This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

Believed to be inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

This fascinating museum takes visitors through Britain’s Roman past.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

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

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

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

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

At these downtown crossings, pedestrian lights show axe-wielding Vikings instead of the usual walking figures.