http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2745437/Knocked-bucket-list-Obama-makes-surprise-visit-Stonehenge-following-NATO-meeting-poses-grinning-family-walk.html'Knocked that off the bucket list': Obama makes surprise visit to Stonehenge following NATO summit - and poses grinning with family out for a walk
Helicopter Marine One made surprise stop on President's trip from Newport
'How cool is this? Spectacular!' he exclaimed as he walked among stones
He later said he had wanted to 'knock Stonehenge off my bucket list'
President met Brits including 35-year-old Janice Raffle and her three sons
She and husband James were delighted and posed for a photo on her phone
By James Chapman for the Daily Mail and Dan Bloom for MailOnline
Published: 13:32 EST, 5 September 2014 | Updated: 16:21 EST, 5 September 2014
It is one of the world's most famous ancient sites.
And tonight it seemed Barack Obama could not resist a chance to see Stonehenge for himself - ordering his helicopter to make an unscheduled stop on his return home from the Nato summit.
After flying out of Newport in south Wales, Marine One made an unannounced landing at Boscombe Down Airbase in Wiltshire.
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