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

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

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

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

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

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

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

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

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

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

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

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

This nondescript building was the birthplace of Morris cars.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.