Welcome to the Brandywine Valley! Spanning Northern Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania, this scenic waterway is home to a number of fantastic cultural institutions from the historic Brandywine Battlefield and the world-renowned Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania to the sprawling Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library and the recently renovated Delaware Museum of Nature and Science just down the road in Delaware. We could not be more excited to welcome you to our backyard, just a few miles south of Philadelphia!
Hotel duPont
The historic Hotel duPont in downtown Wilmington will serve not only as the official conference hotel but will also host the 2023 Visitor Experience Conference keynote and sessions on Tuesday, September 26. Click the buttons below to learn more about this iconic venue:
Transportation
For attendees flying to VEX23, you will be flying into Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The conference hotel is about a 25 minute cab ride from the airport. You can also take the SEPTA airport line to 30th Street Station and transfer to the Wilmington line.
For folks along the East Coast, there is an Amtrak station less than a mile from the hotel. From the station, you can opt for a short cab ride or a 20-minute walk to get to the hotel.
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Brandywine Experience Venues
Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
We could not be more excited to bring VEX23 to the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science! Formerly the Delaware Museum of Natural History, the museum was founded in 1957 and open to the public since 1972. The museum completed a major metamorphosis to its galleries and public spaces and reopened in May 2022.
Mt. Cuba Center
We could not be more excited to bring VEX23 to the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science! Formerly the Delaware Museum of Natural History, the museum was founded in 1957 and open to the public since 1972. The museum completed a major metamorphosis to its galleries and public spaces and reopened in May 2022.
