Brandywine Park runs along the creek here. The first city park established by the city of Wilmington, it sits on the banks of Brandywine Creek between Augustine Road and North Market Street. Created in 1886, the park was designed by Samuel Canby, the city's parks commissioner, in consultation with Frederick Law Olmsted.
Originally laid out as a bucolic park with winding paths and roadways, it has since expanded to include active recreation facilities. Spread across approximately 178 acres and spanning both the north and south banks of the Brandywine, much of the park remains a mix of preserved wilderness and open space, threaded with walking trails and scenic creek views. The open space includes two formal gardens - a rose garden and a cherry blossom garden - and in 1905 the Brandywine Zoo was created; the zoo now occupies 4.75 acres of the park.
You'll also find playgrounds, athletic fields and Abessinio Stadium within these grounds. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and a unit of Delaware's Wilmington State Parks, this park holds layers of design and play. Picture the rose garden and cherry blossoms framing the bend of Brandywine Creek below.