An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

This blue plaque commemorates the unexpected origin of one of the world's most beloved deserts.

The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

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.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."