London, England
The London Library
More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.
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London, England
More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.
London, England
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
London, England
Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.
Oxford, England
Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.
Bath, England
With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Nottingham, England
There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.
Oxford, England
The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Leek, England
This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
London, England
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
Oxford, England
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.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.