Ah, Stonehenge. When people say "its a pile of rocks on a hill", they are right. Pretty much sums it up. But still one of those things that you should see if you have the time and inclination. We were lucky to visit on such a beautiful day. The hill is about 15 minutes drive outside of Salisbury. And it really is just kinda out there, all by itself.
Our guide gave us a good story about what they have discovered and do know about Stonehenge. They have a good idea of where the stones came from (several hundred kilometers away). There is also some carbon dating types of science that helps date when it may have been built. But the biggest mystery still remains - why are the stones there? And what do they mean? Lots of hypotheses, but no one really knows.
Because of problems with people defacing the stones and trying to jump off the top of them (this is near one of the largest outdoor music festivals in the UK, so plenty of people out here under the influence), you aren't allowed to go up to the stones. This was about as close as you can get. Apparently they do open it up on midsummers day in June, but hundreds of thousands of people are known to come.
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