The Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway (BVNSB) extends from Rodney Square in Wilmington on Routes 52 and 100 to the Delaware – Pennsylvania State Line. 

• Beginning in downtown Wilmington at Rodney Square, the Byway travels north past late 19th-century houses of worship such as Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, and Westminster Presbyterian Church; and then early 20th-century planned neighborhoods including Wawaset Park, Kentmere Parkway (designed by Frederick Law Olmstead), Bancroft Parkway, Rockford Park and the Highlands.

• Leaving the City of Wilmington, the picturesque, preserved landscapes of numerous American country estates come in view. Today, these estates remain largely intact and greatly enhance the Byway travel experience. Visitors can explore rooms full of antique furnishings, discover what life was like decades ago and participate in exciting, educational activities.

• Travelers can visit the grounds of du Pont family estates and gardens.  These prominent cultural institutions are listed below. 

• Along the Byway corridor, landscaped gardens are a vital component of the historic landscape associated with country estates of the early 20th-century.  Noted landscape architects such as Marian Cruger Coffin (1876-1957) designed elegant formal gardens at estates such as Mt. Cuba, Winterthur and Gibraltar. Unique historic gardens are also found at Hagley, Nemours, and Goodstay Center.

• The vistas at the Methodist Country House, Wilmington Country Club, Delaware Museum of Natural History and Winterthur represent the beautiful images that are typical of the Brandywine Valley landscape.

• The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway includes portions of Route 52 (see map below). Inspired by the recorded movements and contacts made by Harriet Tubman in Delaware, the route includes sites and pathways associated with Tubman, as well as those associated with other documented Underground Railroad travelers and conductors. As the last slave state, Delaware was a critical leg to freedom. Harriet Tubman and other “conductors” led more than 3,000 Freedom Seekers through Delaware.