Sure, you have a little nature while walking the boardwalk and strolling along the beach. There’s more in store, though, at the 26-acre Bethany Beach Nature Center. On the Ocean side of U.S. 1, it’s easy to zip by this piece of nature. Inside the center you can learn about “Our Inland Bays … A Delicate Balance” through interactive exhibits....

When you hear people say, “There’s Magic at the Beach,” you should know they’re talking about the shows at Dickens Parlour Theatre in nearby Millville (five miles west of the beach). You’ll laugh, you’ll be amazed, and you’ll be delighted. Then, you’ll marvel that this little gem is in the middle of a one-acre pine grove in a town of...

The Indian River Inlet Bridge (or Charles W. Cullen Bridge) is rarely listed as an attraction. For shame. Four lanes of traffic zoom over the cable-stayed structure that connects Dewey Beach to the north and Bethany Beach to the south. The 2,600’ long bridge has an overhead clearance of 45’ as it crosses the inlet between the Indian River Bay...

For some nature on the Bay side, stop by the 150-acre James Farm Ecological Preserve. Visit during low tide to learn some of the most fascinating stories the shore has to tell you. Walk the three miles of trails through the area’s seven distinctive habitats. They include salty flats of the low marsh, shrubby high marsh, and into the shade...