Impressive restaurants such as the Elder, which opened during the pandemic, add finesse to regional British fare, while a new museum dedicated to Mary Shelley, who wrote most of "Frankenstein" while a teenager in Bath, celebrates the city's literary side in good, spooky fun. While centuries' worth of visitors have flocked to Bath for a steaming soak, the sweeping Georgian architecture and rolling, lush countryside also attract active travelers to enjoy the area on foot or bicycle, or even in a kayak.