Museum Week (Day 3): Rockwood Museum

Hello friends!

I am writing with a different color today to introduce today's museum for #MuseumWeek. Drum roll please... today's museum will  be... Rockwood Museum and Park in Wilmington, Delaware.

Rockwood to me, is a whimsical place. It's nestled in Wilmington Delaware and is surrounded by nature everywhere. You enter Rockwood Park which has a nice walking trail and main road that both go up to the Rockwood Mansion.In the park is Edward Bringhurst III's playhouse.He was the only boy out of three siblings who lived in Rockwood Mansion.

There is a Gardener's Cottage. It is in older shape than the Mansion and I have only taken a few photographs of parts of it, but you can see it in full when visiting. It is not opened for tours. 

There is also the Carriage House at Rockwood that hosts events including weddings. Right now I do not have a direct picture of the Carriage House but I have some pictures of the surrounding rose garden (secret garden to me)! Either side of the Carriage House will lead to the mansion, but I like going to the left of it through the rose wall garden because it's ethereal. 

These two pictures don't even begin to do justice or show the whole rose garden walk way and wall. During spring time my fiance Todd and I have seen bunnies frolicking in the rose garden. And just imagine during an early summer morning the sunlight catching drops of water on the roses and never wanting to leave this dewy, dreamy garden.

The Rockwood Mansion itself has such exquisite architecture. It reminds me of a Gothic design. I am obsessed with the green/teal color used throughout the outside of the house. Below is the front of the house.

 The next images are from the left side of the house (looking at the front, the side that overlooks the park as you drive up)and the back of the home.

There are also many events that take place at Rockwood including the Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival (last year Anthony Anderson was there filming his show for Food Network!!) and also the Delaware Shakespeare Festival (which I still need to attend)! I love both events here because it's like a dream with the gardens and park surrounding you. The ice cream festival I have attended the last two years. It is great because it hosts all local Delaware vendors. There is ice cream, water ice, liquor, all sorts of good food, coffee, and tons of shopping! There is tons of fun for everyone young and old. This does take place the last weekend in June normally. Make sure to dress very light, but also wear tons of sunscreen and wear a hat and sunglasses. It gets very hot being directly in the sun but there is plenty to keep you cool here!

There is also a ghost tour and investigation. I went to it one year with Todd and it was spooky. I had never been to Rockwood after dark and it really changes my view of it. It was very interactive and I was able to hold dowsing rods and a thermal reader. The thermal reader did get extremely cold in some areas, including the main bedrooms. Do check their website around this time. We went to an evening ghost tour, but there was one that went into early morning or even over night I believe.

Another amazing event is Sleep Under the Stars. It is done both at Rockwood Park and Glasgow Park. I may just participate in the upcoming event at Rockwood Museum & Park on May 2nd (May 9th for rain day).

My fiance and I have also done appraisals here twice. I have liked Rockwood on Facebook to follow their events and see when the appraisals are coming up.

Make sure to check out Rockwood's website. I linked above but will link here as well for upcoming events, free admission days, directions, and any other needs for your day(s) there!

Like Old New Castle this is one of the many gems you will find in Delaware. It is close to bed and breakfasts', gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, and other local museums. You really can't go to just one place when you come to Delaware because once those little diamonds of places catch your eye you want to see the rest!

Also, I am an avid collector of books,specifically getting one to each new museum, garden, local historical place that I go to in Delaware or our surrounding tri-states. Make sure to visit their gift shop when you come in to visit or before leaving!

So that is my post for Museum Week Day 3 (my Day 2). If you have any questions please let me know. I am always happy to share my experiences from here. Please leave any questions or comments in the comments section below. Also make sure to follow over to my google plus and youtube channel and subscribe. I will be doing video blogs in the very near future!

Thank you so much and hope you are doing well on this hump day. We are almost to the end of the week!