This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

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

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

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

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

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

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

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

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

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

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