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Zwaanendael Museum, Lewes

#2 among attractions in Lewes

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Zwaanendael Museum, Lewes

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Established: 1931 (93 years ago)Coordinates: 38°46'29"N, 75°8'21"W
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Lewes United States

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Zwaanendael Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Overfalls, Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Ryves Holt House.

  • overfalls lewes~1300 ftNW
    Museum, Ship

    Overfalls, Lewes

    7 min walk • Lightship Overfalls was the last lightvessel constructed for the United States Lighthouse Service before the Service became part of the United States Coast Guard. She is currently preserved in Lewes, Delaware as a museum ship.

  • zwaanendael colony lewes~360 ftS
    Garden, Park

    Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes

    2 min walk • Zwaanendael or Swaanendael was a short-lived Dutch colonial settlement in Delaware. It was built in 1631. The name is archaic Dutch for "swan valley." The site of the settlement later became the town of Lewes, Delaware.

  • lewes and rehoboth canal1.5 miNW
    Canal

    Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Lewes

    38 min walk • The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a canal in Sussex County, Delaware, which connects the Broadkill River and the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay. It forms a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway.

  • ryves holt house lewes~700 ftNW
    Museum, History museum

    Ryves Holt House, Lewes

    4 min walk • Ryves Holt House is purportedly the oldest surviving house in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located at 218 Second Street in Lewes, Delaware. The building, which has been dated to 1665 using dendrochronology, served as one of the earliest inns in the region.

  • lewes public library0.6 miS
    38°46'1"N • 75°8'29"W

    Lewes Public Library, Lewes

    15 min walk • Library

  • lewes presbyterian church~930 ftS
    Church

    Lewes Presbyterian Church, Lewes

    5 min walk • Lewes Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located at 100 Kings Highway in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1832, as a frame meeting house measuring 45 feet by 37 feet.

  • lewes historic district~1050 ftW
    Neighbourhood

    Lewes Historic District, Lewes

    6 min walk • Lewes Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes 122 contributing buildings and 6 contributing sites encompassing most of the 17th-century town of Lewes, together with part of Pilot Town.

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Which popular attractions are close to Zwaanendael Museum?

Nearby attractions include Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes (2 min walk), Ryves Holt House, Lewes (4 min walk), Lewes Presbyterian Church, Lewes (5 min walk), Lewes Historic District, Lewes (6 min walk).

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