Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

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.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

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.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

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

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

The world's oldest model village.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.