Winterthur

The nation's premier museum of American decorative arts was built to house Henry Francis du Pont and his family's treasures. Many of the estate's 175 rooms have historic architectural features, and they are all furnished with the du Ponts' exceptional collection of antiques and decorative arts. In addition to the furnished rooms, galleries display additional objects from the nearly 90,000 collection. These are thematically organized to demonstrate historical styles and to compare artistic techniques, design, and materials. Furniture, glassware, ceramics, textile arts, metal work, paintings, and prints are among the collections, and the displays change on a regular basis.

The gardens cover 1,000 acres and are filled with plants and trees from all over the world. Plants are arranged in a natural setting to create a palette that changes with the seasons. The Enchanted Woods, a fairy-tale garden with a giant bird's nest to climb in, a fairy-flower labyrinth, a house carved inside a tulip tree, and a troll bridge, will delight children.