafood restaurants or Toscana and those great, amazing places. And then I love to take my wife to Longwood Gardens — it’s so beautiful up there. The fifth thing that I like to do: Go to World Cafe Live at the Queen, because it’s always got some awesome music and a party atmosphere.
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What to wear!
SPRING — As spring flowers bloom, the weather can change quickly. Layer up, and prepare for evening showers in the late spring.
SUMMER — Summer can get hot in the Mid-Atlantic. Plan on shorts if you’ll be outside for long stretches, and bring water.
FALL — As the leaves start to change, temps take a dip — but won’t get too cold until after Thanksgiving. It’s sweater weather, with highs usually in the 60s.
WINTER — Average highs are the upper 40s and lows are below freezing, but wind chill can make it feel colder. Significant snowstorms are infrequent, but can happen.
Courtesy Leslie Kipp