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ANNA HAZARD MUSEUM

Features local history of Rehoboth, including photos, publications and artifacts.
Location: Christian Street, Rehoboth Beach.
Admission: Free.
Hours: Friday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

BETHANY BEACH HISTORICAL COLLECTION

This collection contains photographs and memorabilia from the Bethany area.
Location: Town Meeting Room, behind Town Hall, Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach.
Contact: 302-539-8011

CANNONBALL HOUSE MUSEUM

Historic tours Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. starting at the The Lewes Historical Society's Historic Complex located at Third and Shipcarpenter Streets.
Admission: $2.00 donation.
Contact: 302-645-7670

FENWICK ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM

This actual lighthouse houses memorabilia from the area's past, plus nautical items.
Location: 1 block south of Route 54, Fenwick Island.
Contact: Paul Pepper, 410-250-1098.


LEWES HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S HISTORIC COMPLEX

A collection of 12 restored homes dating from 1665 - 1898. The Society is open through Labor Day, Monday through Friday, 10-4 and on Saturday, 10-1. Special walking tours of Lewes are available through October.
Location: Third and Shipcarpenter Streets, Lewes
Contact: 302-645-7670.

NANTICOKE INDIAN MUSEUM

Artifacts, artwork and beadwork of the local Nanticoke tribe in Millsboro, Del.
Location: Route 4, Millsboro, Del.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Noon-4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission: $1 adults, 50 cents children. Groups by appointment.
Contact: 302-945-7022

TREASURES OF THE SEA EXHIBIT

A permanent collection of artifacts and treasure from a 1622 shipwreck off the Florida coast. The galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha was rediscovered in 1985 by treasure hunter Mel Fisher amid national attention.
Admission: Free.
Location: Library Building, Delaware Tech, Route 18 west of Georgetown.
Contact: 302-856-5700.


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