Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

This incredible collection contains rare steam-powered engines, rides, and trains.

Alongside its 16th- and 17th-century architecture and interiors, this mansion houses an Ancient Roman ring that some believe may have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien.

This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world