First State Heritage Park

First State Heritage Park is Delaware’s first urban “park without boundaries” that links historic and cultural sites in the city of Dover, which has been the seat of government since 1777. The park is a partnership of state and city agencies under the leadership of Delaware State Parks.

The park offers a variety of thematic walking tours, seasonal lantern-lit programs, craft workshops, and special events highlighting bygone eras. Oriented around the Dover Green, where Revolutionary soldiers marched, the US Constitution was ratified, Freedom Seekers escaped slavery, and crusading suffragists expanded equality, there is so much to discover in this historic half-acre!

Visitors begin their experience at the John Bell House before visiting other sites in walking distance, including the Old State House, Legislative Hall, The Biggs Museum of American Art, the Delaware Public Archives, and Johnson Victrola Museum.

On the First Saturday of each month, the park welcomes citizens and guests of Dover with a series of thematic programs and events. There is something new every month! Programs at all First State Heritage Park sites. While the major park attractions are open throughout the week, a variety of special programs and events are developed at each site for the first Saturday of each month.