Explore topics hands-on and in depth while enjoying the Brandywine's most beautiful mile! The tours explore gunpowder production, water power, geology, life in an industrial village, Hagley's gardens, and black powder explosions. Walking tours are included with admission. Reservations are requested at (302) 658-2400, ext. 261.

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Special Tours
Enjoy an in-depth, special guided tour at Hagley. Tours begin promptly at 11 a.m. at Hagley's Visitor Center. $25 for adults, $15 for children 6-14, free for children 5 and under (includes museum admission). $5 for Hagley Members. Tours may involve w…
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July 2018
Dinner with a View
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. We hope you can join us next time! Take advantage of this unique opportunity to enjoy dinner by the Brandywine and a guided walking tour through Hagley’s gardens. Includes a boxed dinner prepared by the Belin House Organic Caf…
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August 2018
Rocks and Roll Mills Walking Tour
Visitors explore the geology of the Brandywine Valley and its impact on the milling industry. Take home a piece of Delaware Blue Rock as a souvenir. Tour involves walking on uneven ground. Included in price of admission. Reservations requested, call…
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September 2018
Sights, Sounds, Smells Walking Tour at Hagley Museum
Visitors experience an in-depth, hands-on tour focused on gunpowder production in the Hagley Powder Yard and visit production areas rarely seen by guests. This tour ends with an explosive finish. Tour involves walking on uneven ground. Included in ad…
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May 2019
Walking Tour: Sights, Sounds, and Smells
In this walking tour of the powder yard, guests experience an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the black powder process and can try their hand at graining some powder. The tour ends with an explosive finish! Tour involves walking on uneven ground.…
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June 2019
What’s for Dinner? A Tale of Two Gardens Walking Tour at Hagley Museum
Dig into two very different gardens – one fed the du Pont family and the other DuPont Company workers in the nineteenth century. This tour explores the socioeconomic factors influencing the architecture, produce, and the philosophies of each garden.…
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July 2019
Explosions Tour at Hagley Museum
Despite DuPont's motto of "safety first" and the procedures they had in place to prevent them, gunpowder explosions at Hagley were inevitable. Learn about how they affected the lives of the workers and their families. Tour involves walking on un…
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May 2021
What’s for Dinner? A Tale of Two Gardens Walking Tour
Click here to reserve your walking tour ticket. NOTE: This ticket is for the tour only and does not include general admission (Hagley Members admitted free). Dig into two very different gardens – one fed the du Pont family and the other DuPont C…
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June 2021
H2 Oh! Waterpower Walking Tour
Click here to reserve your walking tour ticket. NOTE: This ticket is for the tour only and does not include general admission (Hagley Members admitted free). In the H2 Oh! walking tour, visitors discover the evolution of waterpower at Hagley fro…
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July 2021
Explosions Tour at Hagley Museum
Click here to reserve your walking tour ticket. NOTE: This ticket is for the tour only and does not include general admission (Hagley Members admitted free). Visitors will experience in-depth the devastating power of black powder while exploring…
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August 2021
Walking Tour: Rocks and Roll Mills
Click here to reserve your walking tour ticket. NOTE: This ticket is for the tour only and does not include general admission (Hagley Members admitted free). Visitors explore the geology of the Brandywine Valley and its impact on the milling ind…
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November 2022
Giving Tuesday at Hagley
Consider supporting Hagley's STEM programs for Giving Tuesday.
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September 2023
Walking Tour: Workers' World
Discover the fascinating stories of the immigrant workers who lived along the Brandywine and worked for the DuPont Company in the black powder manufactory. This is the only tour that offers in-depth commentary on Workers’ Hill. Tour involves walking…
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September 2023
Sights, Sounds, and Smells Walking Tour (CANCELED)
This tour is canceled for Monday, September 25, 2023. Enjoy an in-depth, hands-on tour focused on gunpowder production in the Hagley Powder Yard and visit production areas rarely seen by guests. This tour ends with an explosive finish! Tour involves…
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October 2023
Walking Tour: Trees of Hagley
Enjoy the natural beauty of the Hagley Museum property as we observe the many trees grown here and the history behind them. This tour will highlight a variety of trees across the property and the importance of nature’s bounty to the du Pont family an…
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