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The Roman Baths and Georgian City of Bath, Somerset

The
Roman Baths and Georgian City of Bath

If you only have time to visit one of the nicest small cities in England, you
couldn't do much better than Bath. This remarkably beautiful city in Somerset
boasts more fantastic tourist attractions than you could hope to visit in a day.

While most famous for the magnificent 2,000-year-old Roman Baths built
around the city's rejuvenating hot springs, it's equally well known for its honey-
colored Georgian Townhouses, such as those located on Royal Crescent.
One of them, #1 Royal Crescent, is open to the public and offers a fascinating
look at life in Bath during the Georgian period. Some 500 of the city's buildings
are considered of historical or architectural importance, a fact that has
resulted in the entire city being granted World Heritage status.

Among the most interesting to visit today are the Holborne Museum with its
large collections of artworks, silver, and period furniture; the famous Assembly
Rooms, star of countless period dramas on TV and home to the
interesting Fashion Museum; and the Jane Austen Centre and its neighbor
Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein, which tell the stories of two of Bath's
most famous residents.

Bath also makes an ideal location from which to explore some of England's
most stunning countryside, including the Avon Valley, the Mendip Hills, the
Cotswolds, and countless other fantastic Somerset landmarks.