In pictures: Stonehenge tourism
Stonehenge's long heritage as a tourist attraction came under the spotlight in 2015, in an exhibition that featured historical souvenirs, guidebooks, postcards and photographs. We take a closer look at some of the artefacts…
![An Amesbury resident at the turnstile for Stonehenge, 1935 (© Wiltshire Swindon History Centre and J Fuller)](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/SwindonHistory-CentreJFullermedresweb-3cb2309.jpg?quality=90&resize=980,654)
Published: May 14, 2015 at 9:49 AM
![DP166470-4cec013 Early child and adult Stonehenge admission tickets, dated 19 August 1934 (© English Heritage)](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/DP166470-4cec013.jpg?quality=90&fit=700,466)
![The first guidebook to Stonehenge, printed in 1823 (© English Heritage) The first guidebook to Stonehenge, printed in 1823 (© English Heritage)](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/DP166447-38dc418.jpg?quality=90&fit=700,466)
Find out more about the standing stones:
![An early photograph of a visitor to Stonehenge (© English Heritage) An early photograph of a visitor to Stonehenge (© English Heritage)](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/DP166542-45a9195.jpg?quality=90&fit=700,466)
![An early postcard of Stonehenge, from the turn of the century (© English Heritage) An early postcard of Stonehenge, from the turn of the century (© English Heritage)](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/PC_001-7f5b67e.jpg?quality=90&fit=700,466)
![An early 'tinted' postcard of Stonehenge (© English Heritage) An early 'tinted' postcard of Stonehenge (© English Heritage)](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/PC_041-ac0a414.jpg?quality=90&fit=700,466)
![DP166477-f1eba33 An example of late 19th century china depicting Stonehenge, before the tallest Sarsen stone was set straight (© English Heritage)](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2018/01/DP166477-f1eba33.jpg?quality=90&fit=700,466)
- Read more about the history of tourists at Stonehenge
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