Plymouth

One of Plymouth's oldest surviving buildings, this is where the Pilgrims met before sailing for the New World. — Frommer's

Visitors can admire hundreds of species from the world's oceans in tanks that recreate different marine environments and a tunnel in what is the UK's largest aquarium. — Michelin Guide

Saltram House is a magnificent Tudor mansion (late medieval) that was restored after a fire in the 18C by great artists such as Adam, Chippendale, Reynolds and Angelica Kauffmann. — Michelin Guide

Prysten House (Prior's House), the oldest house in Plymouth (1490), is three storeys high and has an inner courtyard with open wooden galleries. — Michelin Guide

This huge citadel was built by Charles II in 1666 and still operates as a military center. Note that photography is not permitted. — Fodor's

Parts of old Plymouth are still visible in the Barbican district, with its narrow paved streets lined by medieval houses and doorways from the James II period. — Michelin Guide

This lighthouse, transferred here at the end of the 19th century from its original site 14 miles out to sea, provides a sweeping vista over Plymouth Sound and the city as far as Dartmoor. — Fodor's