This restored 19th-century hamlet in Delaware’s Brandywine Valley has 28 rooms dotted throughout eleven restored buildings, linked via a maze of ornate gardens. Every room boasts period and reproduction furniture and marble baths, and many have private gardens and gas fireplaces. Named for Alexandrine de Montchanin, grandmother of the founder of the DuPont Gunpowder Company, this is the perfect getaway when you want to savor the world at a slower pace.