Dover
Worth seeing in and around Dover
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Delaware State University
Delaware State University is a privately governed, state-assisted historically black land-grant research university in Dover, Delaware. DSU also has two satellite campuses: one in Wilmington and one in Georgetown.
3.5 km · university · Wikipedia - 02Delaware Legislative Hall
The Delaware Legislative Hall is the state capitol building of Delaware. Located in the state capital city of Dover on Legislative Avenue, it houses the chambers and offices of the Delaware General Assembly.
400 m · state capitol building of the U.S. state of Delaware · Wikipedia - 03Old Statehouse
Old Statehouse is a historic state capitol building located on The Green at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It was built between 1787 and 1792, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick structure in a Middle Georgian style.
200 m · building in Delaware, United States · Wikipedia - 04Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a lake and park located in the city of Dover, Delaware. The lake is the source of the St.
2.1 km · lake and park located in the city of Dover, Delaware · Wikipedia - 05Blue Hen Mall
The Blue Hen Mall is a defunct shopping mall on Bay Road in Dover, Delaware. The mall opened in August 1968, and was developed and owned by the Jardel Company.
2.1 km · shopping mall in Delaware, United States · Wikipedia - 06Christ Church
Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery located at S. State and Water Streets at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It is located on one of two public squares set aside for houses of worship in the Dover town plan of 1717.
500 m · church building in Delaware, United States of America · Wikipedia - 07Delaware State University shooting
On September 21, 2007, two 17-year-old Delaware State University freshmen were shot on campus. One died 32 days later on October 23, from critical injuries sustained in the attack.
3.4 km · shooting case in Delaware State University · Wikipedia
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Getting to Dover
- Airports
- Philadelphia (PHL), 83 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), 99 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), 135 km
- Stations
- Dover Transit Center, 700 m
- Philadelphia → Dover94 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · $10–14
- Baltimore → Dover95 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · $11–15
- Washington → Dover134 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · $12–17
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Dover
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dover. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inNational Express operates the 007 coach service from London Victoria Coach Station to Dover Pencester Road in the town, about from the ferry port.
- Get in{{go | name | url | address 51.126156 | long west of the central shopping area, and about a walk from the ferry port | phone | hours | wikidata=Q2666521 | content=The only remaining station in Dover.
- Get inThere is no shuttle bus between the station and the ferry port, so you will have to walk the roughly 1½ miles (2.25 km) or get a taxi.
- Get inRegular ferry services operate to Dover from Calais and Dunkirk.
- Get inThe ferry between France and Dover costs around €40 each way if on foot, and around €100 each way for a car with two passengers, although big discounts are available if booked in advance or with special offers.
From Wikivoyage: Dover (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Dover
- Dover Green Historic Districthistoric district in Dover, Delaware, United States1.3 km