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DELAWARE TRAVEL
GUIDE - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Brandywine Zoo - A
Great Vacation and Travel Destination
Visiting
Delaware on Your Next Road Trip
Visiting Delaware on Your Next Road
Trip by Woodall's Editorial Staff
Delaware
boasts rivers, swamplands, lakes, forests, grasslands and a more than
respectable 90 miles of Atlantic coastline. When its square mileage
measure is taken into consideration, the "First State" tallies
up on the small side, but Delaware still manages to pack a powerful punch
in terms of natural attractions. Delaware campgrounds are close by many
attractions, and Delaware RV camping resorts offer even more amenities.
This
state's central region contains two stand-out National Wildlife Refuges.
Bombay Hook is in Smyrna on the western shore of Delaware Bay and Prime
Hook is just 22 miles southeast of Delaware's capital city of Dover. Both
refuges were established to preserve coastal wetlands to serve as
stopping points for migrating waterfowl. Together, they encompass nearly
30,000 acres of suitable nesting and feeding grounds for a generous
variety of bird species such as snow geese, black ducks, peregrine
falcons and barred owls. Visitors can view or photograph wildlife from
inside their vehicles on Bombay's self-guided automobile tour. Those who
prefer to travel on foot can enjoy the sights from an assortment of
observation towers and nature trails, of which one is fully accessible to
the handicapped. Activities such as hunting, hiking, boating, canoeing
and crabbing are all permitted.
 
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The
southeastern coast is the home of a very popular vacation destination -
Delaware Seashore State Park. It's no wonder that tourists and residents
alike flock to this mecca of sand, sun, surf and non-stop watersports.
The Atlantic Ocean forms this seashore's eastern border; its western edge
is flanked by the waters of Rehoboth and Indian River Bays. Visitors find
inviting beaches and two developed swimming areas with lifeguards on hand
during summer months. Inlet and oceanside surf fishing and a special
access pier entertain anglers of all ages and physical abilities. The
park's Thompson Island Preserve, a fine example of a thriving salt marsh,
is located in Rehoboth Bay, just northwest of Indian River Inlet.
Delaware campgrounds are close by. Designated beach areas are reserved
for surfers and surf fishermen, and select dune crossing areas provide
all-terrain vehicles with convenient beach entry. Delaware Seashore's
shallow bays are popular spots for sailors, windsurfers, clam diggers and
crabbers. A short nature trail offers interesting views of shorebirds'
nesting colonies, surrounding bay islands and salt marshes. The annual
Sandcastle Contest attracts some of the finest amateur sand sculptors on
the Mid-Atlantic coast.
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GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE HOTELS
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Georgetown is a town in Sussex
County, Delaware, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau
estimates, the population of the town is 4,927. It is the county seat
of Sussex County. Georgetown is part of the Seaford, Delaware
Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Every
two years, Georgetown hosts an unusual event known as "Return
day", a half-day-long parade and festival two days after Election
Day. Stemming from the colonial days in which the public would congregate
in Georgetown two days after the election to hear the results (because it
would take that long to deliver the results to the courthouse by
horseback), the winners of that year's political races parade around The
Circle in carriages with the losers and the chairs of the county's
political parties ceremonially "bury the hatchet" in a tub of
sand. The afternoon of Return Day is a holiday for county and state
workers in Sussex County, and the event is marked by a traditional ox
feast, much revelry, and, of course, the beginning of the next round of
campaigns. Many in Delaware feel that the state's traditionally chummy
and staid political climate is due in large part to the Return Day
tradition.
Georgetown
is somewhat unique among Delaware municipalities in that the center of
the town is built around a circle, instead of the more traditional park
like square. Straddling "The Circle", as it is unsurprisingly
called, is the Town Hall; state and county buildings, including the
historic Sussex County Courthouse (the original Courthouse was replaced
by the current structure which was built 1837 on South Bedford Street. It
was further restored in 1976 and it currently serves as the home of the
Georgetown Historical Society); lawyers' offices; a bank, and the Brick
Hotel, which has recently completed renovation. This layout is similar to
that found in Annapolis, Maryland, except that, unlike in Annapolis,
where the State House is the focal point of the circle, the center of
Georgetown's circle is a small park with a fountain. Georgetown's oldest
church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church dates to 1794 and is built in
the Victorian Gothic style.
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