The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway winds through the Brandywine Valley, known for its strategic crossroads of commerce, agriculture, artistic creativity, and political thought. Evidence of the settlement and development patterns can be found throughout the lands that the byway traverses. In addition, many structures that held meaning during the time of the Underground Railroad are located along the byway. The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway is known for its climate, natural resources, and beauty. Today, visitors can travel the byway, take in the scenery, and learn about a place that is so pivotal in American history.

Federal Highway Administration, America’s Byways
Length
25.26 mi / 40.7 km
Fees
None

We publish 3 places that sit on this road, across 2 states, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.

“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.

The Delaware stretch

  1. Brandywine ZooDEon the roadAnimals

    Tickets sold online

    Hours
    10am-4pm daily; last admission 3:30pm
    Season
    year-round (implied; daily)
  2. WilmingtonDEon the road

    In our guide: 6 animal attractions · 3 lakes · 2 parks

The Pennsylvania stretch

  1. Longwood GardensPA1 mile off

    No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.