A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

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.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.

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

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.

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

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

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.