Manchester Airport 1 hr 15
Castell Dinas Brân (15 min)
Hilltop ruins of a 13th century castle built on the site of an earlier Iron Age hillfort. Horseshoe Pass (13 min)
Horseshoe-shaped mountain pass with scenic mountain views, plus a cafe at the road's highest point. Chirk Aqueduct (24 min) Llangollen Motor Museums (10 min)
Small, quirky showcase of vintage autos, motorcycles & memorabilia, plus a gift shop. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (18 min)
19 arch feat of engineering by Thomas Telford, with water from Horseshoe Falls and boat rides. Valle Crucis Abbey (10 min)
Remains of a circa-1201 home to Cistercian monks, with picnic tables, a pond & a cafe. Pistyll Rhaeadr(Waterfall) (1 hr 1) National Trust - Erddig (32 min)
Massive 18th-century manor offering tours of the family house & its ornate 12,000-acre garden. Moel Famau (35 min)
The remains of a tower sit atop the summit of this 1,821-ft. hill, a well-known hiking destination. Plas Newydd Historic House & Gardens (11 min)
A 14th-century country house rebuilt in Victorian times and remodelled in the 1930s. Pistyll Rhaeadr (1 hr 1)
240-ft. mountain waterfall accessed by a footpath, with a tearoom, B&B & campsite at its base. National Trust - Chirk Castle (23 min)
Medieval bulwark with grand 18th-century state apartments, suits of armour and manicured gardens. Llangollen Railway Station (11 min)
Standard-gauge railway following the River Dee through an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Horseshoe Falls (8 min)
Horseshoe-shaped waterfall artfully created by a low dam, with lush surrounds & picnic spots. | 
