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Nemours Mansion & Garden Holiday Tours
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Mon, Dec 19, 2011 - Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Tickets: $15 per adult
Nemours Garden and Mansion Holiday Tour_ photo by L. Eliason
Visit Nemours website for a holiday tour preview video, also tagged on Greater Philadelphia Gardens Facebook
Reservations are highly recommended for individuals and required for groups. Reservations can be made by phone or electronically. When requesting a reservation please provide the reservation office with two alternative dates, a daytime telephone number, and your zip code.
There are a variety of surfaces and levels in the gardens and grounds. The tour also involves climbing several staircases so visitors are asked to take their physical condition into account when making reservations. Those requiring special assistance are encouraged to notify the Reservation Office. Tours last two and a half to three hours. There are no food or picnic facilities at Nemours Mansion and Gardens. And please, no photography inside the mansion.
Visitors must arrive at the reception center on Route 141 and Alapocas Drive at least 15 minutes prior to the tour. Visitors must be over 12 years of age.
Admission: $15.00
All sales are final and non-refundable. Please note, there is a transaction fee for online ticketing.
Tours: Nemours Mansion and Gardens is open May 1st through December 31st.
Tours will be CLOSED Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as, November 5th through November 11th, 2011.
Holiday Tours will begin November 12th, 2011 and run through December 31st, 2011.
- Tuesday through Saturday
9:00 AM, 12:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Sunday
12:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Call: Monday- Friday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
(302) 651-6912
Toll Free: 1-800-651-6912
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About Nemours Mansion & Gardens
Nemours Mansion and Gardens is an American Versailles that offers visitors an opportunity to experience turn-of-the-century opulence in its architectural and landscape appointments.
Modeled on Le Petit Trianon Versailles, and built by Alfred I. duPont in 1910 around a formal French theme, this premiere North American estate features a magnificent mansion as well as dazzling fountains, vistas and sculpture. The public is invited to make reservations for tours.
Location:
Route 141 (Powder Mill Drive) and Alapocas Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803
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