From local theater to its 16th-century buildings, Stratford-upon-Avon is steeped in the history of its most famous resident, William Shakespeare. This Warwickshire country town on the banks of the river Avon contains the home where Shakespeare was born, the cottage where Anne Hathaway resided before their marriage and the Holy Trinity Church, where the couple is buried. If the kids need a break from the Bard, the town also boasts Europe's largest butterfly farm.