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    DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON
    VIBE: Business district
    WHAT TO DO: Walk the streets where modern office towers exist side- by-side with historic buildings representing three centuries of American architectural style, from Queen Anne to Greek Revival. Visit Old Swedes Church and the Rocks where Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel first landed in the New World, or see Delaware’s history through the newly renovated Delaware History Museum (re-opening early 2016)
    ICONIC EATS: Macaroons at the Hotel
    du Pont; cheese and charcuterie boards at Domaine Hudson; The Dirty Burger with scrapple and fried egg at Chelsea Tavern
    LOCAL’S TIP: Catch some live music at The Nomad Bar, downtown’s off-Market jazz club
    GOOD DAY TO VISIT: Any day when the DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival takes over Rodney Square in June
    GPS COORDINATES: 1100 N Market St., Wilmington
    Logan House
    TROLLEY SQUARE
    VIBE: Lively pub and nightlife scene
    WHAT TO DO: Bar hop and people watch inside Wilmington’s busiest bar scene, where the music is live and local most weekends
    ICONIC EATS: Addictive breadsticks at Piccolina Toscana; duck-duck disco fries at Satsuma; short-rib burritos at El Diablo
    LOCAL’S TIP: Ask a bartender at Catherine Rooney’s for directions to Hummingbird to Mars, the hidden speakeasy behind the building
    GOOD DAY TO VISIT: The night of the Halloween Loop, the state’s biggest adult costume party in October
    GPS COORDINATES: 1701 Delaware Ave., Wilmington
    NEIGHBORHOODS
    A quick taste of nine neighborhoods to give you a flavor of the region.
    Riverwalk
    WILMINGTON RIVERFRONT
    VIBE: Live-work-play community
    WHAT TO DO: Stroll or jog along the beautiful 1.3 mile riverfront that leads to the city’s best outdoor attractions (Blue Rocks minor- league baseball, Riverwalk Mini Golf) and rainy-day options (the Delaware Children’s Museum, Penn Cinema IMAX)
    ICONIC EATS: Oysters at Harry’s Seafood Grill; beer sampler at Iron Hill Brewery; Sweenie Dog with raspberry jam and bacon inside a local glazed donut at Frawley Stadium
    LOCAL’S TIP: Find your quiet place inside 212-acre Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge, at the back end of the Riverfront
    GOOD DAY TO VISIT: During the Delaware Marathon, the state’s only 26.2-mile run, in May
    GPS COORDINATES: 801 Justison St., Wilmington
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