Wilmington Iron Works machine shops are here, too. Once servicing ships, they now do general iron work, and you can see some of the huge machines that were once used. The old Ice House is a popular place to enjoy local music. Outdoor tables in the shade of early evening sunsets on warm evenings - perfect. They're the pilings with the heavy wire rope wrapped around them.
Dolphins take the scrunch when a ship comes into the dock a little too fast.
Continue along past the old warehouse that's undergoing renovation, past the visitors information center and past Market Street. There's a little park area that's just in the right place on a warm and sunny day to do a little river watching. Keep on coming up the walk past all the tour boats and the Hilton. There are benches here, too, just the place to sit and watch the river go by, the people go by, or time go by. Look across the river, too.