Places aedoylee Wants to Go

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

A plaque is all that remains of a lost Oxford transport hub.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

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

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.

An old limestone mine transformed into a beautiful and unusual sculpture museum.

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.