Bath

Looming above the centre of the city, Bath's huge abbey church was built between 1499 and 1616, making it the last great medieval church raised in England. — Lonely Planet

Welcome to Britain’s only museum devoted to Americana (and yes, it's odd that they'd have one!). — Frommer's

This 18C bridge, designed by Robert Adam, is lined by small shops and domed pavilions on either side. — Michelin Guide

Hot springs have drawn people here since prehistoric times, so it's...appropriate to begin an exploration of Bath at this excellent museum on the site of the ancient city's primary "watering hole." — Fodor's

John Wood designed the masterful Circus, a circle of curving, perfectly proportioned Georgian houses interrupted just three times for intersecting streets. — Fodor's

The collections on display in this museum within the basement of the Assembly Rooms include costumes from the 17th to late 20th centuries. — Lonely Planet

Founded in A.D. 75 by the Romans, the baths were dedicated to the goddess Sulis Minerva; in their day, they were an engineering feat. — Frommer's

This symbol of Bath, the major achievement of John Wood II, was built between 1767 and 1774. — Michelin Guide

The one place in Bath that gives Austen any space provides a briefly diverting exhibition about the influence of Bath on her writings. — Fodor's

Bath's second most-visited museum has collections that include everything from Turner and Gainsborough to contemporary art. — Lonely Planet

The Royal Crescent contains this city's most stunning collection of Georgian architecture. — Frommer's

In the garden of this modest Bath town house, which he shared with his sister Caroline (an astronomer in her own right), William Herschel (1738–1822) identified the planet Uranus. — Fodor's

Today it's a school and the interior is not open to the public, but you may wander through the beautiful grounds, designed by Capability Brown and embellished with a Palladian bridge and lake. — Fodor's

Bath's Asian arts museum contains more than 500 jade, bamboo, porcelain and bronze objects from Cambodia, Korea and Thailand, and substantial Chinese and Japanese carvings, ceramics and lacquerware. — Lonely Planet