Photos: What’s new at Stonehenge?

LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
The skeleton of a neolithic man who was buried around 5,500 years ago in a long barrow 1.5 miles from the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, is displayed next to a reconstruction of the man's face at the new Stonehenge visitors center, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013.
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
A forensic reconstruction of the face of a neolithic man who was buried around 5,500 years ago in a long barrow 1.5 miles from the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, is displayed at the new Stonehenge visitors center, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013.
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
The skeleton of a neolithic man who was buried around 5,500 years ago in a long barrow 1.5 miles from the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, is displayed next to a reconstruction of the man's face at the new Stonehenge visitors centre, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013. Forensic evidence tells us that he is 25 40 years old, of slender build, born about 500 years before the circular ditch and banks, the first monument at Stonehenge, was built. Stonehenge's new visitor centre opens on December 18 in time for the winter solstice, hoping to provide an improved experience for the million tourists that flock annually to Britain's most famous prehistoric monument. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
A general view shows the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013. The mysterious circle of standing stones set within earthworks, on Salisbury Plain in southwest England, is one of the most iconic ancient sites in Europe. Stonehenge's new visitor centre opens on December 18 in time for the winter solstice, hoping to provide an improved experience for the million tourists that flock annually to Britain's most famous prehistoric monument. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
The skeleton of a neolithic man who was buried around 5,500 years ago in a long barrow 1.5 miles from the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, is displayed next to a reconstruction of the man's face at the new Stonehenge visitors center, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013.
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
A model shows a reconstruction of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013. The mysterious circle of standing stones set within earthworks, on Salisbury Plain in southwest England, is one of the most iconic ancient sites in Europe.
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
The skeleton of a neolithic man who was buried around 5,500 years ago in a long barrow 1.5 miles from the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, is displayed next to a reconstruction of the man's face at the new Stonehenge visitors center, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013. Forensic evidence tells us that he is 25 40 years old, of slender build, born about 500 years before the circular ditch and banks, the first monument at Stonehenge, was built.
JAMES O. DAVIES / AFP/Getty Images
A handout picture released by English Heritage on December 11, 2013 and taken on February 27, 2013 shows a bronze axe made during the bronze age (around 2,500 - 800 BC) and found at the prehistoric monument Stonehenge, a World Heritage Site, and on display at the new Stonehenge visitors center.
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
A general view shows the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013. The mysterious circle of standing stones set within earthworks, on Salisbury Plain in southwest England, is one of the most iconic ancient sites in Europe.
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
A general view shows the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013. The mysterious circle of standing stones set within earthworks, on Salisbury Plain in southwest England, is one of the most iconic ancient sites in Europe. Stonehenge's new visitor center opens on December 18 in time for the winter solstice, hoping to provide an improved experience for the million tourists that flock annually to Britain's most famous prehistoric monument.
CLARE KENDALL / AFP/Getty Images
In a handout picture released by English Heritage on December 11, 2013 and taken on December 2, 2013 Swedish facial reconstruction expert Oscar Nilsson (L) poses with the forensic reconstruction of the face of a neolithic man who was buried around 5,500 years ago in a long barrow 1.5 miles from the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, is displayed at the new Stonehenge visitors center, near Amesbury in south west England.
LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images
The skeleton of a neolithic man who was buried around 5,500 years ago in a long barrow 1.5 miles from the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, is displayed next to a reconstruction of the man's face at the new Stonehenge visitors center, near Amesbury in south west England on December 11, 2013.
CLARE KENDALL / AFP/Getty Images
In a handout picture released by English Heritage on December 11, 2013 and taken on December 2, 2013 Swedish facial reconstruction expert Oscar Nilsson (L) poses with the forensic reconstruction of the face of a neolithic man who was buried around 5,500 years ago in a long barrow 1.5 miles from the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a world heritage site, is displayed at the new Stonehenge visitors center, near Amesbury in south west England.

PUBLISHED: December 17, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 23, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Stonehenge’s new visitors center opens on Dec. 18 in time for the winter solstice, hoping to provide an improved experience for the million tourists that flock annually to Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument. Here are some photos.