Stonehenge is a mystery frozen in stone. Five thousand years ago, Neolithic people dragged 80-ton blocks hundreds of kilometers and arranged them in a circle with precision difficult to explain without modern tools. Why? How? Standing before these stones, you realize—we still don't know the answers. And in that unknowing lies part of the place's magic.

What You See

The main circle comprises sarsen stones—local sandstone brought from Marlborough Downs, 30 kilometers away. The largest weigh up to 25 tons. Vertical stones with horizontal lintels—trilithons—once formed a continuous ring. About ha...