Tourism office unveils President Biden Driving Tour

Delaware, as President Joe Biden has recently said, is “a place of hope, and light, and limitless possibilities.” And to celebrate recent historic moments, people can take a driving tour through the state where Biden’s journey to Washington began, and discover the places and people that define “the very best of who we are as Americans.” So, grab the aviator sunglasses and hit the road with the President Biden Driving Tour that’s filled with presidential pit stops ranging from the hope-filled artwork on the Chase Center in Wilmington to the sunrises seen along the Junction & Breakwater Trail.

• While President Biden called the Queen Theater home during his transition to the White House, it was Wilmington’s Chase Center that caught national attention during Biden’s acceptance speech in November. To commemorate the joy and hope felt in that moment, the Delaware Discoveries Trail has added a new addition, its 10th overall, to its tour of interactive street art. With a bouquet of Delaware-centric balloons, visitors can stand in front of the artwork and become immersed in a hopeful and celebratory moment.

• Cape Henlopen State Park Junction & Breakwater Trail, 36470 Seaside Outlet Drive, Rehoboth Beach - The trail, which runs between Rehoboth Beach and Lewes with its photogenic pit stops of scenic coastal landscape, holds some of the best views of oceanfront sunrises, signaling the start of a new day on the horizon. See photos of Biden biking along the looping 15-mile trail.

• Biden Welcome Center, 530 JFK Memorial Highway, Newark - This first stop on the trip entering the northern part of the state on I-95 is named for Biden, his family, and their spirit of hospitality. After a pause for a quick refresh, a bite to eat, and information on statewide attractions, events, and activities, be sure to take a picture with the Welcome to Delaware sign.

• UDairy Creamery, 535 S. College Ave., Newark - Maybe Biden’s sweet tooth for ice cream began here too. And while Biden famously steered President Obama to the Charcoal Pit in 2014, Biden’s alma mater, the University of Delaware, has the UDairy Creamery, which is well worth a stop for a scoop or two on a tour of presidential moments.

• Air Mobility Command Museum, 1301 Heritage Road, just south of Dover and its Air Force Base, is home to over 30 retired Air Force aircraft. Take an outdoor tour and find a VC-9C which acted as Air Force Two from 1975 to 2011 and was responsible for transporting vice presidents and first ladies. And if Delaware is, as Biden describes it, “the very best of who we are as Americans,” then this museum is a true insight into to those who flew for and served this country to represent those values.

• Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station, 100 South French St., Wilmington, formerly the Wilmington Station, was renamed in 2011 after President Biden, who took the train nearly every day for 36 years during his time as senator and up to the start of his vice presidency, launched his first bid for presidency from this station. Now, acting as a hub for every major Mid-Atlantic metropolis, it represents the limitless possibilities Delaware offers as the state is cast into the national spotlight.

For more information about places to explore safely, go to VisitDelaware.com.