Wiltshire: Touching Stonehenge
One of the wonders of the world, each year millions flock to Stonehenge from all over the world to stare at the awesome sight of the silent stones.
Bath: Jane Austen Centre
Travel back in time to Bath circa 1800 and immerse yourself in the matrimonially-obsessed world of novelist Jane Austen before taking tea with Mr Darcy.
Bath: Roman curse tablets
If a bathing suit or bronze pot went missing at the ancient Roman spa town now known as Bath, then a message to the Goddess Sulis Minerva via a curse tablet was the best recourse for the good people of Roman Britain.
Bristol: Pero’s Bridge
Heartfelt mementoes or vandalism that disrespects Bristol’s enslaved citizens of the past? You decide when you visit the love locks on Pero’s Bridge.
Long Beach: The Queen Mary; Haunted Hotel
Holiday Goddess editor Vicki Arkoff checked into this spooky hotel-on-a-ship to find out why it’s aptly nicknamed “The Grey Ghost.”
Nantucket: Ships Inn; Haunted Hotel
The inn’s historic New England neighborhood is a gorgeous residential street just two blocks from the Main Street, peppered with traditional “toggeries,” fudge shops, and lively wharf-front cafes.
Estes Park: The Stanley Hotel; Haunted Hotel
This picturesque 106-year-old grand hotel 7,500 feet above sea level at the entrance to Colorado’s majestic Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the most beautiful – and infamous — of the illustrious Historic Hotels of America.
Mt Hood: The Timberline Lodge; Haunted Hotel
Heeeeerrrre’s the Shining hotel! When film director Stanley Kubrick was looking for the perfect stand-in for the fictional Overlook Hotel, this unique 1930s ski lodge on top of Oregon’s Mt. Hood is what he chose for the movie’s exterior scenes after bringing Stephen King himself for his seal of approval.
