Forty Acres Travel Guide
Wilmington
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Popular places to visit
Wilmington Riverwalk
After visiting Wilmington Riverwalk, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Wilmington. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
You can study the exhibits at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, a museum with a storied past, during your holiday in Wilmington. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Grand Opera House
Get tickets for a show at Grand Opera House, a popular theatre in Wilmington. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Brandywine Zoo
Visit the animals who call Brandywine Zoo home during your travels in Wilmington. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Hagley Museum and Library
You can study the exhibits at Hagley Museum and Library, a museum with a storied past, during your trip to Wilmington. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Delaware Art Museum
You can study the exhibits at Delaware Art Museum, a museum with a storied past, during your travels to Wilmington. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Top hotels in Forty Acres
Sonesta Select Philadelphia Airport
The room was clean and comfortable, bathroom was also clean. Front desk staff was friendly. We stayed for a night before our flight out of PHL, due to the weather, and took their shuttle without a problem. Overall a very good stay.
Reviewed on 28 Feb 2026
Delta Hotel Philadelphia Airport
Clean place , just way too crowded hosted an event and the parking after paying $25 overnight was diabolical!!! Yet, the staff was friendly and place was clean
Reviewed on 27 Feb 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton Philadelphia Airport
Couldn't check into our room till 10pm because systems were down. I understand things happen but alls we got for compensation was a free drink at the bar. Stay should have been discounted
Reviewed on 26 Feb 2026
Quality Inn Newark - Wilmington
I gave them an EXCELLENT RATING as I like the hotel and the employees HOWEVER the Manager agreed to let me out of my reservation for 2/28 for one night as my business travel changed and I am not flying out of Philadelphia. She agreed and when I called Choice rewards she told them no. She then hid ...
Reviewed on 27 Feb 2026
Sonesta Select Newark Christiana Mall
Very disappointing stay at Sonesta Select Newark Christiana Mall. Our room had no hot water from the time we checked in. Maintenance attempted to “reset” it, but the issue was never resolved. We were never offered another room, and by the next morning there was still no hot water, forcing us to leave ...
Reviewed on 27 Feb 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton Newark Wilmington South
As a senior, a bellman or just a luggage cart would have been helpful. Toilet was strangely and unnaturally low. “Free Breakfast” ended at 9:30 AM leaving several guests and myself in a amazed and hungry.
Reviewed on 28 Feb 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Forty Acres
Trolley Square
Trolley Square might not have many top sights, but Brandywine Zoo and Delaware Art Museum are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Highlands
While visiting Highlands, you might make a stop by sights like Delaware Art Museum and Brandywine Creek.
Little Italy
Though Little Italy may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Brandywine Creek and Delaware Art Museum.
Cool Spring
While there might not be top attractions in Cool Spring, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Brandywine Zoo and The Playhouse on Rodney Square.
Hilltop
While Hilltop may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like World Cafe Live at the Queen and Grand Opera House.
The Flats
The Flats might not have many top sights, but Delaware Art Museum and Brandywine Zoo are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
