This 5,000-year-old circle of standing stones is one of the world's ancient wonders, a monument to the mysteries of antiquity and among the most famous sights in Europe
You can actually enter the stone circle before and after hours—if you book ahead
A familiar chain hotel just down the road from Stonehenge
A cozy rental cottage just a mile and a half from Stonehenge
The first attempt to date Stonehenge was made in 1720 by the brand new Astronomer Royal, Edmond Halley (of comet fame), who used magnetic deviation and the position of the rising sun to estimate the stone circle's age at 460 BC. He was only off by about 2,000 years.