Dublin, Ireland

 Place: Dublin, Ireland

Weather: Steady light rain in the morning, showers in the afternoon, 46/58F.

Route: From Liverpool 166 miles west on A55 and Holyhead to Dublin ferry.

Population: 554,554

Places to visit: Irish Whisky Museum, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, The Little Museum of Dublin, Kilmainham Gaol Museum, Glasnevin Cemetery Museum, The Book of Kells and the Old Library Exhibition, Guinness Storehouse, National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology, St. Stephens Green, National Botanic Gardens, The Irish Rock 'N' Roll Museum Experience, National Gallery of Ireland, GPO Museum.

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River Liffy - center of Dublin's historic neighborhoods (from cntraveller.com)

Dublin Castle (from penguinandpia.com)

Liverpool, UK - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Liverpool, UK

Weather: Periods of rain, 51/59F.

Route: From Manchester 35 miles west on M62.

Population: 498,042

Places to visit: Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, Liverpool Cathedral, Museum of Liverpool, The Beatles Story, Western Approaches Museum, Merseyside Maritime Museum, British Music Experience, World Museum, Walker Art Gallery, International Slavery Museum.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Albert Dock and historic downtown in the background (from whc.unesco.org)

Manchester, UK

 Place: Manchester, UK

Weather: Mainly cloudy 51/70F.

Route: From Caernarfon 105 miles ENE on A55 and M56.

Population: 552,858

Places to visit: The John Rylands Library, Science and Industry Museum, The Manchester Museum, National Football Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, People's History Museum, Manchester Cathedral, Fletcher Moss Park and Botanical Gardens.

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City Hall (from visitbritain.com)

University of Manchester (from bbc.com)

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd, UK - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Caernarfon Castle, UK

Weather: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, 47/62F.

Route: From Bath 253 miles NW on M5 and A55.

Significance: In the late 13th and early 14th centuries King Edward of England expanded his rule to Wales. These castles and walled towns were built to protect the English who were put in charge of the government there. 

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Caenarfon Castle (from whc.unesco.org)

Bath, UK - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Bath, UK

Weather: Cloudy with periods of light rain, 56/65F.

Route: From Stonehenge 34 miles NW on B390 and A36.

Population: 88,895

Significance: Bath was a Roman spa town in the first five centuries AD. It had a renaissance in the 18th century with the building of many Palladian structures.

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The original Roman bath with the Abbey in the background (from whc.unesco.org)

Pultenay Bridge (from whc.unesco.org)

Stonehenge, UK - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Stonehenge, UK

Weather: Mostly sunny skies, 58/78F.

Route: From London 88 miles WSW on M3 and A303.

Significance: There are stone circles all over the world, but this is the granddaddy of them all. Building started in 3700 BC. It was used continuously as a ceremonial site for over 2,000 years.

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Iconic Stonehenge (from whc.unesco.org)

Associated stone circle surrounding a nearby farm (from whc.unesco.org)

London, UK - 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

 Place: London, UK

Weather: Considerable cloudiness, 58/77F.

Route: From Canterbury 65 miles WNW on M2 and A2.

Population: 8,961,989

Places to visit: Tower of London, Churchill War Rooms, National Gallery, The British Museum, Westminster Abbey, Victoria and Albert Museum, St. Paul's Cathedral, Natural History Museum, Hyde Park, St. Jame's Park, Houses of Parliament, Regent's Park, Buckingham Palace, Greenwich, Imperial War Museums, Highgate Cemetery, Kensington Gardens, Museum of London, National Portrait Gallery, Kew Gardens.

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Palace of Westminster (from whc.unesco.org)

The Thames River and London skyline (from london.ac.uk)