Delaware Museum of Natural History – Virtual Tour

The Delaware Museum of Natural History, which was founded in 1957, has extensive collections of seashells, birds, and bird eggs.

The museum’s core collection was based on an array of 1,000,000 seashells, and 100,000 bird eggs and the museum emphasizes the ecology of birds and sea life.

This collection was used early studies by scientists to measure pesticide contamination of wild species.

The museum has been expanded to include exhibits on dinosaurs, mammals, and Charles Darwin.

White-tailed Jackrabbit – Delaware Museum of Natural History

Highlights of the Delaware Museum of Natural History

The Hall of Birds – featuring, Tropical Rainforests, Wetlands, Temperate Forests, Amazon Rainforest and much more
The Hall of Mammals – featuring, the African Watering Hole, South American Rainforest and other habitats
The Dinosaur Gallery with skeletons from the Sichuan Basin, China
The Hall of Mollusk – featuring Giant Clams, Gastropods, and other species
The New Zeland Collection of unique Birds
King Penguin exhibit
Delaware Bay exhibit with Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs

A Brown Kiwi from New Zealand – Delaware Museum of Natural History

Delaware Museum of Natural History

Name: Delaware Museum of Natural History
City: Wilmington
Established: 1957
Category: Natural History Museum
Location: 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE, United States

Delaware Museum of Natural History – Map

Delaware Museum of Natural History – 360 views

Delaware Museum of Natural History

Tour of the Museums in Wilmington, Delaware

Delaware Museum of Natural History

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“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.”
– Rainer Maria Rilke

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